bizofwords

I never thought that the day would come when I would have so much writing to jump into that I needed to post a Help Wanted sort of ad looking for writers who could help bail me out - but about two weeks ago, I started looking.

One of the first things that I noticed was that people have a wide range of ideas about what a blog post is worth. When I asked for project bids, I got everything from $2 to $100 per post (each post was to be between 200 and 300 words). If I made $100 per post, I wouldn’t need writers - I wouldn’t take on so many jobs.

Anyway, back to the point. Not only is good help hard to afford, but those whose rates were more reasonable have a very different sense of what constitutes good writing. I’ve been specific about my wants, added links to the web sites on which the writing would be used.

But it’s just not getting me the responses I need.

I admit it, I’m a bit of a perfectionist. I like things to be a certain way. However, when it comes to the writing that I use on my web sites, I think I have the right to be; as a ghost writer, I understand that the client is going to be the one whose name goes on the finished piece. I just wonder whether some of these writers are on that same plane.

note: if you charge a resonable rate and think you could make the grade, leave me a comment below.

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