5 Unconventional Ways To Monetize Your Writing

I want to talk about some of the unconventional ways you can make money as a writer.

You see, there’s a myth in the writing and publishing world that “No one makes a living as a writer.” People in the legacy world like to believe that part of being a writer means living a hard life: working a dead-end job, slaving away on your novel-in-progress, stacking rejection letters on your desk, and eventually dying unpublished and alone. (As if there is some nobility in poverty.)

But it doesn’t have to be this way!

In fact, I believe there has never been a better time in history to be a writer — so long as you are a Digital Writer.

Because if you have even a reasonable foundation of writing skills, and can speak the language of the “digital world,” then you should have no problem monetizing your writing in some way, shape, or form.

Here’s how:

1. Helping industry leaders tell their stories.

• Founders of startups
• Department heads at large companies (with large marketing budgets)
• C-level executives of publicly traded companies
• Investors and venture capitalists
• Internet entrepreneurs & small…