No One Can Do My Writing Challenge

No long ago I set up a writing challenge.

I called it The 12 Month Writing Challenge.

The idea is that you download the writing challenge, and follow it through for one whole year.

And by the time you've finished you'll have earned a minimum $36,000 from your writing.

Sounds simple, doesn't it?

So why is it that no one can do it?

I've lost count of the number of people who've downloaded a copy over the last few years, yet not one of them has ever got back to me and said, "Hey, guess what? I've finished the challenge!"

Instead all I ever hear are stories of how people have started the challenge, but given up after the first month.

Can you believe they give up so quickly?

Some make it to the second month, but that's as far as I'm aware that anyone has ever gotten.

I admit that the first 2 months is a lot of work to do, but it's not impossible to do, especially for anyone who wants to take their writing serious and make money.

The challenge not only leads you through a whole year of writing, but it also helps you to set up a blog, write ebooks, do lot of marketing, do freelance writing and a whole lot more.

And the best part is that once you have all your accounts and everything else set up and you've completed your first of writing, the rest is easy.

Not only that but what you've already done will carry on earning you money for years.

And no matter how you choose to earn money from your writing,it doesn't matter whether you download my 12 Month Writing Challenge or not, because the same goes for which ever way you do it.

If you spend the next year freelance writing, setting up a money-making blog, writing ebooks, marketing, affiliate marketing and more, then there's no way you can fail.

It stands to reason that if you put in the work, you'll reap the rewards.

But...and here is the real challenge, you have to get it going and keep it going.

Quitting is not an option if you want to be a prolific and successful writer.

It wasn't easy for me in the beginning because there wasn't as much information online about it all back then so I kind of floundered a bit trying to find my way to making a living as an online writer.

But I did make it. And I wrote The 12 Month Writing Challenge to help others.

But, you just can't help some people. :)

I just hope that you're not one of them.

If you don't already have your own 12 month plan of how you're going to make money from your writing, then it's time you made one.

And as the great motivational speaker Mike Litman used to say, You don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going.

So how are you aiming to get things going?

Do You Have to Write Books to Make Money From Writing

So the question is, if you want to make money from your writing, do you have to write books?

And the simple answer is, no.

Naturally, being able to write and publish your own books is really helpful, but there are many people all over the world making money from their writing and they've never written a book in their life and they don't intend to.

For example, journalists make their living from writing, but they're not book authors.

Likewise, there are many other ways to earn money as a writer without writing a book.

I used to work exclusively as a freelance writer when I first started writing. I wrote articles and short stories for magazines and also for clients.

Mostly my clients wanted me to write online articles or to proof read and edit books that they'd written. And that was fine with me

Until one day, it occurred to me that if they could afford to pay me for what I did to help them, how much money were they earning from my work?

That's when I began to look for ways to earn money from my own writing. But I still wasn't ready to write a book.

I searched around online and found the wonderful world of affiliate marketing and began to earn money from writing articles to promote other people's products and posting on social media, etc.

It was only a matter of time though, before I started writing my own ebooks.

But I still do affiliate marketing because it's still a great way to earn money from writing.

And like I've always said, writing is numbers game because the more you write, the more money you can earn.

And writing marketing articles is faster than writing a book.

So if you want to make money from writing, you don't have to write any books because affiliate marketing is just one of the many ways you can earn money as a writer.

And it all creates a really amazing passive income.

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Using Stories in Your Articles

Articles that tell stories have always been popular.

You only have to look back at history and you'll see that people used to use parables to teach other.

Parables are simple stories used to teach a moral.

Aesop was also good at using fables to get his point across. FYI fables are the same as parables except they use animals to teach a moral.

Soap operas originally began as stories used to sell a product. And as the name suggests, that product was soap.

Soap operas began as radio plays aimed at housewives where the product was mentioned all the time. Later soap operas moved to television where the product could also be placed in view.

And nothing has really changed over the years. Even today, stories are still a great way to teach, inform AND make sales.

Stories have always been used for one main reason:

They are easy to remember.

You can tell someone something and they may forget it.

But if you tell them a story, they'll usually remember it (at least for a while).

You can use stories in your articles to draw your reader in and then relate the story to the message you're trying to tell them, or tie the story into the product you're selling.

And if people enjoy your stories they'll want to read more.

And more readers means more sales.

Copywriters use stories in their sales letters all the time.

They start by telling a story about a problem someone is having and then they provide a satisfying solution to the problem which (naturally) involves the product they are promoting.

So have you got any great stories to tell?

They could be worth a million. :)

I've Brought the Dead Back to Life - And It's Free!

Last year I began a free series of emails and free ebooks about how to write articles and ebooks quickly and how it could help you to earn more money.

I created them because I put links in them to a couple of writing products that I was selling as an affiliate.

I actually owned the products myself and really liked them so I agreed to help market them.

Everything was going fine until I hit a huge snag...

How to Make More Money From Your Blog Or Website, On Autopilot

If you're like most people, you want to earn money from your blog or website.

But chances are,  you're not making as much money as you want to.

The most often preached "rule" about how to make money from your blog is that you need to add blog posts almost daily to get more traffic.

But it's no good getting more traffic to your website if you don't know how to make money from them once they get there.

And you might not want the burden of having to write and publish blog posts all the time.

What you really want is to make money on autopilot, which means that your blog or website goes on making you money even if you haven't updated it for a while.

But how can you make money if you're not writing and publishing every day?

Only Write Articles That Make Money

Writing articles that inform and/or entertain is great. But making money is better.

I know that there are the 'die-hards' out there who believe that writing is an inspiring gift, yada, yada, yada, but I have bills to pay. So my articles need to be profitable. Each one has to earn it's keep.

5 Things That Hold You Back From Financial Freedom

There is a way to predict your financial future.

It's easy to see, right now, how much money you're going to earn in the next year, the next 2 years, 5 years and even 10 years.

Want to know how?

Writers Who Procrastinate Have Skinny Kids

It was the famous author, salesman and motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar, who said "Timid salesmen have skinny kids."

In other words, if you don't make sales, your kids don't eat.

And it's the same if you're a writer.

You need to make sales if you want to feed your kids.

The Most Versatile Writing You Can Do

Most people think that writing only has one purpose, as in, you're writing a book or writing an email or writing a press release.

But there is one kind of writing that is extremely versatile and can be used in many different ways.

Articles.

Articles can be used as blog posts, press release articles, emails, ebook chapters, auto-responder emails and marketing articles, just to name a few things.

Which means that if you can write a lot of articles, you can earn a really decent income.

Six Writing Resources to Help You Write More and Earn More

Today I have a new list of six writing resources that are all designed to get you started and keep you going and, how to earn more money from your writing:

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25 Ways To Write For Money
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How to Make Money As An Online Writer

This is what many writers dream of doing; earning money by writing articles and publishing them online. But how can you make money if all you're doing is writing a few blog posts and articles?

Well for a start, you're well ahead of others if you can already write.

Many people dream of earning an online income but can't write.

So here are 3 simple steps to help you earn money online.

Do You Know How Much Amazon Can Do?

As writers, we're all aware that Amazon sells books and ebooks.

But are you aware of how many other products they sell?

Knowing this is good for two reasons.

Firstly, it's oh so handy if you need to buy something because many times Amazon sells items cheaper than other companies.

Secondly, it's handy if you have a website and you're an Amazon affiliate because it gives you more advertising opportunities.

Amazon now not only sell more products than ever before but they also have more ways that you can make money.

For instance, did you know that Amazon has a trade-in offer for used books that you can sell back to them?

And did you know that they have a baby registry service and a wedding registry service or that they now sell their own smart phones?

Faster Money From Affiliate Marketing

Quite often, writers use their writing ability for affiliate marketing instead of creating their own products. And I’m no different. I use affiliate marketing as a way to earn more money.

And if you’re thinking of doing the same, here are 3 things you need to consider which are Time, Different Ways to Market and How Much Money You Can Earn.

So let's take a look at all three.

10 Freelance Writing Markets

Today I have for you a list of 10 more freelance writing markets.

Each of these 10 places has an extensive list of links to writing markets.

The list includes different genres of fiction writing including horror, sci-fi, speculative fiction and romance plus children's writing markets and magazine markets.

Take a look through the list and start submitting today.

To earn a great income trough freelance writing, aim to make 30 submissions every month.

These 10 new writers' markets will also be added to the ever-growing list at my website for writers, http://writeaholics.net/writingmarkets.html.

The Parrots Secrets Way to Make Money Online

There's a website online that has made millions of dollars in the last few years.

It's a website about parrots (can you believe what a simple subject that is?)

The owner is a young guy who lives in India (although he pretends he is called Nathalie and he's from the US) and his website is bringing in over $400 thousand a year.

It's not even an incredibly well designed website. It's just lots of pages of information about parrots.

So how is the owner making so much money?

Writing Reviews on Amazon Can Really Pay

This week I read a blog post written by my friend, and co-author of The Wealthy Writer, Nick Daws.

His blog post was titled "How I Got My Best-Paid Writing Job Ever Last Week Through Amazon!" and in it he talked about how he was 'invited' by Amazon to write reviews.

And this is what he said...

Making Money Online With Amazon's Publisher Studio

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles, freedigitalphotos.net

If you're an affiliate of Amazon.com you can now take advantage of their new Publisher Studio toolbar.

This is like nothing they've done before because it's a toolbar that you add to your website so that when you view your site online, you can add affiliate links to Amazon products without going to the Amazon website.

All you have to do is log into your Amazon affiliate account, click on the new tab for 'Publisher Studio,' add your website URL, copy and paste the supplied code to every page of your website, and that's it.

Next time you view your website online, the Publisher toolbar will appear at the edge of your screen.

3 Fast Ways to Make Money Writing

In an ideal world it would be great to sit and write one best seller after another, and get a movie contract offer for each book.

In the real world, that’s unlikely to happen. And even if it did, the money wouldn’t be instant because books take time to write, especially epic novels. And movie rights take ages to set up.

So, in the meantime, while you’re waiting for your big break, how can you generate some fast money from your writing?

Here are 3 ways you can try right now.

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