Write it Yourself or Hire a Freelance

As one of my reader commented, writing an e-book can be something very frustrating to do. There is an alternative – to hire a freelance to write your e-book.

Let me tell you something about it from my experience.

To find a freelance is not a problem. You can try Elance for start.
With Elance all you need to do is to post your project so freelancers will bid on it. You choose your preferred freelance. Than you can escrow the payment and release it when the job is done.

But… In most cases you will get a pre made e-book. Don’t get me wrong, there are some great writers out there but in my opinion none of those will write for you an e-book for $500 (as my reader has mentioned). The e-book that you can get for $500 in most cases no one will buy.

Think about it, does the freelance that you are about to hire know the topic better than you are. Probably not!

Freelance writers might know the art of writing better than you. Actually this kind of freelancers you should look for – The ones that can take your text and make it readable in the most easy and understandable way to the reader.

In my opinion, if you would like to differentiate yourself from others who try to make money online by selling e-book, you have to come with a good product. Do the research, write the e-book and if you feel that your writing is not professional enough, only than hire a writer that will revise your text and take it to the right level – an e-book that people will open their wallet for.

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2 Comments »

Comment by Brady Goldenstein
2010-04-26 23:00:25

It is really very exciting to Make Money Online from Google, Adbrite and Infolinks. All you need to do is make a website with great content and attract visitors.

 
Comment by Mariah Barnes
2010-05-06 11:34:50

it is not very easy to make money online because you still need to do a lot of website promotion to gain enough traffic. .;

 
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