Ghostwriting

Ghostwriting a 300 page manuscript, on average, takes 3 to 4 months to complete. And while the time and dedication needed to complete a book seems out of reach to most, turning into a recurring New Year’s resolution, there is hope: me! From the initial concept meetings, through development of the project, to a finished manuscript that is polished and ready for publication through a Print On Demand service, I help people fulfill their goal of getting their book written!

As an example, the fee for a 300 page, non-fiction project starts at $25,000.00.

Please contact me for a quote on your project and to check on my availability!

“I don’t fear the blank page…

It is but a canvas waiting to be painted with words, your words.”

-JB

An open secret throughout the ages, Ghostwriters have been used by executives, professionals, celebrities, politicians and kings to control their mythologies, their legacies, and secure their moments in history. They know that “writing” a book requires a level of dedication that they cannot afford to give lest they take their eye off their own tasks… They know that their time is too valuable or too limited for them to dedicate the weeks, months, and sometimes years needed for them to be able to finally get their book written…

They have known that which you now know; Ghostwriters are the enablers of the written word.

• 20% due on signing; 20% on delivery of detailed outline, 20% on delivery of first draft of a sample chapter, 25% on delivery of first draft of entire manuscript, 15% on delivery of revised manuscript.
• All required travel expenses (at the current, per-diem IRS Rates for food, hotel, mileage, and if required, airfare) will need to be pre-paid by the client prior to leaving San Diego. Travel time is billed at $45 an hour, and is due weekly on Fridays. Typically, pre-approved travel is needed for interviews and for research based on the client’s needs and/or requests.
• Open to discussing temporary relocation for duration of project, both nationally and internationally.
• Signing of a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a standard business practice (and the occupational hazard of being a Ghostwriter).

“After everything is said and done,

it’s your name on the book!”

-JB

Social Media Marketing!

Hiring a professional in Social Media Marketing is not an expense, it is an investment in your business that builds your business.

Are you looking to market your business?

I know, dumb question. But, is it really?

Do you know how to market your business to millions of people by using digital bread crumbs to lead them to your door?

Do you know how to be found by that customer walking down your street while searching for you on their iPhone or Blackberry?

Do you know how to make your business stand out in todays 3-G, WiFi, HotSPot, Smart Phone world?

The answer is SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING! Your customers are there, where are you?

Specializing in Social Media Marketing (SMM) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)/Keyword writing, I can help you virtually market your business for less than you’d expect! Find out more by contacting me today at JBWrites@me.com.

Partnering with a professional, Freelance Writer can help you get your marketing efforts up to speed as you merge onto the Internet.

We can turn that scooter you are puttering around on into a Mini Cooper, then a Hummer, and eventually into that Mack Truck of a sales machine you want to be cruising down the Information Highway in – where size really does matter!

To learn more about how to get your marketing efforts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Fast Pitch, WordPress, Digg, et cetera! Visit my website at: http://JBWrites.com

With a monthly service package, we can do oh-so much more than keep you off page 10 of Google. My latest client moved off that page, and is now sitting comfortably on the fourth line of page 1 and enjoying a new stream of daily business leads.

iPhone fun!

J o h n D. B u t l e r
FREELANCE WRITER

Well, it appears that my ever trusty iPhone might be getting senile, or I have somehow accidentally, repeatedly, figured out how to take screen shots!

When and if it happens again, and if I can figure out how I’m doing it, I’ll update this…

So, is this a glitch with an old iPhone? It is an original, 8GB unit. Or, was it a software thing? If so, then it might not happen again as there was an update to the software yesterday. Or, is it a hidden function like I’m hoping for? I would love to take a couple screen shots of the second screen as it is nothing but social media icons that I like to update on the fly! To me, my iPhone is my laptop as I blog with it, tweet for clients when opportunity knocks, write in the moment of the inspiration… Always being with me, the capabilities of todays smart phones is incredible. While I have great respect for Blackberry and its products, services, and functions the iPhone nudges ahead simply because it seems to seamlessly work with everything I do, every website I go to (EXCEPT FLASH WEBSITES… Okay, that issue bugs me!), and because I always have it on me, I rarely ever take the laptop with me anymore.

As an example, I had a pitch session for a Social Media Marketing client last week and decided to do it via the iPhone and my website. It worked out very well because do what I do, being on the front lines of technology only enhances the mythology of what I do and adds to my legend – my backstory. Showing a synced iPhone podcast of the websites SMO 101 presentation had a very good effect on the suit and tie audience and the Apple polished my credibility a little with the client. Yeah, I know… But sometimes, a presentation has to have some smoke and mirrors, a little flash and glitz to make it memorable, to make it successful. 10 years of standing up in front of crowds and giving technical training presentations taught me that. You have to keep the audience’s attention! You have to make them mentally participate, and you have to engage them visually as well as mentally.  And that is where this little glitch with the iPhone could prove interesting – at least as far as presentations go. That’s why I’m adding the pictures to my website…

Ciao for now!

JB
John D. Butler
FREELANCE WRITER

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Social Media Optimization (SMO) 101: Social Media Marketing (SMM)

This is a Keynote Presentation written to define the role of Social Media Marketing

and how it is one of the tools of Social Media Optimization.

http://jbwrites.com/JBWrites/The_Obligatory_Blog/Entries/2009/7/31_SMO_101-_Social_Media_Marketing.html

J o h n D. B u t l e r
FREELANCE WRITER

Providing Social Media Optimization (SMO) and Social Media Marketing (SMM) services that feature SEO and Keyword written content.

Welcome

JBWrites.com is up and running!  

To learn more about this San Diego based Freelance Writer, click on the logo below!

 

 

With a lifetime of dedication to the craft of creative writing, John Butler is a passionate wordsmith. 

Offering over a decades worth of experience in marketing research, television ratings, business management and training, JB shifted gears in 2007 and opened shop as an Freelance Writer. Serving the needs of small business owners, professionals, and business executives, he specializes in providing award winning Ghostwriting and Copywriting services. As a sought after Ghostwriter, JB is able to accept only a select number of projects each year. Do you have a project that you would like to have considered? Or, would you simply like to learn more? Don’t put it off, again… Email him today about turning your “someday” dream into a reality.

“I don’t fear the blank page. It is but a canvas, waiting to be painted with words…”

-JB

     Whether enjoying a freshly ground cup of coffee while journaling before dawn, blogging from his iPhone while out and about, or showing up at the keyboard and writing a thousand words before most people even get to work, JB is a writing workaholic (writeaholic?).

“My job as a Ghostwriter is simple,

I fill in the blanks between the covers…”

-JB

 

 

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