Comments on: Finding Paid Writers http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/ Sharing lessons learned in business and online marketing Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Saf http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-6610 Saf Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:19:43 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-6610 I loved your article about tips on getting paid writers. It has really inspired me to move forward with my blog and recruit more bloggers to add more content to the website. I have started recruiting through my website but in the next couple of weeks I will look at hiring through university campuses. At the moment I have received some positive responses from my website advertising, however I have a few questions which I was hoping you could answer: > What do you think is a reasonable proposition to pay bloggers and what did you start by paying your bloggers? > What terms and conditions do you use in order to ensure that you will receive quality posts from your bloggers. Your help will be much appreciated! I loved your article about tips on getting paid writers. It has really inspired me to move forward with my blog and recruit more bloggers to add more content to the website.

I have started recruiting through my website but in the next couple of weeks I will look at hiring through university campuses. At the moment I have received some positive responses from my website advertising, however I have a few questions which I was hoping you could answer:

> What do you think is a reasonable proposition to pay bloggers and what did you start by paying your bloggers?
> What terms and conditions do you use in order to ensure that you will receive quality posts from your bloggers.

Your help will be much appreciated!

]]> By: Ingeniousmac http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-2765 Ingeniousmac Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:12:54 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-2765 How much does a freelance writer cost? How much does a freelance writer cost?

]]> By: Sean http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Sean Mon, 21 May 2007 10:32:33 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-1208 As a potential employer of freelance writers, I would be very interested to know when your site is launched, Ron. My contact details are on my site. As a potential employer of freelance writers, I would be very interested to know when your site is launched, Ron. My contact details are on my site.

]]> By: Ron http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Ron Mon, 21 May 2007 03:12:15 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-1206 I used to write a lot of articles for people through one of the more popular auction sites where you writers bid on the projects you post. It was a good experience most of time, and I had all the work I could do, but wanted to be on other side of this and be the employer. We are launching a new site to match writers with buyers for many types of communication. Articles, translation, podcast voice overs, and many other types. I don't want to plug our site on someone else's blog so I won't, but it's a good way to find people to write for you at the price you accept. This site has some great information for bloggers. Thanks I used to write a lot of articles for people through one of the more popular auction sites where you writers bid on the projects you post. It was a good experience most of time, and I had all the work I could do, but wanted to be on other side of this and be the employer. We are launching a new site to match writers with buyers for many types of communication. Articles, translation, podcast voice overs, and many other types. I don’t want to plug our site on someone else’s blog so I won’t, but it’s a good way to find people to write for you at the price you accept. This site has some great information for bloggers. Thanks

]]> By: Marc http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Marc Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:23:05 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-463 I've found that conversations with friends or things I see as I'm out and about spark some good finds, or at least make good material to go and research. When you love technology for it's own sake you find that gadgets are all over the place if you keep your eyes open! It's even possible to find something different in a <a href="http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20050829/conformable-footbeds/" rel="nofollow">shoe shop...</a> I’ve found that conversations with friends or things I see as I’m out and about spark some good finds, or at least make good material to go and research.

When you love technology for it’s own sake you find that gadgets are all over the place if you keep your eyes open! It’s even possible to find something different in a shoe shop…

]]> By: Al http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Al Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:59:41 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-450 I do have one inventor on the Payroll but he's really secretive as he always seems to be waiting for patents to come through. I do have one inventor on the Payroll but he’s really secretive as he always seems to be waiting for patents to come through.

]]> By: Scott http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Scott Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:54:20 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-448 What you need Al is a team of inventors making the gadgets, then you'll always get the scoop ;) What you need Al is a team of inventors making the gadgets, then you’ll always get the scoop ;)

]]> By: Al http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Al Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:50:34 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-447 We are certainly not 100% unique with the topics we cover but the content generally is. I find a get a lot of my articles by checking what's new pages, traditional media, press releases and shows. I do follow a lot of RSS feeds but so do all the other sites so I try not to use that source as much. We are certainly not 100% unique with the topics we cover but the content generally is. I find a get a lot of my articles by checking what’s new pages, traditional media, press releases and shows. I do follow a lot of RSS feeds but so do all the other sites so I try not to use that source as much.

]]> By: Saffron http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Saffron Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:36:03 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-445 Thanks for the response, Al, I'm wondering then if what you are saying is that all your different gadget reviews are unique surely not as you yourself say there are so many blogs in the niche now. Naturally as you become popular readers use you as their principal info source but do you just put an original slant on say the apple phone which has had massive coverage in all sorts of places? Where do you go to find original stories first before everyone else? Thanks for the response, Al, I’m wondering then if what you are saying is that all your different gadget reviews are unique surely not as you yourself say there are so many blogs in the niche now. Naturally as you become popular readers use you as their principal info source but do you just put an original slant on say the apple phone which has had massive coverage in all sorts of places? Where do you go to find original stories first before everyone else?

]]> By: Al http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Al Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:17:42 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/200704/finding-paid-writers/#comment-441 Thanks Saffron and shashank, I'm really pleased you're finding the content useful and put the effort into commenting, thank you. With my gadget site it does seem to be abit of a race at times to find original stories and as there are so many blogs in that niche it can be very difficult. As we have quite a wide readership now we are able to write about stories from other sites as a lot of our readers use us as an aggregate as such. We try to avoid duplicating the same story on CG by searching before writing but accidents do happen (probably weekly with the worst being the same gadget being written about 3 times in 6 months and I wrote about it last which was a bit embarassing) Thanks Saffron and shashank, I’m really pleased you’re finding the content useful and put the effort into commenting, thank you.

With my gadget site it does seem to be abit of a race at times to find original stories and as there are so many blogs in that niche it can be very difficult. As we have quite a wide readership now we are able to write about stories from other sites as a lot of our readers use us as an aggregate as such. We try to avoid duplicating the same story on CG by searching before writing but accidents do happen (probably weekly with the worst being the same gadget being written about 3 times in 6 months and I wrote about it last which was a bit embarassing)

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