Why So Many Writers Fail To Make Money

It has taken me 10 years to learn a very hard lesson as a writer.

And I’d like to share it with you.

Just because you took the time to write it, doesn’t mean anyone owes you their attention.

I have written thousands of articles on the Internet. I’ve written multiple books, including the best-seller, The Art & Business of Online Writing. And I’ve built multiple 7-figure writing-related businesses, including a ghostwriting agency for executives. And I am the co-founder of the largest, fastest-growing cohort-based community for people who want to get started writing online, called Ship 30 for 30.

Needless to say, I interact with a lot of writers. I help them. I teach them. I mentor them. And I’m also quite active in both the writing communities here on Medium and on Quora. It’s a small world, believe it or not, and most of us “top writers” all know each other (or know of each other).

And what I notice, more than anything else, is a common theme amongst both aspiring and reasonably established writers.

It’s a question. It’s a nagging. It’s an itch that won’t go away. And it’s a problem many writers are more than willing to spend money with the hopes of instantly solving it.