How much should I pay for professional reviews?

[alexey9]

Hello guys,

I'm looking for professionals who can write very good articles for computer site. For example, I need article about iPhone. Computer professional will take iPhone (for rent or something) somewhere, test it and write pretty good article with photos, tests, thoughts, features descriptions etc.

How much should I pay for such professional reviews?

Where can I find such writers? And how can I differ professional from non-professional?

Thanks.

[wolfadeus]

Call a magazine on your subject and ask if they can recommend freelancers - that's how I've been picked a coupld of times before.

Cost: Varies on the subject and the availablility/expertise of writers - a typical fare in Europe would be some 200 Euros for a 5000 character article.

[Syzygy]

Calling up magazines is a good idea. Also, contact reviewers direct and ask if they'll undertake the work for you. If they can't or won't, ask if they can recommend anyone to you. It's very probable that they'll know people - colleagues or freelancers - who may be keen to take the work on.

Cost: Varies on the subject and the availablility/expertise of writers - a typical fare in Europe would be some 200 Euros for a 5000 character article.

Never heard of anyone writing or billing on a cost per character basis. Do people actually do this? Rates, certainly in my world, are usually offered on a cpm (cost per 1,000 words) or fixed fee basis.

Syzygy

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[Frida]

Cost: Varies on the subject and the availability/expertise of writers - a typical fare in Europe would be some 200 Euros for a 5000 character article.

Somewhere there really. But it is also a very relative matter and it depends on your writer's competence, skills required, article length, site impact measure and many other variables. Getting a better orientation in the field and let's name it - the article market - will give you a much better idea about the rates.

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[Shimrit]

Google "writers wanted" and have a look at where people post such ads and how much they are offering. This will help you gauge how much to pay, as well as tell you where to post. In the UK people offer anything from £10-£50 for 500-800 word reviews. It depends on whether you want to just have a lot of content on your site or want to establish yourself as a serious authority. As a writer, I can tell you that us qualified lot don't like working for peanuts, but I can also tell you that freelance writers love a steady stream of work, even if the rates are not all that.

[dragsterboy]

There are many bloggers, writers and web developers out there that can do such reviews. The reviews vary from $50 up to 200/300 $ depending on the topic.

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[rogerd]

>>a 5000 character article

Sounds like an incentive to use big words, or should I say, enormous expressions combined with gargantuan terminology. :) Better check that fog index... ;)

[John_Blake]

Hi, Alexey9,

You've already had many answers where you can find writers to work for you and provide you with informative and attractive reviews.

On your second question - how to differentiate professional from non-professional writers? Two main points here:

1/ Writing itself - you can show the samples of your future employees to an expert to have their say
2/ Competence in the field - if you are a specialist in the computer matters, I guess it will be quite easy for you to spot the difference.

Good luck,

-John