LinkedIn ghostwriter — when you need one (and when you don't)
A LinkedIn ghostwriter is a drafter, not a rainmaker. This page is for independent consultants and seated fractionals who already have an offer and can close. The job is to get found in your voice without living there. Not a second job. Not for becoming an influencer.
Who this is for
- Independent consultants and seated fractionals. CIO, CFO, COO, sales, ops.
- Solo or a tiny practice.
- You already have an offer a buyer can say yes or no to.
- You can close when the person comes to you. You want presence in your voice, then you want to get back to the work.
Who this is not for
- Job seekers.
- Just-left-corporate or dual-path.
- Exec-comms teams.
- Startup GTM.
- Coaches and life coaches.
- Anyone without an offer.
What this sounds like in the room
The lines we hear from people this is actually for:
- “when the person comes to me I can close”
- “I hate LinkedIn”
- “don't spend more time on LinkedIn than on the work”
- “staring at a blank page”
- “I can spot a ChatGPT LinkedIn post from 10 miles away”
When you need a LinkedIn ghostwriter
You need one when the gap is being findable, not the close. You already have the offer. You will not live on the platform. You can spot a generic draft and you will reject it. Interviews, drafts, a calendar, you approve. That is the hire.
1. You already close
When the person comes to you, you can say yes or no. The hunt is what fails. LinkedIn is where buyers look first.
2. You will not live there
A Friday hour you keep is DIY. A ghostwriter-shaped outcome is for the week you will not spend more time on LinkedIn than on the work.
3. The blank page is the tax
Prompting ChatGPT every Sunday is still a second job with extra paste. A drafter, or voice-trained drafts you approve, is how you skip the blank page without publishing the average LinkedIn shape.
When you don't
You do not need a LinkedIn ghostwriter if you have no offer, you are hunting a job, or you want someone else to get you clients. Those are different problems. A ghostwriter will not fix them, and neither will we.
- No offer a buyer can say yes or no to. Get the offer first.
- Job seeking or just-left-corporate. This is not a job board and not a dual-path shop.
- You will keep a Friday hour and actually write. That is DIY. See LinkedIn ghostwriting vs DIY.
- You want posts that sound like you and you will reject a draft that does not. Start at LinkedIn posts that sound like you. A ghostwriter is optional after that.
What a ghostwriter actually does
Interviews, drafts, a calendar, you approve. That is the job. It is not a client promise.
A bad ghostwriter has eight clients, drops a template with your name on it, and you rewrite the thing you paid them to write.
What a LinkedIn ghostwriter costs
| Option | Typical price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Freelance ghostwriter | $500 to $3,000/mo | Interviews and drafts. Quality and voice vary with the writer. |
| Agency | $2,000 to $7,000/mo | A roster. You are often one of several clients on a template. |
| Mylance Done For You | $997/mo | Voice-trained drafts, 3 posts a week, you approve, we post. |
Longer breakdown: how much a LinkedIn ghostwriter costs, and the side-by-side at Mylance vs a LinkedIn ghostwriter.
Consultants vs seated fractionals
Same product shape. Different rooms. Independent consultants who already close: LinkedIn ghostwriter for consultants. Seated fractional CIO, CFO, COO, sales, and ops: LinkedIn ghostwriter for fractional executives. Not a job board. Not for people who just went fractional.
What Mylance does
Positioning plus a weekly habit in your voice. Nothing posts without your approval. Free handle analysis if you want to see the positioning first. Done For You is $997 a month. Self-serve is $99 a month if you will keep a Friday hour. This is not a posting tool and not a second job.
Mylance writes from what you already know, in your voice. You review and approve. We post. When a prospect comments, it gets flagged with a draft reply. This is not ChatGPT from a blank chat. The writing profile learns from every edit.
- $99/mo self-serve if you will keep a Friday hour.
- $997/mo Done For You if you will not live on LinkedIn. Monthly 1:1 with Bradley. Quarterly positioning refresh.
- Free: no card. Positioning, pillars, writing profile, two posts.
If the first draft does not sound like you, close the tab.
This does not get you clients. Visibility, voice, habit. For how that lands on voice and time, read the reviews.
What actually works on LinkedIn (895 posts)
From a backtest of 895 posts, scored against that author's own median (“beat” means the post landed at or above their usual). Source: LinkedIn engagement statistics.
- Journey / milestone posts: 72% beat
- Short posts under 400 characters: 33% (worst)
- Links in the body: 41% vs 56% without
- Emotional pull: 70%
- Specificity: 68%
Paste your LinkedIn handle
Free analysis. Nothing posts without your approval.
Or start at mylance.co.
Frequently asked questions
What does a LinkedIn ghostwriter do?
Interviews you, drafts posts in your voice, puts them on a calendar, and you approve. The job is presence: posts that sound like you, on a schedule, without you living on the platform. A ghostwriter does not promise clients, inbound, or pipeline.
Do I need a LinkedIn ghostwriter?
You need one if you already have an offer, you can close when the person comes to you, and you will not spend more time on LinkedIn than on the work. You do not need one if you have no offer, you are job-seeking, or you will keep a Friday hour and actually write.
When should I not hire a LinkedIn ghostwriter?
Skip it if you are looking for a job, just left corporate, have no offer a buyer can say yes or no to, or you want someone to get you clients. Presence in your voice is the job. The close is still yours.
How much does a LinkedIn ghostwriter cost?
Freelance ghostwriters typically run $500 to $3,000 per month. Agencies run $2,000 to $7,000. Mylance Done For You is $997 per month: voice-trained drafts, 3 posts a week, you approve, we post. Self-serve is $99 per month if you will keep a Friday hour.
Will a LinkedIn ghostwriter get me clients?
No. Visibility, voice, habit. Being findable in your own voice is the job. The close is still yours when the person comes to you. If a shop promises clients from posts, that is a different product than this page.
Will it sound like me?
It should. Voice-trained drafts start from how you already talk and write. You approve every post. If the first draft does not sound like you, close the tab. A bad ghostwriter running eight clients will hand you a template with your name on it, and you will rewrite it.