Comments on: I hate to disappoint you but ghost blogging is here to stay

By: Brad Williamson - IAmGHOSTBLOGGER.com

Brad Williamson - IAmGHOSTBLOGGER.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:47:03 +0000

The type of ghost blogger you’re referring to really is a bit of a scam artist. However, I don’t call these people ghost bloggers, I call them “poser ghosters.”

A real ghost blogger will not manufacture content on behalf of their client – they will take content directly from the blog’s subject and then produce/transcribe it into entertaining and engaging entertainment. There’s actually quite an art to it.

As for myself, I’m moving into ghost blogging 2.0, 3.0, 5.743, or whatever you wanna call it, where I act as a Virtual Biographer, which is someone who produces for public figures an online, day-to-day, reality program about their life.

As a Virtual Biographer, it is a top priority of mine to make sure that the published content always originates from the mind of who I work for. Using talents in transmedia storytelling, media production and marketing, I turn the thoughts and experiences of my client into entertaining reality programming.

The point I’m ultimately trying to make here is that the profession of ghost blogging is a respectable and highly valuable position IF it’s done right.

As someone who’s working to pioneer an industry of Virtual Biographer marketing services, I always make sure to do things the right way, because I don’t want opinions such as the ones mentioned in this article and comments to be attached to what truly is the future of celebrity branding.

Brad Williamson – Virtual Biographer
My Virtual Biography: http://www.IAmGHOSTBLOGGER.com

By: Elliott Russell

Elliott Russell — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:26:14 +0000

I see nothing wrong with it. I have a pair of Nike shoes but i am under no delusion that they were made in China

Lets face it, the name of the author becomes like a brand and so long as that brands standard is maintained then where is the problem?

Those that are upset by this, i would have to ask them “why”.

Elliott
PS thanks for the post

By: killian

killian — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:57:46 +0000

I’m not totally against that, although I like unique content, having an updated blog is very important too

By: JC

JC — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:07:43 +0000

I don’t have a problem with it. Frankly I’m more concerned about the quality of the content than who writes it. Now if it was a case of someone going on television because their knowledge in a subject that actually was mostly ghostwritten, then that would obviously cross the line… Once it goes into the traditional journalism world, disclosure is a must.

By: Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:57:30 +0000

Ghosting (I new word I just made out?) is done in every every field, from music writing, beat making, books, or re-branding a product. No one is complaining. As long as the final product (an article, or a song) is good, what’s the problem really? The final product has been (or should be) reviewed by the supposedly-creator before release anyway. If it get’s the “creator”’s approval, I don’t see any problem.

By: syndey web designer

syndey web designer — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:36:19 +0000

I’m for. How is this any different from copy writing ads? Also, say Matt Cutts blog was ghost written – I don’t care as long as I find the information I need.

Also like copy writing for ads there may be situations where a corporate blog is being used where a user may post as the company they work for, but this is just the nature of business. People as blogs are just brands – at least they are having their blogs ghost writing and are not simply scraping.

By: John Earnhardt

John Earnhardt — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:30:36 +0000

Khalid:

I really don’t have a dog in this fight…all good if someone wants to ghostblog or have someone ghostblog for them. I was expressing an opinion (perhaps poorly) that blogs by their nature, in my view, are from-the-heart thoughts that should reflect the “realness” of the person blogging. Ghostblogs get away from this by a degree…Blogging is different than writing a quote for an executive in a press release…in my view, a blog should reflect the original thoughts of the person blogging…warts, mispellings, and all..

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By: khalid

khalid — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:12:20 +0000

MrCorey, there are many times where a ghost writer will do a better job than the person taking credit for the blog. But like you said, quality of content is final measure for me.

By: MrCorey

MrCorey — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:16:37 +0000

I really don’t have any different feelings about ghost blogging as I do about paid posts. There are some worth reading and there are many that are not. It still falls back to the skill of the writer at telling a good story.