Ghost Writing: Qualified as Freelance or is it Its Own Niche?

Ghostwriting. I have had a lot of people ask me what exactly is ghost writing is when I tell them that I am a ghost writer. First think that comes to mind when it is brought up is a show back in the 1990's. Funny, same name, but no cigar.

When a person says they are a ghost writer, it means that they can write SEO articles for websites, they will right Keyword articles for clients often times a technical company or company that wants more traffic brought to their site buy use of Keyword searches via google or yahoo. Ghost Writers have been commonly associated with freelance writers for 2 reasons. For one they often times work out of their home. Secondly, they make money mainly online and through the use of freelance based websites such as freelanceworkexchange.com. The jobs they are able to get they mainly will have to "bid" on. I will break these down more in-depth later on in the article.

In order to fully get what a Ghost Writer is, you must first know what it isn't. Unlike freelance authors and many other writing based careers, Ghost Writers do not have a by-line. Whatever a ghost writer writes,(say that ten times fast), another person can and will take credit for the article as if they had spent the time writing it. Some people frown on this and consider it immoral, however, many ghost writers feel the opposite. It isn't about establishing a name in writing for many ghost writers. What it is to them is a way to work from home, not have to worry about a 9-5 job that they may hate, and most importantly, the idea and feeling that they are able to do something they love which is writing about various topics. If this sounds like a career you are interested in always remember that life working from home may sound easy; it's not.