Growth Ghost

Growth Ghost: the leading coaching program for aspiring freelancer writers, 9-to-5ers, and digital writers. Teaching writers how to land high paying clients, scale their online ghostwriting business, and build a life they no longer feel the need to escape from.

50+ students served. Multi 7 figures in revenue generated for students. 

https://www.growthghost.com/optin1736208224612

Partner

Ghostlii Inc

The leading ghostwriting agency for founders, coaches, and personal brands.
50+ clients served. 200,000,000+ total impressions. 7 figures of revenue generated through social media content.
https://ghostlii.com/

Co-Founder

Centre for Arts and Technology

College Instructor

Modern monetization strategies school can't teach you • Quit college teaching for digital business • Scaled a content marketing agency to $500K ARR

How to write LinkedIn hooks like the top 1% of creators:
(6 simple hook hacks)

90% of your content’s performance comes down to the hook.

If your first line sucks, nothing else matters.
Not your insights.
Not your storytelling.
Not even your “value.”

Because no one’s reading it.

The top 1% of LinkedIn writers don’t leave their hooks to chance.

They use proven formulas that grab attention and force people to keep reading.

Here are six that work every time:

✅ Contrast 
✅ Exclusivity 
✅ Clear promise 
✅ Bold statement 
✅ Challenge a belief 
✅ Enemy positioning 

If your hook doesn’t make someone stop, question, or lean in...
It’s dead on arrival.

Don’t let that happen.

Full breakdown in the carousel below:

PS. I've broken down 3 years of writing for over 60 founders into 5  crucial content tips.

(The first tip 7x'd my average engagement)

Get them in my free course, Compelling Content: https://lnkd.in/gHqvsTji

Taylin John Simmonds

Training the next generation of ghostwriters @Growthghost | Building brands for coaches & founders @Ghostlii | Ex-college teacher turned writer | 93K on Twitter (X)

6 LinkedIn Hook Writing Tips.pdf

The best side hustle for introverts:

100% remote. Anonymous. Makes great money.

Here's how I made my first $1,000 as a ghostwriter (& how you can do the same):

If you’re introverted (like me), this might hit home:

- You dread endless Zoom calls
- You despise sending 1,000s of DMs begging for work
- You'd rather not have weekly check-in calls with clients

Thankfully, I didn't need any of that to make my first $1,000 online.

That's why I got into ghostwriting.

- You stay behind the scenes
- You can work 100% remotely
- Business owners are always hunting for great ghostwriters

It’s just you, your words, and the ability to turn your thoughts into great marketing.

Here’s a 7-step strategy to make my first $1,000 as a ghostwriter:

1) Pick one social platform to write on
2) Study your markets problems and desires
3) Practice writing daily
4) Work for free to gain experience
5) Attract clients with compelling content
6) Craft an offer
7) Rinse & repeat

For a more detailed breakdown check out the carousel below.

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PS. I’m looking for a few more aspiring writers who want to turn their passion into a profitable, remote ghostwriting business.

If that sounds like you, DM me "GHOST" and let’s chat.

The best side hustle for introverts (1).pdf

Harvard says: Introverts are more effective leaders.

How to accept and embrace your personality as an introvert:

I’ve always been an introvert.

But most of my life, I’m spent time with extroverts.

Without intending too, they’d leave me feeling:

- Guilty
- Socially checked out
- Energetically drained

I believed there was something wrong with me.

But over the years, I’ve learned something important:

Introversion isn’t a setback. 

It’s a superpower.

Introverts are superior to extroverts in many ways.

If you’re an introvert, read the full carousel below to learn how to turn your introversion into a superpower.

-Taylin John Simmonds

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Introversion.pdf

"Social media is toxic."

I used to think the same thing.

Until I learned more on LinkedIn than I did in college.
And made $400K last year from writing on it.

Here’s how to turn social media from a time-wasting addiction 
into an opportunity-generating machine:

✅ Stop consuming, start creating.
Mindless scrolling makes other people rich.
Start posting and build your own brand instead.

✅ Curate your feed like your future depends on it.
Because it does.
Garbage in = garbage out.
Follow people who make you smarter, not dumber.

✅ Write for the right people—not for likes.
Virality doesn’t mean jack if it doesn’t attract the right audience.

✅ Create opportunities, don’t wait for them.
The best jobs, partnerships, and clients aren’t "found."
They’re created by people who show up every day.

Social media is either a goldmine or a dumpster fire.
The choice is yours.

PS. I've broken down 3 years of writing for over 60 founders into 5 crucial content tips.

(The first tip 7x'd my average engagement)

Get them in my free course, Compelling Content: https://lnkd.in/gHqvsTji

Last year, I visited 13 countries.
7 wild cultural experiences that shocked me to my core:

In 2022, I started: 

- Writing online
- Co-founded a ghostwriting agency

By 2023, I was able to leave my college teaching job to work fully remote.

My mentor—Dakota Robertson—invited me to travel with him while I scaled my agency.

2 years later, I’ve been too:

- Peru
- Spain
- France
- Mexico
- Zambia
- The UK
- The US
- Panama
- Germany
- Colombia
- Zimbabwe
- Costa Rica
- South Africa

Each place was rich with adventure, new cultural norms, and life-changing experiences that reshaped how I see the world.

Check out the carousel below for 7 of my most wild culture shocks.

-Taylin John Simmonds

Wild Travel Experiences.pdf

We just got a client 20,000 LinkedIn followers in 6 days with one post.

Here's what it taught me about growing on LinkedIn:

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1. Virality rarely happens overnight

Our clients viral post didn't happen in the 1st month.

Or the 2nd month.

Or the 3rd.

It happened in the 5th month of working together.

Content isn't about writing one good post today.

It's about writing great content every single day... 

Until something catches fire.

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2. Relevant content = more impressions

This client is in the health niche.

Health & fitness applies to EVERYONE.

Would we have been able to go this viral with a post about b2b SaaS? 

Probably not.

Have realistic expectations of how viral you can go based on your total addressable market.

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3. One viral post can drive a week's worth of performance

This post didn't get 7M impressions in a single day.

Day 1: 303,694

Day 2: 2,366,547

Day 3: 1,912,532

Day 4: 1,380,444

and so on...

The impression tail on viral LinkedIn content is crazy.

You only need 1 viral post per week to be an authority in your niche.

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4. One viral post can drive a month's worth of revenue

This one post got our client around 1000 inbound leads.

Enough to drive more than a month's worth of revenue for his coaching offer.

Think like a venture capitalist hedging bets by diversifying his investments.

Not every post has to be a winner.

Your winners just need to be so big they make up for every other flopped post.

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5. Virality doesn't mean take your foot off the gas.

It means step harder.

The #1 thing personal brands need in 2025:

(that no one talks about because it's a hidden metric)

... Is momentum.

When you have it, ride it.

That's how the top creators on LinkedIn built followings of 100k+

And that's how we plan to do the same for our clients.

Historically, hubris leads to the downfall of legends.

Don’t relax after big wins. Push harder. Keep winning.

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𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀:

This isn't meant to be a flex post.

It's meant to provide insight into the thought process, strategies, and habits that allow us to predictably manufacture virality for our ghostwriting clients.

It took us 3 years and thousands of flopped posts to learn this.

I hope it’s able to help you do it in a fraction of the time.

- Taylin John Simmonds 

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PS. I've broken down 3 years of writing for over 60 founders into 5 crucial content tips.

(The first tip 7x'd my average engagement)

Get them in my free course, Compelling Content: 
https://lnkd.in/gHqvsTji

How I grew my client’s LinkedIn audience by 7,388 in 3 months:
(No bullsh*t growth guide)

Client anonymity is pretty common in the ghostwriting world.

So for the purpose of this post we’ll call him “Jeff”

When Jeff came to us, 

He was making $10-15K/month with his coaching offer.

His goal? $25K/month.

But we knew we could do better.

The problem?

1️⃣ If no one knows you exist, you can’t build an audience.

2️⃣ If no one trusts you, you can’t make money.

So we focused on:

→ validated content
→ trust-building
→ high-impact messaging

Then we optimized his content to pre-sell his offer, target pain points, and drive leads.

Within one week, Jeff hit his $25K/month goal.

Within two months, he was pulling in $50K+ per month.

Within three months we more than doubled his audience.

The full breakdown of how we did it👇

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PS. If you're a freelancer or aspiring writer who wants to build a one-person writing business and get your clients results like this... DM me "Ghost" and let's chat.

We've already helped dozens of students
- Leave their 9-5s
- Attract high-playing clients

-TS

No Bullsht Growth Guide.pdf

How I quietly built a six-figure writing business (without paid ads or cold email)

No chasing clients.
No begging in the DMs.

Just writing, positioning, and smart leverage.

Here’s exactly how I did it:

1. Don’t just learn to write, learn business
2. Write content that does the selling for you
3. Become your own case study
4. Stop trying to appeal to everyone
5. Charge like a business owner (not a freelancer)

Stop chasing.
Stop competing for scraps on Fiverr.

Start writing online.

Personal brand is the new resume.

Building mine was one of the best decisions I ever made.

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How I quietly build a six figure writing business.pdf

“University is a waste of time & money.”

Wrong. For many it’s the perfect path to a career they’re excited about.

But an unfortunate truth:

in 2025, job markets are extremely competitive.

A great degree is your entry ticket, not your VIP pass.

You’re competing against thousands with similar:

- Credentials
- Internships
- References

Build both your education AND your reputation.

Get the degree if it calls to you.

But also…

- Write online
- Build in public
- Learn to market yourself like your life depends on it (cause it does)

This isn’t about chasing followers. It’s about future proofing your life and career.

My degree got me my first decent paycheck.
Writing online built my six-figure business (ghostwriting agency).

You don’t have to choose.

Your education opens doors. Your online presence gives you control over which ones you walk through.

Regardless of the path that’s right for you.

There is little down side to building a digital resume.

PS. I've broken down 3 years of writing for over 60 founders into 5 crucial content tips.

(The first tip 7x'd my average engagement)

Get them in my free course, Compelling Content: 
https://lnkd.in/gHqvsTji

Personal brands are the new business cards.

My 7 step method to create one:

In 2025, high paying opportunities aren’t found at networking events.

They're attracted on social media.

Unfortunately, most people haven't realized employers are hiring experts they find on LinkedIn.

With this in mind, stop competing.

Start attracting.

Turn your LinkedIn profile into a personal brand:

1) Optimize your profile for authority
2) Pick a profitable niche
3) Find validated content ideas
4) Curate to gain authority by association
5) Repurpose viral hooks (ethically)
6) Perform atomic analysis (weekly)
7) Attract a like-minded community

Just last week, I landed two $5,000 per month ghostwriting clients.

Not by handing out business cards.
Not by sending cold DMs.

But by building a personal brand that pulls these clients into my funnel.

If you start building your personal brand now, you can do the same (in 6 to 12 months).

Full breakdown in the carousel below.

-Taylin John Simmonds

Personal brands are the new business cards.pdf

A 60 second meditation to calm your mind, reduce anxiety, and lift you up if you’re feeling depressed:

Nadi Shuddhi Meditation 
(Alternate Nostril Breathing)

The science?

Your left nostril activates the calming parasympathetic system.

Your right nostril fires up the energizing sympathetic system.

By switching between both, you create balance.

Feeling anxious? This will ground you.
Feeling low? This will lift you.

One simple practice with big impact.

I got pneumonia.

The sickest I’ve ever been in my life.

Trying to write LinkedIn content while my lungs were full of fluid? 

Wasn’t happening.

So, for the first time in a long time, I didn’t post for a week.

All because my content depends on me to write it.

But my ghostwriting agency? It doesn’t rely on me.

And it wasn’t always like that.

When I started Ghostlii, I got brutally sick.

I still had to:

- Take sales calls
- Write client content
- Manage a noisy Slack

All from my bed, coughing up a lung.

That’s when I realized… 

I didn’t just want a 7-figure business.

I wanted a 7-figure freedom business.

One that runs with or without me.

And that’s exactly what I’m building.

While I was recovering, my kick-ass team:

- Got a client 20,000 followers from *one* LinkedIn post
- Landed a client his first high-ticket sale
- Negotiated our first corporate deal

I barely had to touch a thing.

Build a business that runs with or without you.

Later this week, I’ll be dropping my first Build in Public post, revealing exactly how we’re building our agency into a 7 figure freedom business.

I’ll be sharing everything. 
Stay tuned.

-Taylin John Simmonds

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PS. I've broken down 3 years of writing for over 60 founders into 5 crucial content tips.

(The first tip 7x'd my average engagement)

Get them in my free course, Compelling Content: 
https://lnkd.in/gHqvsTji

A visual that will transform your life.

(Everyone on LinkedIn needs to see this)

Regret bleeds deeper than failure.

Daily inaction will leave you miserable with: 

- Meaningful goals unachieved
- Career opportunities untapped
- Life-changing potential unrealized

Never let your unlived lives be a source of misery.

Photo credit: Tim Urban (Waitbutwhy)

Hot take: AI won’t replace writers.

But here are 3 things that will:

1. Writing without a unique angle
2. Ignoring distribution & audience growth
3. Thinking that content alone will make you money

Full breakdown in the video below...

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If you liked this post and want to learn more about how you can get paid to ghostwrite online...

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PS. I’m looking for a few more aspiring writers who want to turn their passion into a profitable, remote ghostwriting business.

If that sounds like you, DM me "GHOST" and let’s chat.

We’re scaling our ghostwriting agency to 7 figures.

But here’s the thing…

Back in 2023, my co-founder and I blew the agency up to $70K/month.

And it was a f*cking disaster.

We had no clue what we were doing.

We weren’t business veterans. Just a couple of naive, optimistic creatives. We’d barely been in business for a year.

So when the clients started pouring in?

It broke everything. 

Our systems. Our minds. Our sanity.

I was making more money than ever—and somehow more miserable than ever.

At one point, my co-founder was 'this close' to quitting the company and our friendship was in serious jeopardy. 

So why the hell are we scaling to 7 figures now?

Because this time… 
We’re ready.

- We hired the always sexy Shayan Sen as our ops manager
- We built an elite team of writers to guarantee results
- We’re personally training the top Growth Ghost students to join our agency (people usually pay $2,500+ for this training)

And the cherry on top?

I’m not travelling. 
So I can finally focus on producing higher quality LinkedIn content again.

Which is a big factor in driving leads for the agency.

At this point, it’s not a matter of if. It’s a matter of when.

In summary:

Nail ‘it’ before you scale ‘it’.

- Grow in micro-steps
- Your peace of mind is priceless
- There’s no shame in stepping back to resystemize, rethink, and relaunch

It’s okay to make less money today… so you can make much more in the future.

That’s the advice I wish I gave my younger self.

- Taylin John Simmonds 

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PS. I've broken down 3 years of writing for over 60 founders into 5 crucial content tips.

(The first tip 7x'd my average engagement)

Get them in my free course, Compelling Content: 
https://lnkd.in/gHqvsTji

Overthinking stems from indecision

You fear the pain of making the wrong choices. 
And worse, you fear regret.

But once you understand that every decision has consequences, you can make a choice with certainty.

Choose the path that aligns with your values and don’t look back.

- Taylin John Simmonds 

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Health comes 1st. Money comes 2nd.

For years, I put work first.

I told myself I’d focus on my health later.

After the next big business deal, the next product launch, and the next 6 figures.

But here’s what I didn’t realize:

Neglecting my physical, emotional, and mental health wasn’t just costing me energy. 

It was costing my focus, confidence, creativity, and even income.

When you feel drained, unfocused, and uninspired, it’s easy to think the problem can be solved generating more wealth. 

And that things will get better when life calms down.

But the root cause of my suffering wasn’t what was happening around me.
It was what was happening inside me.

You can’t operate at your best when your body is exhausted, your stuck in fight or flight, and your mind is foggy.

So this year, my focus is simple:

• Mental health – Journal each morning to clear my mind
• Physical health – Attend spin class in the afternoon
• Emotional health – Release stuck energy with somatic therapy in the evening

Without these, success feels empty. 

With them, you feel truly alive.

- Taylin John Simmonds 

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