They are always taking on projects

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Some people don't know how to say no, and that's another disadvantage of being a freelance writer, because there comes a time when they get overwhelmed with work, and they start to fall behind on deliveries or compromise the quality of the content they write for each of their clients, and this is something you definitely can't control, but you can look for better options, such as hiring a Content Marketing agency or depending on how big your project is, deciding to have your In-House marketing team.

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Scams and frauds
We see faces, we don't know hearts, the fishing and forestry email list saying goes. There are many freelance writers who work on a pay-in-advance basis, and sometimes you can be the victim of a scam. It is important that you always have references for this person. Even if they are not under the supervision of a company, you can ask for contacts of former clients and make sure that they will do the job. The most advisable thing when it comes to payment is 50% at the beginning and 50% at the end of the job, so that both parties can be sure that neither of them will leave “high and dry.”

They get bored of your project
Yes, this is another disadvantage of being a freelance writer. It always happens and you can't control it, because as self-employed professionals, just as they got bored of working for a company, they can get bored of your project and leave it from one day to the next, because it doesn't meet their expectations, because it's no longer among their priorities, because they have other projects, etc.

To cover this, we recommend two things: always ask for references and read other people's comments about this person's profile or hire a Content Marketing agency, because at the end of the day, if someone from the agency leaves or gets bored of the project, or anything happens with that person, the agency will have a better ability to offer you faster and more effective solutions, so you can protect yourself from the disadvantages of a freelance writer.

An editor is not necessarily a strategist
By hiring a freelance writer, even if he or she knows SEO and has excellent writing skills, you run the risk of him or her not being able to steer the course, and if you are not clear about the direction either, all the work will be in vain and you will lose time and money, so you will be faced with one of the disadvantages of a freelance writer.

Many tasks that are important in the Content Marketing strategy, such as, for example, the promotion of articles, analysis, strategy adjustments, etc., require much more than a writer and this can only be offered to you in the most optimal way by a Content Marketing agency and, in the best of cases, having an In House team.

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Perfect, we have already given you the tools that we consider necessary for you to have when choosing one so that you do not suffer the consequences of the disadvantages of a freelance writer, but we always make the caveat that not all projects are adapted to a single person, in most cases we recommend having a work team that can guide and help create the Content Marketing strategy towards where it should go so that you have the ROI that you so desire.

Good luck in your search for a freelance writer. For now, we're leaving you with this Complete Guide to Content Marketing Outsourcing , so you'll be in tune when your perfect writer arrives or when you start working with a Content Marketing agency.

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