What Can a Ghostwriter Do For Your Business?
Writing a book is an undertaking most people decide to take only once in their life. The process can be long and tedious, especially if you don’t like to write, have a full-time job, or have children. I’ve heard stories of authors with children who would get up early, around 5 am, or stay up late, until midnight, every day and night for two to three years for their books to be complete. That’s a firm and long-term commitment for your novel, but you don’t have to spend much time on your book or business content when hiring a ghostwriter.
The Advantages of Hiring a Ghostwriter
A good ghostwriter can dramatically shorten the length of time to complete your book from start to finish. In addition to shortening the length of time to publishing your book, a ghostwriter can also give you ideas for your content and help you move forward in planning topics and titles for your blogs or newsletters. In addition, a good ghostwriter can also edit your content if you’re looking for a second set of eyes to review what you’ve written.
Maybe a better question would be: “What can’t a ghostwriter do for your business?”
Suppose you’re looking for someone to assist you in organizing the chapters of your book and assist you with publishing. In that case, a ghostwriter can help you with both. While some ghostwriters don’t handle the publishing process, they usually also provide editing, so check with your ghostwriter to see if they provide editing for your book or content.
When you need help creating content for your business, such as website content, blogs, or email drip campaigns, you can have a ghostwriter or copywriter write the content for you without having their name as the author. In this sense, you get credit for writing the content on your business website or email newsletters without wasting time working on your business.
Each ghostwriter has a different set of skills that they bring to the table when writing your book. Therefore, you’ll want to have an idea of the type and scope of work before you sit down and talk to a ghostwriter, such as your word count and timeline. Also, let them know if you have content from your video, blog, or podcast platform that you can use to incorporate into your book or content.
Before you employ a ghostwriter, write down a set of questions to ask them during your interview. Here are a few great questions you may want to start with when interviewing a ghostwriter:
What services do you provide?
What types of content do you write for others?
Do you provide editing? If so, what types of editing do you provide?
What is the timeline I can expect for your services?
What is involved in the process? How do you provide your services, and what productivity tools do you use?
There are so many advantages to hiring a ghostwriter! The number one reason my clients hire Write For You for their ghostwriting is to finish their book, as many of my clients get stuck in the writing process or simply don’t know where to start. If this sounds familiar, hop on a discovery call today to find out how Write For You can help your business with our ghostwriting services.