Article
Writers: The Pros and Cons of
Outsourcing
Are
you an article writer? If you are, you
may prefer writing your own articles; however, there may come a point in time
when outsourcing crosses your mind. When
you outsource your article writing projects, you allow another writer to do the
job for you. In turn, you will pay that
writer.
As
great as outsourcing is, is it the best decision for you? This is a choice that you will have to make
on your own. Before making that
decision, you should examine the many pros and cons of outsourcing
.
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The
biggest pro or plus side to outsourcing is that it can help you when you are in
pinch. Are you working on a project with
a strict deadline that you just cannot meet?
Were you denied a deadline extension or are you afraid to ask for
one? Are you sick or did a family
emergency come up? If you cannot
complete an assigned project on time, outsourcing can save you time, money, and
embarrassment.
Outsourcing
can also allow you to pursue other article moneymaking opportunities. Are you in the process of generating passive
income through your own content filled websites and blogs? Do you have so many ideas that you just can’t
seem to find the time to set them all in motion? If so, you may want to outsource your work. Outsourcing is easier when the articles
written are for your own personal use.
Although
getting help in an emergency situation and having time to focus on other
moneymaking opportunities is nice, outsourcing also has its downsides. If you are working with a client, do they have
strict rules on outsourcing? Is it
prohibited? If you do not know, ask
first. Yes, your client may never know
that you outsourced their project to another writer, but are you willing to
take the risk?
Finding
a quality freelancer can be hard because it is a decision that should not be
made on a whim. Never just take
someone’s word that they are a good article writer. Ask to see samples of their work, preferably
samples with their name attached. As a
writer, you may know that many writers work as ghostwriters. For that reason, you may have to accept
samples without an author’s name attached to the work, but use these articles
as a last resort.
And,
there is always that worst case scenario where you aren’t provided with unique
articles. This can be embarrassing and
harmful to your career if you outsourced articles that you were paid to
write. Most website owners will perform
a copyright check. There is nothing
worse than learning the articles you turned into your client, which you
actually paid someone else to write, were copied from the internet. For that reason, always check yourself
first.
In
addition to verifying that the articles your freelancer provided you with are
unique, proofread all articles. Even the
best writers can make mistakes from time to time, but an extra proofreading can
reduce or completely eliminate those mistakes.
Remember, if you are turning the outsourced articles into a client of
yours, your name and reputation will be on the line.
As
outlined above, outsourcing has its pros and cons. Many writers only use outsourcing as a last
resort, but you can use it and possibly profit from it anyway that you see fit.