This tool is designed to help you efficiently manage and leverage your team of writers. By maintaining detailed profiles of your writers’ strengths, experiences, and performance, you’ll be able to build teams faster and more effectively, matching the right writers to the right projects with ease.
Access the Template
To use this Writer Profile Sheet:
- Open this view-only template.
- Click on “File” in the top menu.
- Select “Make a copy” from the dropdown menu.
- Choose a location to save your copy and rename it if desired.
- Click “Make a copy” to create your editable version.
Details Tab Instructions
The Details tab is for capturing essential information about each writer.
Here’s how to fill it out:
- Upload a publishable bio photo if a photo of the writer is available.
- Provide a brief, professional biography for the writer.
- Fill in the writer’s personal information, including name, email, address, phone number, and date of birth.
- Enter the writer’s payment information, such as pay rate (hourly or cost per word), preferred payment method, and PayPal address, if applicable.
- Include any compensation notes, such as “Negotiated higher rate for technical content.”
- Add any additional writer notes that are relevant, such as “Specializes in health care topics due to previous nursing experience.”
Event Log
The Event Log helps track significant events related to the writer’s performance.
How to use:
- Use the dropdown menu to select the type of event:
- Positive client feedback, critical feedback, missed deadlines, communication issues, or other.
- In the Notes field, provide specific details about the event.
- For example: “Received praise from Client X for in-depth research on AI trends.”
Topics and Content Types Tab
This tab allows you to track a writer’s strengths and weaknesses across various topics and content types using a matrix.
You can use this tab in several ways:
- Symbol Method: Use ‘+’ for confirmed good performance, ‘-‘ for poor performance, and leave blank for no experience.
- Color Method: Fill cells green for good performance, red for poor performance, and yellow for adequate performance. Leave cells blank for no experience.
- Number Method: Rate performance on a scale of one to five or one to 10 by entering the appropriate number in the appropriate cell. Leave cells blank for no experience.
Example: If a writer excels at writing blog posts about insurance, you might put a ‘+’, color the cell green, or enter a high number in the intersection of “Articles/Blogs” and “Insurance”.
Remember to update this tab regularly as you gather more information about the writer’s performance. This will help you make informed decisions when assigning future projects.
By maintaining these profiles diligently, you’ll create a valuable resource for managing your writing team and optimizing project assignments.
