Content Clearing Houses?

Where to buy content? How to find? Price?

[techygeek]

Hi,

Please help me.

I am think of buying quality content for my websites. I do not know where to start.

Where to find quality content related to technology, finance, etc.

Are there any vendors willing to charge on CPM basis? Are there any vendors whould like a share of the adsesense revenue?

Please let me know.

Thanks.

[rogerd]

Hi, techygeek. We can't get into specific vendor recommendations here, but I'm sure you'll get some ideas about where to start looking.

For starters, can you please clarify whether you are looking for custom-written content for your site or for pre-written content?

[techygeek]

Well, to start with, pre written content is OK. Once I evaluate the traffic and revenue potential, I may go on to custom content.

[aumit]

how about hiring someone to write your content?
just a thought!

[Matt Probert]

I am a professional writer, and offer my services as a ghostwriter. If you want articles written, let me know. But I charge for the work, not on any commission basis.

That said, I also publish an encyclopaedia, you can use articles from that, without charge, so long as they include a credit and link to the original site.

Matt

[techygeek]

Thanks for the replies:

Is there a way to estimate the Return on Investment before buying content?

Please provide some guide lines?

What would be typical cost of hiring a write to write about topics such as Finance, Technology, Insurance, etc?

Thanks.

[EileenC]

The ROI of a specific article is not, I think, something you can quantify. It's just part of the cost of doing business to build a content-rich site, which you then drive traffic to.

As in most things, you get what you pay for. As a copywriter, I can tell you that if you're looking for a professional who will do a good job, you're looking at paying a minimum of 30 cents to 50 cents a word. If quality is not that important to you, you can find someone to write for much less, of course.

I said this in a thread some time ago, repeated here for your convenience.
If you are willing to pay for professional services, you are far more likely to get a writer who:
1. understands all the nuances of web content versus web copy, and which is more appropriate when
2. has experience writing on a broad variety of topics and in a wide variety of styles
3. takes the time to do research using credible sources, not just looking at two or three other web sites on the subject
4. knows how to identify experts and obtain interviews to get you current, expert information
5. can document her sources
6. can write in a manner that will engage the reader at whatever level you require, to pull the reader in, keep the reader reading, and keep the reader on your site.
7. can ultimately help your business to grow

Good luck in your endeavor. :)