| It is common knowledge that article marketing can | | | | paying as little as possible for your articles than you |
| generate hundreds or even thousands of visitors to | | | | are with the quality of your articles, then oDesk is |
| your website. However, being able to find the time to | | | | definitely a viable option. |
| write article after article is not so common. There are | | | | 2. Elance |
| three sources that I use to find skilled and inexpensive | | | | Elance is another web site where you can find and |
| ghostwriters to write my articles. | | | | hire online professionals, including ghost writers. Finding |
| 1. oDesk | | | | and hiring talent to write your articles at Elance is easy |
| If you are not looking to hire full-time employees but | | | | and cost-effective. |
| need affordable help, oDesk is an excellent source to | | | | 3. Craigslist |
| find freelancers in a number of areas including the | | | | You can also use Craigslist to find ghost writers. The |
| following: | | | | advantage of using Craigslist is that you can target |
| administrative support | | | | areas or cities in the U.S. to increase the chances that |
| design & multimedia | | | | you are finding native English speaking ghostwriters. |
| customer support | | | | If you prefer having your articles written by someone |
| web site development | | | | who speaks U.S. or American English-instead of the |
| virtual assistance | | | | King´s English - by targeting U.S. cities you can |
| writing and translation | | | | increase the chances that you are not hiring a ghost |
| software development | | | | writing who speaks the English of the U.K., Australia, |
| I have hired several copywriters from oDesk. The | | | | New Zealand, etc. The main disadvantage of using |
| advantage of using ghost writers from oDesk is that | | | | Craigslist is that talent in the U.S. will generally cost you |
| they are usually inexpensive. From my observations, | | | | more than talent in India, Pakistan and the Philippines. |
| the majority of the copywriters on oDesk are from | | | | In a future writing, I will cover everything you need to |
| India, Pakistan and the Philippines. There are, however, | | | | know before hiring a ghost writer to make sure that |
| a handful of writers on oDesk from the United States | | | | you are hiring the right person for the job. From my |
| and the U.K. | | | | viewpoint as an attorney, I will also share with you |
| The disadvantage of using writers from oDesk is that | | | | everything that you need to do in order to protect |
| English is usually not their first language. Having | | | | yourself legally so that the writer doesn't sell anyone |
| someone write your articles whose is not a native | | | | else your same articles and to assure that you are the |
| English speaker can adversely affect the quality of | | | | legal owner of the articles. |
| your article. But if you are more concerned about | | | | |