Don't Hire a Ghostwriting Subcontractor

Many ghostwriting companies (and remember--most of these companies are vanity presses) subcontract their ghostwriting business to freelancers around the country, writers who will work for very little money since the company is going to keep the lion's share of the fee paid by a client.

The biggest problem with these ghostwriting subcontractors is that most are inexperienced.  They are often English majors, unemployed English major graduates, moonlighters, housewives, second-income householders, and others who just don't have the chops for the job.  They may or may not have written a book before, but I've seen the work coming out of these companies, and (pardon my lack of grammar here) "it ain't pretty."

These subcontractor are forced to adhere to company standards, which in my professional opinion, are either very low or compromised.

It's safer and wiser to stick with an independent ghostwriter who focuses on writing, not on package deals that are money pits and yield little success.  And that's my motto:  Hire a writer, not a company.

~William Hammett

Contact: wmhammett@aol.com 

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Google the Ghostwriting Companies

One thing that is a must is to Google the various ghostwriting companies that advertise on Google and follow the company name in the search box with "complaints."  You will be amazed at the number of complaints that you can find online about these self-proclaimed industry leaders.

Many have been sued, although the companies usually have their lawyers bury any complaints as soon as possible.  Some companies close their doors and re-incorporate under different names.

You can also go to websites such as Absolute Write and Absolute Write Water Cooler and search their forums for the various company names.  You'll see a lot of horror stories.

Research, research, research!  Whether you want to hire a company (bad move) or an individual, do your due diligence.

~William Hammett

Contact:  wmhammett@aol.com 

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Avoid Ghostwriting Companies

If you Google any word related to ghostwriting, you'll always see the websites of ghostwriting companies.  Most are merely POD companies that try to upsell people on additional services such as ghostwriting and marketing.  They almost always subcontract work out across the country to inexperienced ghostwriters who don't have the skill to produce a simple article let alone a book. 

I've seen the work coming from many of these companies.  My clients often ask me to rewrite the botched work coming from these self-proclaimed industry leaders.  It's bad.  Really bad.  The ghostwriters apparently don't even know what complete sentences are.  As for the marketing packages, they are expensive and  totally ineffective.

Hire a writer, not a company.  Choose a qualified independent ghostwriter.

~William Hammett

Contact: wmhammett@aol.com 

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