In my experience, two basic means are applicable when engaging a writer to work for you.
Below are the two engagement conditions:
- If you are hiring using a one on one arrangement, both you and the writer will have conditions which are best met with a mutually agreed contract.
- If you are hiring a writer through a professional online freelancer site such as iwriter, the writer have already been engaged and terms and conditions of working and payment sorted out by the site. All you have to do is give the assignment and make a deposit with the site and if the job is done as you require, payment is made to the writer.
Most working relationships are derived from and are variations of these two.