Freelance Writer vs. In-House Writer
You want control over your company’s written content, and it may appear to be the best choice to hire an in-house writer. However, we have discovered many cases in which a writer gets an in-house job on salary who then produces less and less work. Just because a writer is in your office doesn’t mean that he or she will crank out content consistently at the quality you want.
It might be valuable to look over the differences in the bottom line as a starting point. An in-house writer may produce 10 or more articles per week for you, at a basic salary of about $50,000 – $75,000 per year.
Your company will be paying payroll taxes and other costs, including “benefits” if you offer health insurance and retirement contributions to your employees. The total is much higher than $50,000 per year, more in the range of $65,000. 500 articles (for a high producer) per year at $65,000 comes to $130 per article. Sounds like a good deal, all in all. The problem can be that your writer doesn’t actually produce that much content, or spends far more time getting the job done than you expected when hiring. Every week that there is low production, the costs of your content will go up. Get several in-house writers and you are now paying a premium, as you will need an executive to manage them, which will cost you even more.
Freelance writers that are professional, on time, and meet the requirements, tone, style and specs of your company can be hard to find — but well worth the time for such a search. If you find the right freelance writing company, you can get your content on time, it will be high quality, and you can have control over the entire process without the added costs of hiring an employee, paying for the space, computer, desk, sick days, low production, and other costs that are not evident when you hire.
At Creative WordCraft, Inc. we make the process very simple for you. We are on time, professional, and you can trust us to get you exactly what you want. We are big on collaboration and communication and work directly with your content manager or marketing manager so we get the jobs done exactly as you expect, and hopefully far better. We have been creating professional content for many years, and we stay informed about changes in optimization techniques. We research, we listen and we can get the job done for you, just as if we were right there with you.
There is never enough content, so as your needs increase, we can keep pace with your company as it grows. Rather than buying a new building to fill with writers, get in touch with us. It is a wise financial move.
Contact us at Creative WordCraft, Inc. if you are weighing the difference between an in-house writer and a freelance white label content writing firm. We’d like to talk to you about your projects, and how we could supply you with what you want without hiring a roomful of people to keep up with current content needs.