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Ordering Article Writing On Fiverr? A Waste Of Time/Money?

by arranrice
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Ok warriors,

So im trying to get articles wrote for my first micro niche website however ive ordered articles of two different sellers and after the first hour of purchase...

1) Seller said to be that his mother is ill and he can complete the article but at a later date.

2) The other seller said that he has been in a car crash and it would complete the article at a later date.

Is this some sort of joke? Is this a new method for article sellers to get extra time to complete an article? Or is is just bad luck for me?
#article #fiverr #ordering #time or money #waste #writing
  • Profile picture of the author arranrice
    Does anyone know any good article writing gigs that you can trust??
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  • Profile picture of the author JOSourcing
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    Originally Posted by arranrice View Post

    Ok warriors,

    So im trying to get articles wrote for my first micro niche website however ive ordered articles of two different sellers and after the first hour of purchase...

    1) Seller said to be that his mother is ill and he can complete the article but at a later date.

    2) The other seller said that he has been in a car crash and it would complete the article at a later date.

    Is this some sort of joke? Is this a new method for article sellers to get extra time to complete an article? Or is is just bad luck for me?
    The Fiverr model doesn't really provide for serious contracting. Try a different one: vWorker, Elance, oDesk, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by arranrice View Post

    Ordering Article Writing On Fiverr? A Waste Of Time/Money?
    Experiences there vary, doubtless.

    But wherever you source them, it's never going to be trivially easy reliably to find readable articles you'd be proud to have on a niche website for $5 each. I can easily recommend about 20 good article-writers right here, but nobody who'll work for $5.

    I'm not criticising at all - I'm just saying "don't expect this to be too easy", because that's a real bargain-basement price. (And the articles may need to be checked over or even edited quite a bit, too, if/when you find some.)
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    • Profile picture of the author Smallwheels
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      I can easily recommend about 20 good article-writers right here, but nobody who'll work for $5.
      I was thinking the same thing. Just researching the topic would take hours unless you went directly to an expert. How many true experts would give you an hour of their time for just $5?
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  • Profile picture of the author ttdub
    It seems a lot of people are happy with it. I haven't personally tried it myself though.
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  • Profile picture of the author datingworld
    quailty comes with money...
    please don't expect much with $5 article..
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  • Profile picture of the author AuthorityRush
    I love it! Yes, I have had good and bad. But mostly good to even great results. Look for gigs with a lot of positive ratings so you know there won't be any hassles. Here is a blog post with some actual gigs I have ordered that I felt did a great job, including writers.

    fiverr.com is your friend! - High PR | high PR network | SEO | entrepreneur : High PR | high PR network | SEO | entrepreneur

    If you find what you are looking for, leave a like, ok?
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  • Profile picture of the author ezmystic
    I've got some good articles fast off fiverr, look for 24 hour turnaround gigs, but you do have to put in quite detailed instructions about the gig
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonGrimes
    I'm not going to lie, there are some shady characters on Fiverr but there are also excellent sellers on there. I'd suggest picking out gigs with positive ratings.

    All the best,
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    • Profile picture of the author fin
      I suppose you have to decide if you want to build a business on cheap articles.

      I wrote a few 300 word articles on Fiverr. I basically just strung coherent sentences together. Didn't get any complaints though.

      If you think you'll get quality work then you're insane.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike Perry
      Originally Posted by JasonGrimes View Post

      I'm not going to lie, there are some shady characters on Fiverr but there are also excellent sellers on there. I'd suggest picking out gigs with positive ratings.

      All the best,
      Jason
      I would have to agree with Jason. There are some really talent writers on Fiver, just browse through the comments with writers with positive ratings. You will find one.

      Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author Rose Anderson
    You also have to decide if you want to try and build a long-term relationship with a writer. As Fluffy said, a good writer will not stay on Fiverr for long. Why should they when they can make a lot more money almost anywhere else? So you'll constantly be looking for new writers. There's nothing wrong with that but it can be time consuming.

    It also matters if you're trying to find a writer to use consistently for one blog so there's a specific style and voice.

    There are many good writers in the Warriors for Hire section of the forum that will stick with you long-term.

    Rose
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  • Profile picture of the author trevord92
    You could always use a site like iWriter

    A basic level 500 word article is $3 and you get to review it before paying for it.

    Quality at that level varies considerably and depending on where you're submitting to you may have to be an editor but certainly worth looking at.
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    • Profile picture of the author cooler1
      Originally Posted by trevord92 View Post

      You could always use a site like iWriter

      A basic level 500 word article is $3 and you get to review it before paying for it.

      Quality at that level varies considerably and depending on where you're submitting to you may have to be an editor but certainly worth looking at.
      I've never used iWriter. That sounds good. How many times can you reject an article though, it doesn't seem to mention this in the Q&A section?

      How much does a 500 word article usually cost if you select only top writers?
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        • Profile picture of the author brett301005
          I DON"T use Fiverr for article writing, its a bit hit and miss.

          iWriter.com costs $3 per article and if you choose your writer the article costs $5.

          The tactic is to start off submitting your job to the pool of writers for $3 and wait for jobs to come back. Review the article and if its not up to scratch have it written again. You only pay $3 when you except the job.

          There is a section to save your favorite writers for your future jobs and when you request your write the article will cost $5.

          Get your list of favorite writers and when you pay your $5 you know it doesn't need much in the way of editing. The extra $2 is worth it.

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          TextBrokers.com is another site I've had some good article written, it appeared they where all USA based authors. They cost $5 for approx 500 words.

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          Set it up for success, give the write as much help as possible, website for the competition or amazon pages for the product so they can read the reviews and 1 keyword per article. I personally found that if I gave them more keywords I had to do more editing to get the keyword count up.

          2% keyword density - I worded as 2 keywords per 100 words in the article.
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  • Profile picture of the author O0o0O
    You are not likely to find good quality articles on Fiverr because the writer does not profit $5. After $1 goes to fiverr and around 5 cents goes to PayPal, the writer is only making around $3.95 per article. You're not likely to get a good quality 400+ word article for that price. If you do, then you have found a good supplier.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave90210
    I would say yes, most are probably re written PLR articles anyway. I suggest finding a niche your passionate about and write the article or review yourself.
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  • Profile picture of the author xypoon
    Actually you should know what to expect for 5$. It probably won't be as good although in many cases the article will be if not good at least decent. So if you want something really good don't limit yourself to only 5$.
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  • Profile picture of the author chris1093
    I would use the warriors for hire forum personally. These people want to build their reputation and put out great work. They know that if their work isnt up to scratch the word will get out on the forum. You can find some amazing deals here. Plus you are continuing to help out fellow warriors who keep this place value filled.
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  • Profile picture of the author onegoodman
    There are some good article writers everywhere.

    I assume the guys you ordered from are sellers else where and probably they are not giving you priority for $5 as much as someone else who will be paying $10 somewhere else.

    I hired a programmer, who used at some point to make all type of excuses (his rate with me was low as he had no much work at the time) once work start coming he got contracts for much higher hourly rate than mine, once he start getting more project, he gave me all type of excuses (for months) why he can't work now and kept me waiting. I ended fire him.

    Good Article writers rate are getting higher, and even those who start on fiverr may at some point move to other websites (either their own or big places like elance, where they can determine $$$ that they want to get for a job) specially if they proved that they are professional enough to their customers.

    There are some professional writers here in warrior forum ( I hired one before and done a wonderful job for press release). If I ever published a PR again, I certainly will hire the same writer again.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChanceNine
    one main thing about fiverr is that it is full of scammers. You see 100% positive feedback but most of them have created other accounts and given themselves feedbacks.

    I have had some bad experiences with fiverr article ordering. They were really choppy that it seems like they have used a free spinner or something. (I ordered from a top seller with 100% positive).

    My advice is that there are so many good article writers you can find on here for a decent price. Just take a look at warriors for hire or warrior classifieds section.
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  • Profile picture of the author kseher77
    well I know a person there who have done writing for me. he is rated 100% there and always produces good articles intime. I have got 20 articles written by him in just 25$. you can try him.he is faheem1982
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  • Profile picture of the author Entrecon
    Whatn does their feedback look like? If I did end up using them I would reference their excuse in my feedback do they couldn't use the excuse again. I.e. Even with being in a car accident the seller was able to complete my job.
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  • Profile picture of the author 5rr
    always check their feedback then you can't go wrong.
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    • Profile picture of the author cashp0wer
      As an article writer in the past I don't think you can expect high quality writing for only $5.00 each. You may be able to find some good article writers on oDesk or Elance, however.
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  • Profile picture of the author purpleraven
    Many people take fiverr seriously because they are using the site to break into writing. Believe it or not many people write for others for less than $3.95. With fiverr writers can gain a reputation, find a good writer and stick with them. Just be aware that they may go up in prices once they become established.
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    The output that you get from any article writer will be consistent with the skills that the writer possesses.

    Most "writers" -- and I use that term loosely -- on Fiverr are looking to take advantage of the idiots who think good articles can be written for a few dollars.

    It is occasionally possible to get a good writer on Fiverr, but only when the writer has talent, but has yet to understand the value that they give to others.

    If you can catch one of those people with real talent, who lack the confidence to charge what their work is worth to people, then you can get a good writer on Fiverr.

    But eventually, the cream of the crop will realize what their product is worth to people, and they will be expected to be paid accordingly.

    If I were to find a quality writer on Fiverr, I would try to convince them to work for me exclusively, and I would pay them $10 an article to ensure that I was at the top of their schedule at all times.

    Then as their confidence grows, as it always will, I will pay them what I need to pay them to keep them on my payroll.

    I have gotten lucky this way before, and I am sure I will again... But truth be told, I don't shop in Fiverr to find writers.
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  • Profile picture of the author SEOWizard417
    Fiverr is definitely a mixed bag. Lotta bad providers on there. Plenty of writers in the warrior for hire section here as well. Odesk is another option.
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  • Profile picture of the author stevenfabian
    Surprise, surprise. Family tragedy is something even I encounter a lot on Fiverr, but it all seems bogus to me. The worst part is that even "express gigs" have these issues.

    However, there are some great writers over there, you just have to find them. Sort by keyword and popularity, and if someone has more than 50-60 positive review, hire them! Also, I always order BELOW 2-3 days completion time, as I don't want to waste my time waiting for an article.

    If I were you, I wouldn't give up on Fiverr, because it's cheap and once you manage to find someone really good, you have a winner. But you could definitely try other options mentioned above.

    All the best,
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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    Well you say
    Seller said to be that his mother is ill.

    Here are some of the favorite of mine.
    1) Dog has cancer.
    2) Uncle in the hospital right now.
    3) Getting a divorce this year.

    They all have one thing in common. Yeah, they take my money.
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    • Profile picture of the author irawr
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      Originally Posted by seobro View Post

      Here are some of the favorite of mine.
      1) Dog has cancer.
      2) Uncle in the hospital right now.
      3) Getting a divorce this year.
      I had something similar happen on Ebay a few different times when winning an auction super cheap (like 50% of what it's "worth".)

      #1 Somebody broke into my house and stole your item so I'm sorry I have to refund.

      #2 I accidentally spilled dr. pepper all over your item

      #3 And the always fun "Sorry I sold the item to somebody else."
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  • Profile picture of the author eshoppingez
    It happens to me all the time. I just give them 24 hours, and it they're not able to send it in that time, I send the work to another writer. I'm not sure if they're doing this to get a pay rise. I mean, why would they do that when they know my prices are fixed? There are a lot of lazy people out there though; time wasters who get work and never complete it. I can never understand their mindset, but unfortunately, that's a fact.
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  • Profile picture of the author dreamer90
    im a ok writer, but needed some added boost to article wriitng and i ordered off of fiver.. and it was with no success.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mav91890
    I used tp use fiver for selling article gigs. When I was just testing it out I was selling a gig - 3 300 word seo optimized articles. I got a lot of orders and everyone was happy with my work. It was decent content but after getting 40 orders in a short amount of time i realized I was working too much for too little pay.
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  • Profile picture of the author RnGWriter
    Fiverr is a great resource to use If you have some writing skills yourself but do not want to write all the time. For $5, you will get the written word but do not rely of the quality on the written word. Most (if not all) good writers on Fiverr only work there to build a client base and increase their rates as soon as they have done that.
    As for your "misfortunes" it can be true. I once worked with a client, a member of whose family died every time she was scheduled to pay me. Incidentally she did pay me eventually so I do not think she was lying .
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    I have found good writers right here.
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      I bought my Rolex from Walmart. Any questions?
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      • Profile picture of the author RnGWriter
        Originally Posted by absoluteallen View Post

        I bought my Rolex from Walmart. Any questions?
        Did you get the special offer where you get a Tiffany bracelet free with every Rolex? :rolleyes:
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        • Profile picture of the author absoluteallen
          Originally Posted by RnGWriter View Post

          Did you get the special offer where you get a Tiffany bracelet free with every Rolex? :rolleyes:
          I did! Gave it to my lady - turned her wrist green. I want a refund!

          I mean, quality is subjective right? Anyone can get a real Rolex + a Tiffany bracelet for $100. It's still quality wouldn't you say?

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          • Profile picture of the author Christopher Fox
            Well, a couple people here pimping the fantastic quality of work available on fiverr. Let's have one of these or three:



            I would prefer the traditional ROFLMAO bouncy smilie thingy, but I can only work with what the forum gods bestow upon me through the reply to thread screen.

            From the link in post #7, we have this delightful gem:

            full time staff the you outsource

            the you, huh? What the hell does that mean?

            And, from the link in post #9, we get this articulate piece o' prose:

            Are articles are SEO friendly

            Hmmm ... Are you trying to ask a question or did you forget that ARE does not equal OUR?

            Ummm ... yea. You get what you pay for on fiverr. Pay bananas and get monkeys to work for ya. Or at least people who won't proofread the diarrhea of the fingertips they pump out.

            Classic. I couldn't have scripted a better setup. "Yea, fiverr is GREAT!!! Take a look at this fine stuff if you don't believe me."

            Sorry, not sold. I don't believe you. The proof is in the pudding.

            All you writers out there bookmark this thread so you can easily find it next week or next month when the next 'Is fiverr okay to get writing from' thread pops up.
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    I have personally never gotten a good writer from there before.

    The reviews do not always tell the truth. Hundreds of positive reviews, the result I got was just passable and I do not even dare put it up without doing any sort of manual editing first.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ashera
    99centarticles has a great WSO thread somewhere on here- its $5 for 500 words and I can't say enough good things about it.
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  • Profile picture of the author samjaynz
    To be fair you are going to struggle to get a quality article for $5. You might get a unique article. You might get a bunch if sentences strung together that make sense. You might get an article that passes the Copyscape uniqueness test.

    But will you get a quality article for $5? In my opinion, you'd be better off putting that Fiver(r) on 0 on the roulette table - you'd get a better return on investment.
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  • Profile picture of the author penny_zf
    On Fiverr and on outsourcing sites, you have to read their feedback, their reviews or perhaps request for a test paragraph, just to be sure their English is good. I have used vworker with very good results. I used Fiverr to ebook covers and got a real good deal with one designer.
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  • Profile picture of the author prbindia
    I am writing articles on fiverr i am giving 400 word article for $5 and i am happy with the amount i am receiving cause writing a 400 word article will take 30-35 minute of time and in my country $5 is more then enough for me
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  • Profile picture of the author Victoralexon
    Check out any of these sites: www.constant-content.com, www.textbroker.com, www.textbroker.co.uk, www.vworker.com, www.freelancer.com, www.iwriter.com, www.odesk.com, www.elance.com, www.guru.com, and The Content Authority.

    You could also take a look in the 'Warriors for Hire' section.

    Also start a thread in this part of the forum: 'Wanted - Members Looking To Hire You'.
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  • Profile picture of the author Billy Levin
    I've got a writing gig going on Fiverr and all of my customers are very happy with my service thus far. I'm not trying to advertise my gigs, just letting you know that some people are satisfied, you just need to find the right gig.
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  • Profile picture of the author rooze
    Why put cheap, low quality work on your own website? People will read it and think "this is a cheap, low quality website".

    Would it hurt so much to pay someone $12 for an article instead of $5? And then, when you see that the quality is good, pay $14, $16 and more.
    Building your site around good quality content should more than pay for the slight pricing differential on content procurement. Just think about what Google is doing to reduce the visibility of cheap, low quality content. Why pay for something that's an instant target for Google bots. It doesn't make any sense. You're buying the content to try and attract more visitors and at the same time you're saying to the organization who can deliver those visitors, "look at me, I have a site full of cheap, low quality content".
    So to answer your question, it isn't bad luck that your $5 article writers have gone AWOL, it's good luck. Get your money back and head on over to the 'for hire' section on WF, or Elance.
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    • Profile picture of the author markhimeb
      Originally Posted by rooze View Post

      Why put cheap, low quality work on your own website? People will read it and think "this is a cheap, low quality website".
      Of course, it would. You don't seem (or don't want to, which is totally respectable if you are a writer yourself, providing a writing service here in WF) to understand the fact that there are people here who can't really afford paying $12 for a single article (!!!), when they pay $7.99 to host their multiple sites in Hostgator.

      In my opinion, quality doesn't have a linear relation with price, although price may be crucial in some cases. I've paid $12 for articles that didn't worth more than others for which I paide $3.5 in iwriter.com

      So, in conclusion I'd suggest to anyone go in iwriter.com order a number of articles, approve the ones that he likes and disapprove those that don't match his needs and when he finds a good writer stick with him. That's what I'm doing and I can ensure you that my sites are full of good quality content
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      • Profile picture of the author rooze
        Originally Posted by markhimeb View Post

        Of course, it would. You don't seem (or don't want to, which is totally respectable if you are a writer yourself, providing a writing service here in WF) to understand the fact that there are people here who can't really afford paying $12 for a single article (!!!), when they pay $7.99 to host their multiple sites in Hostgator.
        I respect your opinion. I do understand the financial constraints that people are under, but to take the example of the OP, this person ordered multiple $5 articles. I would personally have preferred to order fewer articles but pay a little more for each.
        And yes, I agree that a higher price doesn't always result in better quality. But there are many very competent writers in the $15-$20 / 800 word region, yet far fewer in the $4 range. (remembering that Fiverr only pays $4 for each gig).

        On your other point, I'm not an article writer nor am I looking for any work. But I do pay for content frequently so I'm trying to pass along a bit of the reasoning that I use when finding writers for various niches. I have many articles which I've bought and paid for but never published to my site, because of various factors including quality. Almost all of the unused stuff is where I've tried to pinch a few pennies and ended up with something that just doesn't quite make the grade.
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    • Profile picture of the author bebetsizo
      Not all writers are bad, I have used it before and have got amazing results. Try using https://www.peopleperhour.com
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    • Profile picture of the author irawr
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      Originally Posted by rooze View Post

      Why put cheap, low quality work on your own website? People will read it and think "this is a cheap, low quality website".

      Would it hurt so much to pay someone $12 for an article instead of $5? And then, when you see that the quality is good, pay $14, $16 and more.
      Building your site around good quality content should more than pay for the slight pricing differential on content procurement. Just think about what Google is doing to reduce the visibility of cheap, low quality content. Why pay for something that's an instant target for Google bots. It doesn't make any sense. You're buying the content to try and attract more visitors and at the same time you're saying to the organization who can deliver those visitors, "look at me, I have a site full of cheap, low quality content".
      So to answer your question, it isn't bad luck that your $5 article writers have gone AWOL, it's good luck. Get your money back and head on over to the 'for hire' section on WF, or Elance.
      I agree completely, 12$ per 500 words and I have good writers asking me for jobs. I usually pay a little more, but I don't understand why people screw around? The point of hiring is to get work done, it you can't get it done consistently then you're wasting time.

      Seriously, if you know what you're doing then 3$ per 100 words is still insanely cheap. I have a few people who have basically told me (at that rate) that they will write anything for me, and they're great writers.
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  • Profile picture of the author markhimeb
    if you're looking for articles of this quality then I'd suggest you look into iwriter.com

    That's where I cover all my seo writing needs
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  • Profile picture of the author sundown16
    Fiverr is good for a lot of small jobs such as banner creation or building a quick
    hub page or lens ...but not for articles
    wouldn't dream of it
    go to professional writers, I use a site called Weaving Thoughts
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  • Profile picture of the author IMHunter
    Fiverr have great writers. I always had great experiences with them. They deliver quality work and most importantly they deliver on time. Just order from some one who has a good reputation.
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    • Profile picture of the author Christopher Fox
      Originally Posted by IMHunter View Post

      Fiverr have great writers. I always had great experiences with them. They deliver quality work and most importantly they deliver on time. Just order from some one who has a good reputation.
      We heard this before. In this thread. Did you read my post #46? People with good reputation and all ...
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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    You basically have 3 kinds of people selling writing gigs on Fiverr-

    1) People who are horrible writers.

    2) People who can write well but don't know how to market their services.

    3) People who are just trying to get a foot in the door, then upsell to bigger and better services.

    Weeding through the bad ones can be tough though, so I recommend a different site (like elance.com or odesk)
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  • Profile picture of the author iyke20024
    You should try... paying more to your writer..

    There are many business online who can write and deliver as promised...

    Just google...

    Its better this way becasue they can not give any excuse for not completing your Job.. This is their full time Job.. and can give better result..

    Jonathan
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  • Profile picture of the author gasman
    I'm sure that there are good writers on fiverr, but if you are having trouble finding one, why don't you check the warriors for hire section here on the forum. There are some very good writers who's prices are comparable to the people on fiverr. It's much easier to stay in contact with them too.
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  • Profile picture of the author visimedia
    lol, I ordered multiple times with fiverr n they're just fine, including the writing quality. just try iwriter, and that's a much better place than fiverr for content writing.
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  • Profile picture of the author extrememan
    Could you provide links to these sellers for use to review there sales pages please on fiverr? These two sound fishy..
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by articlewriter03 View Post

      Check articlewriter03 on fiverr. You would never look else where for your article projects.
      Originally Posted by extrememan View Post

      Could you provide links to these sellers for use to review there sales pages please on fiverr? These two sound fishy..
      Carl, it's just another scumbag spammer digging up a three year old thread to pimp the gig in his sig.

      Edit: The spammer is gone, so it may be time to let this thread go back to sleep...
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      • Profile picture of the author extrememan
        Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

        Carl, it's just another scumbag spammer digging up a three year old thread to pimp the gig in his sig.

        Edit: The spammer is gone, so it may be time to let this thread go back to sleep...
        I didn't know that. Thanks for the heads up!
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    iWriter is way better than Fiverr.
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  • Profile picture of the author DrForum
    Originally Posted by arranrice View Post

    Ok warriors,

    So im trying to get articles wrote for my first micro niche website however ive ordered articles of two different sellers and after the first hour of purchase...

    1) Seller said to be that his mother is ill and he can complete the article but at a later date.

    2) The other seller said that he has been in a car crash and it would complete the article at a later date.

    Is this some sort of joke? Is this a new method for article sellers to get extra time to complete an article? Or is is just bad luck for me?
    Hi,
    It can be both true and also a way of having the clients have the time extended to finish up the work. One thing you need to do is go through the profiles of each client, it will give you a clue of who they are and how their previous works have been. With a lot of negative ratings, you will get a hint that the person is not a qualified and reliable client. On the other hand, when the profile has positives that outdo negatives, then know that what they are telling you is absolutely true. Online clients and working has its sevral challenges too.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Streby
    I mean, the quality of work needed isn't always top notch. There are various strategies where all you'd really need is legible chicken scratch and that content has served it's purpose. Not saying I necessarily condone this practice but lets face it, people out there do these things.

    If you want the good stuff you need to pay for it, plain and simple & there are quite a number of sources that specialize in this field and they take care of the weeding-out process for you by testing and rating their content producers. Their services just come at a pretty penny, or nickel in many cases.
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  • Profile picture of the author SeanSupplee
    Just because someone is on Fiverr does not mean their work sucks. You can very well find a great writer on here but most likely they are not charging $5 instead their artilces will be $20 +

    Good investment?

    It depends, you really need to work your articles besides plopping them up on your website is 1/3 the battle but there is a good bit of work that needs to go into it after for it to drive traffic to your site.

    Highest quality content and then backing it up is now the name of the game, yes it costs money or time but it pays off in the long run.
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  • Profile picture of the author arikakarim1
    Originally Posted by arranrice View Post

    1) Seller said to be that his mother is ill and he can complete the article but at a later date.
    2) The other seller said that he has been in a car crash and it would complete the article at a later date.

    Is this some sort of joke? Is this a new method for article sellers to get extra time to complete an article? Or is is just bad luck for me?
    I think these two seller won't be able to complete your work within the scheduled time, they want some more extra time. So they made this kind of issue.
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  • Profile picture of the author st0nec0ld
    Too many bad reviews for Fiverr, think twice.
    If you think $8 article is too much for a quality content then compare it to $5 content you'll spent on fiverr.
    I recommend needanarticle
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  • Profile picture of the author ferrhyhill
    You get what you pay for!

    Think about it, Fiverr takes 20% of what the writer makes: how well would you write for peanuts???!

    I would use a professional service, like someone off a the for hire section here, or someone like blackhatcontent.com
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      The original post you are replying to is over 3 years old. Either the issue has been resolved or the person has quit.

      Either way, spamming cloaked affiliate links and adding null content one-liners for sig exposure isn't helping things.


      Originally Posted by Kherk Roldan View Post

      in fiverr? i recommend this gig https://www.fiverr.com/amitbt/write-...6-05da426330a3

      he got 15800 positive reviews
      Originally Posted by arikakarim1 View Post

      I think these two seller won't be able to complete your work within the scheduled time, they want some more extra time. So they made this kind of issue.
      Originally Posted by irawr View Post

      I agree completely, 12$ per 500 words and I have good writers asking me for jobs. I usually pay a little more, but I don't understand why people screw around? The point of hiring is to get work done, it you can't get it done consistently then you're wasting time.

      Seriously, if you know what you're doing then 3$ per 100 words is still insanely cheap. I have a few people who have basically told me (at that rate) that they will write anything for me, and they're great writers.
      Originally Posted by yougpeter View Post

      i use this dude for writing service. Link
      Originally Posted by st0nec0ld View Post

      Too many bad reviews for Fiverr, think twice.
      If you think $8 article is too much for a quality content then compare it to $5 content you'll spent on fiverr.
      I recommend needanarticle
      Originally Posted by ferrhyhill View Post

      You get what you pay for!

      Think about it, Fiverr takes 20% of what the writer makes: how well would you write for peanuts???!

      I would use a professional service, like someone off a the for hire section here, or someone like blackhatcontent.com
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  • Profile picture of the author vour1995
    If you want great professional article writing service delivered at the stated time-frame, you should be able to part with 50$ at the least but with fiverr you have to work with what you get. It's tough to get a good writer on fiverr but there are many great writers on fiverr for sure.
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  • Profile picture of the author dlane1987
    I've got some good articles from fiver but you need to pick them carefully as it is easy to get stung.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve L
    Originally Posted by arranrice View Post

    Ok warriors,

    So im trying to get articles wrote for my first micro niche website however ive ordered articles of two different sellers and after the first hour of purchase...

    1) Seller said to be that his mother is ill and he can complete the article but at a later date.

    2) The other seller said that he has been in a car crash and it would complete the article at a later date.

    Is this some sort of joke? Is this a new method for article sellers to get extra time to complete an article? Or is is just bad luck for me?
    Yea, you can't pay $5 for an article and expect it to be anything but a 'spun' article that is barely makes any sense.
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  • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
    And you wonder why you are not making money
    3 yrs old, you noms a replying to problem that would have been fixed by now by the pirates on fiverr
    this is a thread that scumbag spammer raise from the dead to spam their signature link
    mods let this rest
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  • Profile picture of the author Jake Sacks
    I use iwriter for these needs recently.


    You can basically price your article at whatever you want. However, the lower you go the higher the likelihood the article will be spun or terrible.


    Try to stay in at least the $5 range and advertise you want a writer that has at minimum 4.5 stars.


    Really great service.
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    • Profile picture of the author H-D-Hill
      I've used both Iwriter and Fiverr. I wouldn't bother with either one again. There may be good writers on fiverr but you have to slog through a mess of poorly worded articles, spun articles and outright plagiarized articles to find a few decent writers. Not worth the effort.
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  • Profile picture of the author trip3980
    Originally Posted by arranrice View Post

    Ok warriors,

    So im trying to get articles wrote for my first micro niche website however ive ordered articles of two different sellers and after the first hour of purchase...

    1) Seller said to be that his mother is ill and he can complete the article but at a later date.

    2) The other seller said that he has been in a car crash and it would complete the article at a later date.

    Is this some sort of joke? Is this a new method for article sellers to get extra time to complete an article? Or is is just bad luck for me?
    One if the biggest problems today is a lack of loyalty and relationship building with artist and content creators in business. sometimes when your paying an expert often you are also paying for his contacts and reputation that comes with it. so what this means is say the artist or content creator goes out of commission he can often pass on the work to one of his buddies to do the work for him weather you know it or not. When you approach fiver or a flyby night content creator they often have no real risk to loosing you in the process other then a quick buck. another words you get what you pay for. I have been doing content creation for over 20 years I can tell you from experience the cheaper you go the harder it is to find good qualified people. Sometimes the relationship or business arrangement has to be mutual. not just the golden rule. IE whoever has the gold rules.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jan Brzeski
    You are going to find some great writers on Fiverr. You will also find some terrible writers/writers who can't even speak the language they are promising you they will write in. You should search for article writing on Fiverr and then filter your search to only sellers with high feedback and a good reputation on the site.

    Cheers,
    Jan
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  • Profile picture of the author aznsparks
    It wouldn't be good content, but you may be able to get content without serious grammar issues. If that's the case you could pull something, but you won't grow big in the long run without real writers.
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  • Profile picture of the author T S Chan
    Not all fiverr sellers are lousy, there are some good ones.

    You need to do some due diligence before placing your orders (ie: check their fiverr ratings and customer reviews)

    Normally I order from level 2 or top rated sellers.

    No problems so far.

    Hope it helps
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  • Profile picture of the author sansui
    When searching for writers on Fiverr,
    always look under Recommended and
    read the reviews.

    Doing it this way,you will always
    find the best writers,and you will
    be happy about the results.
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  • Profile picture of the author kimanierick
    All writers giving feedback like that? i doubt it is true and if they are genuine then you might be very unlucky. I would suggest you post your job at i writer. You will get quality article writers but quality will depend with the amount of cash that you are ready to part with. I advice you to post it on the premium level and you shall not be disappointed. thank you and all the best.
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