Let me start out by saying.. outsourcing the content creation for your blog is something that you have to decide based on the purpose of your presence on the internet. After all blogging is all about personal touch and your readers want a personal connection with you. So don’t compromise that in anyway.

There are several reasons to outsource the writing of blog posts. It ’s a definite solution to a lack of time situation. If you can’t find the time to post new, relevant content, then outsourcing may be a good idea to keep your site fresh and to keep up. It can also mean that someone who is an expert will be writing and making the blog more productive in your absence.

The success that a hired writer can bring to the table, may in fact pay for the outsourcing.

Over the years I have used Elance, Rent-a-coder, Joomlancer and several other sites for many of my projects.

Among all of my outsourcing projects that failed..in 90% of the times I was at fault. I was never clear on what I wanted in the first place. I outsourced an idea before it could mature into a true requirement.

These days I sleep on my ideas and take my own time to decide. I have learnt to become less impulsive. They says.. its experience…

Let me decompose my “Write For Hire” ad and show you step-by-step how I build hope, desire and opportunity into it. Please feel free to take any part of the ad for your own use.

Headline: Long term working opportunities available for writers who love to write on different topics DAILY. SERIOUS writers who love to meet deadlines and provide HIGH QUALITY content EVERY TIME are welcome.

Rates: $x per 100 words. We wish to see potential in writers who can provide High Quality content for a blog at a Competitive Price Structure. Upon successful completion, deserving candidates will be offerd BETTER RATES for the next project.

The Writers Should:
• Have Excellent English writing skills (U.S. English, otherwise stated so)
• Require minimal guidance just in the beginning.
• Be Dependable, reliable and quick.
• Can follow specific guidelines.
• Should make revisions at no additional cost.
• Should be available on Google Talk to update the progress of the project.
• Easily meets strict deadlines.
• Can write clearly and concisely upon extensive research.
• All articles need to be CopyScape passed and free from any errors.
• Should be able to write at least 5 – 10 articles per day (within 24 hours).

I also also add this statement at the end:

“Remember the content you write will be uploaded on a blog. The content should have character and a voice to it. It should not read like an article”

You see about “Google Talk” I don’t have time for it, but I just put it there just in case. This for some reason eliminates a lot of writers who dislike accountability.

Finally a word on contracts. Use your own contracts, I never use the ones the the lance sites provide. Don’t worry you don’t need an attorney to draft a contract for you. You can get a template of a “writer to hire” contract from FindLegalForms.com and tweak it to meet your needs.

Happy Hiring!