Comments on: How to Hire Writers in a Tight Economy and on a Tight Budget

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By: 80sMom

80sMom — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:56:01 +0000

Should things pick up and you are in need of a writer that will work for peanuts, i’d love to be considered! I have a degree in Technical Writing and would love a shot.

I am not currently employed in the field, but use my blog as an outlet for this insatiable need to put pen to paper (or, fingers to keyboard, i guess you could say!): http://trappedinthe80smoms.blogspot.com

I’ve enjoyed your blog and will be back again.

-Kara
http://www.meditations.etsy.com

By: Susan Payton, The Marketing Eggspert

Susan Payton, The Marketing Eggspert — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:37:58 +0000

Wendy–
Aww, you do make us feel like rockstars. For me, blogging is not about the money (although if it was, I would certainly cope with $15 million for my blog!). You’ve done an excellent job of giving us other value, like with the Epson trip. That made us feel so valued, and was worth everything we put into the blog.

Also, the fact that you give us a say, that we feel this is “our” company, makes a huge difference. That’s why the Sparkplug CEO ain’t your average CEO!

Susan Payton, The Marketing Eggsperts last blog post..Southwest Airlines: Not Just Great Customer Service

By: Andee Sellman, One Sherpa

Andee Sellman, One Sherpa — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:17:13 +0000

Hi Wendy,
Great post from a business point of view. The challenges for web businesses are often the same as offline businesses.
We often talk to our business owner clients about their USP becasse it is the single most important factor in getting the right price for products and services. If customers are always negotiating prices then they clearly don’t value the USP.
I suspect that we’re in for a rougher ride over the next few years and through that time employees may well value their current jobs more than having a good time. This will be good for business owners because it may mean people stay in their jobs longer and in your case stay writing for you over a longer period.
I hope this is the case for you as in business it can sometimes feel really lonely when the costs are greater than the income and the business owner is left wondering ‘Where’s the money gone?’

Andee Sellman, One Sherpas last blog post..Our second Summit â€œpreview webinarâ€

By: Wendy Piersall

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:11:06 +0000

@ Bob Firestone:

Thanks Bob! Also, I’ve been wanting to thank you for the comment you left at StartupNation when you voted for Sparkplugging on their Top 100 competition – I *really* appreciated that!

By: Bob Firestone

Bob Firestone — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:45:47 +0000

Wendy great post.
I have been hearing a lot of complaining from traditional business people recently about the bad economy and how unprepared they are.

“Tie compensation to performance.” Having a lot of people around that might be nice people but don’t produce any value is mind blowing. A lot of companies would be better prepared for bad economic times if they remembered this and tied management salaries to the profitability of the company.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:37:11 +0000

(((((((((Wendy))))))))) xoxox

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By: Wendy Piersall

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:36:08 +0000

@ Risa:

Forgive the shameless plug, but if you are in the process of hiring writers for your site, I’d be doing you a disservice to not tell you about my & Easton Ellsworth’s Introduction to Blog Networks course on SparkplugU – there’s a ton of info that you need to know in there about hiring, creating an income strategy, etc., that is both for blog networks and other web publishers.

Now, I have to say that I’m not a fan of pitching first time commenters, so feel free to send me a note if you need a brain to pick as you move forward with your site!

-Wendy

By: Wendy Piersall

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:32:16 +0000

@ Christina:

(((((((((CJ)))))))))

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:25:07 +0000

This, my friend, is why you are successful and will continue to be for a long time to come. You have built an amazing network here, and a network built on respect and mutual adoration. Kudos to you!!! Christinas last blog post..Pink GadgetLust: Canon PowerShot SD

By: Risa

Risa — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:11:51 +0000

Hi Wendy, What a very timely post for me (and I was happy to find the link to it on Twitter, which I just joined a few days ago!). I’m in the process of hiring writers for my website. I’ve been inundated with great sounding resumes, so I’m not sure how to choose, and how their rate should affect my decision. I have to give some thought to your advice about NOT paying per post. I’m having articles written, not blog posts, and requested a rate per word, but maybe per article is the better way. Thanks for the insight. Risa