Small Business Owners - Time To Hire A Writer
It was a brilliant idea, really, that my friend had and I offered her my full support and encouragement when she suggested starting a cake-baking recipe tutorial and advice site.
Then one day, she sent me an email.
"What do you write when your brain is dead?" After starting this small business of hers and taking it online, she has been writing her own stuff for her website; she refused to take mine because I was charging her peanuts for it and she can't afford to pay more.
So, my offer was rejected and she trudges on and struggles to come up with fresh writing material for her website visitors.
And the funny thing is that she would rather spend her budget on other aspects of her small business...
like printing newsletters and decorating her shop.
Not too hard to find a professional and reliable freelance writer who delivers Anyway, in my personal opinion, small businesses with owners who are not trained to or experienced enough to write for their own websites should hire external writers to do the job.
The key is in finding one single freelance writer who can deliver efficiently, accurately and affordable.
It's not too hard to find one, believe me.
Because if you do, you would be saving yourself a lot of headache and heartache.
Put aside some money for freelance writing services Now, the problem would be money because the belt is always a little tight for small business owners.
But saving on writing is not the way if you want to market yourself through your website or blog on the Internet.
Internet marketing is all about exposure via the written word - decorating your shop is not going to bring in the site visitors! What I would suggest is for small business owners to put aside a small amount of money every month...
anything between USD$120 to USD$200...
for freelance writing services.
You can splurge the rest on other stuff and then you get the peace of mind to focus on other aspects of your business...
like getting in the clients or serving the existing ones.
Experienced writers are NOT bloodsuckers! "Experienced writers are blood suckers", says a friend.
Indignantly, I would like to challenge that! I know a lot of freelance writers who serve the small business industry for the longest time and they make a lot of effort without drying up their client's resources.
They hand in good work, have a healthy working relationship with their clients and deliver professional work for affordable pricing! Of course, there ARE a few bad apples in the basket..
..
some who charges you an insane amount of money for something I would classify as claptrap.
Cheap writers can be good too Dispel the myth that cheap writers are no good and expensive writers are cocky.
Open your mind up to new freelance writers available out there on the Internet and give them a try.
You deserve the chance to focus on what you're good at - the key to a successful small business is in leveraging on the time, experience and skill of others.
Find a freelance writer who fits your budget and soon, you will see that it's well worth the money.
Then one day, she sent me an email.
"What do you write when your brain is dead?" After starting this small business of hers and taking it online, she has been writing her own stuff for her website; she refused to take mine because I was charging her peanuts for it and she can't afford to pay more.
So, my offer was rejected and she trudges on and struggles to come up with fresh writing material for her website visitors.
And the funny thing is that she would rather spend her budget on other aspects of her small business...
like printing newsletters and decorating her shop.
Not too hard to find a professional and reliable freelance writer who delivers Anyway, in my personal opinion, small businesses with owners who are not trained to or experienced enough to write for their own websites should hire external writers to do the job.
The key is in finding one single freelance writer who can deliver efficiently, accurately and affordable.
It's not too hard to find one, believe me.
Because if you do, you would be saving yourself a lot of headache and heartache.
Put aside some money for freelance writing services Now, the problem would be money because the belt is always a little tight for small business owners.
But saving on writing is not the way if you want to market yourself through your website or blog on the Internet.
Internet marketing is all about exposure via the written word - decorating your shop is not going to bring in the site visitors! What I would suggest is for small business owners to put aside a small amount of money every month...
anything between USD$120 to USD$200...
for freelance writing services.
You can splurge the rest on other stuff and then you get the peace of mind to focus on other aspects of your business...
like getting in the clients or serving the existing ones.
Experienced writers are NOT bloodsuckers! "Experienced writers are blood suckers", says a friend.
Indignantly, I would like to challenge that! I know a lot of freelance writers who serve the small business industry for the longest time and they make a lot of effort without drying up their client's resources.
They hand in good work, have a healthy working relationship with their clients and deliver professional work for affordable pricing! Of course, there ARE a few bad apples in the basket..
..
some who charges you an insane amount of money for something I would classify as claptrap.
Cheap writers can be good too Dispel the myth that cheap writers are no good and expensive writers are cocky.
Open your mind up to new freelance writers available out there on the Internet and give them a try.
You deserve the chance to focus on what you're good at - the key to a successful small business is in leveraging on the time, experience and skill of others.
Find a freelance writer who fits your budget and soon, you will see that it's well worth the money.