I m planning to start a site for students on web technologies ( php, mysql, javascript, jquery, css,seo,joomla, wordpress, drupal, and other related). The site will work as a guide to them to prepare themselvles on those . There are huge number of good resources available on those topics . My plan is to build content two ways 1. Having articles - a guide to use resources/tutorials/articles on other sites on particular issues ( like learing to css ) 2. Tutorial For now the weekness is creating the content. I will outsource most of the writing works . As theme of the site is technical , i m not sure how to handle the outsourcing works . How should I deal with the content development? What should I look for when I hire writers ? Should I deal for full project with the writers or for each section separate writers I will highly appreciate your every input Thanks
It depends how you want to go about building your content. Are you planning to pay a writer (or writers) to produce specific articles? Many technical copywriters could do that (myself included), but it seems like the amount of content you're looking at would be prohibitively expensive (either that or your articles will be terrible because good writers aren't cheap writers). Perhaps it would be best to develop a core of articles that you pay to have written, and then use this solid base as a foundation for soliciting articles from freelance developers who are looking to gain a bit of exposure? You could then have a copy-editor give these the once-over before publishing them.
Thanks Bnonn What will be an ideal fee for good writer for this project? Good suggestion , thanks a lot. Again what will be ideal budget for such core articles .
If you have a native English writer, it would be one cent per word. Multiple articles will make that amount go lower. Get one that has experience in the area you want covered.
Well, the ideal fee is one that gets you the best ROI. Only you know what that is, really. However, I'll reiterate that good writers are not cheap writers. Although I don't specialize in articles, I would charge $1 a word for content like this. I can't speak for other writers, of course, and won't say that you should be paying $1 a word. You might get your ideal ROI much lower; it might even be higher.
Honestly, I'd read up on management concepts before you started managing a project like this. Best of luck to you.
@WordWaves thanks a lot. How much one will charge to write content of the standard of article like this http:// www work.com/document-scanning-software-equipment-and-services-528/
Hi wblteam As a "semi" retired lecturer and now writer (internet marketing and accessibility) this sounds a great project, delivering knowledge to students. I agree the really hard part will be building up a core library. Personally I would try and create a team of writers (sadly we all charge) with say one or two writers per subject. One person continually delivering the same subject could create stale and sometimes one-sided articles. Often the best way is to cahllenge students with different styles and opinions. In terms of "fees" always difficult, but as an example I currently write for one software house 2-3 articles (600ish words each) a week i.e. 1800 words, I'd love $1 per word (Bnonn) but let's be realistic that's $1800 per week - $93600 per year; sorry don't think so. Exceeding well established writers would expect over $100 per article, the very very top get about $400-$600. Depending on copyright issues i.e. republish rights etc. will depend on what you may have to pay. Bnonn is right in you would need to look at your ROI - or pr0jected ROI, that should give you an idea or what you can afford to pay, but, don't forget probably the less you pay the less quality. Personaly for a "long" engagement writing say 2-3 well researched articles per week I would expect between $40 and $100 per article - NOT per word. Quick articles may be less. The other side is would you need writers to interact with the students? Again time is money. However, please don't fall into the trap of using the "cheaper end of the market", it may build you quick content, but it's quality will be poor (usually) and your long term goals will suffer. For delivery have a look at claroline.net - Claroline is an Open Source eLearning and eWorking platform allowing teachers to build effective online courses and to manage learning and collaborative activities on the web. Translated into 35 languages, Claroline has a large worldwide users’ and developers’ community.
True. Parotstalk has hit the nail in its head. There are these quick writing services in low costs but in the end, you'll notice they do not care about plagiarism measures that'll harm your market. You have to have your research of good content writers (especially the technical ones) that would give you the content that you need per project or per period of time. Since you'll be having a lot of technical topics in place, parotstalk is right when he said to hire 2 writers per subject so you'll have 2 sides/angles of written topics. That way, readers would also have clearer learning too through analyzing approaches. Lastly, this project requires (better than sales) expertise or those who also have done web technologies so they can easily put the actions into words. Consult your friends who have already hired someone to do this kind of job or ask more other experts to guide you with outsourcing. Remember, you'll have to pay the right price yielding you the great results and it does take time to find one that fits you in the long term. You could take a look at this inspiring outsourcing success stories featured by Yaro Starak. He showed how this gurus have already acclaimed successful results by having a team of virtual assistants working with them (Tyrone Shum and Tim Ferriss) allowing them to also work as little as 4 hours a week or at most 2 hours a day. These 2 might also give you the right resources on where to find the right people. Here's for everyone to see: http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.co...hrough-the-first-roadblock-to-online-success/ Also, Tyrone Shum has already opened his outsourcing course today and it might help you in the future. Here's his blog post about it: http://www.internetbusinesspath.com...ou-need-to-outsource-your-work-mass-outsource Good luck!