Hire someone fulltime or outsource?

[CLKeenan]

I plan on hiring someone or a team of people to create notes, outlines and other resources for high school classes; probably around 10-15 classes total. I want to have at least 2, maybe 3 textbooks outlined for each class. I would also have vocabulary, topic reviews, flash cards, practice quizzes, etc. created.

What would be the most cost effective way to handle this vast amount of content creation? I would like to hire only 1 team to do this for me so everything is standardized across the site.

Thanks,
-Chris

[Ms.Auteur]

I would suggest that you hire someone to organize a team that can do the work for you. But you must know the background or professional expertise of those who will comprise the team.

Dealing with different writers for that kind of work would be too time-consuming.

[Black_Hand]

I agree with Auteur. Dealing with different writers is time consuming and troublesome.

[ablaye]

By outsourcing, you'll save money in the long run.

[DonMecca]

You'll definitely save money on in the long run, but if you consider other factors such as reliability and loyalty it might actually even the playing field between outsourcing and having some inhouse. Now it all depends on the factors which you value most.

[phlint]

If you outsource then you won't feel as patriotic, lol. Either way If you dont need articles, etc very frequently then outsource, if you need them almost all the time for your bussines, def hire someone.

In your case, I would hire someone.

[webmasterlabor.com]

Hi Chris, I suggest you try an outsourced team with a project manager for your content production needs. Although we're based in the Philippines, Webmasterlabor.Com has an American project manager who's a graduate of UC Berkeley. All the normal hassles associated with 1:1 outsourcing or per project outsourcing is eliminated by this team-based solution.

[ContentWorth]

Hi Chris
I agree with the above, hire a full team with a director/project manager to oversee it.

Outsourcing may be in your best interest depending on whether you can afford (or want to deal with) the overhead caused by hiring inhouse -- desks, computers, salaries, insurance, etc. Outsourcing cuts out this overhead.

I would suggest sticking with one group rather than hiring many copywriters from different areas to work on the project (I'm a copywriter myself and may be shooting myself in the foot on projects like this one, but it's better with a team to stay consistant across the board than hiring a handful of individuals.)

Consider what's most important: having a staff come in daily you can oversee yourself, cutting down on costs and overhead, consistancy in materials, time frame, etc. Then you'll see which option is best for your situation.

Both inhouse and outsourced options offer pros and cons, it just matters which works for your current situation.

If you outsource then you won't feel as patriotic, lol.
And, as an aside, outsourcing only means you have independant contractors rather than employees. It doesn't matter what country you hire from.

[CLKeenan]

Thanks all for the great responses. I think I will definitely outsource the project to a team for the time being. I woul rather not have to deal with the HR side of things.

-Chris

[CLKeenan]

Can someone point me in the right direction with some reputable content creation/project management firms?

Thanks,
-Chris

[arvind_srivastava]

You can try some of the freelancing sites for your requirements.
If you could be more specific about your requirements, I could help you further.


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