Outsourcing article writing

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by Scrilla650, May 11, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hi all

    I'm looking at outsourcing my articles on elance, but was wondering if anybody could give me an idea on what this sort of work goes for...3-5 hundred words per article

    Thanks
    Scrilla
     
    Scrilla650, May 11, 2009 IP
  2. TamaraD

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    People are interested in keyword density and
    more importantly originality.

    Your articles have to be unique and researched
    well.

    Most people will provide you with the keywords
    to use and all you have to do is research and
    write.

    300-500 word articles (done well) can take you
    from 30 minutes to an hour including editing,
    spell-check and formatting.

    Hope this helps!

    Tamara
     
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  3. robertstr

    robertstr Member

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    It is the most important thing for writers is keywords. Due to keywords that writers focus on and do the research on in order to make their articles more informative and unique
    Good job if you spend one hour to write, edit, spell-check and format 3-5 hundred words per article
    Good luk ^..^
     
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    I think he was asking about the price...?
     
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    Typically you can expect to pay $0.02/word for a decently written article. I tried outsourcing my articles over at getafreelancer but the quality wasn't what I was looking for. ALWAYS specify EXACTLY what you want and how you want it written.

    I usually pay anywhere from $5-10 per article, and I would also recommend Textbroker.com (not affiliated) instead of getafreelancer
     
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  6. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    The price depends on quality expectation and the article topic your question is too general.
     
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  7. lifeplayer

    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    You can get it with $0.01 per word. Many writer available at DP BST section and you can eaily find someone
     
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    The cost of an article should depend on its niche or topic. There some writers who will charge $2 or $3 for a general 500 word article. Some freelancers charge $50 for the same amount of work.
     
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    cost of article depen upon quality of article.
     
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    When your looking at outsourcing articles the number one thing you want to do is have a writer provide some sources of articles written previous and if they are up to par you will more than likely be spending $2.50 per 500 word article. Anyway that is what I charged when I was writing articles, I would recommend though spending $5.00 and going with 1000 word articles.
     
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    I did article writing for a while. i charge a base of $1 per 100 words and then discounted for bigger purchases. I have come across a lot of different writers through this. Some people often think that expensive is best but I found a good set of writers that worked for $.70 per 100 words. Then discounted up for larger purchases. I would pay for word count and ask for a sample of some work to see if you like the quality.
     
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