Ghost Writers' World

When I first set out to make a living by writing back in 2009, I had all sorts of vague ideas about how to do this. None of them paid enough to buy groceries, especially because I started of working through a low-paying content mill called Elance (now Upwork). By trial and error, I discovered that I could make real money by writing ‘free’ ebooks for clients. You think this is pie in the sky? I’ve written over a hundred ebooks for which my clients have paid me thousands. My clients then turn around and give these ebooks away for FREE! What’s with that? It is common for website owners to offer loyal clients free ebooks as a means to say thank you for buying from them. Others offer a free ebook as a ‘bait’ to get more subscribers to their mailing lists or to entice potential clients to buy their products or services. When website owners do not have the time, skill or inclination to write their own free ebooks, they happily outsource it to freelance writers or ghostwriters l...

Tip #1: 5 Ways to Set Your Goals Right It's been over a week without a post- I know! I could bring a tonne of trashy and meaningless excuses to the table for not being able to write a helpful blog for you lot, but the fact is that I just could not get my head around things. There is so much going on in my life at the moment that I cannot explain. Even if I was to, I know you'll all be nodding off straight away. I have no intention to bore you all...  I bet everyone's life is busy and mine is no exception. It's a complete and utter chaos. But what I realise now is that I need to stop complaining about the lack of time and get my priorities right. There is an intense need in my life to learn to manage my time effectively, and the sooner I do it, the better for me. After all, there are only 24 hours in a day and none of us is getting any more than that, right? So, I spent the last week researching all the different ways in which we all can make the most of our ti...

Want to drive more traffic to your website? Want to get paid without selling? Then you need to get paid Ads on your website. Here's all you need to know about them: What are Paid Ads? Paid advertising is a great way to guide more traffic to your site and increase business. However, you need to be very careful around them or you might make it really expensive for yourself! How are Paid Ads Useful? Paid ads generate lots of website traffic. This SHOULD generally translate into more revenue. But, if all these leads are “tire kickers”, then the money you spend on them might better been used elsewhere. With Google AdWords, you can write your own headline, copy, description of your goods or services and link to any page you want! Getting Started using Paid Ads Google AdWords is a great tool to get started. But, before you shell out money for paid advertising, do your homework. Find out about paid Ads. Read. Talk to others who use them. Make sure you understand about longtail keywords su...