Ghostwriting Articles – The Basics

One thing that many writers don’t realize when they begin ghostwriting articles on the Internet is that they will not get a byline for their work. This is exactly what ghostwriting means but when many article writers are contracted to write articles online, they don’t always realize this means they are ghostwritten.

It’s often an understood agreement when a person goes to hire a writer to write articles for them so they do not think to explain to the writer that it’s meant to be ghostwritten.

It’s important that you’re clear on this and that when ghostwriting articles you cannot:

• Claim these articles as your own
• Repost them anywhere with your name on them
• Put them in your portfolio
• Tell anyone that you wrote these articles
• Link to them to try to get future jobs

Instead you might ask your client to give you a personal reference. This way, you have something to show future potential clients that prove you have done work in the past but you won’t ruin the client’s privacy regarding the ghostwriting contract.

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Since you’re losing all rights to the articles that are ghostwritten, most writers will agree that it is acceptable to charge more for them. You are not getting a byline or credit in any way and you can never reprint them or use them again in the future. This is why it’s good to charge a flat rate, all rights fee to your ghostwriting clients.

There are some benefits to ghostwriting articles. For one, people always need content for article marketing and for their own content sites so there is always a demand for it. Usually it’s quick and easy work that can earn you a great deal of money if you write quickly.

If you want to supplement your ghostwriting business with some articles with your own byline, there are many websites that help you get started. Sites like Associated Content, Helium and Demand Studios allow you to earn some income while getting a byline and many article writers find these to be a great start. You can also post your own articles to article marketing sites with your byline as a way to get some articles under your belt.