I've worked with different writers on RAC and Elance and I was very disappointed. I bought the articles in batches of 100, prices ranging from $8/article to $15/article. By the time I received the first batch of 10, I fired the writer because the articles were crappy: some of them were just stuffed with keywords and the article did not make sense, some of the article were poor written and the subject not properly researched and some of them were written by Indians (no offense) who do not properly speak English. My questions: 1. How much will you charge for a well written 500 word article (in case I buy 100 of them)? By well written I mean an article that is easy to read, informative and the topic is well researched. 2. How much time do you spend writing and researching such an article? I realize that the price depends on the niche, but let's say I'm not looking for a very popular niche (financing etc...), just a "regular" niche. Thanks.
Yeah, you'll learn to expect that. PM me a couple topics. I'll have my writing division pick one and whip up and article for you. If you like it, I'll tell you the price. If not, move along. The article will be level-one edited by myself and yes, it will be written by someone who speaks English, lives in the USA and can write. And in the meantime, you can enjoy all the offers you get from DP.
Sorry but I'm not really looking to hire someone right know. I just want to get an idea of how much a well written article will cost me.
Can you define well-written? For instance, I can write you something that's magazine quality, but a 500-word article will be significantly higher than what anyone is charging here. I'm not going to post the rate, because I know this isn't what you're looking for. Perhaps you mean a decent article for a Web site that reads pretty well and is free from common mistakes. It's mainly for attracting SE listings, but it should be readable by people. Well, that might be $25 on up. Perhaps you mean mostly SE-food (SEO article), but it's not "English is my 87th language" stupid. Cost: $15-$25 And now we arrive at what you received . . . Hope this helps some. Good luck.
I can create an article worth 500+ words of intensively researched original quality content well within 3 hours. This already includes research and proofreading together with unintentional copy checking (Copyscape). I can charge $10 for each 500+-word article since the US dollar has 80% more buying power here in the Philippines compared to the countries that actually use the US dollar as their main monetary unit. The professional writing wage rates here in my country go for $12/day for 8 hours worth of work (the minimum wage rate here in the Philippines is $8/day worth 8 hours of hard work!), and if you pay me $10/500+-word article, you get more than the quality of work being offered to local publications by professional writers here in my country. All professional writers here in my country are college-educated, degree holders, PhDs, MAs, etc. I know second language-speakers are often more technically versed in such second languages since formal education has implanted this unto them because you just need to formally educate yourself in the technical details of a second language, right? By the way, the Philippines is the third largest English-speaking nation in the world, and the culture prevalent in my country is of Western origin - yes, even today! Anyway, since I manage a team of proficient writers, I can accommodate orders worth 16 500+-word articles per day as of the time being. I could bump up production after a good number of my writers finish up with their other projects.
By the way, if I were living in the US as a professional freelance writer with a PhD, I'd charge $0.80/word.
Well, I would charge $5 for a 500 word article.However, if you have a regular order, I could then come down to $4 per 500 word article.But you must give me a minimum order of 5 articles.
Hi, I am sorry about your experience with Elance. I've just started off with Elance as a provider. The problem with Elance is, you never know what to expect, as there are all sorts of people bidding for projects there, but then there are some extremely good writers too. Here's my reply to your questions: 1. I would charge $10 for a 500 word article. If you hire me to write 100 articles, and if all the articles are of the same niche, then it would be $10 each for the first 20 articles and then $9 each for 80 articles. The reason being, research time gets less if one is working on the same niche. However, if they belong to difference niches, then the rate would remain at $10 for all articles. 2. Again, the research time for the first few articles would be higher than the rest. May be around 2 hours of research and writing for the finance niche, in the beginning. Later, it would surely come down to not more than an hour. We cannot generalize unless we know exactly what we are going to be writing about. You may get people to write articles for less than $10, but then if you want quality, $10 is just the starting rate, it only goes up from there. You did mention that you are not hiring now, but you know where to look if you need to. You can rest assured that the articles will be of very high quality. All the best!
Unfortunately, most bidding sites are like that. Not many professional writers use those sites (or charge rates that low), so I'm not terribly surprised at the result. I applaud you for not using crap writing just because it was low-priced. To answer your questions: I charge $25 for a 500-word article. The time I spend researching depends on a number of factors - what I already know on the topic, how easy it is to find information on the topic, the number of articles I'm writing on the topic - and can range anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours.
Yea, Its basically you get what you pay for, andits really sad that it has to be that way. I am a writer but I rarely ever look for writing jobs as $1/100 words is what most people charge. And if you bid a reasonable price, it looks so much compared to $1/100 words. Honestly I wish people realized that they get what they pay for
Don't be too harsh on the SEO writers. I am definitely not as skilled as most of the writers in this forum, but I would like to think that I am a decent writer. For a basic 500 word SEO article, I would charge $5-15 dollar. The reason being that if I only have to do basic research, it will only take me 30-40 minutes to write and proofread 500 words. If it is a specialty article, then I will ask for more due to the time I will have to spend researching. I also like to operate by a system of bonuses, if the person is a good buyer. Specifically, I will offer them a low price (1 cent a word, usually), but say that a bonus would be appreciated if they really like the article. That's worked well for me so far, but I wouldn't try it at elance.
I have done some freelance work before, specifically through Elance. I would typically bid between $25-$50 per 500 words. Such an article would usually require about 30 minutes of research, and then anywhere between 30 minutes to 1.5 hours to write and proofread. As someone previously pointed out, if the 100 articles cover the same topic/niche, then you could expect some discount, but if not then you could consider yourself lucky to get any discount.
. Who Cares? . You asked two questions on your post. Neither of which solves your problem, or remedies the complaint you had with your recent experience. Did you not ask similar questions to the people you previously hired? The question you are not asking, (which should be the only one you are concerned with, BEFORE hiring ANYBODY), is "How can I ensure I am hiring somebody who will live up to my prerequisites, deadlines and expectations?" Do you not see the difference? You can chase your tail as much as you want, but ultimately, taking your current approach will only put your butt in a sling again - if not worse. Rob P.S. And you're wondering why you got burnt? Ha! .
1. $200-500. 2. Anywhere from around 30 minutes if it's in a niche I'm extremely well versed in (like press release writing for example), to several weeks (like a piece I'll be starting on soon that's going to involve a little bit of travel and several interviews with professors, past clients of mine, and someone with NASA). And for the record, there's no such thing as a "regular" niche. You can find plenty of lousy writers willing to turn out finance articles at $2 a pop, or you may pay hundreds or even thousands for a professional in the industry with more significant knowledge. The same goes for just about any niche. You can always get cheaper work without a professional edge, and you can always pay more to have a pro in the field write the articles for you. It really doesn't matter much what the topic is.
1. How much will you charge for a well written 500 word article (in case I buy 100 of them)? By well written I mean an article that is easy to read, informative and the topic is well researched. I would charge around $20 for a well written 500 word article. 2. How much time do you spend writing and researching such an article? I do not, because i write my own. I just write articles based on technology happenings in and around.
I was hoping somebody would jump on this question and chime in on how they would solve the real issue at hand, rather than answering two questions, that yes, have been asked, but in the big picture really don't matter. Not until, you first figure out the missing element of why you got such shoddy work before. Until you can pin-point that specific, armed with the answers to number one and number two or not, you are still vulnerable to paying for inferior quality. Of course, my curiosity is getting the better of me, and I'd like to know who can answer the question I last posted in my post earlier in this thread. What's THE MAGIC WORD that is missing from your approach to find service providers, that if you were aware of and implemented, would seriously curb poor outcomes? C'mon, I Double Dog Dare You.. Rob P.S. Few bother to do it, know how to do it effectively, or even are aware of its profound power..
HI, I will charge $6 for each article of 500 words. Please PM me, if you wish to see my written samples. I've a team of freelancers and can only assure you that you will get quality written articles from me on time. Waiting for your response. Thanks.
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