Hi Reader, I’ve earned thousands of dollars from partner programs like Medium. I wrote viral articles, and they paid me several hundred dollars each month. Quora has a neat partner program too. Other content creators are getting paid to create content for Facebook and Instagram. Sure, it’s nice when a social media network pays YOU to create content for THEM. In reality? You’re a slave to an algo that can change at any time… You’re leaving money on the table, too. And you’re working for less than you think… As an example… The other day, I divided what Medium paid me by the words published. The rate came in at far less than 10 cents per word. And now the Medium algo is making it MUCH harder for writers to earn a decent living. Many top writers have quit writing on Medium. The reality is easier strategies exist for getting paid to write. I recommend these strategies to Pro Writers. One example? Working with clients. I love working with clients who take building a writing business seriously. It’s more rewarding because…
Now client work isn’t for everyone. I get that. But you can also productize yourself and what you know into a type of digital product. Then, you can get paid to create content instead of creating content to get paid. If you like the sound of these strategies, I’m running a workshop later this week. (I was going to run this workshop earlier in July, but a holiday to Greece got in the way!) It’s for Pro Writers Only. The topic? How to Earn Your First $3–5k Writing Online. The workshop goes live Thursday, August 1st at 1500 GMT+1/10 AM EST. (This link won’t work after Wednesday) Write on, |
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You don’t need to write multi-thousand-word prompts to get a usable output from ChatGPT. Most creators overcomplicate writing AI prompts. They write paragraphs of instructions and still get mediocre outputs. A good ChatGPT prompt has four parts, and you can cover them in a few sentences. First, describe the Persona. This is where you tell the AI tool who it is. “You’re a master storyteller” or “You’re Steve Jobs.” This puts GPT in the right mindset. Next comes the Task. Be specific about what...
Writing and creating online has never been easier. I’m a big tools guy. Here are 15 tools any creator can use to get started: 1) SEMRush or AHREFS—for keyword research 2) ChatGPT or Claude—for content ideation 3) Canva—for creating images quickly and easily 4) Grammarly—as an AI-powered writing assistant. 5) Hemingway App—for improving the readability of a piece of writing 6) Ulysses or IA Writer—for writing and formatting articles for the web 7) Workflowy—for creating outlines. Tutorial here...
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