How to Earn $100 From 5 Minutes Writing

Years ago, when I first started writing, I knew that I wanted to be a professional writer but I had no idea where to start.

Then I stumbled across a writing course called Quick Cash Writing.

I bought it, downloaded it and immediately started working my way through it from virtual cover to virtual cover.

And guess what happened?

I made enough money so that I could give up my job and write full time.

Previously I’d worked a full time job. Then once I started making a bit of money from my writing I got a part time job instead to give me more time to write.

But once I’d worked  my way through Quick Cash Writing, I was amazed at just how much money I could make from my writing.

I was eventually writing for private clients as well as writing for magazines.

The easiest money I made from magazine writing was from Reader’s Letters.

These are so fast to write and pay a lot of money. One of them paid me $100 for a few words and a small photo of my dog.

Reader’s letters, in  most magazines, are just a few words about something funny that happened. Other magazines look for tips that other readers can use or opinions about articles from a previous issue.

But either way, these only take 5 minutes or less to write - and they can usually be submitted by email which is the quickest way to do it.

And I know from first hand experience that it is possible to earn $100 for 5 minutes of writing - or less.

And I also made quick cash from sending a short joke into the Readers’ Digest magazine. They pay up to $100 for jokes and they send you a copy of the issue your joke is in.

So if you want to earn a fast buck or two (or even a hundred or two) try submitting a few reader’s letters, tips, opinions or jokes. 

Try it right now. 

It only takes 5 minutes.

Too Many Writers Don't Spoil The Broth

I am fortunate to live in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland in Queensland, Australia.

It’s a collection of small towns and villages up in the mountains that run between the coast and the inland.

It is a Bohemian culture up here full of artists and writers and people wearing tie-tied clothing, flowing skirts, loose shirts and dreadlocks.

It’s an area of cafes and craft shops selling the work of local artists.

The cafes are full of writers, all sat working for hours every day.

Writers also can be found in the libraries and parks, all busy working on their laptop computers.

 But can there be too many writers to spoil the broth, just like there can be too many cooks?

In the 2 years that I’ve lived here, I’ve found it to be a place that’s very conducive to writing.

I’ve written more here than anywhere I’ve ever lived before.

I think this is because environment is important when you’re writing.

Even online you need to be aware of the virtual environment you’re in and decide whether it’s helping you to write or hindering you.

Choose wisely who you follow online and the places that you visit.

And don’t spend too much time online.

Instead, make sure that you’re spending most of your time writing.

And don’t be afraid of spending time with too many other writers because, as I found, too many writers don’t spoil the proverbial broth.

Instead they add more flavour.

Get Online Today Even if You Don’t Know a Thing About Websites

I get asked so often, is it possible to have a website or blog without knowing anything about HTML code?

Can it be done?

Of course it can. Naturally it’s better if you go online and learn a bit about HTML code first, but even if you don’t know a thing you can still launch your own blog today and start uploading articles.

How?

Well, to keep it simple and quick, you can create your own Blogger blog. Blogger is owned by Google and anyone can start a blog in minutes (the blog you're reading right now is a Blogger Blog, click the Blogger link in the top left corner to get started).

Once you have your blog you then change how you want it to look using the simple dashboard that Blogger provides.

If you don’t know how to do it, there are hundreds of videos on YouTube about how to set up a Blogger blog and how the dashboard works. You only have to do a quick search to find the info you want.

And I’m betting that you can have your blog set up and start posting articles in less than a couple of hours.

It really is that simple.

There’s a saying online, KISS. This stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. And starting a quick Blogger blog is simple.

Of course, there are also those who ask for my advice and then don’t take it.

I say “Start a Blogger blog. It’s so easy to do.” and they say “OK” but they do nothing.

This is because they really aren’t interested in having a blog. They just want an excuse to not have one so that in their own minds it’s not their fault that they’re not a successful writer. It’s because they don’t know HTML code.

So if you’ve always wanted to have your own blog, check out a few videos on YouTube about starting a Blogger blog and then go to Google and set one up yourself.

Just stop making excuses and get your online writing business started.

Even if you’re not sure exactly what it is you want to do yet, forget the minor details and just get something started.

Remember you don’t have to be able to see the whole staircase to take the first step.

:)

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Proof That There is Money to Be Earned From Short Ebooks

Recently I was doing a Google search for writing markets to include in my latest newsletter for writers.

I came a cross jobs for ebooks writers so I clicked through to see what they were.

The jobs were advertised on freelancing job websites.

I didn't use these jobs in my list of markets because they weren't high-paying, but I was amazed by them all the same.

Nearly all were looking for someone to research and write a short ebook of around 5,000 words.

I thought "Only 5,000 words? That is really short! I've read article on people's blogs that are longer than that (take a look at Steve Pavlina's How to Make Money From Your Blog as an example). And it's only about a 25-page ebook, or 30 if you include cover pages, disclaimer pages, etc.

And for this they are willing to pay the writer several hundred dollars. Why so much? Because there seems to be a lot of money in ebook publishing. In my most recent newsletter I linked to an article about this called $2700/Month of Passive Income by Publishing Kindle eBooks, and No Writing.

So it became clear that if people will pay writers hundreds of dollars to write a short ebook, it's because they are making much, much more money from the writers hard work.

Most of theses ads offered plenty more ongoing work for the right person. Some said they would keep the writer busy for a year.

The downside to these jobs is that they wanted the ebooks completed in a week - or less, in just 5 days.

Is it even possible to research and write a short ebook this quickly? You bet it is. And it has all given me much food for thought. (Who is this guy called Thought and why do I keep feeding him?)

And hopefully it will feed your thoughts too.

Because I now have proof that there is a lot of money to be made from writing and publishing short ebooks.

But wouldn't it be better to write them for yourself and keep all the profit?

You can do it with my 7 Day Ebook Writing & Publishing System.