New Ways to Earn More Money as a Writer
by Pamela White
One common theme among writers is how to make more money. Unless we have a spouse whose
job includes health insurance, 401K's, and have a fortunate ability to pick winning
lottery numbers, we all plot and plan to earn more each week, each month, each year.
Just like a varied diet keeps our health on track, a varied approach to writing keeps
our income healthy.
A common dilemma is that once we get in tight with an editor at a well-paying magazine,
the editor moves, the magazine closes, or both. Newspapers cut back on weekly columnists;
magazines are narrowing down their stable of regular writers so it's hard to break in
somewhere new.
While we are living with the changes in our writing opportunities, why not focus on
opening new doors instead of fretting about familiar doors shutting in our faces.
Learn to write press releases. Every business needs someone who can write a kick-butt
press release to get them free publicity. You can grab some books or search for articles
online but writing a press release varies little from writing an article. It's just that
you and the editors you're sending it to understand that you are pitching a story that
they can run without paying for it. Add press releases to your resume and you can bid on
freelance auction sites and earn over $120 per press release as a novice. Seek clients
locally, build on your successes and you could end up living off your publicity earnings.
Love to write how-to articles? Why not expand on your favorite topics and turn them
into ebooks? My first venture into ebooks was to take an old writing class that I was no
longer teaching and simply turn it into one document, each lesson equaled a chapter. I
turned it into a PDF, opened an account on
PayLoadz, and sent out an email to
my list saying I had a new ebook.
I made dozens of sales the first week, and the sales continue today. Total time? I
spent one day creating the ebook from lessons I had already written. You could do the same
from information articles you've penned, or from information you have stashed in your
head. You can sell ebooks from your website,
BookLocker, or on
eBay.
Learn SEO. Imagine my surprise when someone asked me to write a series of articles
based on instructions from his SEO advisor. I had to look it up. Search Engine
Optimization is hot and will continue to be a skill that puts you in front of the parade
of writers. Simply put, SEO is using keywords (or words that people use in search engines
when looking for what you have to offer) throughout your website and meta tags that are
picked up by search engines.
You want your website to have the words that your potential readers and clients will
use to find someone who will provide the services that you long to sell. Yes, it's getting
more complex but for more website owners looking for a content provider, you can learn to
use online programs that will help you determine which string of search words will bring
the most visitors to any site.
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