|
Home / Writing
Four Things Every Writer Needs to Do to Make a Full-time Liv
By:Jinger Jarrett
It's a sad fact that the average writer only makes about $1,500 to $4,000 a year unless that writer is a business writer.
What about everyone else? Shouldn't other writers have a chance to make money writing, especially a full-time income?
Before the Internet, writers didn't have many options. You could try to publish your poetry, fiction, nofiction, etc. in books and magazines, but the pay was dismal at best unless you somehow managed to breakthru and become a superstar in your field.
The Internet changed everything. Writers suddenly had millions of places to publish their work, but again the pay was sometimes dismal.
Now though, although you will find there are as many opinions on online marketing as there are marketers, here are four methods you can use to build your readership of your site and make a full-time living from your writing regardless of what kind of writing you do.
If you're starting on a shoestring, you'll still be able to
build traffic without spending much money.
1. Write articles. As a writer, this should be a simple thing for you to do. Even if your chosen field isn't article writing, you can still easily create articles that readers will read.
Luckily, writing articles can be as simple as creating a list of items and then adding detail to each one.
You can also write step-by-step instructions on how to do something. This technique will work with just about any type of writing because internet surfers are always
looking for how to information.
2. Create an optin list. The one thing that all of the top marketers online agree on is that you must have a list.
There are two ways you can do this.
First, you can purchase leads, but make sure you find a respectable dealer and make sure that the leads you
purchase are targeted to your market.
Second, you can build your own list. This is cheaper, and it takes longer, but you'll be better off because you know your traffic is targeted.
These are people who want to be on your list and want what you sell.
You can do this by adding a subscription box to your
web site. You can offer product updates, short articles or
reviews, information on trends in your field, or any other
valuable information you think your customers can use.
You can also offer contests, or a valuable free premium to
your customers to get feedback.
This is also the easiest way to promote your products
because you have a list of people who are interested in
what you have to say.
3. Pay Per Click Search Engines. This is a relatively new
trend, but it can provide you a way to get more targeted
traffic to your business.
Pay per clicks will provide you more targeted traffic than
standard search engines and directories because you have
more control over your keywords and ranking. Many will get
you started for free.
You can download a copy of 47,200 Hits for Free, and excellent free ebook that will show you how to get started using pay per clicks. http://www.smallbusinesshowto.com/freeware/47k_custom.zip
4. Joint ventures. This is another method of traffic
generation frequently used by top Internet marketers writers should be using.
A joint venture is where you find a newsletter publisher
and have him/her promote your product in his/her ezine. The
publisher get a percentage of the sales made from
advertising your product.
It is similar to affiliate marketing, but there are other
steps involved to creating a successful joint venture.
You'll want to offer publishers a deal they can't refuse.
Give them a free copy of the product but include plenty of
bonuses. Make it as easy as possible for the publishers to
accept your offer.
If you follow the steps above, implementing one step per
week, in four weeks, you will have a complete marketing
strategy.
The most important thing you should remember is to test
everything you do, including headlines, body copy, ad
placement, etc. Get rid of anything that doesn't work, and
zero in on your market.
Digg
del.icio.us
Blink
Stumble
Spurl
Reddit
Netscape
Furl
Article Source: http://www.articles2k.com
Jinger Jarrett is the author of the Ebook "10 Ways to Promote Your Business for Free." You can get a copy of this ebook by subscribing to her newsletter MFW@parabots.com
|
|
| Top Writing Articles |
|
|
- 2). It’s Good To Be A New Writer: Breaking The Myth That Experience Is Everything By : Shelley Wake
There’s a rumor out there in the publishing world that an editor won’t even look at the work of a new writer. It might be true for certain types of writing, but after interviewing hundreds of editors, I’ve found that most are more open to new writers than you might think.
And there are a few major benefits to being a new writer too. So before you spend too much time trying to work out how you can appear to be a published professional writer when you’re not, consider taking advantage of your current position as a newcomer.
|
- 3). Penguin Publisher Reveals What It Really Takes To Get Published. By : Sharif Khan
Mr. David Davidar began his career in journalism and is founder of Penguin Books India. Currently, he is Publisher of Penguin Canada and also is author of the novel, The House of Blue Mangoes.
How did you first get started in the publishing business?
Twenty years ago I was working in Bombay and there was a colleague I knew who had done a publishing course at Harvard.
|
- 4). A Few Magazine Publishing Terms By : Scott Lindsay
The business of writing for magazines is often speculative in nature. It can often seem fruitless to conduct research on available paying magazines, attempt to understand their style and unique requirements, write the article, send the article, and then wait for what can seem a never ending response.
It can be even more daunting when you have invested significant time and energy and have received multiple rejection slips.
|
- 5). The Psychology Of Effortless Writing By : Saleem Rana
Through writing I can convey my entire experience so that someone else can benefit from it and learn from that experience without having had to be there. So, by writing I can give others much more than I can in person. In addition, writing bends time and I can convey my experience to someone centuries away.
|
- 6). Tricky Decisions By : Kael
Some people know exactly what to look for at the bookstore – others spend hours without finding what they have in mind…
Did you ever mistake the body lotion tube for the toothpaste a sleepy morning? No? Good, it’s not the best way to start the day.
This might be an awkward approach if you're aiming at the problem of choosing literature, but frankly, haven’t you too picked the ‘wrong’ book by a random grab at the bookshop or at the library? The book you put away with a sigh after three chapters.
|
|
|
- 8). Ebook Design (HTML) By : Shelley Lowery
When designing an HTML compiled ebook, you must create an HTML document (web page) for each page within your ebook. These pages should include
|
|
|
- 10). A Blank Paper By : William Ramos
A BLANK PAPER…is what I came up with after racking my brain to sweet talk you, sweep you off your feet; but as I crown myse
|
| New Writing Articles |
|
|
- 2). Seven Ways To Sabotage Your Self Publishing Success By : Sanyika Calloway-Boyce
Are you sabotaging your success as an author? Would you like to know how not to waste time and money? Seven Ways To Sabotage Your Self Publishing Success reveals the secrets that you need to know and avoid so you can write, publish and promote your book to self publishing success!
|
|
|
- 4). How to Proofread Like a Professional By : Jaya Schillinger
Copyright 2006 Jaya Schillinger
Even as I wrote the title for this article, I got confused. Is "proofread" one word or two? I thought it was two, and my spell checker didn't have a problem with that, but when I double-checked myself with a popular on- line dictionary, I was able to catch my mistake. Proofread is in fact one word, "proof·read v. tr.
|
- 5). Benefit We Gain from Problem Solving By : Carol Miller
The real fact on this Earth is that no human being has ever lived without problems a single day. This is impossible. People deal wit problems every day and problems do not fade away by themselves, they stay until the person resolves them. When a person gets strong enough to overcome stress and get to the core of things, then the amount of problems lessens.
|
- 6). Self Publishing, A Miracle Of The 21st Century. By : Josephine Stungger
Are you a writer with lots of talent but no one will give you the time of day let alone a contract? Would you pay a professional publisher to make your book but can't afford it? Do you need a better tool than your plain old word processor to make your work look more professional and desirable? Do you possess special knowledge that if packaged in a book.
|
- 7). Storylines Crop Up at the Oddest Moments By : chicho
There I was on a restful weekend by the sea; enjoying coffee and croissant in a quaint little café at the end of the North Shore pier.
Looking outside through a musty rain smattered window my gaze was attracted to the contours of the magnificent edifice that is Blackpool Tower; drinking in the lines of the intricate steel framework that leads to the observation deck, to the twin platforms one above the other, and all the way up to the crow’s nest.
|
- 8). Choose Great Research Topics By : Denton Krypps
Doing research and writing research papers does not actually have to be as horrible as everyone makes it out to be. I have learned to enjoy the process of research from start to finish. Call me crazy if you will, but I guarentee that the future of your educational career can be much more enjoyable if you learn now to enjoy research. For me, enjoying it started with choosing the right research topics.
|
- 9). The Perils And Pitfalls Of Publishing: Who Can An Author Trust? By : Dee Power And Brian Hill
One out of every eight people call themselves a writer, which means there are roughly 24 million people in the United States who carry that banner. Unfortunately there are charlatans and scam artists just waiting to ambush the unsuspecting author. How can a novice writer protect themselves?
Anyone can call themselves a publisher. Always remember money flows towards the author from the publisher, not the other way round.
|
- 10). Jokes and Riddles - How To Write Them By : Steve Gillman
Just listening to or reading jokes and riddles may "wake up" your brain, but it is creating them that really exercises your brainpower. The process requires you to use both logical and lateral thinking skills. How do you do it, then?
Jokes and riddle don't come to mind randomly. In fact, after watching how many comedians create their routines, I am convinced that they use what I call "humor algorithms," even if they do so unconsciously.
|
|
|
