Poor quality articles.

by TomC123

Posted: 13 years ago 23 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

I outsourced some articles and they came back pretty poor. The content is useful and original though.

I don't particularly want to upload this to my ezinearticles account, because even if they do get accepted I don't want to be putting shoddy outsourced articles on there.

Is there anywhere I can upload them that doesn't have as strict quality control?

#articles #poor #quality

AFI 13 years ago

Why don't you just edit them yourself and still use them on Ezine? Just revamp them and use them.
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Sheryl Polomka 13 years ago

Personally, if I were you I would contact the writer and ask for them to be done again. Some writers won't care and wouldn't bother doing them again for you, but many writers will do them again to keep a good reputation.

Otherwise, do a quick rewrite so that they are good enough to publish.
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healingoasis 13 years ago

I agree, bring it up to the writer if they refuse then it should only take a few to run through and re-write them.
I actually ran into a problem like this recently, the terrible thing was the writer did try to re-write them for me but he just wasn't able to make them fluent, error free English. So I paid him and told him not to worry about it. I ended up having to re-write them myself.
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DanielleLynnCopy 13 years ago

I second the motion to rewrite the articles before you submit them (or ask your writer to do them again.)

You don't want to build your business on bad content, even if you're just using them for links.
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- Sandor Verebi 13 years ago
  
  Hi Tom,
  
  This case also demonstrates that the outsourced article should be proofread, especially when you are working with a new or inexperienced writer. If I were you, I'd rewrite them, if your writer is unable to fix the questioned parts - as suggested above.
  
  My next step would be to seek another writer.
  
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- johngibb123 Banned 13 years ago
  
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  aminwasu 13 years ago
  
  I had the same problem. I tried to rewrite them and ended up spending the same time as if I could write them myself.
  
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  Istvan Horvath 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by johngibb123
  
  Some people cannot write if their native language is not "english"..
  
  Tell that to Vladimir Nabokov... originally, he used to be a Russian writer before he became famous as an American writer :p
  
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  Alexa Smith Banned 13 years ago
  
  Not to mention Tom Stoppard, probably the world's leading and most successful playwright, who used to be a Czechoslovakian (as it was known then) writer before becoming an English writer.
  
  Not to mention Jacob Bronowski, who used to be a Polish writer before becoming one of the world's bestselling English writers in the 1970's.
  
  Etc. etc.
  
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  bnwebm 13 years ago
  
  True, but Nabokov was raised in a trilingual home and was exposed not only to the English language at an early age, but also it's nuances. Realistically, an article writer, particularly one from a non-English speaking childhood, isn't likely to understand the fine tuning of their non-native language. I understand French but mangle the language verbally, because I wasn't immersed in a French-speaking culture as a child.
  Bottom line, you can tell if an article was written by someone who was raised without consistent exposure to a language they attempt to write. The result, rather than flowing, has sudden grammatically correct (but not verbally used in the native language) stops. The writing itself isn't wrong, but awkward.
  
  Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath
  
  Tell that to Vladimir Nabokov... originally, he used to be a Russian writer before he became famous as an American writer :p
  
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tobyR 13 years ago

I wouldn't upload them to any directory if you feel the content is not upto much. Re write them (or have it done for you) before submitting - there's already so much average stuff out there, why get tarred with the same brush ?
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phaproduction 13 years ago

Yeah...try out a few, once u get the gem that writes well, stick with him/her
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- Alexa Smith Banned 13 years ago
  
  I agree with "all the above", really.
  
  One way or another, you need to improve the articles, rather than lowering the standard of sites where you use them.
  
  And get looking for other writers: outsourcing is a bit of a numbers game. There's no completely reliable way of telling who's going to turn out to be both (a) good enough and (b) reliable enough, and you should always be looking for potential writers, really.
  
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  Kay King 13 years ago
  
  I agree - to a point. You mention there is "useful and original content" but the articles are "poor".
  
  That tells me you probably outsourced to the cheapest writers you could find. When you do that you should plan to do some basic rewriting of articles as you are probably hiring someone with either no experience or with challenges in the area of English usage.
  
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- johnsander1 13 years ago
  
  The thing that attracts visitors that is quality if there is no quality then there is no need to publish them at any directory because it will put negative impression. its better to waste them and write new ones.
  Recently Google updated its algorithm for low quality sites so stay away from the kinds of writers who have not creativity.
  
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ContentYogi 13 years ago

Unless you have the time to rewrite the articles yourself, I would put it on a blog outside of my website. Like Squidoo or Blogger...
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Flamboyantegg 13 years ago

Definitely bring it up with the writer, like it's been said, any writer worth paying money to will be happy to ensure the product they're delivering is up to the standard their clients are expecting.

Worst comes to worst, you get a snippy email back from them and now know that you'll HAVE to do some editing yourself to bring it up to a standard you find acceptable.

Definitely the best solution as you've got a good chance of a fantastic outcome (rewrite of articles and refining your writers abilities) and worst case you end up doing what you're already considering doing.
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Moneyerr 13 years ago

You must provide value, that is the thing that attracts most. If there is no quality then there is no need to publish them at any directory because it will put negative impression. I suggest you to outsource good writers with great reputation or write these articles yourself.
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- bretski 13 years ago
  
  I've been sick for a few days so this may be a dream of some sort. Are you telling me that there is a thread on here promoting quality articles and not a hint of "spin those articles into 10 other articles with super-dooper-$hit-spinner and blast those puppies out to 100 article directories"? I think I still have a fever....
  
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  Kay King 13 years ago
  
  How much did you pay for this article?
  
  That fact seems to be missing here.
  
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markowe 13 years ago

Sigh, there's so much crap out there, do we really want to add to it..?

If you want to get by cheaply, I would find a first-year student (preferably in an Arts subject) who wants to supplement their income while at college and form a relationship with them, keep work coming their way, teach them something about researching content, SEO etc. They ought to have enough writing skills to outdo that non-native $1-an-article guy every time. Pretty much a win-win - I would have been blown away to be offered $5-$10 to write articles when I was a student as I found writing a piece of cake (and still do).

P.S. I am basically bilingual in English and Serbian and would still NEVER dare write anything in Serbian for publication. A native speaker is a native speaker.
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TomC123 13 years ago

Haha, I like the way this thread is going.

I admit I didn't pay much. I think I will just rewrite them myself and remember not to get articles from the same place again.

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cliveohagan 13 years ago

In my opinion and experience, nothing beats writing your own subject matter. Even if you consider yourself a poor writer, the fact that you know your own subject matter means you are well ahead of the posse when it comes to being expert about your chosen subject.

Get a writer to tidy it up for you afterwards if you need to, this can cost far less than writing from scratch, the subject matter is correct and the document looks fresh and highly polished.

Regards,

Clive.
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Oneal Degrassi 13 years ago

Low quality articles will make you look like an idiot who's trying to make money online, and kill any momentum you've already gathered. Ditch those articles and leave it to "a lesson learned."

Not to mention that if you're looking for SE rankings for them, the recent Google algo updates are slapping poor quality - and Bing already ignores shoddy stuff.
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