I Hired 5 Article and Blog Post Writers on Fiverr

About this video

In this Fiverr-sponsored video, Dale argues authors need websites for discoverability and as a home base if platforms such as Amazon KDP, IngramSpark or Draft2Digital pull the plug, but a bare ‘buy my books’ site is not enough — blog posts get content indexed by search engines. Since authors lack time to blog, he hired five Fiverr article and blog post writers, each to turn one of his earlier Fiverr videos into a post. His criteria were clarity, fully edited readable posts of at least 1,000 words with no fluff; he recommends 500 to 1,500 words generally and says he did not want a regurgitated video transcript. From lowest to highest cost: Areesha, $5, to turn video/podcasts into blogs; Iraam, $30 standard, SEO article up to 1,000 words with two focus keywords and topic research; CortHoney, $80 standard, technical SEO content up to 1,000 words with three focus keywords, research, references and citations; ForContentWorld, $100 premium, 1,000 words with four focus keywords, research, references and citations; and Apascar, $165 standard, 1,200 words with three focus keywords, research, references and citations. Reviewing the deliveries, he found Areesha’s post over-formatted with coloured text, loosely followed instructions and seemed transcript-based, ending with wording he rejected, though not bad for $5. Iraam’s roughly 1,300-word post pleasantly surprised him, with notes for inbound and outbound links. CortHoney’s roughly 1,200-word post covering 10 cover designs impressed him with extra detail, apart from referring to him as ’the client’. ForContentWorld’s 1,257-word post was the first to include a meta description and highlighted keywords, and sounded professional rather than like him speaking. Apascar’s roughly 1,200-word post on the Book Rescue pilot retitled the piece, added links and captured the emotion of the episode. He says he will pick one of the five to write a blog post about this very video, directing viewers to a linked post to see his preferred writer.

Key takeaways

• An author website protects discoverability if KDP, IngramSpark or Draft2Digital cut you off, but blog posts are what get indexed and found.
• Hire out blogging if time is short: Dale wanted clear, edited posts of at least 1,000 words with no fluff and no regurgitated transcripts.
• The five gigs tested ranged from $5 (Areesha) and $30 (Iraam) to $80 (CortHoney), $100 (ForContentWorld) and $165 (Apascar).
• Cheapest was weakest: the $5 post was over-formatted and transcript-like, while the $30 post earned praise for link suggestions.
• Higher-priced writers added professional touches — CortHoney’s detail, ForContentWorld’s meta description and highlighted keywords, and Apascar’s emotional storytelling.

Episode details: published April 3, 2021 · 15:30 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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