Do You Really Get What You Pay For?
When outsourcing your article writing, do you really get what you pay for in the way of quality?
My answer to this is “Yes and no”.
When sourcing an article writer you will very quickly see that there is a large variance on price.
Whilst some will write for only $1 per article, others will charge you at least $15-$20 per article, or even more.
Most people new to the game will pounce on these $1 articles but will very quickly realise that they will all have to be rewritten. This is because they either don’t make sense or they look like they’ve been written by someone who does not have English as their first language – in fact, this is the usual complaint people have after hiring a writer who charges ridiculously low prices.
If you’re ok to pay to get quality like this, then by all means go ahead. However, if you prefer that your articles will need only minor changes (if any), then it is time to realise you will have to pay more to get them.
The bottom line is this – if you want something written in native english, then you will have to pay more. This is because our standard of living is so much higher, and therefore we have to charge more. Also, if we were to offer our services offline, we would attract much higher prices – up into the hundreds of dollars per article. By paying under $100 per article, you are getting an absolute bargain!
In saying this though, there are many new writers out there who are initially focused on building their reputation. These people are prepared to charge less initially in return for some positive feedback on their work. I have done this, and I know others who have done the same. Like these people, as my reputation has grown, I have had to put up my prices in line with the demand for my writing work.
The downside of using a new writer of course is that you do not have the feedback of others to refer to, but a positive of this is that you are giving a new writer a go and you never know,they just might be fabulous!
For the most part, you do get what you pay for, so if you want quality you will definitely have to pay for it, but it will be worth it.
Not necessarily. Writers who aren’t native English speaker don’t automatically make their work subpar to native speakers. People simply don’t write the way they talk and vice versa.
You do get what you pay for, most of the time. A $1 article isn’t exactly eligible for a literary award, but in this economic downturn, how many companies/individuals willing to spend more or less $20 for content?
The answer lies somewhere in between. Quality professional writing services don’t demand for a deep pocket or for chump change.
Thanks Philip for your personal insight. And you’re right in some respects. Many companies are looking to pay less than what they did before and of course not all people write how they talk (I usually do though!).
On the other hand, any good writer will easily realise that they can put up their prices and still have plenty of work coming through, so why wouldn’t they? Of course this is based on my personal experience where in May I was charging almost a tenth of what I am now. As my reputation has grown, I have been able to put up my prices and my clients keep coming back for more.