Category Archives: Beyond Freelance Writing

Alternative and Residual Income Streams for Freelance Writers

By on October 14th, 2008

Residual income streams – you know I love ‘em. I yap about them often enough. Today I want your help to put together a big list of potential revenue streams for freelance writers (if they offer recurring / residual income, all the better, but it’s not necessary). I’d like to get a list going, after which I’ll write more specific posts on each income stream for freelance writers (or ask guests to write posts if they suggested something I’m not personally experienced with). The point is to get folks thinking now about things they should add to their freelance writing …

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Flipping Websites

By on May 31st, 2008

Here’s a revenue stream option for writers that I don’t think we’ve really talked about much – flipping websites or blogs. Yesterday I sold two of my websites that I didn’t feel like managing / updating anymore – AboutGreenLiving.com and FreePressReleaseWriting.com. I liked the domains. I liked the potential each had. But I already have my “big three” sites that take most of my time, and more than a handful of others that I’m a bit more hesitant to part with. How I Did It I started auctions for both of those sites at the DigitalPoint forums yesterday morning, with …

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Is E-Book Publishing Right for You?

By on January 2nd, 2008

Have you toyed with the idea of writing an e-book, but find the process a little bit intimidating? Will investing time into writing and marketing an e-book really be worth it? How can you determine if e-book publishing is right for you? Reasons to Consider E-book Publishing There’s more to writing an e-book than making money. Here are a few e-book publishing motivations. See if any apply to you: Writing an e-book can offer you a semi-passive income stream in addition to your freelance writing services. Writing an e-book can help you build authority status or solidify your reputation as …

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Weekly Writing Challenge: Create a New Revenue Stream

By on October 1st, 2007

This week’s writing challenge is all about helping you to earn more money. Too many writers get themselves stuck in a single or limited revenue stream model. This means that if one model fails them (demand drops, their site ads get banned, etc.), they’re left without a backup. Yet writers have a lot of potential income streams if you think about it. Here’s how I diversify my own writing income: Writing for clients Writing for my own sites (ad revenue) Selling an e-book Selling PLR business articles Selling reprint rights to some articles on my sites Those are a few …

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