Well, you have set up your Ezine, even got some free content to add to it but you are thinking that you would really like to get some content a little better than what you found in the bargain basement of contents-are-us.com. Well, you know the old saying, "You get what you pay for." The truth is, if you really want some quality well written content for your Ezine, unless you are a professional writer yourself, you're going to have to pay for it. The question comes down to how much you want to pay or are willing to pay. To answer that question, we first have to answer the question of where to get professional writers to write for your Ezine. Ironically, it isn't all that hard to do. The number of people looking to make or making money on the Internet are in the millions. Many of these people are writers, or at least think they are. Just do an Internet search engine search for "professional Ezine writers." One of the first places you're going to find in your search is Elance.com. This site has been around for a very long time. The basic concept is simple. You either go there looking for a service or you go there to promote your own service. If you're a writer, you would go there to offer your services to write articles or whatever based on your area of expertise. If you're an Ezine owner looking for writers, you'll go there to do just that. Each writer will post a bid as to how much they will charge for a writing assignment. You'll probably try to go for the ones with the lowest bids. Just remember, you get what you pay for. The lowest bids are probably the writers with the least amount of experience, not to say they don't write well. They just don't have the credentials yet. But the higher priced writers are probably your better writers, though not always. If Elance.com seems a little too complicated for you, there's individual web sites you can search for and find that features one writer. He will probably have samples of his work on the site or will offer to send you something so you can see how well he writes. At least this way you can make an informed decision on hiring him. Most of these writers will probably charge more than what you will find at Elance and similar sites because he doesn't have to compete with other bids. On the other hand, he is probably going to give you better service because, unless his site gets a ton of traffic, he isn't as swamped with work. Regardless of which route you take, there are things you are going to want to make sure you find out up front before you hire anyone. For starters, you're going to want to find out exactly how much the service is going to cost. Get this in writing if you can. If you're going to request a number of articles, find out if there is a discount for getting articles in bulk or if it's a set price per article no matter how many you order. The next thing you want to find out is how long it's going to take for delivery for each article. Most writers will have a pretty good idea of this because they know how much work they regularly get. Make sure that you are okay with the time frame. If you need any article in 3 days and the writer says it's going to be two weeks, you may want to look elsewhere. Also, find out if you need to pay in advance or if you can pay after the articles are delivered. Also, you want to find out how he expects payment to be made and how you get delivery of the articles. If he only accepts credit card payments and you don't have a credit card, you're going to have a problem. Also, when getting your articles delivered, if by email, make sure you give him an email address without spam filters, otherwise there is a chance that you'll never get your articles. Most professional writers will have all this spelled out on their site already so you'll have no problems. However, some don't have a site and just freelance. In those cases you're going to have to email them and ask all the above questions. By doing so you'll be avoiding any problems coming down the road. |
