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SPQ 074: Ghostwriting – How Do You Find Quality Writers for Kindle Books?

Tobias asks if it’s possible to outsource Kindle books and have the quality remain at a high level. In this episode, Steve gives his opinion on outsourcing the production of Kindle books, plus a few strategies for hiring people.

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SPQ 074: Ghostwriting – How Do You Find Quality Writers for Kindle Books?

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  1. Ghostwriting Ghostwriting How Do You Find Quality Writers for Kindle Books? Episode 74 of the Self-Publishing Self-Publishing Questions Questions Podcast

  2. Question: Question: Tobias asks: How do you acquire quality ebook writers to write your Kindle books, if you are using any?

  3. TAKEAWAYS Key Hiring a ghostwriter is not necessarily a recommended strategy for self-publishing.

  4. TAKEAWAYS Key A lot of the outsourced content on Amazon is filler junk that doesn’t really dive into a problem.

  5. TAKEAWAYS Key But if you want to hire a quality writer, you need to be prepared to pay for it.

  6. TAKEAWAYS Key Strategies to Use When Hiring Writers

  7. TAKEAWAYS Key #1 Outline Map out your book like you were going to write it yourself.

  8. TAKEAWAYS Key Figure out what you want to say, where you want to say it, and how you want to say it.

  9. TAKEAWAYS Key #2 Outsource the entire process. A more scalable way to run your business, but harder to manage

  10. TAKEAWAYS Key You have to make sure you’re dealing with top-quality writers.

  11. TAKEAWAYS Key Find and hire people who have specific knowledge in your topic area. Then hire an editor to review the content.

  12. TAKEAWAYS Key Where to find Writers: - ProBlogger - People who are already writing about your topic - Social media

  13. TAKEAWAYS Key Who to look for: - A native English speaker. - A writer who is engaging.

  14. TAKEAWAYS Key Hire fast, fire fast rule. Pay someone for a small job and see how they respond.

  15. TAKEAWAYS Key Do a “human split test.” Compare writers based on speed, communi- cation, quality of work, and attention to detail.

  16. TAKEAWAYS Key Provide examples of content you like and let the writer know what you prefer as far as paragraph length and writing style.

  17. TAKEAWAYS Key Hire someone based on quality instead of budget. You don’t necessarily want to go with the cheapest person out there.

  18. Biggest Takeaway: Biggest Takeaway: The best self-published content usually comes from your own personal experience.

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