Comments on: Outsourcing 101 – Finding Freelance Talent

By: Stephan Miller

Stephan Miller — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:19:22 +0000

Great post. I am tired of doing all this stuff myself and am looking for all the info I can get. My time is too valuable to do everything. Plus, not outsourcing things is probably why I have been stuck at an income plateau.

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:04:42 +0000

Hi there,

I’m not sure if I am the right person to ask for advice since I don’t actually sell my services… I’m the guy who buys them .

However, I encourage you to increase prices if your knowledge is highly specialized and in demand.

I guess the question you need to ask yourself would be, “how easy would it be to replace me?”

As for whether you should charge by the word… well, I can only speak from personal preference, which is to pay a flat fee by the article.

However, I have had reports and ebooks written for me in the past where they have charged me by the word…

I would suggest you do some investigating on various forums as to how and what people charge for writing in a specialized field.

Hope this helps,
Steven

By: mlankton

mlankton — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:45:07 +0000

I write a weekly article for someone else’s site. The reason I took this offer was to help my new site off the ground, and to reach a larger audience. After my first month, he doubled what he is paying, without me saying a word, which was nice.
Here’s my question: I am not necessarily writing for this site for the money, I’m doing it to help develop my own site. However, he is getting 1000+ word articles from me on topics that require specialized knowledge. Do you think that after another month or two I should ask him to pay me by the word? Right now, I figure we’re both getting a good deal, but when it comes right down to it, he would have to pay someone who knows less about my niche more money to write for him.
I appreciate your advice.
Thanks

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:46:26 +0000

Thanks Courtney, I appreciate your comments!
It took some trial and error until I found the right partners… but now we’re humming!

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:42:49 +0000

Great post and tips! It’s sad that my fellow writers out there have been dropping the ball. But I’m glad you’ve found a few great freelancers out there!