I have had the pleasure of working with a number of freelance writers in recent years.  One thing I have come to realize is that an awful lot of them are totally undependable.  I can’t figure that part out because I know that freelance writers have to be dependable or else they will fail for sure.

Just because you work for yourself out of the comfort of your own home does not mean that you can become lazy.  If you were working in a regular 40 hour per week job, your boss would not be so lenient with your schedule.  

Sometimes I need help.  I have taken on projects where I needed to produce a lot of content.  I needed to produce so much content that I could not possibly do it in the timeframe I was allotted.   I was forced to outsource some of the work.

More than once I have found someone to do some of the work for me.  I agree to pay them more money than they are currently being paid for what they are doing.  Everything seems to be going fine.  I give them their work exactly as we discussed.  Then they fall off the face of the earth.  They never even start the work.  They do not return emails.  They do not return telephone calls.  It is ridiculous.

Outsourcing extra work is great if you have dependable people you can count on to get this work done for you.  But, dependable people in this business are hard to find.  Maybe that is why I get high dollar work that other people dream about.  That high dollar work comes directly from businesses.

Businesses Owners and Business Managers Like Dependable People

Duh!

That should be a no-brainer.  I think that principle is universal no matter which industry you happen to work in.  If you want to get steady work from a client who can afford to pay above average for an article, then you had better make damn sure that you are delivering top notch content and delivering it on time.  You better be easy to get in touch with.  You had better return your phone calls promptly.  Those are keys to this puzzle.

These business people do not want the hassle of having to find another you.  If you are not dependable, then they have no choice but to get the work done elsewhere.  You undependable writers out there are just doing me a favor by sending more work my way.  People will pay a premium for dependability.