Comments on: The Complete Guide to Hiring and Managing Blog Writers http://changetheworld.me/the-complete-guide-to-hiring-and-managing-blog-writers/ Helping You Build a Successful Website and Online Brand Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Kevin Fleming http://changetheworld.me/the-complete-guide-to-hiring-and-managing-blog-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-2003 Kevin Fleming Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:36:00 +0000 http://changetheworld.me/?p=217#comment-2003 Yes I use freelances as much as possible, when you bring actually employees on you need to start worrying about health care etc.. Taxes couldn't be easier with contractors you just need to send them a 1099 form in January for the previous year. I highly recommend using http://ourefiler.com/ which automates the 1099 process, they even send them out for you. Yes I use freelances as much as possible, when you bring actually employees on you need to start worrying about health care etc.. Taxes couldn’t be easier with contractors you just need to send them a 1099 form in January for the previous year. I highly recommend using http://ourefiler.com/ which automates the 1099 process, they even send them out for you.

]]> By: Kevin Fleming http://changetheworld.me/the-complete-guide-to-hiring-and-managing-blog-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Kevin Fleming Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:59:50 +0000 http://changetheworld.me/?p=217#comment-1660 Reese, Having a contract is never a bad idea, although to be honest I've never used one for this purpose. We did have one writer who tried to claim that all of the content she had written for us that we paid her for belonged to her, but in the end she ended up backing down. That was really the only problem I've had in the past and I've worked with probably close to 100 writers. I just make my expectations very clear from the start which is probably why I haven't had any major problems yet. Reese,
Having a contract is never a bad idea, although to be honest I’ve never used one for this purpose. We did have one writer who tried to claim that all of the content she had written for us that we paid her for belonged to her, but in the end she ended up backing down. That was really the only problem I’ve had in the past and I’ve worked with probably close to 100 writers.

I just make my expectations very clear from the start which is probably why I haven’t had any major problems yet.

]]> By: Charlie Seymour Jr http://changetheworld.me/the-complete-guide-to-hiring-and-managing-blog-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 Charlie Seymour Jr Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:52:45 +0000 http://changetheworld.me/?p=217#comment-1658 Great article, Kevin. And to list your ad was indeed a generous bonus for people just starting out. I, too, use outsourced writers in lots of ways and wouldn't be able to survive without them. One small (but important) addition to your post: I don't, however, give them logins to any of my websites until they prove they can write to my satisfaction... so I approve their articles first and get my virtual assistant to post them for me until I'm satisfied that their work is top notch. We each have our names and our reputations and I want to protect both. Great to see this new website: keep going with it - it's off to a flying start! Charlie Seymour Jr http://PersonalSuccessMarketing.com/ Great article, Kevin. And to list your ad was indeed a generous bonus for people just starting out.

I, too, use outsourced writers in lots of ways and wouldn’t be able to survive without them. One small (but important) addition to your post: I don’t, however, give them logins to any of my websites until they prove they can write to my satisfaction… so I approve their articles first and get my virtual assistant to post them for me until I’m satisfied that their work is top notch.

We each have our names and our reputations and I want to protect both.

Great to see this new website: keep going with it – it’s off to a flying start!

Charlie Seymour Jr
http://PersonalSuccessMarketing.com/

]]> By: Reese http://changetheworld.me/the-complete-guide-to-hiring-and-managing-blog-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Reese Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:54:10 +0000 http://changetheworld.me/?p=217#comment-865 Hey Kevin, do you have your bloggers sign a contract before they start working?? If so, do you have a sample you can share? Thanks! Hey Kevin, do you have your bloggers sign a contract before they start working?? If so, do you have a sample you can share? Thanks!

]]> By: Jay http://changetheworld.me/the-complete-guide-to-hiring-and-managing-blog-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Jay Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:08:25 +0000 http://changetheworld.me/?p=217#comment-105 Kevin, I would like to know, the people that you hired to write for you, were they employees or freelancers/contractors? Are there any tax stuff I need to be aware of when hiring writers? Thanks! Kevin,

I would like to know, the people that you hired to write for you, were they employees or freelancers/contractors? Are there any tax stuff I need to be aware of when hiring writers?

Thanks!

]]> By: Kevin Fleming http://changetheworld.me/the-complete-guide-to-hiring-and-managing-blog-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Kevin Fleming Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:55:20 +0000 http://changetheworld.me/?p=217#comment-63 Hank, Thanks for reading. That should be fine, I've done actually that on a few sites and never ran into any problems. However I would still make that clear in the job description or after you first contact the writer about potentially hiring them, just so they don't feel cheated when the article goes up. Hank, Thanks for reading. That should be fine, I’ve done actually that on a few sites and never ran into any problems. However I would still make that clear in the job description or after you first contact the writer about potentially hiring them, just so they don’t feel cheated when the article goes up.

]]> By: Hank http://changetheworld.me/the-complete-guide-to-hiring-and-managing-blog-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Hank Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:28:50 +0000 http://changetheworld.me/?p=217#comment-62 Kevin, Great info! Thanks. I am actually in the process of hiring my first writers for my blogs to help me produce content. My question is...is it cool for me to post my writers' articles under just my name? I don't really want people to think that there are a lot of writers on the blog. I was only going to hire the writers if they agreed to my name on the by-line. What do you think? Kevin,

Great info! Thanks. I am actually in the process of hiring my first writers for my blogs to help me produce content.

My question is…is it cool for me to post my writers’ articles under just my name? I don’t really want people to think that there are a lot of writers on the blog. I was only going to hire the writers if they agreed to my name on the by-line. What do you think?

]]> By: Steve Zagata http://changetheworld.me/the-complete-guide-to-hiring-and-managing-blog-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Steve Zagata Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:12:21 +0000 http://changetheworld.me/?p=217#comment-59 Great information. I just dived into the blog scene and was looking for ways to continuously produce great content. Great information. I just dived into the blog scene and was looking for ways to continuously produce great content.

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