Is it safe to hire a freelance copywriter?

Posted by Ryan Carr on September 27th, 2016

There are different ways of meeting your website copywriting needs. You could have an in-house team of copywriters to take care of your needs if you have ongoing needs. You could hire a copywriting agency to take care of the needs whereby the copywriting agency will have a team of writers who will be assigned to work on your requirements. Thirdly, you could work with a freelance copywriter directly as and when you have copywriting requirements.

Even though it has become a very common practice to hire freelance copywriters, many website owners are still hesitant to make use of freelance service providers. There could be various reasons why there is a bit of hesitation among people to use freelance writers.

One of the questions that frequently haunts the customers is, “How safe it is?” If you too are having such questions in mind then you are certainly not alone. However, it is important to ask whether this fear or hesitation is meaningful or whether it is an unfounded fear.

More frequently than not, people who hesitate choosing freelance copywriting services is that they have heard from their friends or have had bitter experience themselves in the past. In other words, their fears are not completely unfounded. At the same time, it does not mean that such bitter experience has to follow them every time they hire a freelance provider. There are number of reliable and reputed freelance copywriting experts in the industry who serve hundreds of customers. It is up to you to spot them and work with them rather than generalize the issue.

As long as you carefully screen the copywriting company, you are safe. Make it a point to hire a copywriter who has been in the industry for a considerable period of time whose credibility could be verified. If you are going to go with someone totally new to the industry, then you may not have adequate information to verify the credibility of your provider.

Before making any payments to the copywriter, you need to fully understand the terms and conditions. Make it a point to ask for a written quote from the service provider with all the inclusions. If you have any questions on the quote or regarding what is included, then have all your questions and doubts clarified before proceeding.

You should go one step further to check whether the provider is safe before making any payments by making an online search using the name of the service provider. Check whether there are any negative testimonials or any controversies regarding the copywriting service provider. All these will help you minimize the risk factors. However, you should not be paranoid. There are number of service providers who offer genuinely reliable services. Such providers would not want their reputation to be tarnished; they always keep their customers happy because they love what they do. Take time to look around for a trustworthy copywriting service provider in the industry. You will certainly find the best copywriter for your needs.