Ask HN: Where to find article writers who are knowledgeable about a topic?

4 points by RoboticsAU 8 years ago | 5 comments

I'm looking to hire somebody to write articles on robotics and AI for http://roboticsaustralia.org and wondering if anybody has suggestions for finding good writers who are actually interested in and knowledgeable about a specific topic. I've posted in forums, looked on Upwork etc. and not really had any luck.

hluska 8 years ago |

I've hired/mentored and worked with a ton of writers at varying experience levels. So, I have a note of caution - often, your results will be better if you optimize for research skills and the ability to write professionally. Subject matter experts often suck with deadlines and they're hellish to edit!!

That said, if I was looking for robotics/AI writers, I'd go to my local University and talk to the Computer Science/Software Engineering/Electrical Engineering student associations.

Good luck!

git-pull 8 years ago |

I think Quora would be a good starting point.

Maybe by googling:

site:quora.com robotics

And seeing the people who answer and good writers.

Also, consider scientific journals and people who are PhD candidates at universities.

This balances their expertise with their willingness to be pitched to write on the subject.

codegladiator 8 years ago |

Stackoverflow,

edit: i was once hired thru stackoverflow, for writing here http://www.baeldung.com/. They had a screening process, made me write one article to test and then finally onboard.

paulcole 8 years ago |

What's your budget? A good, professional writer will get interested in a hurry if the price is right.

steven_braham 8 years ago |

Maybe on Medium? They have great search functionality and lot's of high quality content.