10 Reasons I Made the Switch from Ghostwriter to Internet Marketer
Posted by KristiMar 25
A lot of people wonder, what was it that made me want to switch from full-time ghostwriter to soon-to-be full-time Internet Marketer. I can honestly say that it wasn’t one single thing but a combination of things that made me want more. More for myself and more for my life. Here’s my list of favorite 10 reasons that I made the switch.
- I got tired of being the blunt of gurus’ jokes. I was tired of being “one of those cheap ghostwriters who they could hire to do all their work while they reaped all the benefits.”
- Every day I started to dislike myself even more. The more and harder I worked as a writer, I could never penetrate the mindset that I was working for someone else’s benefit.
- I started losing my passion for writing. Writing for everyone else but me was frustrating and depressing. It became more of a burden than a joy. Like I’ve said previously, I can write for myself forever, butit takes a bit of pushing to write for clients.
- I became frustrated with my clients calling all the shots. For instance, they could pay me or not, they could steal my work, and they could even ruin my reputation just for the heck of it by leaving bad feedback.
- I got really tired of making everyone rich but me. Every day, someone else made money off of my efforts and although I would get paid for my efforts the payment was miniscule for the hard work and effort that I put into pleasing my clients.
- I was tired of competing for low-paying projects on bidding websites.
- I became frustrated with impossible and cheap clients. You know the ones that want something for nothing. Those clients that complain about your rates, promise long-term projects when they don’t mean to, leave undeserving nasty feedback, don’t pay the final balances, and complain the whole time.
- I got tired of my debt growing and my bank account depleting. Every month I worked my fanny off for these clients and I had absolutely nothing to show for it.
- Although I had 16 years of education, I realized that my massage therapist, hairdresser, dog groomer, and gardener made more per hour than me, and I was determined to do something about it.
- I wanted more for myself and my kids. I wanted to use my God-given talents to help us achieve financial peace and make a difference in the lives of others.
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Kristi,
I’ve been spending a little time reading your blog. You are such an inspiration!
I’m a freelance writer and have always been. An internet marker…no, not me. However, after reading a few of your posts, you got me thinking.
Thanks for sharing your journey and planting the seed about internet marketing.
I’ve got a lot to learn and more of your blog to read.
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Hey Felicia, thanks so much for stopping by and for the wonderful compliments. I’ve been a “fan” of your blog at http://www.nojobformom.com for a long time and love reading it. You are an inspiration to me and all your readers.
I used to think of myself as a freelance writer too but then I got tired of several well-known internet marketers pimping my talents and then bragging about how they found this “cheap writer” to do their work for them. So, I decided to pimp myself and haven’t looked back.
I truly believe that you should make the mental switch too – you’ve already made the internet marketing writer switch ( you just don’t realize it yet). Hahaha. Anyway, thanks again for the visit and don’t be a stranger!