Yesterday, Jay talked about a service for tracking content updates to make it easier to see when there is new content to report on. When he says we have problems updating content, he really means, “Dave has problems updating content.” I have had a tough time keeping the site I’ve been tasked with updated. I find I end up spending my time promoting this blog or looking into other properties online.
So the other day, I looked into getting someone to do the updates for me - initially, as in terms of hiring someone myself to take care of the content for me, so that I’m getting my fair share of the fan site building labour. My focus soon changed, when I saw how cheap the bids were that were coming in.
We’re not talking about someone from a foreign country bidding and saying, “I write good for you all time!”. The bids I’ve received have been from people located in North America and who are bidding around $20 USD per month to post about 1600 words of content to a fan site. Now, these bids are based on re-writing existing content, not coming up with new content… but it’s doubtful unique content costs that much more. This will likely be the direction we take once we develop a large number of legitimate fan sites, as is our long term goal.
We didn’t really have a long term plan for that eventuality before, and if all goes well, now we do. $20 a month will not eat into profits too badly, and it will allow us to avoid content writing and focus on business building. If you can outsource work for a reasonable price, then you should. Your time is valuable. If you want to get a quote on content writing, visit RAC.
Good Profits.
April 18th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
[…] Dave and Jay made an interesting post on a tool they are using to help with content creation and it got me thinking on my own efforts at outsourcing content/software creation. I’ve outsourced several projects - both successfully and unsuccessfully, as well as helped friends with preparing their projects for outsourcing (which have been successful, thankfully). So here is what I’ve learned: […]
April 19th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
[…] This week I’m reviewing Dave & Jay who write a blog entitled Crazy Web Entrepreneurs. Dave Saraiva and Jason Seib, like so many bloggers of late, including myself, have been influenced by the likes of John Chow to write about making money online, but unlike so many (who, ahem, often don’t even link back when they promise to… grr!), I get the distinct vibe that Dave & Jay actually practice what they preach. Not that John Chow doesn’t, but I have to admit that the topics these guys cover are a lot more interesting to Yours Truly because they actually do this stuff every day. For instance, a series of recent postings on content included one entry on hiring assistance to help create content. This is the sort of thing that appeals to true entrepreneurs — making money with your own blog or two is writing for dollars and is analogous to employment. Making money using a blog as infrastructure and hiring employees (contract or otherwise) to add value to your product, then reselling said product (even if your revenue comes from Google or Kontera and not your readership directly) is business/entrepreneurship. […]
April 20th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Hi Dave,
You’re probably aware of the Digital Point Content Forum already, but I had pretty good results when I advertised there. I needed a content creator (rewriting - like yourself) and ended up paying $3 per 300 words (enough for a small site). I got several applications, and the guy I chose ended up doing 20+ sites for me.
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=76