How to Ghostwrite Articles

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Everyone on the web is talking about Search Engine Optimization. Sites need content to attract readers, and writers for the web are very much in demand. If you would like to ghostwrite articles, opportunities abound, just ensure that you are able to negotiate reasonable workload and compensation.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Step1
Look for clients on job sites. Everywhere you can find writing jobs, you should find an abundance of clients looking for people to ghostwrite articles.
Step2
Approach clients directly. You could always inquire for content work. While this may be more time-consuming than hitting the job sites since there is no guarantee of open work, you may be able to negotiate a higher rate of pay than you would by competing over jobs.
Step3
Find out the "going rate" for ghostwriting articles. You may find this amount to be rather low, since web writing tends to be mass-produced. However, if you are a quick researcher and writer, you may be able to make some money. Look for higher and middle range jobs.
Step4
Be sure you can reach the deadline. You should agree on a reasonable deadline. Sometimes it is not worth the stress of trying to meet an impossible deadline for the extra money.
Step5
Give your client a few articles to look at before completing the whole assignment. Confirm that he likes the tone, content and format. This will prevent major, time-consuming revisions later on.

Tips & Warnings

  • Ask if you can use your client as a reference if she is happy with your work.
  • Avoid offering your articles at a very low price to be more competitive. You could easily burn out writing many articles for very low pay.
  • Do not agree to an unreasonable deadline. Missing a deadline and losing a client for good is not going to help your reputation.

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