Outsourcing - what and what not to do

Hey guys, hope all is well.
I've been reading these forums for a while now, and would like to firstly thank everybody for being so helpful and sharing all their techniques and knowledge, it has made my job a hell of a lot easier.

Ok, cool, so outsourcing.

Right now I create articles myself and submit them to social bookmarking sites myself, and ping them myself, etc, etc.

I want to outsource the article writing process, but I want to know what is generally considered a safe level to outsource to.

For example, would it be dangerous to give the person a writer's account on my wordpress blog? And can I expect them to submit to social bookmarking sites if the price is right? Is there any protection software out there that is useful to get? I remember reading on this site somewhere that an article writer did a DDOS attack on the website or something.

If we could all come together with a list of our experiences using outsourcing, I think it would serve as a really good guide for people thinking about going down this route.

Thanks!

this is something i want to kno as well, id rather pay someone a wage to write then do it myself

I'm not sure if you've read this thread but I talk extensively about how I outsource my article writing, submission etc. It also lists one of my ads that I use for hiring quality rewriters.

http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/associated-content-writing-articles/77524-made-30-two-articles-today.html