Most women would jump on a legitimate work-at-home opportunity. Are you willing to learn a set of  professional skills and then work hard from home? Ghost writing may be for you. I warn you - ghost writing isn’t easy. The rewards? Set your own schedule. Work from where ever you choose - at home, your boat, a vacation locale. I’ve done it for years and so has Claudia Suzanne - the world’s most prolific, respected ghosts. Cash in on her secrets - this isn’t a sales pitch, it’s a clue.

Claudia Suzanne

I’ve worked at home for three decades, successfully, and am always on the look out for job opportunities that women can use long term to make a living while raising a family or enjoying personal freedom. Four months ago, I met a phenomenal writer, Claudia Suzanne. She has written more than 100 books - fiction and non-fiction, but you probably don’t recognize her name. That doesn’t bother her.

What does a ghost writer do?

Ghost writer Claudia, well-known in the publishing industry and master of a satisfying income, says:

1. A ghost is a writer who reads an author’s manuscript, writes an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses, then presents professional recommendations to the author. The goal: to get the manuscript attention and respect it deserves upon submission. The ghost must learn to evaluate from a positive point-of-view.
2. The ghost, with the author, refines and polishes a manuscript so it pleases the author and meets professional standards. The ghost may simply do a thorough edit, or rewrite most of it, with author-input. The ghost must learn how the publishing industry ticks, effective editing, and how to maintain any author’s voice.
3. The ghost puts together a professional quality proposal package for the author to submit. The ghost must learn what agents look for.
4. The ghost gets paid. A lot. The ghost must learn how to be worth it.

How to learn the right way to market yourself as a ghost

I signed on to audit Claudia’s 14-week ghost writer training program. Audit, as in she waived the tuition so I could report to you women. Two weeks into the program, I was so impressed with her teaching, her knowledge, and the value of the class that I paid the tuition. Claudia has fueled new, lucrative careers for hundreds of students. Her past students have branched into editing, small press publishing, novel writing, and lots of other fields.

If you need a new career and have experience or solid skills as a writer - you could do a lot worse than investing in this ghost writer certification training. The pace is like a master’s level college program - the work serious and multi-layered. Weekly class time is three hours; homework is at least five hours. The “classroom” is a telephone conference call each week - an extremely effective distance learning method. Claudia’s style is warm, professional, serious.

If you take the certification training and meet completion requirements, you’ll earn the only ghost writing certification in the industry. You’ll learn how to find customers, set rates that reflect your level of expertise, and how to make a name for yourself in the business, even though your name may never appear on a book’s cover.

Ghost writing is one of the fastest growing careers. As the changing publishing business lets more people publish writing cheaply and quickly, more people want to write books. But many understand they don’t know how. They are willing to pay for help. You can put yourself in the hands of one of the most respected ghosting experts and learn to provide that expert help.

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Everybody wants to figure out a way to work at home. We have 22 great and unusual ways to work from home and make money from home, too. Check them out and see if any of them are a good fit!

1. Crafts - Example: Gym shoe planters. Sell at craft fairs, flea market. Recycle old shoes, even baby shoes by covering with liquid fabric stiffener or liquid resin. Paint if you want. Add potting soil or gel medium, small plant. Advertise custom designs. You’ll do well if you don’t mind doing the same task every day.
2. Doggie treats and parties - I have a friend who opened a doggie bakery, looks just like a real bakery and has a party room in the back. She’s doing very well! any business providing a good service for pet owners has a huge shot at success. Day care, anyone? Dog walking? Vacation pet care?
3. Children parties - cater or just set them up at local fast food places or kiddie parks. Let the parents sit back and enjoy - you do everything, including clean up and cake.
4. Home inspections - some training required, sometimes licensing needed, and you have to know a lot about construction. Lots of physical work, on roofs, in crawl spaces. But if you like it, it’s a great business.
5. Herbs - grow ‘em, sell ‘em, photograph ‘em, dry ‘em…just keep thinking about it.
6. Temp worker - factory or office. A great gig, I did it during college and if I didn’t want to work, I’d turn the assignment down.
7. Sales - learn formal sales skills. Do it on the job or in school. Partner with a very professional seller of something you enjoy talking about. Good, skilled, dedicated sales people make boatloads of money. It’s one of the hardest jobs there is.
8. Design greeting cards, postcards, posters, or newsletters. For newsletter, market yourself to local real estate agents. They almost always have, or want, a newsletter. Going rate should be about $100 per page, camera (or printer) ready.
9. Mail order sales - online sales. Read up on this. You can find companies that dropship goods for the seller, so you don’t even have to package the stuff and ship it. Then there’s always that online auction place - you know the one. But many people are tired of the schtick on that site.
10. Massage therapist - training mandatory, but if you have the skill to soothe people and be empathetic, and you have strong hands, arms, and back, you can make a great living.
11. Music teacher - ok, assuming you have the talent.
12. Organizer - not so much, anymore, but I’m sure there are some people who might pay for this service.
13. Administrative virtual assistant - this can be a good one. If you’re well-organized, a go-getter and willing to do tons of marketing to get yourself going. Google this - I know a Realtor who uses a full time virtual assistant to do all the follow ups on his offices deals. He swears by her.
14. Personal shopper - pretty much nonsense. Very tough to find clients unless you live in Hollywood or New York City.
15. Personal chef - who the heck needs one of these?
16. PR and promotion for small business - add Web planning and maintenance and you might have something here.
17. Making soap and bath products, candles, too. The market has been saturated - I doubt you’d make enough to pay for your time.
18. Sewing - might be a good idea - work form home, advertise in the classifieds and contact local dry cleaners to see if they would refer you.
19. Art work - I know a woman who owns a therapeutic massag ebusiness. She hired a local artist to paint Zen-like details on her spa walls and doors. The artist gets a lot of referrals from that work.
20. Voice dubbing - call your local cable company. this can actually be a great side line. If you live in a major metropolitan area, you might find a lot of work.
21. File and track insurance claims paperwork for seniors. There are people who make a living doing this, but you have to have some background knowledge of this process!
22. Mother’s companion or respite care - check with your area agency on aging and they might be happy to talk with you about the possibilities in this field. I’ve seen small businesses open and do well offering day care for frail elderly. I’ve seen others fail. Here’s another one that’s all about marketing yourself. Not much training is needed to do this, but tons of patience and compassion required.