If movement is the sign of life, change is the order of life. Man has survived and progressed due to a strong determination to survive. Man's intelligence has helped him to cure disease, live healthy,
reproduce and dominate all other creatures on Earth. Before SARS and now COVID-19 the rage of deadly viruses evolving from epidemic to pandemic stage isn't new for humans. So, till the vaccine arrives, human intelligence has no recourse but to make temporary or makeshift arrangements to make life run normally.
The wide and fast spread of COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on every aspect of life. Of significance is Man's intelligence that made desperate efforts at restoring normalcy. In Education, the
lockdown scenario was met with e-learning, where the student and teacher interacted online, and thereby the academic process was given an immediate re-start.
Understandably, e-leaning is not a fall-out of COVID-19. Only that, e-learning received greater limelight and its usefulness re-discovered in the wake of the lockdown that followed the pandemic. Definitely, e-learning is not a solution or suitable platform to replace traditional classroom teaching and learning in India or anywhere in the world.
E-learning is to be seen as temporarily complementing the regular and offline teaching-learning environment. However, e-learning capably answers the question, if the traditional systems of education fail to deliver, then what? In the post COVID-19 era, where we all continue to live with SMS - Sanitizer, Mask and Social Distancing, e-learning will soon be replaced by blended learning (partly traditional & partly online).
The days are not far, when we will see our children going to school, youngsters going to college, and teachers bringing in innovative teaching methods to make teaching and learning innovative and interesting.
SANJAY NANNAPARAJU
9848434615
Friday, 12 June 2020
Friday, 17 April 2020
Post COVID-19. New World Order
2020 HERALDS THE NEW WORLD ORDER: GLOBAL
BUSINESSES IN POST COVID-19 TIMES
Nobody could foresee the trouble, and havoc unleashed by COVID-19. The fallout is evident as paradigm shift and race to
recovery by global businesses. Equally affected are the people and communities across the globe.
Major paradigm changes in the New World Order include,
- Landslide movement of offline retailers to online platforms. Omnichannel ecosystem to see greater convergence of business platforms. Inordinate rise in online aggregator business (Amazon, Flipkart etc), and tsunamic wave of office retailers vying with one another for ecommerce space. The Mobile Apps are sure to compound a million fold
- Leaping changes are sure to come in global supply chain models. The present hub and spoke to be replaced by greater manufacturing and distribution decentralization for significant cost savings. The construction of cold storages and godowns is sure to see ten-fold rise. Multiple vendors to be linked reliably across a ‘mesh’ of supply chains, as never before.
- Breakthrough innovations are enabled by sophisticated technologies such as 5G, robotics, IoT and blockchain.
- Half hearted efforts at e-governance to give fast give way for robust and responsive e-governance systems. Public-Private initiatives to be marked by public bodies collaborating with IT majors like Microsoft, SAP, Oracle etc.
- Meteoric growth in smart cities movement to be rapidly realized across the globe. The way we collaborate is sure to change. There is sure to be greater component of work-from-home jobs.
- Personalized engagement is the key to success for Businesses or Brands. So, the personalized engagement deployed will be beyond incentives, pay hikes, discounts and offers. Winning and
sustaining the confidence of people (staff, customers and vendors) will be continue as an obsession for businesses. Brands especially in businesses of groceries, medicines and personal care/wellness items will seek increased communication and trust from customers. The quality of these products and feedback of customers becomes everything.
- Global automotive industry will shift its focus from gasoline to electric vehicles. The movement will be towards early realizing of unlimited power sources
- Nations across the globe to allot more resources towards medical research and development. University-Industry collaborative approach to innovation will be realized. The focus of real-estate and construction will be on low-cost housing for all, and less on business complexes.
- Biological innovations are sure to make atomic weapons obsolete. Most powerful nation is one which holds the most lethal biological weapons. Humans are to live on the brink of life and death, continuously fighting with the unseen lethal enemy.
- Health and hygiene to be given high priority in every nation's agenda. Sharing food and drinks, kissing and spitting in the open will be made highly punishable offences.
- Social systems for care of the elderly, destitutes, diseased and
orphans to be streamlined and made responsive.
- Aadhar-linked health monitoring systems are sure to be positioned. Homes, communities and offices across nations to be placed under surveillance.
- Social distancing is sure to be maintained. Friendly, yet ruthless Policing will become operational. Protection of Life will be the basis for every action, human or organizational.
- Limits are sure to come on lending, financing, business holding, ownership of properties and spending. Financial transactions individual and institutional will be bio-metrics based.
- Human vulnerability stands exposed. We have awakened to the world where anyone can infect anyone. Most gruesome fact is that, you may need a license to buy a weapon, but now it isn't so. Any virus carrier can turn into a potential killing machine unleashing unparalleled genocide. There is no individual who can escape all biological intruders.
- This life threatening scenario is sure to catapult each one of us into humanistic thinking, with care and concern for the elderly, and the suffering. The balance in nature is very well understood, and its 5 elements are taken recourse for solace and peace of mind.
All the above changes are expected in the post-COVID19 era. All this are sure to preoccupy the minds and lives of people across the globe in the next two decades.
Hope, you can expect more... Welcome to the New World Order.
SANJAY NANNAPARAJU
9848434615
BUSINESSES IN POST COVID-19 TIMES
Nobody could foresee the trouble, and havoc unleashed by COVID-19. The fallout is evident as paradigm shift and race to
recovery by global businesses. Equally affected are the people and communities across the globe.
Major paradigm changes in the New World Order include,
- Landslide movement of offline retailers to online platforms. Omnichannel ecosystem to see greater convergence of business platforms. Inordinate rise in online aggregator business (Amazon, Flipkart etc), and tsunamic wave of office retailers vying with one another for ecommerce space. The Mobile Apps are sure to compound a million fold
- Leaping changes are sure to come in global supply chain models. The present hub and spoke to be replaced by greater manufacturing and distribution decentralization for significant cost savings. The construction of cold storages and godowns is sure to see ten-fold rise. Multiple vendors to be linked reliably across a ‘mesh’ of supply chains, as never before.
- Breakthrough innovations are enabled by sophisticated technologies such as 5G, robotics, IoT and blockchain.
- Half hearted efforts at e-governance to give fast give way for robust and responsive e-governance systems. Public-Private initiatives to be marked by public bodies collaborating with IT majors like Microsoft, SAP, Oracle etc.
- Meteoric growth in smart cities movement to be rapidly realized across the globe. The way we collaborate is sure to change. There is sure to be greater component of work-from-home jobs.
- Personalized engagement is the key to success for Businesses or Brands. So, the personalized engagement deployed will be beyond incentives, pay hikes, discounts and offers. Winning and
sustaining the confidence of people (staff, customers and vendors) will be continue as an obsession for businesses. Brands especially in businesses of groceries, medicines and personal care/wellness items will seek increased communication and trust from customers. The quality of these products and feedback of customers becomes everything.
- Global automotive industry will shift its focus from gasoline to electric vehicles. The movement will be towards early realizing of unlimited power sources
- Nations across the globe to allot more resources towards medical research and development. University-Industry collaborative approach to innovation will be realized. The focus of real-estate and construction will be on low-cost housing for all, and less on business complexes.
- Biological innovations are sure to make atomic weapons obsolete. Most powerful nation is one which holds the most lethal biological weapons. Humans are to live on the brink of life and death, continuously fighting with the unseen lethal enemy.
- Health and hygiene to be given high priority in every nation's agenda. Sharing food and drinks, kissing and spitting in the open will be made highly punishable offences.
- Social systems for care of the elderly, destitutes, diseased and
orphans to be streamlined and made responsive.
- Aadhar-linked health monitoring systems are sure to be positioned. Homes, communities and offices across nations to be placed under surveillance.
- Social distancing is sure to be maintained. Friendly, yet ruthless Policing will become operational. Protection of Life will be the basis for every action, human or organizational.
- Limits are sure to come on lending, financing, business holding, ownership of properties and spending. Financial transactions individual and institutional will be bio-metrics based.
- Human vulnerability stands exposed. We have awakened to the world where anyone can infect anyone. Most gruesome fact is that, you may need a license to buy a weapon, but now it isn't so. Any virus carrier can turn into a potential killing machine unleashing unparalleled genocide. There is no individual who can escape all biological intruders.
- This life threatening scenario is sure to catapult each one of us into humanistic thinking, with care and concern for the elderly, and the suffering. The balance in nature is very well understood, and its 5 elements are taken recourse for solace and peace of mind.
All the above changes are expected in the post-COVID19 era. All this are sure to preoccupy the minds and lives of people across the globe in the next two decades.
Hope, you can expect more... Welcome to the New World Order.
SANJAY NANNAPARAJU
9848434615
Monday, 30 March 2020
Content Writers and 12 Brand Archetypes
A successful Content Writer is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way to create remarkable brands. The right Branding Archetype keeps the Content Writer greatly focused, and
effectively value-driven.
# Archetype 1. The Magician
Bringing Dreams to Life. Example. Disney World
# Archetype 2. The Sage
Seeking brilliance and authority. Ex. MIT & Harward
# Archetype 3. The Innocent
Leverages on nostalgia. Ex. Woodwards Gripewater
# Archetype 4. The Outlaw
Building a cult. Ex. Apple
# Archetype 5. The Jester
Creating light-hearted fun. Ex. Fevicol
# Archetype 6. The Lover
Creating intimate moments. Ex. 5 STAR Chocolate
# Archetype 7. The Explorer
Yearning for freedom. Ex. Royal Enfield
# Archetype 8. The Ruler
Craving for dominance. Ex. RollsRoyce
# Archetype 9. The Caregiver
Providing care. Ex. Johnson
# Archetype 10. The Hero
Presenting leadership. Ex.Join the Army
# Archetype 11. The Regular
Making the regular greatly appealing. Ex. Wildcraft Bags
# Archetype 12. The Creator
Striving to create products you can't live without. Ex. TikTok
CONTENT WRITING HAS MUCH MORE TO IT THAN JUST WRITING. UNDERSTAND TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
Sanjay Nannaparaju
effectively value-driven.
# Archetype 1. The Magician
Bringing Dreams to Life. Example. Disney World
# Archetype 2. The Sage
Seeking brilliance and authority. Ex. MIT & Harward
# Archetype 3. The Innocent
Leverages on nostalgia. Ex. Woodwards Gripewater
# Archetype 4. The Outlaw
Building a cult. Ex. Apple
# Archetype 5. The Jester
Creating light-hearted fun. Ex. Fevicol
# Archetype 6. The Lover
Creating intimate moments. Ex. 5 STAR Chocolate
# Archetype 7. The Explorer
Yearning for freedom. Ex. Royal Enfield
# Archetype 8. The Ruler
Craving for dominance. Ex. RollsRoyce
# Archetype 9. The Caregiver
Providing care. Ex. Johnson
# Archetype 10. The Hero
Presenting leadership. Ex.Join the Army
# Archetype 11. The Regular
Making the regular greatly appealing. Ex. Wildcraft Bags
# Archetype 12. The Creator
Striving to create products you can't live without. Ex. TikTok
CONTENT WRITING HAS MUCH MORE TO IT THAN JUST WRITING. UNDERSTAND TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
Sanjay Nannaparaju
Sunday, 15 March 2020
CORONA VIRUS - A Revelation to Revisit "The Second Coming" and "The Waste Land"
YOU MAY BE TOO BIG TO FIGHT, BUT I AM TOO SMALL TO WIN - Corona Virus.
I
am very fortunate to have read W B Yeats' The Second Coming, and T S Eliot' The
Waste Land. I find the poets' prophesies come alive in the present global pandemic
of Corona Virus. Both the poets believed that the world was heading towards an apocalyptic
revelation. They question, all these man-made fury of brutal wars, heinous
crimes, unparalleled exploitation of nature, highest use of fossil fuels,
dumpling plastic wastes and chemicals, polluting seas with oil spills, and most
dastardly acts like mutilating and sodomizing fellow living creatures...ALL THESE
TO WHAT EFFECT?
In
"The Second Coming" W B Yeats notes, “Things fall apart; the center
cannot hold”; anarchy is loosed upon the world; “The blood-dimmed tide is
loosed, and everywhere / The ceremony of innocence is drowned.” The best
people, the speaker says, “lack all conviction, but the worst are full of passionate
intensity.” All this chaos and disorder is finally leveled by the "Second Coming"
of Spiritus Mundi. A beast so ruthless that it sets off slowly on a course as
"its hour come around at last." Is the poet visualizing the arrival
of Corona Virus which for him is Spiritus Mundi.
To
draw an analogy from T S Eliot' The Waste Land, where the poet exhorts
"Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only, A heap of broken
images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no
relief, And the dry stone no sound of water." He goes further to draw an
analogy with the poet's revealing narration of Thames with that prevailing in
the present times in London with Corona's spread.
Refering
to London and life at the Thames river, the poet says, "The river’s tent
is broken: the last fingers of leaf Clutch and sink into the wet bank. The wind
Crosses the brown land, unheard. The nymphs are departed. Sweet Thames, run
softly, till I end my song." The narrative is explicit with the nature
referred to as going with its usual routine. But there the pitiable man who has
now self-quarantined himself for a life-time' of deep self analysis and introspection.
Yesterday, the Daily Press confirmed this to the world by its headlines "London
deserted: UK capital becomes Ghost Town as workers flee over Corona
virus."
The
natural forces have kept their cool since long, definitely with an optimism and
ray of hope that one day humans would change to realize that life isn't just to
exist but to live happily alongside all creatures and creation. However, the malicious
actions and selfish deeds of humans continue unabated. It is time nature said,
I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. All havoc was let loose by unleashing of an army of Corona
Virus which is less than 5 micron in size. The message of nature is clear, YOU
MAY BE TOO BIG TO FIGHT, BUT I AM TOO SMALL TO WIN.
At
this point of time, in the face of Corona, the pride, attitude, and brutality
of human race have come into question. Surely, the hollowness of human existence
stands exposed. There is now a new awakening to understand the simple rules of
nature. Nature gives everyone the needful. The variety of produce changes from
season to season. Each member of the creation has a role to play in the Natural
cycle. If humans learn to co-exist with fellow creation, there would be greater
survival and continuity of the human race. However, the question still remains
unanswered. Will this revelation dawn on humans?, If so, when?
SANJAY
NANNAPARAJU
Monday, 24 February 2020
CONTENT WRITERS RISE TO THE CHALLENGES OF WEB 1.0, 2.0 AND 3.0
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
but I have promises to keep,
and miles to go before I sleep - Robert Frost
Content
is the King, and definitely Content Writers are the rulers of large stretches of
online geographies. Content writers enjoy precedence over other professionals
in gaining immediate access to business leaders, and taking the business vision
to this world and worlds far and near.
The
prestige and precedence enjoyed by content writers isn't free of challenges and
rising client's expectations. From time and again, each and every Content Writer
has risen to the challenges of the Web and its phenomenal rise over the years.
Tough times don't last, tough people do
- Robert H Schuller
- Robert H Schuller
The
development of web has been categorized into three phases of time. Each phase
presents the progress and development of the web.
Web 1.0: This is the
first phase in the development of the web. This phase was increasingly marked
by static websites, with content posted on individual servers and accessible
only to its owners. The Netizen of Web 1.0 could only read the information found
on websites. Web 1.0 is sometimes described as an effort to create an
Encyclopedia online that allowed for neither interactivity nor any innovative
web functionalities.
Web 2.0: The second
phase in the development of web was initiated in 2003. The term Web 2.0 was
coined by Dale Dougherty, Vice President at O'Reilly Media. This term gained popularity
since 2004. This phase was marked by major changes in the way web is used.
Innovative technologies furthered extraordinary functionalities, and
information storage was revolutionized. This
phase of the web is definitely a giant leap for all Netizens, who could find
Web 2.0 in dynamic and responsive websites, Wiki and Social Media. From individual
client's servers Netizens saw the movement to remote servers and even cloud
storage.
Embrace the change & let it bring the best in you.
Web 3.0: Web 3.0 to
some is yet to be realized and is in its infancy. While some others say that
Web 3.0 phase has already started and visible greatly as Artificial
Intelligence (AI). Whatever may be the opinions of technology experts of Web
3.0, its difference with 2.0 is clearly seen as transition to greatly portable
and personalized web interface and experience. Significantly, for every
website, product and service there is an app that can be accessed from any smart
device. Netizens feel 3.0 when they increasingly access different mobile apps that
are downloaded from Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
Even
entire websites are facilitated as mobile apps. A fine example is the presence
of Facebook and Twitter as downloadable mobile apps. So, 3.0 has ushered an era
of strong individual focus, personalization and content consolidation. Search
engines are leveraging on AI to initiate new alogrithms. The emergence of
Semantic web in the place of Key-words specific search is one recent trend to
note.
You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have - Bob Marley
Netizens
benefit by an altogether different search experience, with each search for
information returning results based on specific meaning of words, instead of
the 2.0's legacy to further search based on characters and numerals. So, in
layman's language, we are entering a phase of Web which processes information,
thinks like a human and imparts only the greatly relevant information.
If
life is a challenge, your skills, competencies and smart thinking surely help
to make a mark and create an identity of your own. Web Content Writers have
consistently and rapidly progressed with good understanding of the challenges
that have come with each phase of the web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0.
The darkest hour has only 60 minutes - Morris Mandel
Each
content writer is engulfed by the changes as seen below. The best and smartest
of the content writers have sustained and survived. A few others who could not
be so have left to pursue new careers in other domains of knowledge.
·
Content in general and content writing in
particular has evolved from long and lengthy chunks of content to crisp and highly
readable content. The movement from key-word based search to semantic search is
good news for content writers, as it means to demand content that is vocabulary
specific, business specific and customer centric. There will be ultimate sync
between what content writers offer and what search engines reel out for
specific searches.
·
The movement towards developing highly personalized
content starting with 2.0 will find its zenith in 3.0. Netizens will find only
the content of their choice as web pages will turn so very intelligent that all
the previous user experience on the web is touchstoned in a fraction of a
second and content reeled out to match the exact requirements. Surely, Amazon
and VIT are greatly leveraging on this intelligent search technologies. All
this means two things for the content writer. One, an explosion of content
never seen before, and second, high demand for semantic natured content.
·
Today, we increasingly see Netizens using
their smart phones to access information. Mobile enabled search is approximately
70 percent and desktop enabled search is 30 percent. This scenario poses a
great challenge for the content writer, as the content needs to be highly
focused and rich in semantically relevant words.
·
Content writers of 2.0 posted the content and
forgot about it. Now it is not so as 3.0 demands continuous interaction and
follow-up on content written, rewritten and updated. The businesses, web and
mobile app developers, designers and digital marketeers find in the content
writer a messiah who can deliver unparalleled success and help businesses from falling
into an enigmatic position. So, the smart and greatly informed businesses, web
developers and digital marketeers who can gauge the impending tsunamic wave of spiraling
web changes will never dare to part with trained and experienced content
writers.
I never dreamed of success, I worked for it
- Estee Lauder
- Estee Lauder
Web
1.0 made content writers mere spectators. Websites were launched and managed individually
with don't care attitude towards content and content writers. Web 2.0 discovered
the crucial role of content writers in developing original and key-word
specific business, and user-specific social media enabled interactive content.
Web 3.0 ushers a new era in content and content writing.
Content
writers will be crowned and considered supreme leaders enabling online properties
holistically with their semantic rich content writing. Mobile apps will grow
million-fold, and the few content writers will find a greatly tough time
meeting the content requirement of businesses, apps designers and developers
and digital marketing professionals. With language finding precedence over
characters and numerals, there is sure to be a greatly rigorous, challenging,
yet a vibrant life ahead for all content writers.
Life is a circle of happiness, sadness, hard times
and good times. If you are going through a hard time,
know that good times are on the way
- Simple Reminders
- Simple Reminders
SANJAY NANNAPARAJU
Thought Leader (Content Writing,
Editing & Content Marketing)
RISECO.IN
Saturday, 22 February 2020
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW OF CONTENT WRITING
Content Writing, A
Wonderful Passion & A Rewarding Career
The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say,
but what we are unable to say. Anais Nin
WHAT IS CONTENT
WRITING?
It
is said, many can speak well, but only a few can write well. Writing,
especially business English writing demands focus, research and specialization.
So, not all CEOs can write well. Even if they can, their busy business routine
mayn't allow them to sit and write. Content writers write for CEOs and thereby
take their ideas to the business world.
Content
writers enable marketing communication of different businesses. So, content
writing is a highly focused activity that aims to present business information
in the right tone. The effectiveness of content writing is achieved only by
great understanding of the business, competition and marketing strategy.
WHAT IS REQUIRED TO
BECOME A CONTENT WRITER?
Ø First you require
good English writing skills. This means to have a good knowledge of English
Grammar, Vocabulary, Usage and Composition.
Ø Second, you should
have good online research skills. This means to leverage on Key-words and
researching the web for business-specific information.
Ø Third, a standard
proficiency in using MS Word.
WHAT IS THE
QUALIFICATION TO BECOME A CONTENT WRITER?
All
Graduates or Post Graduates are eligible to become Content Writers. To excel
at content writing, you need to have these things,
·
Exceptional
Written English proficiency and wide reading
·
Good
understanding of different subjects
·
High
level of domain knowledge (arts, science, engineering etc)
·
Proficiency
in Word processing tools, and online research skills
Your
English proficiency and domain knowledge are reinforced in your school and
college. Your habit to read and watch news everyday might have reinforced
passively your research skills.
For
that matter, there is no qualification to become a content writer. However,
businesses / employers prescribe graduation as the basic qualification for all
content writers, due to the three reasons mentioned above.
WHAT IS THE CAREER
PATH / JOBS / PAY PACKAGES IN CONTENT WRITING?
Junior
Content Writer (0-1 yrs Exp) Pay 15,000 – 22,000
|
Content
Writer (2 – 4) Pay 20,000 to 26,000
|
Asst
Manager (3 to 5) Pay 22,000 – 30,000
|
Manager
(4 – 6) 24,000 – 34,000
|
Sr
Manager ( 5 – 7) 27,000 – 36,000
|
AGM
(8-10) 38,000 – 52,000
|
DGM/GM
(12 – 14) 50,000 – 70,000
|
AVP/VP
( 12 – 15) 65,000 – 90,000
|
Director
(14 – 18) 1 Lac – 2 Lac
|
*You
are on par with all other employees (IT, Admin, Accounts, Back-end etc) of the
employer/company. You are eligible for all categories of bank loans (home loan,
personal loan) and Credit Cards.
**Your
pay package is based on different factors viz. size of the employer’s business,
budget allocated for the post, your qualifications and experience, your
achievements and recognitions, your clients/projects handled. Of all, your
qualifications (esp. those with abroad degrees or IIM/IIT Executive programs) and
your work experience (Wipro, TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Genpact etc) help to
catapult your careers progress, phenomenally.
WHAT IS THE DEMAND
TO SUPPLY OF CONTENT WRITERS?
For
every 10 content writer positions there are only 2 qualified and experienced content
writers. With the phenomenal rise of online and mobile media the demand for
content writers is great.
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY
OBJECTIVE OF RISECO.IN?
IDENTIFY
TALENT – TRAINING – JOB INTERVIEWS
We
want each student to turn into a successful career professional. To achieve this,
your domain competency and your communication skills are the key. Each
workplace is ridden with communication challenges.
RISECO.IN'
primary objective is to identify your interest to make content writing as your
career, offer you the right training for good understanding of Content Writing
expectations, and make you ready for Job Interviews.
HOW DOES YOUR PROFESSIONAL
CONTENT WRITER CERTIFICATION (PCWC) HELP IN BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER
PROFESSIONAL?
All
marketing communication is seen as websites, social media, emailers, brochures,
newsletters etc. A lot of content (text, image, and video) goes into the
preparation of each marketing tool. Content writers work with graphic designers,
web designers, video editors and digital marketing professionals to create and
edit content that goes into each marketing collateral.
All
aspiring content writers with good English writing skills can register for our
content writing course. Our content writing course offers an in-depth and first-hand
understanding of the skills, expectations and challenges of content writing. By
the end of the course, each content writing aspirant is fully prepared to take
up the work/job as a full-time or part-time at our network of
clients/businesses.
WHY IS THE SCREENING
TEST MANDATORY FOR ALL ASPIRING CONTENT WRITERS?
Our
Content Writing course is not a basic writing skills program. This course
offers constructive and focused guidance to aspiring content writers who are
very good in written English. We conduct the Screening Test to assess the written
English proficiency of each aspiring content writer.
Only
those of you with good writing skills are taken into this course. However, those
who do not qualify the Screening Test can surely register for our Basic English
proficiency classes that focus on enhancing all the four skills of communication
- speaking, listening, reading and writing.
WHAT ARE THE
COMPONENTS OF THE SCREENING TEST?
The
Screening Test assesses two things, sequence in sentence and continuity of thought.
Significantly, all writing is a creative task. There is much more to content writing
than just writing well-structured sentences. Those interested in our Content
Writing course can take the Screening Test.
DO YOU OFFER
PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE LEADING TO JOB INTERVIEWS AND JOBS?
All
the course participants aspiring to become content writers will be offered placement
assistance. This is subject to completion of all the course modules and submission
of the assignments within 8-weeks/two months of the course duration.
Over
two decades RISECO.IN has built a network of 1850 clients, who require content
writers on full-time, part-time and freelance basis. Interviews are conducted
at our premises or clients' offices, and Offer Letters are released immediately.
SANJAY NANNAPARAJU
Thought
Leader & Trainer
Content
Writing, Editing & Content Marketing
RISECO.IN
ADDRESS: 1st Floor, Above
Vasavi Kirana & General Stores. Plot No 264, Lakshminagar, (Behind NTR
Statue). Boduppal, Uppal. Hyderabad - 39. INDIA. Contact Person: N SANJAY. Whatsapp:
+91 9848434615 Mail: riseco8899@gmail.com. Website: www.riseco.in
Sunday, 16 February 2020
FREELANCE CONTENT WRITERS: 8 APPROACHES TO SOURCE CLIENTS / FREELANCE WORK
For Content Writers and especially
those working as freelancers, independence is everything. Each freelancer loves
to work at the time and convenience of their own. No office, no rigid timing,
no attendance, and most important no bossism at all. Definitely, freelancers
are very healthy and happy with their own selves, with their family members and
friends. There is one challenge which all of us as freelance Content Writers
often face. However good you may be at Content Writing, you may find it very
challenging to evolve an approach to source clients, and project works. The
question to be answered is, what are the ways and means to source clients, and
excel at Content Writing work. I like to share my experience of how I source my
clients, and achieve excellence by delivering high value driven content for my
clients.
Approach 1: Partner with
professionals working in similar line of business i.e. those people who require quality content writing. I
partner with web designers, graphic designers, developers, and social media
experts. This approach is time-tested, and I found this highly successful. I
ally with 8 designers to take forward all their content requirements.
Approach 2: Launching your own
website or blog, and promoting your content writing services. This is very effective only if you also focus on promoting
your website/blog for specific key-words. You can attain visibility either organically
or by paid campaigns. I have launched my own website and blogs for my content
writing and English training. There are more than 4000 pages in Google Organic
Search that direct to me, my Institute and my services. In the long run, this
is the best way to source your clients. However, you need to be active online
by posting something at your blog or social media channels, every 5 days.
Approach 3: Work Full-time or Part-time
as a Consultant for businesses.
At all these three levels, you mayn't enjoy the independence as a freelancer,
but surely you can get continuous work, and timely payments too. I have been
quite successful in working as a consultant, working with my clients on
Retainer-ship Basis. Every week, I may be mingling with the clients' in-house
creative and digital marketing teams to offer my suggestions and guidance on
all aspects of content writing, editing and content marketing.
Approach 4: Start with an Emailer
campaign, which includes sending mails to all
people in your network (family, friends, relatives, acquaintances, colleagues,
employers and alumni) to announce your offer of content writing services.
However, this calls for a preparation of professional and quality creatives
with great design and resounding content. Sending Emailers may have instant
rewards, with prospective clients knowing about your writing services, and few
others replying to your Emailer immediately.
Approach 5: Partake as an expert
content writer in the gig economy. There
are now large number of gig websites that bridge freelancers with
employers/businesses that require temporary professionals to complete project
works. Start posting your details (qualification, specialization and portfolio)
and start bidding for freelance content writing works. Sourcing content writing
work from Gig websites is catching up soon with college students, homemakers
and professionals too.
Approach 6: Visiting clients offices
personally to showcase your writing portfolio. This approach may be ridden with challenges of time, patience,
travelling, energy and follow-up. However, the personal touch is always the
best way to sustain your precedence in the offer of content writing services.
It is human nature, that people want to meet people, share ideas and
suggestions, and equally avail your expertise in content writing. If you are
away from any family or personal commitments, with a gutsy persona, and greatly
interested to travel and meet people, this approach suits you for sure. I used
to visit my clients' office in the first few years of my content writing
career, now I don't due to the limitations mentioned above. As a content
writer, be human first, and address the emotions of each business leader for
their ideas, businesses and beliefs. I believe that, for once in the first time
a personal meeting with your client builds lasting relationship and achieves
goodwill forever. Also understand that, each business is built on the cherished
vision of its founder. You can deliver good, quality and value-driven content
only when you can comprehend the business vision, and its direction.
Approach 7: Allying only with
domain/sector specific businesses
such as medical writing, engineering writing, academic writing etc. I know few
freelancers who do only medical, information technology or academic writing.
They do not change the direction of their writing, and ally with all the
businesses in the specific domain. Their objective is to turn into
domain-specific content writers and thought leaders. They have their own
argument, that doing content writing across different businesses mayn't give
them the career continuity, domain community, specialization, satisfaction and
authority. However, only a small percentage of freelance content writers will
do so, as this demands qualification, specialization and network.
Approach 8: Training people and
turning them into your clients.
Any one with business acumen and financial support can start a business.
However, the challenge is with running the business with day to day challenges
to face. A business leader mayn't be as proficient as you are in business
English communication. Here, you have a great opportunity, one to enhance
business leaders' English proficiency skills, and also support them with an
offer of content writing services on a continuous basis. This is not something
new or innovative, it is only that you are trying to fill-in the gaps of
language competency and workplace English requirements. This approach has been
a vibrant success with me, as I made English training as my passion and Content
Writing as my career. So, to adopt this approach you should be competent in
Business English communication and training. Your qualifications, portfolio and
up-to-date skills are always primary. For example, now training is no more a
classroom activity. From digital classroom (Smart TV enabled classrooms) we
have moved to Web enabled and now the Mobile enabled training and mentoring.
The key to success in this approach is that, you have to keep yourself updated
on innovative teaching and training methods.
Based on your background, likes,
dislikes, choices and negations, you are free to choose any of these approaches
to script success as freelance content writers. Anytime, I am ready to share my
ideas and suggestions with my Associates and Aspiring Content Writers. We all
begin small, but as we go in an organized manner, we will have to manage
terribly large and challenging content writing projects. As an individual
freelance writer, you and I cannot handle all the work. Understand that, your
knowledge grows only when it shared, skills relayed, and experiences
documented. The secret of success is to stop playing self-game, and start
making way for teams of equally competent people, content writing or
otherwise.
Thanks & Regards,
SANJAY NANNAPARAJU
Thought Leader (Content Marketing)
RISECO.IN
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