Time Estimates:
These guidelines are based on the averages we have experienced. We realize that not everything will fit perfectly within these guidelines; sometimes, they will run longer than others, and indeed some will be completed faster than these target times.
However, please make a note in ClickUp in the comments section on the right-hand side, along with your thoughts on why these times were exceeded to ensure that our expectations are reasonable for excellent content creation. And these notes will help us in understanding how we might adjust.
Research:
- 15 minutes if it’s a topic you are familiar with
- 30 minutes if it’s a topic you are familiar with but with unknown elements ie city/use etc.
- 45 minutes if it’s a topic you are not familiar with and non-technical
- 1.5 hours if it’s a technical topic and you are not familiar with it
Writing:
250 words 1 hour
Content Review:
40 minutes for 1000 words, including light edits, linking
Notify your manager if you feel a heavy rewrite or even a total rewrite is needed to determine the next steps. This might result in sending the article back to the original writer to fix.