We have been looking for a freelance/part-time content developer for our company for some time and have been getting good response from interested people. We have been asked several questions regarding the position and we felt it would be better for everybody if we write out the exact requirements we are trying to fulfill and the responsibilities of the position. So here it is now in black and white.

Who can apply?

Anybody with excellent English and Arabic skills can apply for this position. There are no requirements on the basic educational qualifications of people applying for this position, but an Architectural or Artistic or design background could be always a plus.

What is the skill set required?

Excellent written English and/or Arabic skills, ability to write entertaining articles, interest in writing articles, interest in researching about topics, ability to compile information from different sources, ability to search online efficiently and effectively.

How much will you be paid?

We will be paying at a flat rate of 10 US Dollars per article of 750-1000 words and any article that has 1000 unique hits in a span of a week will get approx 15 US Dollars and any article that has 5000 hits in a span of a week will be paid approx 25 US Dollars. You can earn anywhere between 500 to 1000 US Dollars a month if you can successfully create content that is worth reading. For articles that are 400 - 600 words in length the corresponding rates will be 5 US Dollars. Payment will be made on a minmum incme basis.

What are the modes of payments?

If you are outside of UK we will be making the payments through Paypal and in US Dollars. If you are in UK we have a few different payment options. We can deposit the money in your bank account provided your bank. We can also send the money through Money Order. You will have to let us know your preferred method of receiving payment.

What do you have to write about?

There will be two options for picking the topics of the article - You can select a topic on your own or write about one of the topics we provide. If you are selecting a topic on your own you will have to get our approval before you write the article. If you go through our site you will also be able to identify the general trend of the topics. Basically you will have to generate content that will bring potential customers for our products and services to our site.

What about the quality of the article?

The content should be reasonably clean of errors. Spelling mistakes will not be tolerated at any cost and you will be expected to run a spell checker through your article before submitting it. Grammatical error rate should not be more than 2 or 3 per article and if not the article will be rejected.

Should the content be unique?

Absolutely Yes. The content generated should be unique and any article found to have content copied from other websites will be summarily rejected. We will be running a line by line test on the article to find copied content and any article with content copied from other sites will result in us rejecting the article. If you repeat the mistake 3 times our relationship will also be terminated.

Will there be any time commitments?

There will not be any time commitments in terms of delivery or deadlines.

Will you be able to use the articles for other sites?

No. WorldArab will retain complete right over the articles you create. However the articles will be rightfully attributed to the authors and we will be happy to give a link back to your blog or personal site.

What are some sample topics that you can write about?

The following are some topics that we have short listed. You can write articles about any of these topics:

* Architectural Projects in the Middle East
* Architects' history , biography and development
* Architectural and design event review
* Manufacturing Techniques
* Computer Aided Design
* Computer Aided Manufacturing
* Cities Architectural Guides
* Cities Design Guides