Comments on: How To Work With Other Writers http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/ Straight Talk About Your Writing Career Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Monika Mundell http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/#comment-1538 Monika Mundell Fri, 30 May 2008 00:07:30 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=551#comment-1538 Thanks Sharon,I will do. Between you and James I will have enough backup if the need arises I think.To me it is important to go with a proven concept as like you say, my reputation could be lost if I happen to use someone who is slack about their performance. I appreciate your offer and wouldn't mind some recommendations at all.Monika Mundell's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thewritersmanifesto/blogfeed/~3/300584567/" rel="nofollow">Inspiration Strikes In Many Places</a> Thanks Sharon,I will do. Between you and James I will have enough backup if the need arises I think.To me it is important to go with a proven concept as like you say, my reputation could be lost if I happen to use someone who is slack about their performance. I appreciate your offer and wouldn’t mind some recommendations at all.Monika Mundell’s last blog post..Inspiration Strikes In Many Places

]]> By: Sharon http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/#comment-1537 Sharon Thu, 29 May 2008 14:36:24 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=551#comment-1537 Glad my name came up in that context, Monika. I agree with James that maintaining standards is the key issue. If you don't find a writer who can do this, it costs you more in effort, worry and lost reputation in the long run. I have a few excellent writers whom I trust, if you ever need any recommendations. Glad my name came up in that context, Monika. I agree with James that maintaining standards is the key issue. If you don’t find a writer who can do this, it costs you more in effort, worry and lost reputation in the long run. I have a few excellent writers whom I trust, if you ever need any recommendations.

]]> By: Inspiration Strikes In Many Places | The Writers Manifesto Blog http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/#comment-1536 Inspiration Strikes In Many Places | The Writers Manifesto Blog Thu, 29 May 2008 14:35:28 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=551#comment-1536 [...] can also be inspired by working with other writers when the need arises. If that doesn’t work for you, then simply unplug for peace. Related [...] [...] can also be inspired by working with other writers when the need arises. If that doesn’t work for you, then simply unplug for peace. Related [...]

]]> By: Monika Mundell http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/#comment-1535 Monika Mundell Thu, 29 May 2008 14:23:18 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=551#comment-1535 Interesting you wrote this post right now Sharon as I have been thinking about this topic for a while now. BTW, that is what I discussed with James when your name came up. :-) Being busy and on the verge of outsourcing, I was wondering what would be the best way to go. After my discussion with James I understood that finding a writer who has the same standards as me is the main thing to worry about. Since you already have valuable experience in this, I will use your post to source people I can work with when the need arises. Monika Mundell's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thewritersmanifesto/blogfeed/~3/298733338/" rel="nofollow">Networking - Freelance Writing Guide</a> Interesting you wrote this post right now Sharon as I have been thinking about this topic for a while now. BTW, that is what I discussed with James when your name came up. :-)

Being busy and on the verge of outsourcing, I was wondering what would be the best way to go. After my discussion with James I understood that finding a writer who has the same standards as me is the main thing to worry about.

Since you already have valuable experience in this, I will use your post to source people I can work with when the need arises.

Monika Mundell’s last blog post..Networking – Freelance Writing Guide

]]> By: Sharon http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/#comment-1534 Sharon Fri, 23 May 2008 19:13:18 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=551#comment-1534 Rant away, Dana. I've had similar experiences and they make me see red. Remember when someone I subbed to subbed to someone else without checking it was OK? I ended up having to rewrite those before they could go to the client. Even if it's ghostwriting, it's important to do a good job. I think there's enough creativity to benefit both our clients and us. Rant away, Dana. I’ve had similar experiences and they make me see red. Remember when someone I subbed to subbed to someone else without checking it was OK? I ended up having to rewrite those before they could go to the client. Even if it’s ghostwriting, it’s important to do a good job. I think there’s enough creativity to benefit both our clients and us.

]]> By: Dana http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/#comment-1533 Dana Fri, 23 May 2008 19:10:43 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=551#comment-1533 It's not easy to find people with the same attention to quality as you have. I have had a small team of writers I sub to for about eight months and I've come across writers who are excellent, ones that are so-so and ones that I can hardly believe have the audacity to call themselves a writer. One writer I hired to do a UK project for me (I found her on a forum looking for work and her avatar said she was in England) had a great blog and nice samples but did an awful job on the work. I gave her a second chance on a new assignment. AWFUL again! A few days later I found the same writer talking on a discussion forum about the fact that when she's ghostwriting, of course she's not going to give away her best stuff. She never heard from me again. Of course we save our very best sometimes but luke warm writing and not very much attention to detail won't get you very far as a freelance ghostwriter! Oops...sorry I turned that into a rant. Great advice in this post! It’s not easy to find people with the same attention to quality as you have. I have had a small team of writers I sub to for about eight months and I’ve come across writers who are excellent, ones that are so-so and ones that I can hardly believe have the audacity to call themselves a writer.

One writer I hired to do a UK project for me (I found her on a forum looking for work and her avatar said she was in England) had a great blog and nice samples but did an awful job on the work. I gave her a second chance on a new assignment. AWFUL again!

A few days later I found the same writer talking on a discussion forum about the fact that when she’s ghostwriting, of course she’s not going to give away her best stuff. She never heard from me again. Of course we save our very best sometimes but luke warm writing and not very much attention to detail won’t get you very far as a freelance ghostwriter!

Oops…sorry I turned that into a rant.

Great advice in this post!

]]> By: Sharon http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/#comment-1532 Sharon Fri, 23 May 2008 14:35:51 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=551#comment-1532 That's true, Laura. Depending on the topic, I may say to the client that I'll ask a team member to do it, but will check it myself before sending it on. Most clients don't mind that. When I've signed an agreement that prohibits me from subbing work out, then of course I have to abide by the client's wishes. There has been one occasion where I've been ill and I've had someone cover the work, with the client's permission. That’s true, Laura. Depending on the topic, I may say to the client that I’ll ask a team member to do it, but will check it myself before sending it on. Most clients don’t mind that. When I’ve signed an agreement that prohibits me from subbing work out, then of course I have to abide by the client’s wishes. There has been one occasion where I’ve been ill and I’ve had someone cover the work, with the client’s permission.

]]> By: Laura Spencer http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/#comment-1531 Laura Spencer Fri, 23 May 2008 14:23:11 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=551#comment-1531 It's a good post, Sharon. One thing to be cautious about when subbing work is to make sure that the client is okay with that. Some contracts prohibit it. Other clients may not be pleased when they find that you did not do the work yourself. Otherwise, I'd say - go for it. Sub out the work and follow Sharon's guidelines. It’s a good post, Sharon. One thing to be cautious about when subbing work is to make sure that the client is okay with that. Some contracts prohibit it. Other clients may not be pleased when they find that you did not do the work yourself.

Otherwise, I’d say – go for it. Sub out the work and follow Sharon’s guidelines.

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