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Business Outsourcing Guide to Hiring a Ghostwriter
| Guide to Hiring a Ghostwriter |
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| Written by Linda Van Fleet |
| Wednesday, 19 November 2008 11:02 |
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What do presidents, candidates, political debaters and Internet Marketers have in common? Writers. We all need innovative content. The political leader engages a speech writer; the webmaster outsources to a freelance article writer. Both entities are ghostwriters who receive no credit for his work. The speaker or webmaster receives all the glory. Ghost/speech writers have been hired by our political leaders for 100's of years. It has been reported that Alexander Hamilton was the speech writer for George Washington. If that is factual, then Alexander Hamilton is probably the most famous ghostwriter of all times. A ghost writer is a writer who works for hire and upon culmination of the project relinquishes all rights to the project. Nearly all politicians use ghost writers to write their memoirs, correspondence and speeches. Webmasters use ghost writers to write their articles because they either don't have the time or talent to keep their website updated with original, tailored content. In this article we are going to explore the process of hiring a ghostwriter to write those original articles for your internet site. Following are a few tips to help with the process: Be prepared. Do not talk with a ghostwriter without knowing what you want. Do you require technical data? Will the articles demand in-depth research? How many words do you want? What subject matter do you wish the article to express? Don't tell the ghostwriter to "write me an article on obesity" - a subject that has numerous subtopics and methods. If you don't understand what you require I can promise you the ghostwriter will not satisfy you, no matter how much they charge or how seasoned they are. They are writers, not wizards. Be professional. If you desire to employ a freelance writer but you are clueless as to how much they charge or how they work you could end up losing your shirt. Hop over to Google and look up "custom articles", "freelance writers" and "ghost writers" to see what the going rates are. Some will publish their rates on the Internet. When you find what the "going rate" for ghosted articles is you can develop your budget for the expense. Or, after the research you may determine you can't afford a ghost writer. Ask the ghostwriter to give an estimate. Many times web sites will publish their fees so you can easily learn what the project will cost. At other times you may want to ask for a quotation. Or, perhaps you are advertising on one of the freelance sites such as elance.com or getafreelaner.com. As indicated in Item #1, Be Prepared. Cover the following points in your query or posting: a) the length of the Article (i.e. how many words); b) topic (or title) for each article; c) your Deadline; d) how much you will be able to pay; and, e) how you plan to pay them (paypal, google, etc.). Be Very Specific. What do you require? Believe it or not there is a difference in "content articles" for your website visitors to read and "keyword articles" written to improve your SEO (search engine optimization). Perhaps you want both. If so, does the freelancer have expertise in people-pleasing content that will also delight the search engines and boost your search engine ranking? Keep in mind your profit margin. Never overpay for your articles. Be sure to keep good records of income vs. expenditures and don't forget that the reason you are hiring a ghost writer to write those custom articles for your website is to increase the flow of traffic, hence the earnings, to your website. About the Author: To learn more about using custom articles on your website Visit http://contentjuju.com. Subscribe to Our Newsletter and learn how to Make Money With Articles. Copyright (c) Linda Van Fleet Kindly provided by MoneyHunter.org You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include the link just before this text. |
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