So we all pretty much understand that blogs are a great way for companies to promote their service offerings and conjure up business. Additionally, we all get the idea that what you produce should be protected under intellectual property laws.

However, what if you are writing for someone else? Who takes the credit when the owner is not really the author.

As a part of my job I develop speeches, emails, presentations as well as blog posts for my client. Last week, I sent my client’s holiday message out to his office’s 700+ staff and I was honored when he stopped by my office to tell me that he had received some kudos from the staff. Then I got to thinking….they really think he wrote it.

President Obama uses speechwriters as do most of the leaders in Washington. Speechwriting is one thing but I have always been taught that ghostwriting a blog is a huge no-no.

However, I have been doing it once a week for the past year. It’s not a total shot in the dark thing, I sit down with  him on Monday and discuss what he’d like to talk about. He gives me a frame work and some phrases and I put them all together. I spend a lot of time with my client so I have been able to pick up on his little nuances and idioms, so it’s not difficult but it still makes me feel awkward.

So I was wondering….what are your thoughts on Ghostwriting? Do you think it’s wrong or a necessary evil?

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