Beginner Newsletter Writer

Ghostwrite friendly weekly newsletters for small founders and creators.

What the work is

A growing number of founders, coaches, and small brands publish a weekly newsletter and quickly run out of energy to write it themselves. As a beginner ghostwriter you take a topic brief or a few rough notes from the founder and turn it into a friendly 400–700 word issue in their voice. The role rewards readability and consistency, not literary brilliance. Once a founder trusts your voice match, the work tends to recur every single week, which is exactly the kind of stable retainer beginners benefit from most.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Match the founder's voice — read their last ten issues.
• Hit the deadline every single week.
• Use short paragraphs and a friendly opening line.
• Suggest one subject line and one preview line per issue.

Tools you actually need

• Google Docs
• Substack or Beehiiv preview
• A swipe file of newsletters you admire

How beginners get hired

The most reliable hiring channels for this role today are listed below. Sign up on one or two — not all of them at once — and complete each profile fully before applying. Half-finished profiles convert poorly even when your skills are real.

• Direct outreach to small founders
• Upwork
• Twitter / X DMs

Beginner tips that actually work

• Steal structure from newsletters you actually enjoy reading.
• Always send a Loom or short note explaining your subject-line choice.
• Keep a backlog of two issues ahead so you never miss a week.

How and when you get paid

Weekly or per-issue via PayPal, Wise, or invoicing. See our guide to remote payment methods for how each option works in your country, and how to avoid the verification delays that catch most beginners off guard.

Country-specific guides

Pay norms, popular hiring platforms, and payment routes vary a lot by country. Pick yours below for the version of this guide tailored to where you live.