Comments on: Challenges Of Outsourcing http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/ freelance writing by a freelance writer that works in the freelance writing field Sat, 19 May 2012 09:11:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel Falconer http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5521 Joel Falconer Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:32:38 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5521 Thanks for the link, Monika. The implementation is certainly tricky. In my experience, it becomes easy only once you find a suitable competent individual — if you can trust them with just about anything, you'll feel comfortable delegating tasks and it'll cease to be a problem. But it may be different for you; that's just my experience with the issue. Thanks for the link, Monika.

The implementation is certainly tricky. In my experience, it becomes easy only once you find a suitable competent individual — if you can trust them with just about anything, you’ll feel comfortable delegating tasks and it’ll cease to be a problem. But it may be different for you; that’s just my experience with the issue.

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5487 Monika Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:41:59 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5487 @ Friar: LOL, I'm sorry for suspecting you of things you didn't do. I was looking for the word "out" in the mention you made totally missing the actual point. And no, it wasn't my intention at all. Just a huge sore looking spelling mistake that escaped most of us, including myself. I'm surprised I didn't get an email from someone as I usually do. :-) Enjoy your beer buddy, you deserve it! @ Friar: LOL, I’m sorry for suspecting you of things you didn’t do. I was looking for the word “out” in the mention you made totally missing the actual point.

And no, it wasn’t my intention at all. Just a huge sore looking spelling mistake that escaped most of us, including myself.

I’m surprised I didn’t get an email from someone as I usually do. :-)

Enjoy your beer buddy, you deserve it!

]]> By: Friar http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5485 Friar Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:13:34 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5485 @Peter YES...THANK YOU! I thought I was starting to lose my mind, because I swear I definitely saw "Callenges" in the Blog Title. (Only today it's been corrected to "Challenges". But nobody's said anything. :-) @Monika Hah. I thought maybe you deliberately mis-spelled "Challenge" as a tongue-in -cheek way to show that outsourcing created it's own set of problems. It's messing with my head. Oboy...brain hurts....Too difficult to think right now...need BEER.... @Peter

YES…THANK YOU! I thought I was starting to lose my mind, because I swear I definitely saw “Callenges” in the Blog Title. (Only today it’s been corrected to “Challenges”. But nobody’s said anything. :-)

@Monika

Hah. I thought maybe you deliberately mis-spelled “Challenge” as a tongue-in -cheek way to show that outsourcing created it’s own set of problems.

It’s messing with my head. Oboy…brain hurts….Too difficult to think right now…need BEER….

]]> By: Peter http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5482 Peter Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:46:44 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5482 Clear as crystal! Clear as crystal!

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5477 Monika Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:31:08 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5477 @ Peter: Duh, I'm so stupid. I swear I didn't see that one, even though I proofread the whole lot like 3 times. Maybe I shouldn't try to edge into copy editing then should I. Thanks for helping poor Friar out. And here I was suspecting he was onto something....liquid of course. Hehehehe.... My bad, I think I need a vacation. As for your comment on the lower profile blogs, yes, outsourcing these could be an option I suppose. After all, even high profile blogs outsource. It really depends what your blog is and what YOU the owner is trying to accomplish with it. If it is a writer's blog, I'm against it (as outlined in my last comment to you), but if it is a generic blog and you are not using it as a branding platform, why not. It really depends on the desired outcome. Does this make sense? @ Peter: Duh, I’m so stupid. I swear I didn’t see that one, even though I proofread the whole lot like 3 times. Maybe I shouldn’t try to edge into copy editing then should I.

Thanks for helping poor Friar out. And here I was suspecting he was onto something….liquid of course. Hehehehe…. My bad, I think I need a vacation.

As for your comment on the lower profile blogs, yes, outsourcing these could be an option I suppose. After all, even high profile blogs outsource. It really depends what your blog is and what YOU the owner is trying to accomplish with it.

If it is a writer’s blog, I’m against it (as outlined in my last comment to you), but if it is a generic blog and you are not using it as a branding platform, why not.

It really depends on the desired outcome. Does this make sense?

]]> By: Peter http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5474 Peter Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:02:33 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5474 @ Monika: I didn't mean this blog in particular, but lower-profile blogs in general. Yes, though, I can see what you mean by that being counterproductive. And I can help Friar out on the typo: it's in the blog title: "<i>Callenges</i> of Outsourcing." I think the "<i>out</i> Outsourcing" bit was his own typo. @ Monika: I didn’t mean this blog in particular, but lower-profile blogs in general. Yes, though, I can see what you mean by that being counterproductive.

And I can help Friar out on the typo: it’s in the blog title: “Callenges of Outsourcing.” I think the “out Outsourcing” bit was his own typo.

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5473 Monika Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:46:16 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5473 @ Brett: Maybe he doesn't need help anymore. Perhaps he has already drunk a few, either that, or I'm drunk without even realizing. Which, come to think of it would only be the second time in my life ever after 40 hum... plus perhaps one years. :-) @ Brett: Maybe he doesn’t need help anymore. Perhaps he has already drunk a few, either that, or I’m drunk without even realizing. Which, come to think of it would only be the second time in my life ever after 40 hum… plus perhaps one years. :-)

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5471 Monika Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:04:07 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5471 @ Peter: No, I never mentioned this about getting another person to handle our blog. I actually think that might be counter productive. I see my blog as my voice and it is part of my branding image. If I was to employ another person to blog for me, (either in my name or in theirs), it would diffuse my own voice. I don't think that would be good for my business, since I attract many clients with this blog. I also think you are right to be zealous about the ways you brand your business. getting it right from the start will save you a lot of headaches down the road. You can never be too zealous actually. @ Peter: No, I never mentioned this about getting another person to handle our blog. I actually think that might be counter productive. I see my blog as my voice and it is part of my branding image.

If I was to employ another person to blog for me, (either in my name or in theirs), it would diffuse my own voice. I don’t think that would be good for my business, since I attract many clients with this blog.

I also think you are right to be zealous about the ways you brand your business. getting it right from the start will save you a lot of headaches down the road. You can never be too zealous actually.

]]> By: Brett Legree http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5470 Brett Legree Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:35 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5470 I'll help Friar with the boat burning tomorrow night (or was that beer drinking?) :) I’ll help Friar with the boat burning tomorrow night (or was that beer drinking?)

:)

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/challenges-of-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-5469 Monika Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:56:37 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/05/callenges-of-outsourcing/#comment-5469 @ Friar: Huh? I must admit you got me puzzled. I read through this article twice and can't see where you came up with that supposed spello? Am I such a suck at copy editing? Arrrggh, maybe I need glasses, or make that a beer glass instead. Ok, maybe not, it's still day time in Oz, but could you please point me kindly to the place you are referring to. Resident expert in burnout, wow, that sounds like a load full. Maybe you have to start burning your boat too then. I'm sure Brett can guide you on this. :-) LOL @ Friar: Huh? I must admit you got me puzzled. I read through this article twice and can’t see where you came up with that supposed spello?

Am I such a suck at copy editing? Arrrggh, maybe I need glasses, or make that a beer glass instead. Ok, maybe not, it’s still day time in Oz, but could you please point me kindly to the place you are referring to.

Resident expert in burnout, wow, that sounds like a load full. Maybe you have to start burning your boat too then. I’m sure Brett can guide you on this. :-)

LOL

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