Most Writting Services On This Site Are Laughable!

I never mentioned I paid $5 for an article. I did say I should charge $5 an article with my poor grammar and writing skills to write articles myself.

For your information I paid $25 for the article I'm referring too not $5. I did leave out the price, I paid $25 not $5.

A lot of people ask to write for us, even native USA residents. And price aside, as it makes no difference with the craft itself, here are some things we’ve found:

- Many people have excellent focus and issues they address in their content. However, the craft of writing itself is often lacking, even in USA native residents.

- Today, it seems as if many people toss aside basic grammar and spelling rules, thinking “it’s for the web” so that’s OK. Even native USA residents seem to think nothing of creating their own words (not something like a product name, but verbs, adjectives, etc. that are clearly misspelled and not even in the dictionary) and using these within content. While there clearly are no universal standards, it will be up to you to set some for your projects and workers. Not always easy or desired, I know, as we all wear too many hats too often, but a must.

Example, as mentioned above, what is an “article” to you? You need to establish this as a buyer and seller of content.


- And to be a paid professional in any field, you do need to learn the rules, brush up on your skills from time to time, and revise your style and work as needed accordingly over time. In the writing field, however, many people seem to think that since they completed writing courses – some possibly even decades earlier in high school with nothing at all since – this makes it OK to charge for this “professional” skill. Yes, it may be OK for some people. But for many, it’s not a good fit, and ego can get in the way in this area, so tread accordingly.

Example: good writers are good readers. Poll any good writers, and they probably have a book addiction However, you’ll find those who haven’t even picked up a book since high school, yet want to be paid for writing years later, well - - you’ll note a quality difference, more than likely. Not all cases, no, but in many.

What you can do is :


If you have writers who do show some good focus on your subject matter, maybe they have great bullet points and a main theme, for instance, work with them. Point out basics like:

- You need better flow, smoother connecting paragraphs and a better lead.

- You need to keep the same voice (don’t jump around from “you should….” to “he should” and “we should” etc.)

- Point out troubling words or phrases in your niche. Example: autoresponder triggers a spelling error still in many applications. Yet that’s how it’s spelled. And words like “equipment” and “jewelry” are plural and singular words (i.e. you do not write out “equipments” and “jewelries.”)

- You need to watch spelling and grammar: run the spell check and revise accordingly, and make sure all subjects and verbs agree, nouns and adjectives, etc. like:

He search the web for a long time. (WRONG)
He searched the web for a long time. (CORRECT)

Making short notes like this yourself, and keeping them in a handy writer / project file, will help your writing projects and the relationships with your writers a lot. Too often, people toss aside writers who do have potential, but just lack direction and guidance, in my humble opinion. And these writers will even accept lesser payment while they learn and grow.

Exception:

Now if your writers are turning in work late and sloppy (not formatted how you’d like) and don’t bother to communicate in a timely manner, forget it. But for those with good work skills (meet deadlines, exercise good communications with you, etc.), go for it. Grow together if you can and give people a working chance.

Moving Forward...



You’ll find that many people did excel in high school decades ago, have great ideas, a great voice in their content, etc. Ego can get in the way, so just be kind and use the above tips to work better together, and you may be surprised at the results.

Keep in mind, too: many people who write for low rates write fast. And many writers have a lot on their plates and minds, and speed write to get it all out. Call it passion speaking.

Heck, my own writing can look like I’m a non-native with no writing experience at times. Check some of my posts and other communications But I can assure you I have years of an excellent USA education and years of college and other training beyond high school, keeping up with the craft regularly.

Break for Writers

So, please, give writers a break when you can. Even with non-native USA English writers, you’ll find many have advanced educations beyond those of lots of writers here in the USA. The non-natives may have grammar issues in the opening sections, but look at the themes and focus of their content. If and when you spot good stuff there, don’t give up. Help smooth over rough spots by:

a) Sending back notes as above for improvements in revision work
b) Hire an editor to help and re-price accordingly.
c) Find other writing tasks for those writers with lesser skills – like maybe short blog posts.
d) Just as in many niches, the field of writing offers a variety of talented creations as a result of the efforts. So establish boundaries of what you need and will accept, set payment standards accordingly, and adjust for growth working with your team.


Bottom line is this: there are times when you need to be quick to judge or make decisions on projects, to move on with your work load. But as time allows, go back and review what you have. Can it be improved? If yes, give it a go. See if there’s a fit.

Even at five dollars an article you're probably wasting money. If you want backlinks, there are cheaper ways to get them. If you're looking for something that sells a product, you're going to need more than you are likely to get for five bucks.

I will say that I've never looked at one of the Warrior For Hire posts offering $5.00 articles where the writing in the post itself was even sort of adequate, much less good, which doesn't bode well for the articles they write.

Jeremy: Here is "one more person"... ROFLMAO

Fair enough. Nouw, if we could just you guys tou droup that superfluous 'u'.

~M~