For those people shopping and / or buying content from a person (a writer / ghostwriter or other person or company seeking to sell their writing), here are a few tips to help save time, money and headaches up front. Before you buy, look for:

1) About Us - find some type info about the writer: a real name, resume or background summary, samples. Most people writing for money should have at least one web page or minisite up somewhere. If nothing is given, Google their name or pen name,...