How to Find a Ghostwriter For Your Book On Upwork - Step-By-Step Guide and Mistakes to Avoid

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Sean gives a step-by-step guide to hiring ghostwriters directly on Upwork instead of through ghostwriting companies. The pros are cutting out the middleman markup for cheaper quality writing, more control over who writes, a consistent voice from using the same writer, and direct communication. The cons are time spent posting, interviewing, proofreading and editing, writers who can disappear, and many scammers with fake or plagiarized samples. He advises beginners to use ghostwriting companies first to learn what a good book looks like, and to use Upwork when saving money, seeking control, or building a long-term writer relationship. His job post should state the niche, require personal experience plus research ability, ask for a sample in that niche, and set delivery such as 30,000 words within three to four weeks. He filters for at least 100 hours worked, a job success rate over 90%, and native or bilingual English, searches worldwide, and suggests raising a proven writer to about $1.50 per 100 words. Finally he stresses a two-step check: first test for hidden encoding that can fool Copyscape, then check plagiarism in Grammarly, chapter by chapter.

Key takeaways

• Hiring on Upwork cuts out the ghostwriting company middleman and its markup, but costs more of your own time
• Beginners should order from ghostwriting companies first to learn the quality standard before judging Upwork writers themselves
• Filter applicants to at least 100 hours worked, over 90% job success, and native or bilingual English, and judge by a sample in your niche not by country
• Require a niche sample, personal experience in the topic, and fast delivery, and use a trick question to weed out applicants who do not read the post
• Check every manuscript first for hidden encoding and then for plagiarism in Grammarly, because encoded plagiarized text can pass Copyscape undetected

Episode details: published July 19, 2019 · 17:53 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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