How to Write a Cover Letter for a Web Content Writing Job

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Those who write for the Internet often seek jobs online. It's a good strategy, because many webmasters who need writers conduct their job searches on the web. They usually ask for resumes to be sent via email. The fact that you're sending your resume by email doesn't make a cover letter any less important. Sending a cover letter allows you to introduce yourself and let your charming personality shine in a way that it can't through a resume.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1

Start with a formal greeting. Include the email recipient's title and last name if possible. If it's not included in the job posting, you might be able to find it with a visit to the company's website or a phone call to the company. If you simply can't find out the name, use "Dear Sir or Madam."

Step2

State how you found out about the job opening. Simply listing the name or URL of the website it was posted on should suffice. This is a good way to break the ice and most hiring managers would like to know where you found out about the job.

Step3

Tell them why you would be the best candidate for the job. This is no time to be humble. Summarize the high points of your resume, and tell them just what makes you stand out from the rest of the crowd. Emphasize how they can benefit from working with you, not how much you would like to work for them.

Step4

Highlight your knowledge of search engine optimization and any kind of web coding or programming you can do. These are good skills for a web content writer to have, and they could put you ahead of others who don’t have them.

Step5

Close with an invitation for the recipient to contact you. Calls to action are just as important in cover letters as they are in sales letters.

Tips & Warnings

Read the job posting carefully and respond exactly as requested. Although most hiring managers accept cover letters as the body of an email, some prefer to have them sent as attachments.