In order to build a good relationship with a writer it is important to discuss your business with them and what you hope to achieve with their content. If your writer knows that you want to build quality links with your content, or you want to encourage people to click onto your sales page, etc., it can really help.

It is also nice to let your writer know how well the content is doing.

As with everything word of mouth is always very powerful so if someone you know recommends a writer then you know you are on to a good thing. Be prepared to pay that little bit extra for top quality too. Getting a 500 word article for $10 may seem like a great deal but the results really will speak for themselves in the long run.

Below a certain level ($0.02 per word) I camnnot say you get what you pay for. I’ve had some articles written that were excellent – good grammar, well structured meaningful sentences and I’ve had others that were totally incomprehensible.

I usually work on the basis that the first order (less than $20) is potentially money wasted. For every 10 writers I work with in this segment of the market I would say one third are very poor (not written by someone with English as their first language), one third are OK but only just, and one third are really good.

Of the ones that are really good I then find they do work for a while and then either lose interest or move elsewhere – the excuses I get as to why articles are late are many and varied!

I’m not sure what the secret to successful economical writing is but I believe it’s an ongoing process of finding and introducing new writers to work with.

I will check them out.

As you know, I use these guys for most of my content, but I’ve also had some from these guys, who were cheap as chips, but that was reflected in the service – the articles were slow to be delivered, and not particularly great quality.

I think with content, you very much get what you pay for. It’s fine to use cheapo writers on your throwaway sites, but I’d go for better quality content-writers on your showcase sites.

Do you have any resources you recommend for finding content writers? I know about the usual’s such as ContentNow, SitePoint, and Digital point but was wondering if you or anybody else had any other recomendations.

I have found people before from WiredFlame but the quality has varied drastically. I have paid between $0.02 and $0.05 per word with OK results..

Thanks.