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#1 (permalink)   06-04-2008 Clerical Advantage Junior Member Company name: Clerical Advantage Tips from T.Marie: Who?s Building Your Website? My latest Twitter: @MistySheffield Thanks a bunch for the RT Misty!   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hickory, NC area Posts: 383 Blog Entries: 2 Ghostwriting?? I've been presented with the possibility of ghostwriting for an attorney's blog, 2 or 3 posts per week. I quoted my normal per hour charge as my rate, but then began to question myself. Does anyone have experience with blog ghostwriting work? Do you charge per post? __________________ ~Tina Marie Hilton of Clerical Advantage & founder of VA Survival School

#2 (permalink)   06-04-2008 VagabondetteVA Junior Member Latest blog post: The Benefits Of Personal Time Management   Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Currently in Portland, OR Posts: 417 Re: Ghostwriting?? I've looked into having this done and from what I've seen, most people charge per article, not per hour. Just make sure you're charging enough to cover your research time, etc. __________________ Amanda Moore Virtual Assistant VagabondetteVA Blog

#3 (permalink)   06-04-2008 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 9,131 Blog Entries: 3 Re: Ghostwriting?? I do lots of ghostwriting and I charge per hour but more professional writers seem to charge per post...I just find it easier for my billing practices to charge per hour. (I'm also doing the research to create the blog posts, etc. so that falls under a regular hourly rate as well...) You've already quoted so give it a shot and if it isn't going to work out to your advantage you can always approach the next client with a new rate/perespective (congrats on the new client! ) __________________ Create a welcome packet for new clients with this guide and free templates! (Available in PDF and Kindle versions)

#4 (permalink)   06-05-2008 Clerical Advantage Junior Member Company name: Clerical Advantage Tips from T.Marie: Who?s Building Your Website? My latest Twitter: @MistySheffield Thanks a bunch for the RT Misty!   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hickory, NC area Posts: 383 Blog Entries: 2 Re: Ghostwriting?? Thank you! I feel better about my decision. My reasoning at the time was that I had no way of knowing just how much time might be spent in research, so by charging a flat per post charge, I could have been short changing myself. We'll see how this works out, as you said. And if I decide next time to go with a flat per post rate, at least I'll have some idea of how much work goes into each post. __________________ ~Tina Marie Hilton of Clerical Advantage & founder of VA Survival School

#5 (permalink)   09-24-2008 VA4Hire New Member   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 39 Re: Ghostwriting?? I've been a ghost writer for about 10 years and I write for a blog as well as other websites. I charge a per post because in general many post for blogs only take about 20 to 30 minutes or less to write and post online. If you charge an hourly rate, you won't really be making any money. Hope that helps. __________________ The Writing Scribe P.O. Box 391, Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151

#6 (permalink)   01-07-2009 SageMother Guest Company name: Click here to learn how to add your Company Name! Latest blog post: Click here to learn how to add your blog feed! My latest Twitter: Click here to learn how to set up your Tweets!   Posts: n/a Re: Ghostwriting?? Originally Posted by Clerical Advantage I've been presented with the possibility of ghostwriting for an attorney's blog, 2 or 3 posts per week. I quoted my normal per hour charge as my rate, but then began to question myself. Does anyone have experience with blog ghostwriting work? Do you charge per post? Quotes based on word count, in 200 word increments, and research time work best for me. It helps to get an idea of the budget a potential client has set aside for the contract, though.

#7 (permalink)   03-09-2009 VirtualAngel79 New Member My latest Twitter: @TenleyMolzahn yeah but on your date you got a gre...   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 20 Re: Ghostwriting?? This one lady in twitter was looking for a ghost writer and she was willing to pay $10 per article