Premium Ghostwriting Academy Review

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Nicolas Cole and Dickie Bush look like they’re filming a rap video parody. But no, they’re here to talk about ghostwriting.

They sell a course plus community for anyone wanting to become a premium ghostwriter.

It’s called Premium Ghostwriting Academy, or PGA for short.

Cost is reportedly $6,800.

No wonder they’re hopping from yachts to steakhouses to NBA courtside seats.

What about us? Can we really achieve that by tweeting for brands on a laptop hot enough to cook dinner on? 

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Who is PGA for?

Underpaid freelancers whose services are anchored to time. They’re charging per hour, word or month. This always leads to burnout.

PGA shows them how to sell “packaged services” at a premium instead.

It’s also for 9-5ers looking for a side hustle.

PGA teaches them how to write online, get clients and make as much as $30,000/mo or more working remotely as a high-end ghostwriter.

If you fall into one of those two categories, PGA is for you.

So how’s it work?

It’s a blend of education, mentorship and accountability.

Upon joining, you’ll be added to a Slack channel where you’ll have direct access to Nicolas and Dickie, Daniel the automations guy, Katie the student success coach, and Andrew the sales specialist.

You’ll also get a login to the eight-module video training. Each module is approximately 60 minutes in duration, and walks you through exactly what you need to do.

Such as:

  • Reposition yourself
  • Create your first educational email course
  • How to do cold outreach
  • How to land clients
  • How to create different offers
  • Follow-up strategies
  • Everything that you need, A to Z

Katie will be checking in on you periodically to ensure you stay on track. There’s challenges you can participate in to sort of nudge you along as well.

This approach has worked well for Dickie and Nicolas in other programs they’ve sold, such as Ship 30 for 30, a course teaching the fundamentals of writing on the internet.

It’s been battle-tested by more than 10,000 students at this point.

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PGA also has four Live Clinics you can attend each week:

  • Tuesdays at 1 pm EST: Tech & Automation with Daniel
  • Wednesdays at 12 pm EST: Niche Mastery with Katie
  • Wednesdays at 1 pm EST: Sales Mastery with Cole
  • Thursdays at 1 pm EST: Community Hot Seat with Cole

Recordings are available if you can’t make it live.

In addition to all that, Nicolas and Dickie are always adding bonuses to the members’ area.

Some examples:

  • A free copy of Nicolas’s book The Art & Business of Ghostwriting
  • Viral Educational Email Course (EEC) Playbook so you can build your list fast
  • EEC Tech Upgrades to automate most of the stuff you’d otherwise have to do manually
  • Client Project Hub Template to manage your ghostwriting clients’ projects from start to finish
  • A seven-module masterclass on packages and pricing

And if you ever find yourself running into a point of friction and you wanna request an asset, be their guest.

This offer is as filling as the breakfast I had this morning.

Which was:

A single pancake as big around as the plate and thicker than the mattress you have night terrors on, four eggs over easy, three pieces of crispy bacon, and a plain bagel smothered in enough cream cheese to stucco a Spanish-style home.

Yep, still full.

But Nicolas and Dickie should overdeliver for what they charge – $6,800’s nothing to sneeze at.

Overall, I like it though.

Would I invest in PGA? No, because I prefer to monetize my writing by ranking in Google.

Tap below to see how I do that.

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Q&A

Q: Nicolas Cole net worth?

A: No clue, but it’s gotta be getting up there. Dude has more crap for sale than I have browser tabs open – half of which I wouldn’t dare click on in public. But yeah. On top of Premium Ghostwriting Academy, Nicolas has his fingers in all these pies:

  • Typeshare, a digital writing platform
  • Write With AI, a paid newsletter for ChatGPT and Claude prompts with advice on turning AI platforms into your own Digital Writing Assistant
  • Fiction Writing With AI, a newsletter for timeless storytelling
  • Ship 30 for 30, a course to help beginners start writing online in 30 days
  • Plus 10 books and counting

Not sure where he finds the time. Then again, if I wasn’t so busy fighting my demons and trying to control the uncontrollable, I’d be more productive too.

Q: Maybe you should lay off the weed.

A: Calm down, Carl Winslow. Smoking very rare vegetables until you’re so high you and Winnie the Pooh and Piglet are all dying laughing about the dirty joke Eeyore just told is called self-care. Okay?

Q: Dickie Bush net worth?

A: It’s exactly $9.37 million. Happy now, you vulture? Again, zero fucking clue. Worry about yourself.

Q: What does Nicolas Cole write about?

A: It used to be personal hobbies like World of Warcraft and bodybuilding. Then came copywriting for a small ad agency. And then ghostwriting, where clients ranged from enterprise software companies to famous musicians, Olympic athletes, Silicon Valley startups, and New York Times bestselling authors. Now it’s the art and business of writing online, artificial intelligence, category design, personal development, and even some poetry. My man’s as versatile as CorningWare.

Q: What about Dickie?

A: Dickie writes mostly about being in a love square with a shawty, a MILF, and a GILF – all of whom call him Zaddy. His Substack is must-read! Kidding. He writes about crypto, no-code, marketing, mental health, productivity, and the fundamentals of digital writing.

Q: Is PGA legit? What’s Reddit say?

A: Legit? Sure. But Redditors think it’s overpriced and not worth it and Dickie’s a “douche nozzle.” Just remember, Reddit thrives on rage, like Mel Gibson in Braveheart. Divide anything they say by 10.

Q: Premium Ghostwriting Academy free download?

A: What’s the matter with you? Just put the fries in the bag, champ.

Q: What’s this Premium Ghostwriting Blueprint Nicolas keeps talking about?

A: It’s a five-day email course that teaches aspiring ghostwriters how to start and scale a profitable ghostwriting business. It covers pricing strategies, client acquisition, and how to be an absolute alien – a savant, a goddamn prodigy on the keyboard – so you can command top dollar. It’s for both beginners and seasoned writers, costs nothing, and you can unsubscribe if Nicolas gets on your nerves.

Q: Ghostwriters Anonymous – what’s that?

A: A free Skool group by Dickie and Nicolas with deep dives into offer creation, cold outreach, sales, and more – for freelance writers and 9-to-5ers who wanna become Premium Ghostwriters. And no, definitely no ulterior motive to funnel you into PGA. Hawink.

Q: What are some Premium Ghostwriting Academy alternatives?

A: Here ya go:

Q: Won’t AI tools like ChatGPT make ghostwriters obsolete?

A: Maybe in the future, but for now, they just don’t have the creativity, nuance, and deep understanding of audience and tone that top-shelf ghostwriters bring to the table. Not to mention, most clients are about as ambitious as tree sloths. They’re not about to learn new tech or copy-paste that shit themselves. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use them. You should. ChatGPT and other AI writing tools can speed up research, brainstorming, outlining, editing, formatting, and more. Like having a genius sweatshop worker on standby, only you don’t have to worry about them jumping off the roof because of bad working conditions. Bottom line? Embrace AI and you’ll be just fine.

Q: Do ghostwriters get any credit?

A: Not usually, no. Hence the ghost in ghostwriting. The client takes all the glory, but if they’re not a total dick, they might send some referrals your way.

Q: Does ghostwriting pay well?

A: If you’re skilled and specialize, ghostwriting can pay extremely well. You could charge $50,000+ for a book, up to $300 an hour for one-off projects, and $10,000+ per month to grow LinkedIn and X accounts, depending on your niche.

Q: But yet, you said you want no part of ghostwriting, right?

A: Correct. If I spent all day writing for a client only to hear, “Nope. Don’t like it. Start over,” I’d wanna punch their head off and dribble it like a basketball. The smarter lifestyle play is owning your writing, putting it on websites that rank in Google, and renting those out to businesses. Here’s how you do that.