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

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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/

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Centre for Arts and Technology

College Instructor

College teacher turned ghostwriter | Scaling founders, coaches, and consultants to $100K+ /mo | Writing to build wealth and better self | 98,000 on Twitter (X)

I’m 31, Canadian, and run a writing biz with my best friend. We’ve done $282,264 this year, here’s exactly how we do our marketing:

We use five channels:

1) LinkedIn
2) X
3) SubStack
4) Newsletter
5) YouTube.

And I create most of it in 1–2 days a week.

Here’s the system:

First, I create core assets:

1) Weekly newsletter
2) 5 LinkedIn posts

Let's start with the newsletter.

I write one long form essay per week for SubStack (700 to 1,500 words).

I get the idea for it by looking at other top performing newsletters on Substack or viral YouTube videos in my niche.

That single piece becomes the foundation for most of the other content.

I repurpose the newsletter into:

* 5-10 Substack notes & tweets for X
* 1-2 LinkedIn posts/ carousels
* 1 YouTube video script

Each of these requires rewriting, adding new hooks, and doing platform specific edits.

For example, hooks that work on LinkedIn don't always work on SubStack.

That covers most of my content.

For the remaining LinkedIn posts... 
I reference a few creators that actually post real, thoughtful content:

- Matt Barker
- Nik Broekma
- Dean Elkholy
- Louis Butterfield
- Dakota Robertson

On a walk, I speak my own version of their posts into a ChatGPT project.

From my voice note, it extracts:

* Core themes & transformational insights
* Counterintuitive truths & paradoxes
* Tangible pain point
* Core universal principle
* An outline
* A high impact summary

When I get home, I rewrite that data into my remaining LinkedIn posts for the week.

New hooks. Polished writing. Add CTAs.

Then I use Canva to create any pictures or text media.

Usually takes me about 2-4 hours per week of LinkedIn content.
(Including the 10,000 step walk).

I used to do more carousels. 
But I don't find the ROI worth the time anymore.

Once done, I extract the most shareable pieces to create another 5-10 SubStack notes / X tweets.

The full content sprint usually takes 1–1.5 days.
(Saturday and Sunday).

That frees up my week for:

- Coaching calls
- DMs & outreach
- Product creation
- YouTube video creation

That’s it.

One system. One weekend. Five platforms.

And if you’re only writing on one platform, say LinkedIn or SubStack, you could easily do all your marketing in 2–4 hours a week.

Once you build the right content system, showing up everywhere stops being hard.

You just need to start with a few great idea and let it ripple outward.

PS. Yes, I use AI for this. 

You'd be stupid not too.

If you'd like a post breaking down my AI content + repurposing flow, reply "AI" in the comments.

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Taylin John Simmonds

College teacher turned AI assisted ghostwriter | Helping writers, creatives, and storytellers earn on the internet | 2 billion impressions | $4,000,000+ revenue generated | All in on Substack

This year my writing business will do about $315,000 in income. Here’s exactly how we make our money & where it came from (copy us if you like):

My writing business isn't a traditional writing biz.

It's not copywriting sales pages, direct response emails, ghostwriting books, or publishing blog posts.

It's the following 3 businesses that create a flywheel:

1. Social Media Ghostwriting Agency (Ghostlii)

Annual revenue so far: $169,000

We write for founders and coaches on LinkedIn and X.

Helping them grow audiences, book more calls, and generate more revenue.

This year, most of our energy went into restructuring the offer, systemizing the business, and refining who we want to work with.

But moving forward, we’re focusing on a leaner model (less operational headaches):

* Fewer clients
* Deeper partnerships
* Equity in their businesses

That’ll likely make next year smaller in volume but bigger in margins.

2. Ghostwriting Coaching (GrowthGhost)

This is the program I co-run with Dakota Robertson & Dale Pyrcz.

Annual revenue so far: Around $89,245 (from students I brought in).

We teach people how to land their first $3,000+ social media ghostwriting client.

My honest struggle with marketing Growth Ghost, was I stopped talking about ghostwriting for years (even though I ran an agency).

And I couldn't market both Ghostlii & Growth Ghost from my LinkedIn account.

The ideal clients are too different.

It's taken most of the year to try and crack lead gen for both businesses.
And position myself as an authority in the ghostwriting space again.

I won't pretend like I have this all figured out. 
Cause I don't.

But I'm confident I'll crack it in 2026.

3. Consulting Offer (LinkedIn Lead Generation)

Annual revenue so far: $10,200

Last month, we launched a LinkedIn consulting offer for people who don't want us to ghostwrite for them but want to book more calls on LinkedIn.

This offer is so fresh. But it's high margin.

And a great way to serve ideal clients who don't want our other two offers.

I think everyone should have some form of a consulting offer.

4. Digital Products (Coming Soon)

Last year, I made close to 6 figures with digital products.

But I stopped selling them to focus on our service-based offers.

So now, i'm bringing them back...

I just launched a paid Substack for writers who want my custom GPTs and AI workflows. 

It's only $19 /mo or $149 /yr.

Made around $1,000 in the past 7 days from marketing it in 2 newsletters. Not bad.

I'm excited to put more energy towards it in 2026.

And that's it.

Every few months, I rethink how to make the business more sustainable, more leveraged, and more aligned with my lifestyle.

Next year, the goal isn’t to do more.

It’s to make what’s already working work even better.

3rd image credit: Sui Ishida (Choujin X).

—Taylin

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Last year, I traveled to 7 countries. This year I stopped traveling to live a boring life (& it's been much more exciting):

When I first became a creator, I thought I had to live the “cool lifestyle.”

* I traveled every 4 weeks
* Spent 10 days in the Amazon rainforest
* Went to music festivals and entrepreneur meetups

It was fun.
I’ll always look back on that season with nostalgia.

But it’s not the life I want anymore.

Somewhere along the way, I realized that success online isn’t about looking interesting.
It’s about being real.

People don’t want to follow the “exciting life.”

They want to follow an authentic life they relate too.

There’s a quiet counterculture growing on social media.

People who love the calm, “boring” life.

They want to read great books.
Go for long walks.
Work on creative projects.
Surf.

Spend time with the same few friends and have deep conversations.

That’s the life I live now.

And it turns out, it’s what resonates with me.

The chaos of travel left me feeling more anxious than excited.

The routine of the boring life fills me up with creative energy.

You don’t have to fake excitement to earn attention.
You just have to share what’s real for you.

Because in a superficial social world, authenticity is the ultimate status symbol.

PS. It's not totally accurate to say I never travel.

I do travel once or twice a year. 
Only now, it's to places I desperately want to see, experiences I crave, or to see friends I miss.

This post isn't about travel vs. not traveling.

Cause I wouldn't trade the freedom to travel for any BS high paying corporate role.

It's about authentic living. 
No matter the form it takes.

—Taylin

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College teacher turned $500k /yr content copywriter | Helping writers, creatives, and storytellers earn on the internet | 2 billion impressions | $4,000,000+ revenue generated

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