{"id":1642,"date":"2018-03-06T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T05:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2022-11-24T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T10:30:12","slug":"4-skills-that-every-content-writer-need-to-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/4-skills-that-every-content-writer-need-to-have\/","title":{"rendered":"4 skills that every content writer needs to have"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Believe it or not, being a content writer is not some inherent talent that you\u2019re born with. While content writing does require some art, here\u2019s the truth &#8211; anyone can be a content writer, you just have to learn the right skills. As a content writer in Mumbai, I\u2019ve picked up a few skills without which I couldn\u2019t be a good content writer. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the skills you need to learn if you plan to be a content writer in Mumbai, or for that matter, anywhere in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1.You Have Good English<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1644\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1644\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1644\" src=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Speak-Good-English-meme-2.png\" alt=\"content writer in Mumbai\" width=\"660\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Speak-Good-English-meme-2.png 660w, https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Speak-Good-English-meme-2-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speak Good English<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content writing industry is dominated by the English Language. Hence, you should be sure that your English language skills are good. Over the years, I\u2019ve interviewed plenty of aspiring content writers who: <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assume they write well<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have good English <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the reality is that most aspiring writers don\u2019t speak good English. Don\u2019t assume studying in a Missionary school means that you have good English &#8211; Missionary schools have their own set of English language problems. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, how do you assess whether your English Language Skills are good enough? Take a test. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgeenglish.org\/in\/test-your-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cambridge Assessment Test <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilsenglish.com\/quicklinks\/test-your-english-level\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILS English Test <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnenglish.britishcouncil.org\/en\/content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Council English Test<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. You Can Research Well<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a content writer, you are NOT going to pull words and information out of a magic hat. Instead, you are quite often going to write on topics that you don\u2019t know about. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a content writer in Mumbai, I have written for various industries such as: HR, IT, hospitality, e-commerce, steel industry and more. I have not worked in any of these industries. I had to compensate for the lack of knowledge and that\u2019s where my research skill came in. My research in writing for a new industry goes beyond a few Google searches. I take the time to find specialized documents and reports on the topic. Frequent conversations with the client also shed a great deal of light on the topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. You can execute an SEO Strategy<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of your content writing will be for SEO purposes. Hence, it is crucial that you know how SEO works and how your content impacts it. As your content writing expertise levels-up, you should be able to craft a content strategy that works in tandem with the client\u2019s SEO strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4. You should be a Good Editor<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1646\" style=\"width: 138px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1646\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1646\" src=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Editor-Icon-2.png\" alt=\"content writer in Mumbai\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Editing Content<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: https:\/\/www.flaticon.com\/authors\/recep-kutuk<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you believe that once you write an article, it is complete? This couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. You need to turn from a writer to an editor when you complete writing the article. This is the final step to improve the quality of your article. A good editor will: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proofread the article and get rid of any grammar errors <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check for sentence structuring issues <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refine the article and enhance the communication <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an editor you have to ask yourself &#8211; Is this information communicated in the best manner possible? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you think you have these skills? If you think so, you just might have what it takes to be a good content writer in Mumbai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s my last piece of advice.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, being a content writer is not some inherent talent that you\u2019re born with. While content writing does require some art, here\u2019s the truth &#8211; anyone can be a content writer, you just have to learn the right skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":1647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[98,114,115],"tags":[146,179,92,131,104],"class_list":["post-1642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-writing-2","category-creativity","category-research","tag-being-a-writer","tag-content-creation","tag-content-writing","tag-creative","tag-writing","category-98","category-114","category-115","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8488,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions\/8488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}