Building a healthy portfolio of product based niche affiliate websites has been dubbed the N1Way to make money online. However, building a portfolio which is large enough to bring you in a significant amount of income is something which the majority of people struggle to achieve on their own. That said, it's entirely possible to build a portfolio of websites on your own which consistently bring you in enough money to work from home it's just going to take you significant longer to do so.

Outsourcing is a good way of speeding up this process and it's covered fully as a step in the N1Way e-guide. The entire process of site building can be outsourced from niche research right thought to actually putting the site together and submitting it to the first search engine, however outsourcing costs money!

As far as this process is concerned I only outsource things which I don't like doing or am not particularly good at, usually a mixture of both! I don't mind researching and finding my own markets or actually putting the site together and designing logos etc, but one thing I don't enjoy doing is writing content for my sites. The main reason for this is that it can be such a time consuming and laborious process, one which I tend to avoid where possible. For me this is where outsourcing really comes into it's own.

Where To Look For A Writer

When you are outsourcing a content job you should be thinking long term, it's okay to get a few articles written by a few different people but if your building a network of sites and want quality content from a writer who understands your needs then you need to find someone who you can use over and over again. There are several places where freelance writers advertise such as GetAFreeLancer.com and WarriorForum.com but the place where I have always to get quality content from is TextBroker.com. The benefit of using a service like TextBroker.com is that they protect both parties by acting as a go-between. Whilst you have to deposit funds into your account, these funds are not released until you are 100% happy with the work which protects you fully from scam artists.

Choosing A Good Writer

Remember, you are looking for a writer who can provide you with long term services, someone who understands you, how you work and what sort of content you expect. Being able to develop a working relationship is essential and is something which I always aim to do.

There are two ways of placing an order on Text Broker, there is the direct order and the open order. An open order allows you to specify the quality of the content ranging from 1 start through to 5 star, 5 star being the most expensive. It also allows you to define the category which you want your author to have expertise in. Conversely, the direct order allows you to place an order with a specific author, if you don't have an author in mind then the open order is usually the best option to get you started.

When looking for a writer on TextBroker.com there are several things you should look at:

1. Look at the price per word: This is usually something you can negotiate with the writer after a few orders anyway and if you are likely to be putting a good chunk of work their way then I would encourage you to negotiate it if it's what you would consider to be high price. Please remember to be reasonable though, they have a living to earn just as we do!
2. Look at the total number of articles submitted compared to the total number rejected: You are always going to get authors who have had articles rejected, this doesn't mean they are a bad writer, it may have been that the article wasn't exactly what the customer wanted. Even with this in mind you should be looking for a low rejection rate against a high article volume, for example I would be dubious working with someone who had written 200 articles and had 20 rejected.
3. Look at the authors expertise: There are many writers out there who may be able to provide you great content on one specific niche topic, e.g. golf, however you are trying to find a writer who you can develop a good working relationship with and who you can go to for more content. Therefore, I wouldn't restrict myself by going to someone who only writes around a very specific topic because unless you are building a network of 10-15 sites around the same niche then you aren't going to be able to use this author again. So it's much better to go for someone who has a range of expertise in different areas.
4. Look at the authors country of origin: This is essential, you need to make sure your author can write fluently in English.

Outsourcing Costs!

Outsourcing doesn't come cheap if you outsourcing the entire content of your website it will usually cost around $250-300 for a site with 50 reviews and 3-5 guides. Of course, this is meant to be an investment and you should make this back but don't throw money at it expecting to get it back in a months time. Some sites will start earning straight away and some may take several months or up to a year to reach their full earning potential.

How many of you have been outsourcing your content or even your entire site builds? I am currently offering an outsourcing site build package which gets the 'donkey' work done for you, you can read more over at Niche Store Designer.

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