I wrote about exactly this topic in one of my blogs recently - Out sourcing is really just leveraging off cheaper labour or skills you don't have and Yes, I am not afraid to outsource when it will save me either time or money.
I don't outsource anything atm. Obviosuly I have an accountant who does the accounts and a programmer who does the website programming if I don't know how to do it myself but if I know how to do something I just do it myself. I always feel as though no-one would have the same passion as me which obviously will not always be true.
A range of great comments, well done you lot I am planning some big moves in the near future, and while I used to do stuff like graphics and copywriting myself, I plan on outsourcing these things this time. The programming I think I'll still do myself, since I've always been very picky about code. For the rest, I suppose it's just a simple case of wanting to have more time to myself and not having so much pressure with huge amounts of work to do.
I outsource most of the grunt work such as submitting articles to directories, that can be a very time consuming process, and I keep what im good at which isnt much . Doug
Well as far as outsourcing goes, only outsource I can really say is that these days I've been taking private label articles and rewriting them for my own usage. Haven't had much creative juices lately, and it beats paying for a ghost writer.
I outsource a lot. However, I haven't found good article writers hence that's one thing that I'm desperately trying to outsource and can't find people to outsource too. I am picky about grammar and content in articles.
does teaching my wife the process count so she can work on stuff count? my profit per day has really gone up thanks to that "outsourcing".
Here is a suggestion - Isaiah Hull (Houolol AT aol DOT com) has a team of writers who do a very good job. Prices are reasonably low, content is researched carefully and he doesn't hesitate to rewrite from scratch if you're dis-satisfied. I've worked with Isaiah for over a year and had perhaps 2,000 articles written by his team. Not every article was perfect, but he bent over backwards to correct any deficencies and he is very customer focused.
I just recently started outsourcing my content writing on a couple of new websites I'm working on. I went to scriptlance to find a writer at $5 an article. My first couple of experiences selecting a writer have been dreadful. On two different occasions I posted a projected selected a writer after the 7 day bidding process ended, I sent them my article requirements and after a couple of days would pass they would flake on me. All of a sudden something would come up as to why they cannot finish the project. For example one guy all of a sudden got sick. It was just a big waste of time for me so far.
Dont give up. I had similar mistakes. By time you learn how to detect better writers and save yourself. And once you find a good writer you can continue working with him/here. There are such writers!
I out source everything... Code, Design, Support help, etc.... The only thing I don't outsource is promotion/marketing and SEO.
No offense but $5 an article is most likely the problem, you're not going to find good writers for that rate. Most likely they are plagiarizing or stealing content.
I disagree with this.. I charge $175 for a "regular job" if I can free up my time by hiring someone else to do it, I can make more money doing better things. Another example is what might take me a month someone else can do in a week, or a team can do in a couple days. Time is money and I see my time is pretty valuable.
No offense taken. I'm broke so any constructive criticism is welcome. I'm new to the outsourcing game so I was trying to ease my way into it by starting cheap. Of course they always say you get what you pay for. What is the best way to determine if content is stolen?
- Use a well known respected writer. - Use copyscape.com as well as spot check the articles, but this doesn't allows help. These people have found ways to get around copyscape. - Take little quotes like "This is a part of the article" and search for them in google. - Use a company that guarantees its not stolen as well as the quality (like we do). - Using writers from India, China, etc may be cheaper but the risk that it is stolen is much higher.
I outsource the repetitive tasks. When I find a good source, I tend to stick with them and I only use those who have been referred by other people.
Very Interesting I will definitely keep this criteria in mind when checking for stolen content. Good looking out...thx
I try to outsource when I can but its been hectic lately! Actually kinda p***ing me off! He said he'd get it done in a day and its Day 4 but other than ths one time I've had much success!