Before you really choose to hire that ghostwriter, it helps if you can do these extra things. If possible, contact the ghostwriter directly. Get to know him a small. Lots of things cannot be translated over the Internet, but you can figure out a lot in a quick phone call. You may question questions [...]

With you place your first ad, within days if not minutes, you will likely have multiple freelancers who have responded wanting to ghostwrite your ebook. You might be tempted to take the lowest bid, but if you are willing to invest only a few extra minutes, you could save yourself from heartache that might [...]

While placing your project ad into a generous database like one on Elance or Guru and getting competing bids is the most efficient way to find a ghostwriter, there other ways to source for ghostwriters outside this marketplace. You can go directly to any of the web sites listed in the last section of this [...]

On Elance and Guru, most ebooks are outsourced for a flat fee. When I say flat fee, I’m talking about the money you offer to pay the ghostwriter (as opposed to the innumerable percentages and fees taken by the database site). If you choose to, you may, in addition to the flat fee, offer a [...]