Please Rate Your Writers To Fellow Members

My "problem" is that my standards are just way to high. I attempted to outsource, but, not matter how much I paid, I have never been able to find the type of end-product that I'm looking for. When in a rush, I do let my fair share of grammar and spelling mistakes slip through, however, when I write for myself...I write VERY well....

I don't have much experience to share since I haven't outsourced very much.

I imagine that even some excellent writers would get bad reviews from time to time. Some people are never satisfied and are essentially picky perfectionists. Also, even among famous writers there are different "styles" that appeal to different people. It would be very challenging to know it the writing was actually bad or was the reviewer bad.

It is nice to not want others to get ripped off by writing scammers. If you read through the WSO's and the Hire section I doubt if they last very long. Members usually post blunt comments about their results.

In other news, a lot of the people assembling burgers at McDonald's have no intention of EVER becoming professional chefs at four-star restaurants. They just want a paycheck.

Unfortunately, those who do want to be professional chefs are not going to go assemble burgers at McDonald's for $8 an hour.

Similarly, I am not going to write keyword articles for 60 cents every hundred words. It's just plain not going to happen. I'm not giving you a free sample, either.

But this doesn't mean McDonald's should close down all their restaurants, nor does it mean that all the schlock-shovelers who buy a hundred keyword articles at a time - but won't spend more than $300 for them - need to shut their doors and get a "real" business plan.

We all talk a good game about how everyone can have success and the law of attraction will make us all rich, but somebody needs to scrub the toilets.

I'm not gonna do it.

So no matter how sad it might make me that Jane or Pablo or Nguyen is just in it for a few bucks right now, instead of building a self-sufficient business that will lead to a comfortable lifestyle... I'm still pretty glad there are people doing that.

Because that's what means I don't have to scrub the toilets, assemble burgers at McDonald's, or write a hundred articles for $300.

I have used a few writers from here that I have been highly dissatisfied with. But as KJ said, I won't be naming names,I just won't use them again or recommend them.
Same with some script installers and site designers.
On the other hand if you see me name someone you will be assured they went well above and beyond what was expected.
Both quality and customer service are very highly rated in my book.

Has anyone marketed themselves successfully here, on WF, for $30-$50 per article? This may be a huge misconception, however, those prices (no matter how good you are), don't seem like they'd stand a chance against $1-$5 per article writers here. I haven't even attempted to market my writing here because I believe I'm worth alot more than that AND...at least it 'appears' like many here have been conditioned by all the very low priced article writing services....

This may not be true in all cases, however, I've tried purchasing articles for $5...let's just say....you get what you pay for....

I'm just starting out with outsourcing writing and I'm going about it cautiously.
I thought i'd describe the process I'm following.

I'm looking in the warriors for hire section. I check the advert for anyone offering writing services - and if the English on the advert isn't up to scratch I stop looking and move on.

If the English on the sales page is acceptable I then look to see any samples they have provided. Although I'm aware that the sample article could always have been outsourced to another writer, I can at least see if the quality means I should proceed to a purchase.

I'll read testimonials - but don't base my decision off of them completely. I've seen a number of rave reviews, yet when I look at the sample it's not of the quality I would put on my site. It at least gives an indication that you will receive something.

Once i've identified a writer I want to try I will go with an order. This won't be a big order, but enough that I can see what the delivery times are like and the quality.
It's also for an amount of money that I'm okay with losing if the worst will happen.

I figure in most cases I'll be able to salvage the articles if they are disappointing, but will scrub the writer off my list.

I've only just started this process, and I'm confident that the first writer I'm trying will work out, but I will also try to find a couple of back up writers as good writers will tend to be busy

I would also say I'm not sure if I would rely on a thread rating writers either, just because everyone has different ideas regarding quality and cost etc.

I think it's a good thing the WF prohibits people from naming names for bad writers or whatever because as Janice Sperry said, probably even the best writers would get complaints.

Sometimes it's personality clash, sometimes a style clash and sometimes a client will never be happy with anyone else's work because they're stuck on the way they would have written it "if they had the time" and refuse to believe anything else could be as good.

Oh, and then there are the clients who change the work before using it and complain when it doesn't work. LOL The list could go on...

I am NOT saying this to complain, I'm just pointing out that negative reviews may not be all that helpful, just as good reviews aren't when they're posted by the person's friends who really have no clue what they're like to work with.

I think the best we can do is encourage people who really do like a writer's (or any other provider's) work to sing their praises--citing some specifics about what they liked--when they see the opportunity.

As for article pricing, cindybidar is right when she says, "When people start talking about what's acceptable pay for writers, there is a vast disconnect between offline and online businesses."

I wouldn't even touch a 500-word article project for less than $250, and I usually get paid more than that. I just spend way too much time researching, fact-checking, writing, polishing and even positioning the article for that particular audience to do it for less.

Obviously, I know that won't fly here in WF. But you can find audiences that value all that work elsewhere.

The saturation of so called 'article marketers' is just getting absurd. I used to write articles at $.04 per word and I thought that was extremely low. It's not just that you get what you pay for either - you get who you pay for as well.

I've started wading into copywriting now - picking up some material from John Carlton and a bunch of the old favorites. Now I can see just how vast the divide between those you find writing for scraps and those making a wealthy living off of writing really is.

Oh, this thread was about good writers? I'm cheap and thus have yet to find a good writer to outsource to on these threads. Not to mention that I much prefer to write my own copy (yes, even article marketing is copy).