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This means that as a ghostwriter you should not expect your name to be included as the author of the article, once it has been paid for by the client. The client can decide to attribute it to their name or any other name they desire. Most articles and blog writing jobs require ghostwriters.
This is why this type of writing is very lucrative and you get plenty of job offers on a daily basis. If you’re planning to go into this type of writing career, it’s important that you know about the pros and cons involved. This will help you prepare for most situations that can arise.
Advantages
The biggest advantage of ghostwriting is the availability of regular work. This makes it the best way for anyone starting afresh in the writing business to make money. As a ghostwriter, you don’t need to worry about being responsible for the content of the article. If anything in the article offends anyone it is the client that carries the burden and not you.The client must have accepted the content that is why he/she bought and published the article without asking you to make any corrections. Ghostwriting is especially good for those who don’t want to get any online popularity or presence. You can write more than 10s of thousands of articles without anyone knowing who you are.
Most clients are willing pay a ghostwriter higher than other types of writers as compensation for them not demanding to assign their name or byline to the article. In additional to this, ghostwriters don’t need to look for sponsors or publishers to make money from their writing. All you need is to write the document, submit it to the client and look for other work.
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As a ghostwriter, your assignment is given to you with the most important aspects including keywords, keyword density, writing instructions and sometimes titles. Sometimes the client will provide you with a link to an article where you only need to rewrite it in your own words and you still get paid for the work.
Disadvantages
Most writers build their professional career in writing when people read their work and appreciate them. From there they begin to build a list of followers that can become very useful and have a great impact on their career. This is the biggest disadvantage of being a ghostwriter since the articles are written without your name or byline attached to them.If you get a client from anywhere online there is a high risk of not getting paid for your work. So the best thing to do is to look for work in one of those third party sites that collect escrows and ensure that ghostwriters are paid for their efforts.
As a ghostwriter, in most cases you have no rights to reuse the content for other purposes. However, the client may use the documents in as many web pages as possible. Also, the client has the right to sell the work to other people without your permission; even to offline contacts.
One way to take full advantage of your ghostwriting career is to find the means to make your own publications along with the ghostwriting. Just write a couple of articles once in a while and submit them to free article publishing sites like Ezine Articles and HubPages.
These sites allow you to include your profile, byline and photograph in every single article you write and you can also make money through Adsense or other reward programs that they offer.
Harry JonesAbout the Guest Author:
Harry Jones is a freelance ghostwriter. He writes articles, blog posts, business reports and even dissertation ideas advice for students.