Writers - How I Earn $3 Per Word (or more)

Hi ShayRockhold!

I love to have that kind of job too. But the fear is always there - can it really be done?

In your particular case, the 15-page report is about what? How long did you make it? Do you have to be technically adept and unique for that report to be sold? Can products be sold in a blog or do you have to create a sub domain specifically for that product?

I love to write and I love more time with my family. Most importantly, I love to generate more income from helping others solve their problems. Probably, I just needed a boost.

Thanks!

*blushes* You are very sweet. Thank you.

It's been a crazy year!

I have been writing for clients, I have written many health related eBooks and manuscripts, recently I have written some eBooks to sell and promote for myself. The problem is I don't know how to promote these eBooks and how to get customers.
Thank you for the great post

You really need to read the post, not just skim the headline. :rolleyes:

I told a bit about the product in a previous reply.

As far as work goes - you can find plenty of writers here on the WF, no need to look elsewhere.

I do write fiction, and have been published (many years ago, and I got a pittance for it, so don't get too impressed ).

It was a scary decision! I can still remember talking with my biz mentor the day I decided to not take any more clients on.

He encouraged me to take the leap. I'm so glad he did. I've never looked back.

I sell all of my reports to customers. I don't give PLR rights or resell rights.

I've run some WSOs to build my list, plus I use social media, offline ads, and other ways to sell my reports.

LOL See above.

Plus, that little $5 report is actually my main biz model for my offline biz.

It depends on the market/niche.

I have some reports that do very well with offline marketing methods (ad, biz cards, etc.) and some that are for IM niches. Some do well with both methods.

Figure out your target market, then figure out where they "hang out" - that's where you focus your marketing.

So start small, then reinvest your profits in your business.

One thing you can provide that is unique, even if it's on a topic everyone has written on before:

Case studies.

Your unique, genuine experience using a particular method, technique, etc. - this is a great topic for a short report, and it can be very valuable for customers.

Example: There are a bazillion Traffic Generation products - document and write about YOUR traffic generation experience.

DON'T just talk about what went right, either. Talk about what went wrong and what would have made it better/what you did to make it better. It's a learning experience.

As far as Dragon Naturally Speaking - it's talk-to-text software. You can find it on Amazon.com. That's where I got mine.

I had a few PMs asking about the report of Allen Says' that I mentioned earlier.

Here's the link (only War Room members can access it, though)

http://www.warriorforum.com/war-room...ol-s-gold.html

All success
Dr.Mani

Here's an idea:

What if, for the next 2 weeks, you decided to write at least 1,000 words for yourself every day before you write for someone else?

Keep a notebook with you, and write down every single creative idea that you can think of. As you go through your day, notice the things you give people advice about. Those are possible topics for a report or book you can sell.

What do people say you're good at? What do you know enough about to carry on a conversation with someone?

Keep adding to this list. Write down every single idea. Every one. Your mind will flood you with ideas if you listen to the ones it's already giving you.

Now, every day, write 1,000 words for yourself before you write for a client or market your services. Give yourself permission to write junk, and type as fast as you can. Can't think of what to write? List the topic at the top of the page. Now list the first 3 prompts or questions that come into your mind. Set a timer for 5 minutes and write as fast as you can, without stopping. You'll surprise yourself.

I've done this for the past 2 weeks, and I'm well into 7 info-products for my time invested. You won't regret this if you try it.

Exactly. That is also what i wrote above. As everybody is at different stage, and in
different situation. One must take all things in consideration before making a business
decision which can impact his and his family's life and financial situation.

I was happily reading this thread for the start and feeling blessed to be the part
of such great community.

However below few posts I started to read everybody recommend to shift service
to own products asap.. yes it could be profitable and satisfying to build those assets.
But this is not the only direction to go, at least in the start, a newbie writer should not
worry about going into own products biz and stopping the clients work...

because you
need few things in place to be successful with you own products and SERVICE can give
you that...

you will get great industry contacts to build with clients, you will have
cashflow, you will improve your writing skill and get to know exactly what works and
what not...

you experienced clients will TEACH you, force you, to bring best of the best,
so you get to know what works and what not....

you will learn to manage your time,
you will learn that deadlines are important and you will work hard to meet them...
all this is needed when you will finally launch your own product.

And here is the quick surgery test, if you are in your own product biz and you have
not launched your product for last few months, and you are getting depressed,
lazy and zero productivity.. man suspend your own product creation for few months,
and force yourself to do clients work, this will teach the habit of hard working and
then your own product work will seems easy and you will finally do that

So you see if you are not fully prepared for own products biz transition,
you do not need to be in hurry, you can keep working on clients jobs,
and take this transition later in the future.

Kudos to all WARRIORS who have earned it with their own valuable profitable products,
as this is the GOAL otherwise why we are in own biz ?

& Also Kudos to the WARRIORS who has yet to reach that level, and are working EVERYDAY
to make it happen using the best strategy which works for them in their personal situation, keep it up WARRIORS you gonna make it and soon you will starting a thread like this

Again more power to OP, Shay, for doing the hard work to really MAKE it, and for starting
this awesome thread which confirms and encourages every Warrior to keep up the work,
they are going to reach that level sooner or later.

-Mohsin

I'd like to echo this question. As a creative type and a writer, I am a firm believer in product creation, but it's been unclear to me for a long time what the exact definition of a "report" is (in the IM world).

For example, I have a product I'm getting ready to release that is 6000 words. Is that a long report, or a short ebook?

I know that I've certainly seen (and even bought!) thin little double-spaced, huge font, 6-page (600-word?) products with very little useful info that were sold to me as "ebooks," but that doesn't make it right or validate the definition.

Where does a report end and an ebook begin, with respect to word count? Moreover, which term is more enticing to buyers? "Report" sounds much more serious, while "ebook" sounds so general.