"Timeless" i.e. "eternal" writing is possible. This does not mean it is profitable. Marx is a good example of timeless yet unprofitable writing. Much profitable writing is not at all timeless, some is even very time bound such as stock market report writing.
for real yes. but a lot of this is also comes down to inner work so that you can show up. Maybe Nicolas was already used to being disciplined and confident for example
It's genuinely, quite literally all about two things, putting yourself and your work out there, and i don't give a damn how you are planning to do that, cold outreach, writing on Twitter every single day, whatever it might be And the second thing is you don't have any experience yet, so offer to work for free, try this and tell me if it didn't work, reach out to 100 people everyday with a free offer, and i promise you by the end of the month you'll have at least 5 clients, the key here is to not be blind from the fact that your time right now isn't worth a 1k per month, so you need to do whatever you possibly can to make it worth that sum of money, IT IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, ACQUIRE SOME SKILLS and then obsess about the money, ugh it's SO simple, you just gotta be willing to endure the pain of getting the experience you need to break free
Thanks for this Cole. I've been freelancing for a while and have hit 6 figures ghostwriting but I really needed some of this. I made the mistake of getting comfortable with ghostwriting and not thinking beyond that to the next step. Anxiety (starting during the pandemic, related to supporting my family) really dragged me down and caused me to search out distractions to run from the pain and mental friction, making that really hard. But I've been coming out of it slowly lately and this helps give me a clearer path forward.
OMG basically he wants us to write every day for a year minimum to get to this level… to summarise (and I had a quick look at Hugh Howey’s Tim Ferriss interview) is that I have to write… and preferably publish something every single day, no matter how long or short, for somewhere between 365 and 730 days and preferably consecutive days. I’m getting from this video that the action of writing needs to be turned into something as inane as flossing teeth daily or, for us who do sport and exercise, writing should be in the same life-category as going to the gym/track/pool/ocean daily
Cole, if you ever do that public experiment, make it a group experiment. We'll all sign up and follow along with your strategies day by day, and compare results.
Those are all amazing advices. UA-cam has so much videos like this and there must be other webpages with such advices around. But that is not my problem. My problem is the fear of sharing my writing with the world. I know that I don't suck but I am still afraid of everyone who sees my writing considering it subpar. My next step should definitely be to get my writing online and the next one to write online. That would be a great way of seeing where I am good or bad and knowing where to improve.
This is really helpful! And i can't agree more that things do work, it's only to figuring out how it'll going to work for you! Thank you for making it easy to understand!
Thanks for all the free info! Just a heads up on audio quality: there is a hiss through out the background. Not trying to be rude, I've had similar issues
You always deliver so much value and golden nuggets for free in your videos and articles. This is by far the most helpful advice I have heard so far for beginners. That's why I joined Ship30 and will also join the Ghostwriting course. You never disappoint!🙌
My biggest takeaway was the logic you gave for why it is necessary to divorce us from the need to write under our own name vs. Ghost writing. So important to pass this hurdle. And if we don't, we will always secretly resent our clients which might negatively affect the quality of our writing.
What if someone take my ideas from one platform x and make it theirs and publish a book about it before me, I think this is the reason why so many people are afraid to share their idea free online.
Hi Nicolas, to becoming a better digital writer, would you recommend reading across different genres (fiction/non-fiction) in order understand different writing styles? Did you read a lot when you first started out? And if so, what did you read?
I'd love to learn more about the little steps you can take to change your narrative (i.e. when you can't seem to think it's possible for you to make a full-time income with your writing).
For me finding a client is super difficult. Never tried it although I used to call people to buy stuff over the phone. Do you mean like sending people messages if they want to buy a ghostwritten article?
Something no one talks about is when you have no followers, testing for data is not possible right away. Algorithms and getting followers by great writing is not common with a saturated market. So a good solution is I base my data on gaining one follower and two likes …meaning one organic like per 100 followers = a signal something might be worth doubling down on.
Do you provide the actionable steps to becoming a ghost writer? You can write for a year for free, but how do we find the people to write for? I'm on step one, but I'd like to keep my eyes open for opportunities for ghost writing when they identify themselves.
First time I got paid for my writing was the time I decided to give my article away to a website. They liked my article so much that they decided to pay. Also I started on Medium for free, when I joined the partners program I was already getting many views. Can I already charge for ghostwriting as someone who already got over 150k views on an article? Or do I need to build a ghostwriting portfolio?
Hey Nicolas, a very insightful video I would say! But how to know that I can be good in this writing business? Or is it a learnable skill or requires some inborn talent? Btw I love writing short quotes, paras, and also jotting down some points after watching or reading a podcast or a para from a book! I don’t know if it’s a good skill or not or even monetizable! I never write on internet except UA-cam/Insta comments :) Thanks!
Great video! But I have a question that keeps nagging me. You mentioned earlier in the video write and publish “free” to figure out who your target audience is. Why not pick your target audience, research the holy hiphop out of them…And as your are researching write for that audience who are at various levels of expertise? I generally agree with the writing free and frequently, and I get it, there are million ways do things to accomplish the same goal. I think my actual question is why is discover-your-audience your advice rather than pick-your-audience?
You should join us in Ship 30 :) this is an extremely popular question and we have a lot of frameworks around how to think about it (and execute on it). Www.ship30for30.com
Don't watch Dan Koe after this. Go look through your notes, think about how you can apply these lessons, and as soon as you get a chance, put them to practice.
You put it well on saying, "just follow the instructions on the box." We can think we'll be the 1 in a million that breaks out as a unicorn. But it's more likely that we'll need to slug it out, follow the data, and practice.
You’re such a “fundamentalist” in a way and I just love that. Naval said “If you took everything away and dropped me in any English speaking country, within a few years I’d be wealthy again” And that’s you for writers 🫡🫶🏻 Skills over everything.
But what if other people steal your work and make an ebook out of that before you could actually compile your free writing in a book form? That's the biggest fear and hurdle for us writers to start on social media first.
This is where creating a community and establishing yourself as an authority on a topic come into play. People aren't going to buy that other person's book if they don't know who that person is. They'll want to buy from you because they know you, they like you, and they trust that your knowledge is valuable. You could also ask, "What if you publish a book and no one buys it because they don't know who you are?"
This is all masturbation. Feeling productive without really being productive. The real barrier is getting from inaction to action: start writing in a public space, stay consistent and figure out the rest as you go.
Hey Cole, I think a lot of people get hung up because they don’t understand what success looks like. They might have an idea of what the outcome ultimately might look like but along the way they can’t tell the guide posts that things are working. Can you talk a little bit about that at each phase that someone goes through to become a $100,000 per year ghost writer?
Would you read an essay by Jeff Bezos on hiring, yes or no? The answer is yes. And that is true for every CEO/founder, in every industry, with niche-specific insight.
@@wiseBearclaw Use their insights by recording a call or meeting in person, and the job of the ghostwriter is to make it more clear and easy to understand for the audience. So that founder can save their time and earn money by sharing their idea at scale after the approval of a specific person, with multiple rounds of editing if needed.
@@nicolascole77 Yes, of course I would read it if I were in a position to be hiring people. I think anyone can understand why the *reader* needs the article. What we don't understand is why the *CEO* needs the article written. What value does it offer to the CEO? And what are the circumstances surrounding it (like, is it a Forbes article, is it an article on the CEO's company's website, etc)? If you are the ghostwriter, your client is the CEO, not the reader. So understanding the perspective of the client is important. Of course, in order to make the writing good, we need to understand the reader. But in order to land the client and keep them happy, we need to first understand the client.
If you want to learn more about how to make a paid newsletter, check out this other video I made: ua-cam.com/video/GrfO_bRprE0/v-deo.html
"Timeless" i.e. "eternal" writing is possible. This does not mean it is profitable. Marx is a good example of timeless yet unprofitable writing. Much profitable writing is not at all timeless, some is even very time bound such as stock market report writing.
Nicolas Can you plz make a Video on first $1000 or $1000 a month because that's what me and majority is stuck... So that we all can Break Out
Lol real talk
This is true for most Copywriters. We'd be content to with even 2K per month. I find it hard to believe with titles like this lol
How could he sell his course otherwise 😅
for real yes. but a lot of this is also comes down to inner work so that you can show up. Maybe Nicolas was already used to being disciplined and confident for example
It's genuinely, quite literally all about two things, putting yourself and your work out there, and i don't give a damn how you are planning to do that, cold outreach, writing on Twitter every single day, whatever it might be
And the second thing is you don't have any experience yet, so offer to work for free, try this and tell me if it didn't work, reach out to 100 people everyday with a free offer, and i promise you by the end of the month you'll have at least 5 clients, the key here is to not be blind from the fact that your time right now isn't worth a 1k per month, so you need to do whatever you possibly can to make it worth that sum of money, IT IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, ACQUIRE SOME SKILLS and then obsess about the money, ugh it's SO simple, you just gotta be willing to endure the pain of getting the experience you need to break free
Thanks for this Cole. I've been freelancing for a while and have hit 6 figures ghostwriting but I really needed some of this. I made the mistake of getting comfortable with ghostwriting and not thinking beyond that to the next step.
Anxiety (starting during the pandemic, related to supporting my family) really dragged me down and caused me to search out distractions to run from the pain and mental friction, making that really hard. But I've been coming out of it slowly lately and this helps give me a clearer path forward.
OMG basically he wants us to write every day for a year minimum to get to this level… to summarise (and I had a quick look at Hugh Howey’s Tim Ferriss interview) is that I have to write… and preferably publish something every single day, no matter how long or short, for somewhere between 365 and 730 days and preferably consecutive days. I’m getting from this video that the action of writing needs to be turned into something as inane as flossing teeth daily or, for us who do sport and exercise, writing should be in the same life-category as going to the gym/track/pool/ocean daily
Cole, if you ever do that public experiment, make it a group experiment. We'll all sign up and follow along with your strategies day by day, and compare results.
Whole video was great Nicholas… BUT, the end was real.
It hit the subconscious block that undermines most of us from succeeding.
Appreciate you.
Buried lede: Know your reader. Ideally, know your reader better than your reader knows himself or herself.
Nailed it
I’m binge watching your videos. I wanted to learn more from you. Thanks for your sharing your knowledge Cole :)
This is a very insightful post. I actually like the idea of reward in confidence. Very helpful video
Thanks for another banger video, Cole!
Those are all amazing advices. UA-cam has so much videos like this and there must be other webpages with such advices around. But that is not my problem. My problem is the fear of sharing my writing with the world. I know that I don't suck but I am still afraid of everyone who sees my writing considering it subpar. My next step should definitely be to get my writing online and the next one to write online. That would be a great way of seeing where I am good or bad and knowing where to improve.
Just do it bro, hit publish tomorrow or even today if you can!
This is really helpful!
And i can't agree more that things do work, it's only to figuring out how it'll going to work for you!
Thank you for making it easy to understand!
Unbelievably valuable information. Thank you so much. I love these videos. I actually take notes when i watch them.😃
Thanks for all the free info!
Just a heads up on audio quality: there is a hiss through out the background. Not trying to be rude, I've had similar issues
Thanks so much for this Nicolas, I really appreciate 🙏
I am soooo glad I found this channel and this particular message. It addresses my exact predicament. I will follow all these tips. Thank you Nicolas.
Cole is just cranking out videos! ❤
Nicolas this was really great and empowering! Love how you defined authority and thought leadership- what a reframe!! Thank you!!
You always deliver so much value and golden nuggets for free in your videos and articles. This is by far the most helpful advice I have heard so far for beginners. That's why I joined Ship30 and will also join the Ghostwriting course. You never disappoint!🙌
This is very informative. I appreciate it.
👏👏👏👏 really helpful and inspiring. Thank you
My biggest takeaway was the logic you gave for why it is necessary to divorce us from the need to write under our own name vs. Ghost writing. So important to pass this hurdle. And if we don't, we will always secretly resent our clients which might negatively affect the quality of our writing.
How do you communicate with clients for ghostwriting? What do questions do you ask? How exactly do you write for them?
He shows his Ghostwriting process in the book “The Art & Business of Ghostwriting”
You should absolutely check it out 💯
Omg ur informations r gold thank u so much
What if someone take my ideas from one platform x and make it theirs and publish a book about it before me, I think this is the reason why so many people are afraid to share their idea free online.
Beautifully taught
Hi Nicolas, to becoming a better digital writer, would you recommend reading across different genres (fiction/non-fiction) in order understand different writing styles? Did you read a lot when you first started out? And if so, what did you read?
Yes, but…. Reading doesn’t help you become a better writer. Reading helps you become a better reader. Writing helps you become a better writer
I'd love to learn more about the little steps you can take to change your narrative (i.e. when you can't seem to think it's possible for you to make a full-time income with your writing).
Hey Cole! I'm on the same page with you!
For me finding a client is super difficult. Never tried it although I used to call people to buy stuff over the phone. Do you mean like sending people messages if they want to buy a ghostwritten article?
Something no one talks about is when you have no followers, testing for data is not possible right away. Algorithms and getting followers by great writing is not common with a saturated market. So a good solution is I base my data on gaining one follower and two likes …meaning one organic like per 100 followers = a signal something might be worth doubling down on.
Can you make a free course on Ghostwriting for beginners?
Do you provide the actionable steps to becoming a ghost writer? You can write for a year for free, but how do we find the people to write for? I'm on step one, but I'd like to keep my eyes open for opportunities for ghost writing when they identify themselves.
First time I got paid for my writing was the time I decided to give my article away to a website. They liked my article so much that they decided to pay.
Also I started on Medium for free, when I joined the partners program I was already getting many views.
Can I already charge for ghostwriting as someone who already got over 150k views on an article? Or do I need to build a ghostwriting portfolio?
Gem as always
Hey Nicolas, a very insightful video I would say!
But how to know that I can be good in this writing business?
Or is it a learnable skill or requires some inborn talent?
Btw I love writing short quotes, paras, and also jotting down some points after watching or reading a podcast or a para from a book! I don’t know if it’s a good skill or not or even monetizable!
I never write on internet except UA-cam/Insta comments :)
Thanks!
Great video! But I have a question that keeps nagging me. You mentioned earlier in the video write and publish “free” to figure out who your target audience is. Why not pick your target audience, research the holy hiphop out of them…And as your are researching write for that audience who are at various levels of expertise?
I generally agree with the writing free and frequently, and I get it, there are million ways do things to accomplish the same goal. I think my actual question is why is discover-your-audience your advice rather than pick-your-audience?
You should join us in Ship 30 :) this is an extremely popular question and we have a lot of frameworks around how to think about it (and execute on it). Www.ship30for30.com
you're doing the LORDS WORK BRO. loving the content lately. super inspiring. thank you 🙏
What about different niches?
Just write about Fitness and Tech and BBQ on X/Twitter all under one acount or use different accounts?
It's a great help
My writing content is mainly metaphysical/spiritual. How could I narrow down my target audience with this content?
Thank you
Don't watch Dan Koe after this.
Go look through your notes, think about how you can apply these lessons, and as soon as you get a chance, put them to practice.
Would love to witness the experiment of you starting from scratch under an unknown name and scaling up as fast as possible.
Writing on Quora still worth it ?
is this only really focused on non-fiction or fiction as well???
What's with the background buzzing?
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You put it well on saying, "just follow the instructions on the box." We can think we'll be the 1 in a million that breaks out as a unicorn.
But it's more likely that we'll need to slug it out, follow the data, and practice.
You’re such a “fundamentalist” in a way and I just love that.
Naval said “If you took everything away and dropped me in any English speaking country, within a few years I’d be wealthy again”
And that’s you for writers 🫡🫶🏻
Skills over everything.
what does ghostwriting mean
It means writing for other people
@@nicolascole77 will you do your book in Audible as well or is it just paperback?
But what if other people steal your work and make an ebook out of that before you could actually compile your free writing in a book form?
That's the biggest fear and hurdle for us writers to start on social media first.
This is where creating a community and establishing yourself as an authority on a topic come into play. People aren't going to buy that other person's book if they don't know who that person is. They'll want to buy from you because they know you, they like you, and they trust that your knowledge is valuable.
You could also ask, "What if you publish a book and no one buys it because they don't know who you are?"
@@ComedorDelrico Wow. Your perspective makes sense. Thanks!
This is all masturbation. Feeling productive without really being productive.
The real barrier is getting from inaction to action: start writing in a public space, stay consistent and figure out the rest as you go.
Hey Cole, I think a lot of people get hung up because they don’t understand what success looks like. They might have an idea of what the outcome ultimately might look like but along the way they can’t tell the guide posts that things are working. Can you talk a little bit about that at each phase that someone goes through to become a $100,000 per year ghost writer?
Back for a second watch…
19:11
I’m still a bit confused about ghost writing . Why would a CEO need an article ? On their startup or company ? I’m so confused
Would you read an essay by Jeff Bezos on hiring, yes or no? The answer is yes. And that is true for every CEO/founder, in every industry, with niche-specific insight.
@@nicolascole77 are they providing any of their own insight or you’re proving the whole idea / content yourself?? Thanks for the response .
@@wiseBearclaw Use their insights by recording a call or meeting in person, and the job of the ghostwriter is to make it more clear and easy to understand for the audience. So that founder can save their time and earn money by sharing their idea at scale after the approval of a specific person, with multiple rounds of editing if needed.
@@nicolascole77 Yes, of course I would read it if I were in a position to be hiring people. I think anyone can understand why the *reader* needs the article. What we don't understand is why the *CEO* needs the article written. What value does it offer to the CEO? And what are the circumstances surrounding it (like, is it a Forbes article, is it an article on the CEO's company's website, etc)?
If you are the ghostwriter, your client is the CEO, not the reader. So understanding the perspective of the client is important. Of course, in order to make the writing good, we need to understand the reader. But in order to land the client and keep them happy, we need to first understand the client.
Great video but are you getting enough sleep? You look very tired
I like the less editing
I’m glad!
It’s not a good look starting your video naming all your products
@NicolasCole : When you mean to start writing for free, does writing behind a medium paywall count as free.
Loved this @nicokas cole. Build your skills for free by practicing on yourself AND a few clients THEN worry about monetisation
Can you make a free course on Ghostwriting for beginners?
How about pay for something that will pay off for you?
How about pay for something that will pay off for you?