How I Made My First $1,000 Ghostwriting on LinkedIn: As Easy as It Gets

The beginning of anything always makes one feel apprehensive, mixed with anticipation. That is pretty much how I felt when I first considered using LinkedIn ghostwriting as a stream of income.

I had no idea where to start or if anyone would hire me. But despite the doubts in my mind, I just leaped into it.

And you know what? It was a success.

In this post, I will take you step by step through exactly how I made my first $1,000 with LinkedIn Ghostwriting.

I will be detailing herein the techniques that have so far worked for me, lessons I got along with the process, and how you equally can.

1. The Power of LinkedIn

You are wrong if you use LinkedIn as another social network. It is a professional treasure trove; business happens there, and with over 900 million users globally on its platform.

Being the ideal network for personal branding or marketing a firm, 40% of its users interact with the content daily.

Above proves that the potential audience out there is huge, just waiting to be tapped by ghostwriters like myself.

How did I earn my first $1,000, then? Finding my specialization was the first step of the process.

Determining My Ideal Price: $200

Just like all journeys, mine too started with finding my niche.

The more I tried to please everyone, the more disgruntled and tired I would end up being. Rather, I asked myself, arguably, the most fundamental question there could be: Who am I best serving, using my skills?

The answer was CEOs in the fintech industry.

Well, that wasn't easy at all. So much risk involved, and fintech keeps going very fast. Yet I knew that the right thing to do was to decide on a specific community which really needed my talents. Thus, I started reaching out to CEOs with an offer to edit their LinkedIn bios.

Then, one day I finally did hear back. This one CEO wanted to rewrite his profile, but didn't have the time or energy.

That was it; I got my first job for rebuilding his LinkedIn profile for 200$. It is not much, but this was my crucial moment. It was not about cash; it was proving to myself that I could do it. "Writing is not only a profession; it is one way to contribute toward making this world a better place, one sentence at a time."

1.2: 300$ for Profile Optimisations

Confident with the very first assignment that I had worked upon,.

But by then, I knew I couldn't have stopped there. I had to give my clients more value if I wanted to get a full-time ghostwriting career.

This is when giving makeovers for LinkedIn profiles came into my head. After all, based on your profile on LinkedIn, users typically form their first online judgment of you.

I started offering polishing services-from profile headlines down to the experience sections-to ensure my clients' profiles truly reflected their areas of expertise. Having reworked this client's LinkedIn page, this finance executive saw an immediate uptick in profile views.

This wasn't only a success for him, but it also was a big win for me. Other than the $300 he paid me, the profile makeover proved to myself that LinkedIn ghostwriting would not only be doable but also worth something.

1.3 Writing Authority Content: $500

Having delivered two successful projects, I was ready for something big. I knew if I was to keep them satisfied and coming back for more, I needed to make my clients stand out even more.

That is when I decided to start creating authoritative content.

The underlying reason you'll create authority content is to position your client as a thought leader in their industry.

These are not just LinkedIn posts; they are thoughtful and substantial, created for the sake of customer experience.

I did a lot to learn about their goals and visions and what unique ideas they might have.

In this case, the idea was to position himself as a thought leader in the financial innovation space.

These have been a lot of LinkedIn articles concentrated on the analysis of new developments, legal challenges, and prospects of FinTech in his case that I have written. From what he had said, owing to the tremendous response to his writing other than likes and sharing, he started to get direct inquiries from potential business partners.

I received $500 from the project, adding to my total earnings of $1,000. The value that I saw added into the professional lives of my clients was way more redeeming than money.

What I Learned Along the Way

As I look back now, I feel earning my first $1,000 ghostwriting on LinkedIn was not as hard as it first seemed.

It was all about finding the right people to reach, creating value in real terms, and scaling up small successes further.

The whole secret to success with the ghostwriting business is to start off small and scale up your portfolio over time.

Ghostwriting rates span the gamut, with most falling between $50 and $150 an hour. This 2023 survey conducted by the Editorial Freelancers Association seems to support this idea, based on the level of competence of the writer and project complexity.

That means through building your brand and growing your skill set, options will open themselves to you for growth.

If you want to start your own LinkedIn ghostwriter job, Im here to tell you that its super practical. I

You can do it just as easily as I could. All the rewards will follow if you only keep a focus on providing outstanding customer service and take things one step at a time.

Closing comments

It wont be hard making your first 1,000, or even your first 10,000.

It involves identifying demand, creating supply, and continually adding value. For me, it was a journey of personal growth as much as professional fulfillment.

With every engagement, with every client, and with every milestone reached, I learned something new about myself and my strengths.

Thus, if you are not sure whether to ghostwrite on LinkedIn or not, here is the straight piece of advice: do it.

First scary step, but also the start of highly rewarding work. Quien sabe?

Your first $1,000 may be the birth of an awesome career.