This is fascinating to me. I didn't realize so many people had blogs earning enough money to do all this outsourcing. I don't earn anything on my blog...yet. But I'd definitely like to have a professional layout and design on my blog some day as well as advertising. But I love writing (actually, I do writing for a couple of other people) so I don't think I'd ever outsource that. I need to learn some more about blogging so I can truly take it up to a level that earns money.

Same here.  I didn't realize how many people have ghost writers, especially for sponsored posts.  I'm not sure that's something I would feel comfortable doing, at least as long as my blog is focused on my journey to learn more about finance rather than necessarily trying to directly educate other people.  I would love to have someone design a logo, header, and some page layout for me but I'm not going to consider spending any money on my blog until I've been at it for a year.  I will probably look into buying the url and switching off of blogspot before then, but only if I've made enough in advertising revenue to cover the cost up front.  I don't like spending money on hobbies, especially if I haven't convinced myself that it will last.

I actually just started outsourcing carnival submissions to Melissa @ Mom's Plans this week! 

I did the same this week so we know Melissa got two new customers.

I am seriously considering outsourcing for a professional logo, but I am still trying to learn enough Photoshop skills to pull it off myself.

I am always thinking about outsourcing for business ideas (thanks to Tim Ferris), but have yet to pull the trigger.

See, all those testimonials are the reason I contacted Crystal to handle my advertising!  And she makes it soooo easy to do 

Glad to live up to expectations! 

Giving Crystal control of my advertising has been a terrific decision. I'll explain fully in a monthly roundup earnings post. Suba helped with my transition from tumblr to Wordpress- also extremely pleased with her. I highly endorse the two of them.

Yay!  Glad to have impressed quickly, lol.  And yes, Suba is awesome!

I'd like to outsource our advertising (first, I'd like to get some advertising) and carnival submissions next year. 

I can help you move from Blogger to WordPress.  I designed and maintain our site as well as 5 or 6 others. I semi-understand SEO but need to really buckle down and start applying the knowledge.

I love this forum.  Sometimes I just lurk and read and learn so much good stuff.  Thank you all.

I am also outsourcing advertising but I still handle some myself so I don't get rusty. I also outsource carnival submissions.

Glen Craig - Free From Broke said:

Aww, you guys outsource more than you think!

How many of you run your own servers?  You outsource that!

Adsense is outsourcing too as are other affiliate programs.

 

If I had the money, I would have a senior editor to oversee content.