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Ghostwriting Best Practices – Guest Blog Post
Guest Blog Post: Ghostwriting Best Practices Let’s talk about being a specialist, how to write a bullet proof contractand how to always get paid in advance. By Robert Bruce Woodcox Building on Marcia’s recent column about specializing, I thought I’d add my two cents worth and expand in to two other topics and see if…
Authors, Why Limit Yourself to Local Ghostwriters?
Authors, Why Limit Yourself to Local Ghostwriters? At least once a month, the Association of Ghostwriters receives a query from an aspiring author in search of writing help who wants to work with someone “local.” For some folks, local is within a one-mile radius, for others local is the major metropolitan area in which they…
The Single Biggest Reason Ghostwriters Fail
For many reasons, demand for ghostwriting services is rising. In fact, I’d say it’s the perfect storm, formed by the ongoing need for online content, the rise of the thought leader role, and the pure lack of time. Businesses, executives, doctors, attorneys, consultants, politicians, website owners, advertising agencies – you name it – all need…
3 Secret Places to Find Ghostwriting Gigs
3 Secret Places to Find Ghostwriting Gigs The hardest part about being a ghostwriter, for me at least, isn’t the lack of a byline or the need to mimic someone else’s voice. The hardest part is finding clients in search of professional ghostwriters. While content agencies may advertise their need for writers and ghostwriters, individual…
Without sharing client information, how can ghostwriters market themselves?
Without sharing client information, how can ghostwriters market themselves? Ghostwriters are different from freelance writers, authors, bloggers, and other professional writers by virtue of their anonymity. That is, no one knows who they work with. A ghostwriter’s goal is to blend into a crowd, not stand out. That’s what clients pay for. In fact, clients…
How to Use Your Website to Attract New Clients
How to Use Your Website to Attract New Clients You already know that your website is often the first experience clients have with you. It’s your brochure – a representation of your business. For that reason, it needs to look professional and put together, just like you. But websites aren’t just brochures. They are business…
Free writing tools to boost your productivity and profitability
Free writing tools to boost your productivity and profitability When I read Daphne Gray-Grant’s blog post today about 26 free writing tools, I was happy to see some of the programs I use listed. And I was intrigued by others I’ve never heard of. I’ve used the Pingdom Website Speed Test to see how quickly…
What is your ghostwriting process?
What is your ghostwriting process? Clients unfamiliar with publishing often ask ghostwriters to talk about their “work process,” or how the writing will be done. What I think they’re really asking, however, is how, exactly, their thoughts will flow onto the printed page of a book or into an insightful blog post by way of…
15 Types of Ghostwriting Projects
15 Types of Ghostwriting Projects Depending on the type of writing projects you most commonly take on, you may think that ghostwriting is a tad limiting. That is, that you can only ghostwrite, say, books, or speeches, or blog posts. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Ghostwriting allows you to create virtually any kind…
4 Warning Signs You Have a Potential Nightmare Client on Your Hands
4 Warning Signs You Have a Potential Nightmare Client on Your Hands Ghostwriting is a rather unusual service business in that clients can have so little familiarity with the writing and publishing process. Unlike construction, or janitorial services, or even product assembly, which many folks can at least picture, writing endeavors are often a mystery.…
How soon do you bring up money with ghostwriting prospects?
How soon do you bring up money with ghostwriting prospects? Wooing a potential ghostwriting client is a lot like dating. You don’t want to seem too eager, or desperate, nor do you want to seem aloof or disinterested. It’s a careful balance – asking enough questions about the client’s expertise and need for a…
Five ways to reduce the cost of hiring a ghostwriter
Five ways to reduce the cost of hiring a ghostwriter As more people learn about ghostwriting and how a ghostwriter can help them get their book written, or take over writing their blog, or craft articles they can use to market their expertise, demand is rising. But one thing that stops many clients in their…