As a writer, you can use your skills to create content in an endless number of ways, including books, articles, social media, speeches, lessons, advertising copy, and so much more. Did you know you can also use your writing skills to help secure funding for nonprofit organizations? It’s not only a great way to serve … Read more
When you’re in high school or college, your main academic goal is to have a GPA (grade point average) of 4.0. That’s a great strategy for getting good grades. However, the skills that help you become a 4.0 student in school actually work against you in life. Here are three reasons why. First, 4.0 students … Read more
Have you ever noticed that we tend to downplay our natural skills and elevate other people’s skills? I’m not sure why we do this. Maybe we over-compensate in our desire to stay humble. In the process, we undermine the value of the gift we bring to the world naturally. What comes naturally to you as … Read more
When you talk to writers, there are certain themes that come up repeatedly in conversations. One of those themes is that authors know they need to market their books, but get confused about how, when, and where to start. I’m thrilled today to have a guest who is not only the #1 expert on self-publishing… … Read more
We’re in the middle of a short series on New Year’s Goals for writers. Over the last few days, we’ve talked about writing a book, joining a writing group, and making more money with your writing this year. Those are all fantastic goals that will increase your impact and income! But today, let’s turn the … Read more
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re talking about two of my favorite methods: memberships and masterminds. I understand that memberships and masterminds are two different things, but they are similar in many ways, which is why I’ve lumped them together in this episode. The main … Read more
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re talking about one of the most fascinating, and probably a bit complicated, ways to increase your income: developing products. Many writers create hats, t-shirts, mugs, journals, and an endless array of other merchandise and products based on their brand. … Read more
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re talking about courses, which is one of the most natural ways for you to offer value to your audience and increase your income. As a former college professor, courses are honestly one of the things that come most naturally to … Read more
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re talking about a service that can take a lot of different forms, and can also be fairly lucrative if you make this a core part of your overall business. We’re talking about coaching. Coaching is a very broad term … Read more
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re talking about the primary way I have made money over the last couple of years: ghostwriting. Ghostwriting is essentially writing books for someone else. Sometimes, the client is highly involved in the project, almost like a co-author. Other times, … Read more