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Could I ask a question to article/ghost writers?

by michaelslevin
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Hi there,

I am looking to start writing online to supplement the income from my day job as I'm going traveling in 2009 and if things keep going as they are I am going to be short of money when the flight day arrives!

I thought that ghost writing would be a good bet, as there is less risk of putting losing lots of time with no money to show for it. And there's also no real cost! Other than time of, but that I am willing to give.

I have read a few threads on the forum and it seems a good idea is to run a really cheap WSO in order to get some testimonials before offering services at a higher price.

I just wanted to ask what price would be good to charge for a custom content WSO?

I have no professional writing experience, although I have written articles in the past and understand how they should be written for search engines and also have some techniques for increasing click through rates!

I was also worried about the prices people were willing to pay for content.

I have always paid very little for content at places like elance. Are there people who will pay more for articles? $10 for a 250 word article and $15 with more experience and credibility were some numbers mentioned in another thread... are these figures reasonable to ask for post WSO?

Thank you for any help. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!
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  • Profile picture of the author R Hagel
    Hi Michael,

    Check this site out:

    WSO Tracker - Tracking, Notifications, Watchlist, RSS Alerts, Stats and more... | Warrior+Plus

    There you can research ghostwriting WSOs from the present time going back a ways. Doing so will give you a good picture of what people with varying skills charged for their writing, how they handled payments, etc.

    Cheers,
    Becky
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  • Profile picture of the author Derek Pankaew
    To start, I'd charge the market rate of $7/article. Without testimonials or a way to differentiate yourself it's hard to charge $15 and up per article when other great writers are charging $7.

    Instead, work on writing high quality articles faster so that your per hour earnings are higher.

    When I first started, I charged even less but packaged them all together so I made a bunch at the same time. (ie. $150 upfront.) I didn't have testimonials to start, but I gave a whole bunch of proof on why my articles would be great. (Been in the industry X years, worked with X companies, etc.)

    Best wishes,

    - Derek

    P.S. Being a ghostwriter has allowed me to quit my job while I work on other passive income generating projects. It's given me first hand experience on what it means to build long term customer relationships. It's a great experience I'd recommend to anyone who wants to make extra money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michelle Strait
    If you really want to make money ghostwriting, you need to focus on a non-internet marketing crowd. I'm not saying you should never write for internet marketers. But don't limit yourself either. Experience has taught me that people in other fields are willing to pay more for good writing. The only problem is it's often difficult to reach a non-internet marketing crowd (at least for me).
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  • Profile picture of the author tess47
    Hi Michael

    I just started ghostwriting myself a couple of weeks ago, and I didn't really know for sure what rates to charge. I set up my website, and thought $10 sounded like a good figure for an average size article.

    Within 3 days, I had my first client and all the work I could handle! I wrote 20 articles for this client, and have 80 more to do in the next few weeks. This client also gave me a glowing testimonial, which I put on my site.

    I believe if you start around $8 to $10 you should be ok. Do your best quality work, and get some testimonials as soon as you can. I think it makes a huge difference when potential clients can see that other clients have been pleased with your work.

    Good luck to you!
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    • Profile picture of the author michaelslevin
      Thanks for your replies. I think I am going to run a christmas special WSO similar to warriorforum.com/warrior-special-offers-forum/37375-ghostwriting-special-10-articles-50-10-warriors-only.html to get some testimonials.

      However in light of warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/38713-warrior-special-offer-suggestion.html I do not want to appear as though I am posting rubbish and taking advantage of the forum. So It's probably more likely to be a New Year special offer than a Christmas one!

      (If anyone wants to take me up on $45 for 10 250-500 word articles with a 3 day turn-a-round feel free to pm or email mikeslevin@gmail.com! :p)

      tess47: I had a look over your website. Out of interest: how did your client find out about you? Was it through search engines or through IM forums?

      Thank you all again for your time!
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      • Profile picture of the author WritingMadwoman
        Michael, you may also want to think about specializing in topics that you already have a lot of knowledge about. You can still do general writing on many topics, but I have found that clients are often willing to pay higher rates if you bring your own depth of understanding to the material you write rather than simply researching and compiling the same general info into new material.

        Think about topics you know a lot about and then think about who might be looking for a writer with knowledge on those very topics.

        Everyone has areas of expertise (or at least keen interest - like hobbies) - what are yours and who might be willing to pay you for your experience?

        Wendy
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        • Profile picture of the author Martin Luxton
          Michael

          You also need to find out if you would be happy doing ghostwriting.

          I love writing, but I don't particularly like ghostwriting. I gave up rewriting PLR for others after a month of reworking the same narrow topic left me brain dead.

          Doing a bunch of PLR articles as a WSO is a kind of happy medium for me because I can spend a long time crafting each article and get a good return on the time invested, although even if the first one is not so profitable, it's a great experience and calling card.

          I also kept back 12 licences to give as thank you gifts to fellow Warriors who helped me along the way. It's a nice feeling when you can do that

          Martin
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  • Profile picture of the author Bev Clement
    Michael there are a lot of people who are prepared for good quality writing. We have taken almost 5 figures for writing in the past 10 days, so there is a lot of work and lots of people looking for writers.
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