The art of managing content teams with a remote work setup.

Nischala Agnihotri
2 min readAug 25, 2021

It begins with the first hire.

Many freelance writing engagements are a disappointment to start with because the expectations are not set in the right direction.

1. Set the right expectations

A list of expectations, questions to be asked, responses that need to benchmarked, and documents are provided in this post linked below.

For a detailed checklist that tells you what you need from a content writer, during the content development process, download the free e-book ‘Make most out of your content writer’.

2. Perfect the process and the first draft

The writing process is different for each content format and asset as an output. It also varies from one business to another. Redoing an entire article or any content asset without an approved structure is a futile exercise leading to poor productivity.

Poor Productivity = High Costs

So, this elaborates on what the first draft should include.

3. Content Development Process for first-timers

You will end up hiring more than one content writer and here is what you need to do make the content development process seamless across different channels.

4. What really goes behind the content writing process?

Did someone tell you content writing is easy? Liars. It needs discipline, routine, and grit to get to one degree of finesse to the next.

5. Understanding a freelancer’s life helps you make them a part of your team

They go through an equally messy life as your full-time employee. Take a peek into it.

6. Some articles that will help you help you remote writers hone their skills.

Articulation and empathy is what they need to become better writers.

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