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Death_of_the_Man [webmasterworld.com] wrote:
Where do you guys buy articles?
I just scanned through a couple sites, and they seem a bit expensive.
Is there a post in this forum that already addresses buying content?
Thank you.
[edited by: tedster at 1:55 pm (utc) on Mar. 1, 2009]
Do you want good or do you want cheap? Depending on your definitions of "good" and "cheap" they can be more or less exclusive.
How much would you like to pay for professional article? Media:Blog, website, newspaper...
Industry: Internet, med., law...
$5. $10-$15 at most.
Contemplating whether it's worth it to start a niche-sport website; don't wanna write the content myself.
a niche-sport website need correct design structure with good news system (time is crucial). Your article costs from 30-50 USD. So, budget should be less than 500 USD for 10-15 articles. Maybe blog is better in this area.
Mochilla, All Headline News are good values.. not cheap but good.
AP, Reuters, Yellowbrix. Very good, very $$$$$
$5. $10-$15 at most...
How many words is that for - 5 - 10 or 15?
Syzygy
There's a fairly well known forum where you can buy articles for .01 - .02 a word in their buy sell trade area.
of course the articles will suck...
and there's about a 50% chance you won't receive anything after paying ;)
known forum where you can buy articles for .01 - .02
which forum is this?
There's a whole bunch of them guru.com, freelancer.com, odesk.com.
The forum mentioned is probably Sitepoint. Some seriously dodgy characters on there though.
I do basic filler content for 2 cents a word but a niche sport site is not basic filler (unless it happens to be bodybuilding, which is my niche)
For a niche sport, depending on just how much research is needed, you're probably looking at about $20 to $30 per article if you want anything worth having. I wouldn't do it as it would take up too much of my time for what you're willing to pay (I'd charge around $50, depending on volume etc)
If you're just after Adsense or something why not check out ezine.com or similar?
P.
Quality content still not in style?
Seriously, can someone explain what sort of content you guys expect for the amounts you're talking about?
Syzygy
I doubt if offshore low-priced writers can write credible content about niche sports, other than regurgitating Wikipedia. Finding anyone who knows a specific niche sport is better done in a forum devoted to that sport.
So, what sort and quality of content is expected by those paying so little?
For those that do: how do you commission such work?
Syzygy
What's wrong with banging on the keyboard? If you can ask the question you can type the answer... unless you're putting up a site where you have no knowledge or expertise.
In that case turn to the high school kids in your 'hood and make them famous with a by line on the website, and maybe an ice cream cone.
Look in your back yard first before going elsewhere!
Sorry... minor rant on paid content when there's so much out there YOU the webmaster can do, or your friends, their friends, or even their little kiddies.
Unless you're at the corporate level and money is no object, then spend what you need. But nickle and dime fees get you nickle and dime content, so why bother?
One of the reasons I have friends is that I don't expect them to produce my website content for me, at least not without being paid.
Pay for what needs pay. All the rest is glory for most. This ain't rocket science.
And friends are generally happy to help. I've got a nice website helped along by many friends who have provided excellent content. But, my site is not about producing income so maybe I'm talking through my hat.
"my site is not about producing income..."
Ah, that's a whole different scenario.
Asking a friend to help out with a hobby is a world apart from asking them to contribute to your business without pay, let alone asking if you could use their kids for unpaid labor.
Generally speaking I've found my own clients consist of:
Foreign software developers who create good products but struggle to communicate it
Businessmen who loathe typing
Skilled tradespeople who are experts at what they do but not writing
Those banging together a whole bunch of different sites based on "hot" subjects and need it yesterday
Then again I do full copywriting and I'm not the cheapest for articles. I've purchaed PLR stuff myself for my own main site simply as it gives a handy framework, though I'll usually re-write large chunks, add my own personality, make it more specific for my product etc.
P.
I'll usually re-write large chunks, add my own personality
I rest my case.
Bang the keyboard.
:DDD
I work as a freelance journalist in the print world of media, bad rates there start with 100 Euros for a story.
For your website, you might get paraphrased wikipedia articles at acceptable quality for 25 Euros. Anything below is not worth the little money it costs.
This means 32.39 USD on today USD/EUR
How long is this (characters, lines)?
Typically such an article would be about 750 words or less.
You don't need more than that if just feeding search engines.
P.
Where to find top reliable professional SEO writers (articles on topic like Website Analytics)?
Most good professional SEO writers will be writing for themselves, and will inevitably make more money through consulting on SEO than they will writing articles for someone else (even banging out an article in an hour, most professionals would expect at least $150+)
Toplisek, I'm surprised this forum doesn't have more of a trading element but hey.
SEO articles are actually among the cheaper among professional writers, as they are primarily aimed at search engines rather than humans.
A good article that also has some SEO crafted in is like icing on a good cake, nothing more. Today SEO is more about off-page elements, especially incoming links, than on-page elements such as key and relational words.
If a client is selling something it's darn hard work and take me 2 weeks before I'm finally happy with a sales letter (hence my near $1000 fee). If a more general article where I don't have to get inside the head of the ideal prospect and instead am just delivering information or entertainment, that's one or two days at most.
Search engine food is something I'll knock up in a couple of hours.
P.
Buy articles, no way. Well if you just plan to make money from ads then you can but that article won't serve u much. In my case i think and write what i came across during my work/profession. I guess we shouldn't buy article just to publish... But you can ask the author to allow you to use the article on your site with the source link on your site..
Regards,
Simple
I have bought cheap articles and been burned, however some would think that .10 a word is cheap.
some would think that .10 a word is cheap
