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Freelance Writing Markets, Poetry Markets - Highly Paid -v- Unpaid
Amazing as it may sound, there is a real shortage of good writers and poets. Try telling that to the thousands of writers and poets who get daily rejection slips.
As far as they are concerned, writing is virtually impossible to break into no...
HOLD THAT ARTICLE! (OR 5 TECHNIQUES TO EFFECTIVE RE-WRITING)
Hold it! Don't send that article! Not just yet! You may think you're through writing your article and that it's now ready for publication. But after the writing, you're not really done. You might not know it, but you can prune down that 750-word...
How Ghost writing Articles and Booklets Can Earn You Big Money!
Do you want to make $5000, $10,000 or more every month as a freelancer? Does your current published materials earn you that much or are you still struggling looking for new jobs every month? Well, ghost writing articles and books for businesses...
Online Writing and Beyond: Writers Will Lead the Content Revolution
Introduction It is often thrown around loosely on the web that "Content is king." If content is king, then what is a content writer? Unfortunately, we are not yet royalty. We're never paid as well or considered as skilled as a web designer or...
Writing Made Them Rich #1: JK Rowling
Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury, England in 1965. She began writing at the age of 6 with a story called 'Rabbit', which she never finished. In high school her favorite subject was English. From High School, Rowling went to...
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Ghostwriting for Fun and Profit
We've all heard of ghostwriters. For some, a ghostwriter is the ghostly assistant to junior detectives on a PBS kids' show. For most, however, a ghostwriter is someone who writes for another, in the name of another.
Many celebrities use a ghostwriter in their forays into writing. Probably the most-noted ghostwriting project would have to be the books by V.C. Andrews, which were taken on by a ghostwriter after the real V.C. Andrews passed away. Surprisingly, there are a lot of writers that would like to break into this type of business, even though friends and family are sure to question them about such a task.
But ghostwriting can be really rewarding. You get the chance to research and write all about topics that you wouldn't normally get the chance to learn about. The old "write what you know" theory for writing doesn't apply here, as your clients will dictate the topic you write about. And you can make a decent living!
If you're new to writing, it might take some time to get clients, but it's possible. It just takes some hard work and perserverance. But there are serveral ways that a new ghostwriter can find clients.
First of all, bid on writing jobs on contracted work sites such as getafreelancer.com or rentacoder.com. You sign up as a service provider to begin bidding on posted projects. If you win the bid, typically, you do the writing project as a
ghostwriter.
Be sure to place ads for your ghostwriting service on free classified ad sites! It doesn't cost you anything and it's a great way to get your services out there in front of your potential clients.
Surely by now you're a member of at least a few forums. Post responses with a signature that defines your ghostwriting service and an email address or website for people to visit. While in the forums, if you're allowed to introduce your business, you should do it! Definitely seek out writing forums for this. You'll be amazed at how many authors would love to have a ghostwriter!
Have business cards created or create your own! This should showcase your ghostwriting business, and you should definitely pass them out at every opportunity. Write a press release announcing your services. There are plenty of ways to get the message out, even no-cost or low-cost distribution services available online!
Ghostwriting may not be for everyone. If you want credit for your work, it's definitely not the way to go, as you don't get credit, the client does. However, if that doesn't matter to you and you love to write on a wide variety of topics, ghostwriting can be enjoyable and you can make some pretty good money doing it!
About the Author
Amanda Baker writes for All Things Pondered: http://AllThingsPondered.com
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