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By: Amit Shaw

Amit Shaw — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:23:55 +0000

Yeah i think today its a trend bcz it is the quickest way to earn some bucks. .. . as we know most of all bloggers are very busy so they are hiring writers and mostly as ghost writer.

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By: Neamat Tawadrous

Neamat Tawadrous — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:56:58 +0000

Hey David,

Thanks for such a great post. I am new to blogging and writing and I heard the term ghostwriting but I never stopped to think what does it mean. But your post did a good job in explaining it. I liked what you had to say that “Time is money, so if you don’t have the time to spend, it might even be less costly to spend the money”. You are right as time is the most expensive commodity nowadays in such a fast-paced and hectic life.

Thanks again for such a value-packed post.

Neamat

By: David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:24:32 +0000

@Maddy, most people are ghosts. Some are ghostwriters. Some are ghost packagers. Some are ghost farmers. Everything you buy was ghosted by a ton of people. When you buy a box of cookies, the people who wrote the text on the package are not credited. The people who took the photos for the package are not credited. The people who laid out the packaging design are not credited. The people who came up with the packaging strategy are not credited. The people who an the printing press. The people who tooled the machinery that cut and folded and shaped the packaging. The people who baked the cookies. The farmers who grew the wheat. The sugar. The unpronounceable chemicals they inject into packaged foods. Nobody gets credit for their work. They are all ghosts. Including the ghostwriters.

By: maddy

maddy — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:11:27 +0000

How can it be enjoyable that you are writing posts written by you and some else is taking all the credits?

By: Sylviane Nuccio

Sylviane Nuccio — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:14:27 +0000

Hi David,

I work both as a freelance and ghost writer even though I am more of a Freelance writer. As long as they pay me well I don’t mind writing without my name on the piece. It can actually be fun to read the comments on blog posts, and know that it’s my work. This is still gratifying in my book.

Thanks for this great post

By: Sahil Dhooria

Sahil Dhooria — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:10:39 +0000

Well, being a ghostwriter may give you some $$ but writing for your own blog or website will give you a lot more than that.