Comments on: How To Grow A Great Blog Without Writing It Yourself

By: Setup a Pro WP Site

Setup a Pro WP Site — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:09:29 +0000

I too started to think about paying more skilled people than me write for my blog, the reason is my knowledge of the niche (fitness) is not professional level, I’d rather have less informative and in-depth articles than hundreds of my amateurish stubs.

I think of my blog as of a business, paying for posts is like investing in your business to bring you cashflow in the long run.

By: Misbah Mumtaz

Misbah Mumtaz — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:37:53 +0000

best article . i bookmarked it .

Thanks
Misbah Mumtaz

By: Peter Owen

Peter Owen — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:24:49 +0000

agree with some of the prior commentors – this is not easy. getting authors need motivation.

By: GiGi

GiGi — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:40:50 +0000

I agree with you on having other viewpoints on dating. You could possibly be popping at the seams with many facets, for instance dating and religion or dating within the different types of religion. None-the-less, more than one opinion is always best, unless your are wanting to be the “Dating Guru”. Ultimately, if you go in more directions with dating then you will open your site to more traffic.

By: Dede

Dede — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:34:43 +0000

This was great reading. I have a tech blog as well as my dating one and we pay someone to write for us. He is a fabulous with tech related material. It is difficult to find the time to do it all yourself. I write all my dating articles myself but would like to find someone to give it another viewpoint. I think one person writing 100% of the material is perhaps not the best idea.

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Wed, 20 May 2009 14:01:47 +0000

[...] If you have cash to spare (err…invest) then paying for blog content is a great way to motivate people. If you are serious about building a blog network then you better be serious about rewarding your writers very well. (Yaro Starak, How To Grow A Great Blog Without Writing It Yourself) [...]

By: fortunecookieguy

fortunecookieguy — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:41:23 +0000

This is an interesting concept, something I didn’t consider.

By: Yaro

Yaro — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:53:40 +0000

You can get fantastic guest authors, however it really depends on their motivation. Usually the top blogs get the best guest contributions because the return in exposure is significant.

On the other hand, just because someone is paid doesn’t mean they are good.

The only answer to this as always is to test. Try people out and when you find good people, do whatever you can to keep them happy.

By: Noobpreneur

Noobpreneur — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:20:23 +0000

Hi Tony & Yaro

A bit OOT – What do you think is better – having someone write for you as a paid writer or for free as a guest writer?

I understand that paid writer is, for some reason, paid in exchange for supreme quality, but guest writer has different motives in mind (must be other than money).

Cheers guys!

By: Yaro

Yaro — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:07:30 +0000

It depends on your agreement with the author of the content. If you paid for full rights, then you can stick your name on it. In most cases if you buy an article you have full rights, but you might want to double check that first.

By: Tony - Nigerian Entrepreneur

Tony - Nigerian Entrepreneur — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:48:06 +0000

I’ve thought about this before. But I was scared of getting the quality of my content messed up. This article has address a lot of the fears I was having.
However, I have a question. If I ask someone to write for me, must I put their name on the article when I already paid for the job? I know the question may sound stupid. But I will appreciate if you answer me.

By: Graham Odenyo

Graham Odenyo — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:00:18 +0000

I love your perspectives on blogging. Thanks for the lessons you have shared with me on blogging.You are the best.

By: Dick Carlson

Dick Carlson — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:21:04 +0000

I’ve been contacted by several blog start-ups to write for them, and I’m not sure if this makes sense for me to do. I already have a good brand and a robust blog (that takes LOTS of time) and I’m wondering if I should spread myself that thin.

Do you have any examples of people doing that?

By: Sirawan Nornil

Sirawan Nornil — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:08:11 +0000

Sawaddee (Hello) Yaro,

All of your article is always valuable for many reader.
(“Blog Profits Bluprint” , etc)

Thank You,
sirawannnl from Thailand.

By: Medical Spa MD

Medical Spa MD — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:45:55 +0000

Personalities come into play at times. Having written for Small Business Branding, I found it to be a good experience. Yaro was great. I thought some of the other writers were pompous. Of course, writing something like that could be interpreted as being an ass on my part too… I’ll take my lumps where deserved.

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Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:45:37 +0000

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By: Badi Jones

Badi Jones — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:37:36 +0000

Hi Yaro,
I’ve actually been thinking about this for a while. How to have a blog without having to actually write so much. I think I’ve decided on just writing more myself for now.

Anyway. Good article.

By: James

James — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:28:01 +0000

For a while, I was deciding against blogging because I thought it could not be “automated.” I wanted something that would continue without constant attention.
I think blogging has too many advantages to be dismissed like I did.
This post was helpful as not I can see how a blog could be continued without my personal daily interaction. At least, when I get to that point. For now, I plan to do my own blogging.

By: Yaro

Yaro — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:17:15 +0000

Hi Rishabh – Happy to help mate!

By: Rishabh Singh

Rishabh Singh — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:43:32 +0000

Hi Yaro, thanks for yet another insightful and informative article. i had been searching for some advice on this very topic but could not get some info based on someone’s realife experience. It has given me some really important nuggets to mull on as i begin to develop my strategy for my venture.

Cheers

By: Yaro

Yaro — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:54:11 +0000

Kunal – Yes, that is a good point. It can be very tricky to find a good “voice” in an outsourced blogger.

It depends what type of blog you are planning as well. If it’s a personal blog then the personality aspect is important. If it’s a news blog then the voice aspect isn’t as big an issue.

As with anything in this area, it’s all about finding good people, forming relationships and meeting their needs.

By: Yaro

Yaro — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:31:42 +0000

Donald – I doubt there will ever be a time where *every* writer will blog and make a living from it. I’m sure the uptake will increase, in fact I hope it does, but as per usual only a small percentage of people ever work consistently enough and get the right education to actually realize the result of full time income from blogging.

The 80/20 rule is always working…

By: Donald J Pliner

Donald J Pliner — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:02:20 +0000

I think a day will come when the all professional writers will have their own blogs & earning their living from it. And media agencies will have to hire writers for much more $$.
Just ignore, if you don’t agree

By: Ask Shane.org

Ask Shane.org — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:03:31 +0000

Remembering to Share…

Google Reader has a Share feature that allows you to mark items in the RSS feeds that you subscribe to. When you do that, those items are then made available for public consumption through a custom URL and through a custom RSS feed.
Well I read things…

By: Franck Silvestre

Franck Silvestre — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:20:25 +0000

Yaro, this post is excellent. I intend to start a ‘blog business’ as I already told you in previous articles, and I will start hiring now, following the tips on this post.

Thanks for that.

Since you are the expert, I will contact you from time to time to see if I am in the right direction.

By: Kunal

Kunal — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:39:16 +0000

Yaro –

I like this post, but can getting another blogger to write cause a problem in terms of quality and style?

For example, people come a blog becuase of the insight, and style – something that cannot be replicated by anyone else – does the idea of getting another blogger to write cause a higher level problem in terms of this?

Even though, as a business, you want everything to be automated, and you want to focus on the BUSINESS aspect, rather than the “employee” aspect.

Interesting thoughts …

By: Landon

Landon — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:06:22 +0000

I agree, very good post. It’s amazing how blogging is beginning to closely mirror other forms of media like magazines and television. Just as you need to bring in creative writers for a newspaper or TV show, it makes sense to have a wide range of opinions and voices in a blog.

I look at my blog as a potential business, not just a casual hobby, so I definitely share your idea of a blog as a business model. Thanks for the inspiration!

By: Yaro

Yaro — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:13:04 +0000

Hey Alex,

Great to see a comment from you, I notice your mybloglog face on here all the time.

You have really stuck to it with that podcast of yours, which is awesome and good move hiring some bloggers, you might have a little online empire soon enough

If anyone reading this hasn’t listened to Alex’s podcast you definitely should check it out:

http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/

Yaro

By: Alex Bellinger

Alex Bellinger — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:45:27 +0000

Yaro, great post. I have to say you’ve been an inspiration to me of late. I have recently brought in 3 bloggers to blog at SmallBizPod and will be monitoring very closely how things evolve.

As you know my starting point has been podcasting where I’ve built a healthy audience and gained sponsorship which is allowing me to invest some money in blogging to extend the audience and appeal of the site as a whole. At least I hope it will!

As a pro podcaster I’ll be following Yaro the pro blogger for tips and advice for some while to come, I’m sure!

By: CA

CA — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:43:59 +0000

Interesting article. I recently strated blogging in earnest. It is tough to blog with a full time day job – as I am learning.

Since my focus is going to be business articles on strategy, marketing and project management I have asked one of the students in the local business school with some experience to help out after their exams. There are smart students out there. It also helps if you tell them that they are building a positive on-line presence that can be searched by their potential employers.

And I am not looking to generate any ad revenue out of the blog. It is more to develop a perception that our organization is knowledgeable in our area of work. I am totally in agreement of using blogs as a strategic tool.