Why You Need to Hire a Ghostwriter to Write Your Book
You have a BIG IDEA for a business book. You know how to write well, but you don’t necessarily have the TIME to write the book.
Do you scrap the idea or hire a business book ghostwriter?
Many business owners choose the latter and lose a valuable tool to help their business grow.
As a ghostwriter in St. Louis for over twelve years, I’ve collaborated with high-level entrepreneurs, small businesses, and personal brands to help them tell their stories and clarify their messaging. If you’ve tossed around the idea of writing a business book but aren’t sure it’s worth the financial investment, consider the following:
Writing a book adds another source of revenue.
When you think of business books, what comes to mind first? Do you think of Shoe Dog by Phil Knight or Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg? Those bestselling books made the authors and publishers a lot of money.
Will yours make the same amount?
Probably not, at least not from book sales, unless you have a substantial network and following. However, your return on investment for a business book about a subject you’re knowledgeable about can earn you a steady monthly income stream with a little marketing.
Writing a book generates new business opportunities.
Writing a book widens your reach and gives you more credibility and authority in your industry or niche. Many entrepreneurs who write books get offered more speaking opportunities. Some use their books as a way to create online programs. Entrepreneurs-turned-authors get more paid speaking opportunities, but when they’re speaking, they can sell physical copies of their books at the back of the room.
Writing a book widens your reach.
Here’s a little secret: Your book doesn’t have to make it to the New York Times best seller’s list to earn money.
Most entrepreneurs who write books use their books as tools to widen their reach and sell their services or programs. Writing a 20K-30K ebook and putting it on Amazon for $0.99 gets you noticed. It puts you on the radar of potential new clients.
If you promote your products, programs, or other services throughout the book, that $0.99 could turn into thousands of dollars for your business when readers decide they want to invest in YOU and your business’s offering.
Why am I telling you this? It’s straightforward.
Ghostwriting Is Expensive
Some entrepreneurs land six-figure deals with publishers like HarperCollins or Simon and Schuster. These industry “unicorns” get advanced a hefty sum, and many choose to hire business book ghostwriters.
But what if you didn’t get such a deal?
What if you’re an entrepreneur who has to dip into your business’s savings (or sometimes personal savings) to hire a ghostwriter?
No one wants to spend 15K or more to write a book without knowing how to make that money back. Some full-service ghostwriting services charge as much as 50K a book.
Is it worth it?
Yes, if you work with the right ghostwriter and have a plan. You must plan to market your book and use it to promote your high-ticket products or services.
The Benefits of Hiring a Business Book Ghostwriter
When you team up with a ghostwriting service like Ghostwriting Solutions STL, you can expect the following benefits:
Professionalism
A ghostwriter is an industry professional who understands industry trends and how to work with editors, cover designers, marketers, and publishers. Whether you self-publish your business book or have received a publishing contract and want to hire a ghostwriter to write the book, a ghostwriter always delivers a book you’re proud to have your name on.
Expert Storytelling
You might understand the mechanics of writing, but writing a compelling book that grabs and keeps a reader’s attention requires a completely different skill set. Storytelling is an art. Ghostwriters know what storytelling techniques to use to tell your business’s or brand’s story best.
Efficiency
As a busy professional, you don’t have time to spend hours researching, writing, and editing a book. It’s why so many great book ideas go unwritten. Hiring a ghostwriter gets your BIG IDEA written. At Ghostwriting Solutions STL, we handle the writing, the research, and all aspects of publishing your book. Yes, it’s still a collaboration, and you must put some effort and work into the process by supplying information and participating in interviews, but ghostwriters take on the bulk of the work.
Let’s Talk About Your Big Idea
Do you have a book idea that you’ve thought about for a while? Let’s talk about it.
At Ghostwriting Solutions STL, we offer several ghostwriting packages, from full-production services to blog and article ghostwriting.
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