Does anyone have experience dealing with copywriters?
I'm working with 2 at the moment who both started out great, but became unreliable after a couple of months.
Both complain to me that they have no money, but at the same time they keep slacking off, missing deadlines and turning down work I offer them.
What can I do?
They're both really good (when they apply themselves), but getting work out of them is proving difficult.
Sounds like maybe you need to set some parameters, like an agreement on when the work needs to be completed. If they aren't reliable, move on. I'm sure there are lots of decent copywriters out there.
I suspect your experiences are fairly typical. The fact is that there are many highly professional copywriters around who will give you a good service for a reasonable price. And there also many slackers who miss deadlines and deliver poor results. (I say this both as a sometime copywriter myself, and as someone who has had to work with other freelance copywriters.)
All you can do is to select your writers carefully. Ask your colleagues or friends for recommendations. And ask the prospective writer for references or samples of their work. And if you get it wrong and hire someone who's no good, get rid of them and get someone else.
I know it can be frustrating when people don’t perform. In many cases, scenarios like this arise out of not managing expectations properly. Make it very clear what you expect out of them and if they don’t deliver, move on. It may be hard to try and find new people however think of the time you are wasting waiting for work to be completed and compare any lost revenue to what it would cost you to find new people. If the cost of putting up with the behavior is less than that of finding new people, maybe you just stick with the people you have now. If its reversed, find new content creators.
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