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runningbird · 04-23-2009, 12:42 AM

I am just about to throw in my 10 bucks for Elance.com, but I am wondering: if I write something, I can still officially claim to be the author right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be classified as "ghost writing"? If I write an ebook for someone, I definitely would want to be recognized as the author and be able to list it in my portfolio.

P.S. I realize I used incorrect grammar in this post.

Jon Alan · 04-23-2009, 01:47 AM

on what the person asks for. Most people want to keep the rights. However, if you do good work you will still build a reputation. Is that why you want to keep the author rights or is there another reason?

runningbird · 04-23-2009, 02:03 AM

Right, just for reputation. I know I will get a rating on Elance but I don't want my reputation to rest within Elance; I want it to rest within my real world identity. Hence I would like to have the right to claim not ownership, but authorship of any work I produce.

Brutha · 04-23-2009, 11:09 AM

That depends entirely on the contract that you make with the other person.

ginkgo · 04-24-2009, 01:15 AM

Yes it is what you contract for.

mysticmadness · 04-24-2009, 05:36 AM

read the fine line of contract. There is no harm ro ask them before you go ahead.

Jon Alan · 04-27-2009, 01:08 AM

The wages on elance are really not that great. I use it to build relationships. That is really the reputation which I am talking about. I also use it to find coaching clients because there are a ton of people there building businesses. What kind of stuff are you wanting to write?

runningbird · 04-27-2009, 02:01 AM

Aiming mostly for technical and user guide type documents, particularly related to energy, LEED, or engineering.

04-23-2009, 12:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
runningbird Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 614	Do you retain official "authorship" when you freelance write for someone? I am just about to throw in my 10 bucks for Elance.com, but I am wondering: if I write something, I can still officially claim to be the author right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be classified as "ghost writing"? If I write an ebook for someone, I definitely would want to be recognized as the author and be able to list it in my portfolio. P.S. I realize I used incorrect grammar in this post.

04-23-2009, 01:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jon Alan Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tampa FL, Posts: 16	it depends on what the person asks for. Most people want to keep the rights. However, if you do good work you will still build a reputation. Is that why you want to keep the author rights or is there another reason?

04-27-2009, 01:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jon Alan Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tampa FL, Posts: 16	Your reputation will grow The wages on elance are really not that great. I use it to build relationships. That is really the reputation which I am talking about. I also use it to find coaching clients because there are a ton of people there building businesses. What kind of stuff are you wanting to write?

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04-23-2009, 02:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
runningbird Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 614	Right, just for reputation. I know I will get a rating on Elance but I don't want my reputation to rest within Elance; I want it to rest within my real world identity. Hence I would like to have the right to claim not ownership, but authorship of any work I produce.

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Brutha Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 8,749	That depends entirely on the contract that you make with the other person.

04-24-2009, 01:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
ginkgo Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Posts: 3,747	Yes it is what you contract for.

04-24-2009, 05:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
mysticmadness Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 207	read the fine line of contract. There is no harm ro ask them before you go ahead.

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runningbird Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 614	Aiming mostly for technical and user guide type documents, particularly related to energy, LEED, or engineering.

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