A good content writer can be hard to find
I’m always astounded on the number of so called ‘content writers’ and ‘copy writers’ out there on the internet that are willing to work for ridiculously low rates, producing poor quality work and are effectively tarnishing the industry with sub-standard work. Don’t get me wrong I’m all for outsourcing work, if it’s done correctly and both parties know full well what they are getting into. But, on most of the freelance websites there seems to be an overwhelmingly large number of, for want of a better word *crap* writers out there who will either do a piss poor job or try and be ultra-cheeky and even outsource the work to another sweat shop of writers. But, from the clients perspective as long as they get the work back on time, and it reads semi-okay they’ll be happy to pay the asking price, and it doesn’t matter if Lee Xian Yung or Rajesh only got paid $.50c per 500 words. I mean come on, do you really expect to draw in floods of traffic if the article you have is littered with grammatical mistakes and reads about as well as ‘The Nation’ – for those of you unfamiliar with this publication, it’s one of the few English newspapers that is distributed in Thailand. You can usually find a multitude of spelling, punctuation and grammar errors just on the front page. However, if you’re lucky enough to find an expert content writer who will work for peanuts then good on ya! But sooner or later the writer will realize he can get higher paid work elsewhere, and you’re left playing the a ‘hit or miss’ game again. It’s far better to go with someone who charges a bit more from the outset, define the contractual terms and start a long term working relationship. Doing it this way will save you heaps in the long run anyway. So however attractive it is at first to go someone who bids the lowest price for your project, it’s worth pausing and thinking for a moment. Just ask yourself is this person going to do a good job? What work have they done before? Are they trustworthy and reliable? Will they deliver on time? By applying the rules we follow in everyday business life in real life, and transferring them to business relationships we have over the net, we stand ourselves in better stead for forming more effective working relationships.
