We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re going to do a quick wrap-up of this series. I’ll also give you a couple of pointers to help you get started and not feel so overwhelmed. In this series, we’ve talked about ten ways to make money as … Read more
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. On today’s episode, we’re talking about one of my favorite ways to create income, which is talking about things you already use and love… otherwise known as affiliate marketing. As a writer, you use lots of different products and services. Many … 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 a strategy that many writers want to avoid entirely… but it’s one that can lead to all sorts of interesting opportunities. I’m talking about speaking. If you, like many writers, label yourself an introvert, you probably think … Read more
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re talking about two of the most underrated and not-so-obvious ways to make money with your writing: editing and publishing services. These are related but not the same thing. Let’s begin with editing first. The essence of editing is that … 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
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re talking about one of the most familiar and straightforward ways to make money as a writer: freelance writing. Freelancing is writing for hire. This is opposed to writing because you’re a staff member of an organization or have writing … Read more