No. I’m not kidding.
I’m heading in a new direction, folks. Yeah, I write all sorts of stuff. You name it, I’ve probably ghostwritten it for a client or two.
But that craziness is coming to an end. Tina is tired of being all things to all people. Tina no likey being pulled in many directions and bent into weird pretzel shapes in order to please the masses.
It’s time to streamline, baby.
So that whole “I’m feeling thankful and all that and I’m going to do an article giveaway on my site” a couple weeks ago? Yeah. I changed my mind.
The upcoming re-vamp of my site will also include a re-vamp of my services.
Ebooks. That’s where it’s at for yours truly. (Well, you can get your book printed instead…because some of my clients decide their book is better suited for print).
Here’s the deal:
It’s a giveaway, contest, whatever you want to call it (I really don’t care).
The prize:
A ghostwritten ebook (max 25 pages…if you need one that’s longer, then we can work something out at a discounted rate) for your business. Any topic. But no adult content. That’s just not my thing. And if it’s crazy scientific or something, then you need to bring some research to the table. I’ve got an MBA. I’ve written on everything from credit to health care to the gloriousness of baby booties. But I’m not here to write your next physics paper or something.
Once you win, I contact you and we go from there. We develop a table of contents and gather the research for the topic (hopefully you have links or something…please!) and then I whip up your custom ebook. It should take about a week. And yes, you’ll get 2 rounds of edits. I do that with all my projects.
If you’re a writer, and don’t really need this prize…okay, why not enter anyway? You can give this freebie away to someone else if you’d like. You can use it as part of a giveaway on your own site, or you can use it in a barter with another professional to get something you really need. I’m flexible.
Prize value:
$500
How it works:
I wanna spread the word, people. I want to write more ebooks. Me likey writing. So here are the rules, guidelines, details, minutiae, whatever you want to call ‘em (again, not really a big deal which word you want to use…just pick one)…rules have been slightly updated to accommodate freaky people who are ultra-competitive and whatnot…
1) The winner will be chosen December 1st. Said winner will have accumulated the most points. If there are several (okay, more than one…) people with the same top point count, then said people will have their names written on low-tech paper and tossed into my baseball cap and one name will be picked out. Seriously.
2) Points must be accumulated by midnight November 30th. (Translation – don’t whip out a tweet on December 1st. It won’t count. By the way, I’m on Mountain Standard Time).
3) Leave a comment here (required) stating why you want/need a ghostwritten ebook = 1 point
4) Post about this contest/giveaway/whatever on your site, linking to this post (You can also get friends/colleagues to post on their own sites about the giveaway and attribute the points to you if you run out of your own sites and want to still rack up points!) = 3 points
5) Tweet about this contest/giveaway/whatever, mention @TinaMc giveaway with link to this post = 1 point each (max 5 points)
6) Mention it in a forum. Then come back here to the comments and post the link to your forum comment = 3 points (max 12 points)
7) You can post about it on other blog comments but ONLY if that blog post has relevant content and you are not spamming. Example: you see a blog on one of yoru fave sites and the post is about promotion or informational products or something along those lines…then you can comment and mention the giveaway. Use good judgement people! 2 points each, (max 6 points)
Facebook mentions will get you 3 points each (6 points max).
The whole point is to spread the word. Yell it to the mountain tops. I figure why wait for the site to have a new look. Might as well spread the word now.
Ebooks, baby.
Scream it!
Tina writes ebooks!!
And some lucky person is gonna get a free one. Pretty cool.
Here’s another link to a forum I’m a member of ‘Hot Moms’
http://www.hotmomsclub.com/?page=forums/posts&TID=1146
posted this awesome opportunity here…can you tell I really, really want it??!!
Just created a blog on this site with information relating to the competition…http://www.hotmomsclub.com/?page=account/blogs/edit&BLID=1488
Posted in another great moms forum…http://www.bookieboo.com/forum/topics/great-opportunity-for-all
Hey Dale – Welcome aboard!! I’ll start tallying up the points and updating the points post ASAP. And I always love to toss around ideas with people so any time you want to talk, just let me know! Send me an email (words at tinamcallister dot com) or contact me via Skype (tina.mcallister).
Hi CouponDivas! Glad you found out about the giveaway!! I’m pretty liberal with the point count since I know you guys are excited and trying to spread the word…and I appreciate that!!
All – To all who have entered the giveaway, a huge thank you!! Feeling like there’s no way in heckola you’ll have the top score?? Well, after the giveaway ends and the winner is named, I’ll be putting out a SWEET deal for you folks only so that hopefully we can still make your ebook dreams come true!!
Hey Tina, thanks….after revisiting all these sites I see there are quite a few talented ladies out there, so it was great to post this information out there for them…anyways, my last post for the night was on this site’s forum, great bunch of lades on there http://www.divinecaroline.com/forum/show_posts/1237
I’ll definitely send you an e.mail and OH…already added you on Skype, go over and confirm
Dale
Ok…Ok, yet another post…I’m actually having some fun here at the same time
It’s a local forum I’m a member of.
http://www.hawthornevillager.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=114509#114509
And another forum post, hey Tina, I almost feel guilty for having you do all this tallying..sorry..
http://www.barbadosforum.com/index.php?showtopic=7277
http://www.cafemom.com/journals/read.php?post_id=1314159&posted=1
This is a great site…well, you know the deal, posted here as well! ‘Tally’ ohhh Tina
Some how I don’t think I really posted on this page, I had put a link on the side bar, but heres an actual article on the blog:
http://seattle-hotshotz.com/desertstormletters/
If you did already count this, well, maybe you’ll get some more biz out of the new post
Talk soon
Carlin
It’s the crack of dawn and I’m here! I just posted it onto my site under the contest page, check it out! http://www.learning4lyf.ca/Latest/index.html
Posted it in this forum as well, I’m actually one of the experts on this site…
http://www.breastfeeding.com/forums/showthread.php?p=574369#post574369
http://www.oakparkmomsandtots.ca/forum/index.php?topic=2030.0
Posted on this community forum today, hope these also give you some good ‘hits’ as well
Really great deals on this site, so I added another one for them
http://www.canadianfreestuff.com/forum/f156/awesome-prize-26883/#post106837
Hey Tina.
Here’s my latest blog post. It’s a membership site for women so if you cannot see the blog, just let me know.
http://www.savorthesuccess.com/member/kelli-claypool/blog/305
Thanks!
Posted a blog entry here today for ya!
http://www.learning4lyf.ca/MyBlog/Do-you-have-a-book-idea.html
http://digg.com/business_finance/25_Page_Custom_Ghostwritten_Ebookh_For_FREE
Gee I can’t believe I didn’t think to do this until today!
So, I’m thinking next time I need some work done, I’ll just go hire Dale
Dale, what’s your rates like? I’ve got… oh look pennies
They’re rolled, though… No seriously, this has been fun
nothing else to see here, everyone can just stop and take a break, go watch TV or something…
Hey Carlin…it has been fun! Gonna check you out on Twitter now
http://www.breastfeeding.com/social/account/submit/add-blog/added_1512/ Hey…one last blog entry, great game guys!!! Woo Hooo! Let’s do it again
http://www.mothersclick.com/blogs/bajangal/let-it-be-me-let-it-be-me
yes, I’m a member of yet another mommy site, here’s my blog post..hope it’s not too late ;(
Didn’t think on this one, just added you to my stumble upon http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/tinamcallister.com/
just added you on delicious (social bookmarking tool) http://delicious.com/mommi
not sure if you can see it though
http://www.earlytorise.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8473
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=298775#post298775
http://seattle-hotshotz.com/survivors_stories/blog/
http://tomatofare.blogspot.com/2008/11/25-page-custom-ghostwritten-ebookfor.html
http://greenbliss.blogspot.com/2008/11/25-page-custom-ghostwritten-ebookfor.html
http://www.fabfreelancewriting.com/blog/2008/11/29/tweet-away/#comment-21655
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/blogs/momtofour/default.aspx
I had fun writing this one
http://alexisdawes.com/122/50-essential-resources-for-ebook-writers/#comment-16276
Yeah, really thinking I should have bribed Dale a few days ago.. or hired her… Dale, we’ll talk later ok? That Let me Win, let me win!! post… oh, no, now I feel bad
he he just a little bit
http://www.bookieboo.com/profiles/blog/list?user=1ry5czamo92fc
Not sure if you would be able to view this blog post Tina…
I hear ya Carlin
Hmmm…all depends on what the bribe was
Well, it’s coming up to 12 midnight for me, I’m in TO, and gotta get up early to get the kiddos off to school..see ya and have some fun!!
Good luck Carlin
hey Dale, how about I write you a 25 page report or ebook? he he
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/crs/939961046.html
Sounds great.
Well shoot, I didn’t know! But now I know you are there, so we may have a chance to connect on the ebook ghostwriting in the future…My prediction is that 2009 is the year of the ebook!!!
Hey Kimberly – Well, you found me now! And some ultra cool things are happening in the coming months to help make ebooks a reality for more folks! SO I gotta agree with you – 2009 is the year of the ebook!!
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