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Thursday 25 August 2022
Always Have Money So You're Free To Write
Thursday 11 November 2021
Want to Write More?
It sometimes surprises me that people even need to ask this question because the answer is simple.
I think what people are really asking is, 'How can I earn money QUICKLY from writing?' They're looking for a quick fix. But being a writer isn't a way to get-rich-quick. I mean sure, you can start earning money fast, but you won't get rich quick.
Instead, the simple answer to earning money from writing is to write more.
The most successful writers are those who outwork the rest.
Look at it this way. If you had a blog with a dozen pages of articles, and you'd written and published an ebook, how much money could you earn from that?
But what if you had a blog with 200+ pages, you'd written and published 20 ebooks, plus you constantly wrote and submitted freelance work to magazines and websites, and you wrote paid guest posts for other blogs to help promote your own?
How much money could you be earning then?
You see, it's up to you what you write and how much you write. Writers earn money in different ways, but whichever way you choose, if you're not out-working the rest, how can you possibly hope to earn more?
The important thing is to start writing. And don't stop. Don't say you're too tired, or you've had a busy day, or you just don't feel like it, or you have a headache, or a bad back (or any other physical excuse).
If Stephen Hawking could write books while sitting immobile in a wheelchair using only a twitch in one cheek to operate his computer, then the rest of us have no excuse.
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Tuesday 2 November 2021
The Right Way to Earn Money From Freelancing
I follow quite a few people on social media who are writers and they seem to be so good at getting the work published online on blogs, websites and in online anthologies and online magazines.
But lately I've been taking a closer look at the work they're getting published and where, and I made a surprising discovery.
I admit that I've been feeling a tiny bit jealous that they all seem to get so much of their work published. I kept wondering, how do they do it? I thought their work must be really good.
However, it seems that all their published work is unpaid. They seem to be submitting it to non-paying, online markets. And sometimes it's even WORSE than that. They submit their work to websites where you have to PAY for every submission.
I swear it made me do a quick Porky Pig impersonation. "A b-a-b-a-b that's crazy, folks." Why would anyone do so much writing and then not only give it away for free, but also pay someone else to publish it online?
Jealous? Not any more. There is no way I would let my work be published on someone else's blog or website so that they can earn money from my hard work. I know some would say that free publication can be great marketing. But not when you're giving it away all the time.
If you want to earn money from freelance writing, then your work needs to be submitted to a paying market. I advise against ever paying to submit work. I won't even enter writing competitions unless they're free. I figure that if I enter a writing competition and I win, that's great. It means I've earned money from my writing. And if I don't win, I still have my story or article and I can submit it somewhere else and even submit it to a paying market.
To be really successful as a freelance writer, you need to be fearless and don't hold back when it comes to finding markets for your work. Never think that it's not worth submitting your work or your idea for an article because it might be rejected. It might also be accepted.
And no matter how small the submission (reader's letter, joke, tip, etc), do it. Even if you don't earn much at least you'll earn something. And some of these smaller pieces can actually earn you a good ROI for the few minutes that it took you to write it.
Keep submitting ideas and stories all the time. Aim for 30 submissions in 30 days every month. That's 300 submissions a year. Can you imagine the success you'd have? And they don't have to be huge pieces of work. Like I said, even a small joke or a tip can earn you up to $100 for just 5 minutes work.
Make some of your submissions to printed markets like magazines, and others to online markets. If you keep up the 30 submissions a month, you can't fail.
And don't make excuses like, you have a full-time job or you have a family. These are just excuses because we always make time for the things we love.
And one of them should be writing.
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/MCWS1.html
Thursday 30 September 2021
How to Make Money Writing Articles
One of the questions that gets asked a lot online is how to make money writing articles? If you don't believe me, try doing a search for that exact phrase.
Writers want to write. They're always looking for ways to do it and earn money. And writing articles appeals to many.
The usual advice is to do freelance writing or to find clients to write for. This isn't a bad way to earn money writing because you get paid fast.
But what if you just want to sit and write articles and not have to submit them to magazines and websites or send them to clients for their approval?
I was once faced with this same dilemma. I wanted to sit and write articles and earn money without having to write for someone else.
But was that even possible?
It turned out it was.
And this is what I talk about in my latest ebook, 'Fast & Profitable Article Writing.' It's the 3rd book in my Monthly Challenge Writing Series.
Step-by-step I show you 6 different ways you can earn money online writing articles. You can write about whatever you want and choose your own hours to write.
This new ebook is currently at the introductory price of only 99 cents.
Download a copy now, work your way through the chapters, and in just 30 days you'll be a fast & profitable article writer.
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/MCWS3.html
Tuesday 28 September 2021
Plan? Outline? Or Just Write?
Friday 24 September 2021
A Simple Way to More Freelance Writing Income
Tuesday 21 September 2021
How Much Money Can I Earn As a Freelance Writer?
Friday 27 August 2021
Sit at Home, Write, and Get Paid
I don't know about you, but when I first started writing, I thought the only way to make money was from freelance writing or writing a book and getting it published.
And I used to think to myself, "I wish I could just stay home, write whatever I want, and get paid."
So I started researching it online (everything is Googleable) and found out that it was indeed possible.
I learned about niche websites, which are different to online stores. They're information sites based on a single niche (subject). These days many of these sites are called blogs.
I found out that it was possible to create a niche website from scratch (or from a template), write content, find related products to sell for commission, earn money from advertisements, do online marketing - and all for free.
Without needing any more prompting, I set up my first site, then another, and then another. I felt like I was addicted, and I thought to myself, it doesn't get any better than this.
Over the years I've had several niche sites, because not only did I earn money, but it was fascinating to do. And as the online world changed, it got even easier.
And now you can do it too. Work from home doing what you love (writing) and earn money. It all starts with my new ebook, 'Build a Lucrative Niche Website in a Month.'
For the rest of this month (only a few days away), it's only 99 cents, so download your copy today and by this time next month you'll have your own site set up and earning money.
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/MCWS2.html
Thursday 26 August 2021
How To Make a Small Fortune With Niche Websites
We all want to be paid for our writing which is why most writers start out doing freelance work, and it's how I made my start too. Freelancing is a great way to earn money because you get paid for every acceptance.
To earn even more money at the same time, I set up my own niche website which worked out perfectly because in between writing and submitting work to publishers, I could write and upload my work to my own site. And what I quickly discovered was that it was possible to earn money this way, even when I had nothing to sell.
At first, I added some advertisements that I earned money from and then I began doing affiliate marketing and I learned that done correctly, it was extremely lucrative.
This led me to do more research and I found more ways to earn money online. I also set up more niche websites and kept writing and uploading my work. And the best part was that I got to choose what to write about.
Before I knew it, I was hooked and I carried on working like this for several years. It also gave me time to do other things like writing books.
And now I'm going to show you how you can do it too in my new ebook, 'Build a Lucrative Niche Website in a Month.'
AND for the rest of this month it's only 99 cents. Which is only for a few days.
Download your own copy today. It's available at all good online ebook stores including Amazon https://amzn.to/3sO72uL. Or read it online for free with a 7 day free trial from Bookmate https://bookmate.com/books/b3Klc32Y.
Wednesday 25 August 2021
Something You Can Do Today To Increase Your Writing Income
As a working writer, I've written and co-authored many books. I've also done plenty of freelance writing too, which is great for fast income.
One of the other things I do is set up and run niche websites.
Years ago, I had quite a few niche sites. I still have some but nowhere near as many as I used to have.
Niche websites are great because they can go on earning passive income while you get on with other writing projects. Or they can be your main source of income. I've known many writers who spend all their time writing articles and blog posts for their niche websites, and they usually set them up with several different streams of income.
One writer earned all his income from Pay Per Click ads on his niche sites. And his sites weren't big. Each had only a dozen or so pages. But because his articles were so targeted, he earned enough money so that he could quit his full-time job.
Now I'm not saying that everyone can be that successful, but just one niche website can provide ongoing income.
Writers aren't paid by the hour which is why I've always found it important to earn money from my writing every way I can. And having my own niche websites has been a big part of that.
Right now my 2nd ebook in The Monthly Challenge Writing Series - Build a Lucrative Niche Website in a Month - (published this week) is available for only 99 cents. But only until the end of this month.
Download a copy from Amazon https://amzn.to/3sO72uL, or read it for free from Bookmate on a free 7-day trial https://bookmate.com/books/b3Klc32Y and you can start working on your own niche website today.
There are only a few days left to get it at this ridiculously low price.
It will be the best 99 cent investment you ever make.
Monday 23 August 2021
Steve Jobs' Secret to Total Focus
"Focusing is about saying no." ~ Steve Jobs
In 1997, Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs said that focusing is about saying no. At the time many people didn't understand what he meant. He went on to say, “You’ve got to say ‘no, no, no’ and when you say ‘no,’ you piss off people.”
He said that focus wasn't a matter of willpower, but having the courage to say no to other people as well as no to other projects so that you can concentrate on one big goal. One important goal.
And that goal can be anything, depending on what the moment needs.
For instance, if you're in the writing 'flow' say no to anyone or anything that tries to take away your focus.
If you're child needs you that's fine, but say no to everyone else who tries to get you to divide your focus. Don't even answer the phone.
If you're spending time with your spouse (or anyone important to you) don't look at your phone.
If you're at work, work.
If you're out having drinks with friends and you'd rather be at home writing, go home and write.
Pick whatever is the most important to you and do that. Give it your complete focus.
Imagine how much writing you could do if you sat and wrote for hours with complete focus on your work. Can you even begin to imagine what they would be like?
Saying no and giving your complete focus to what's important to you, can seem hard at first. Whether you can do it depends on how committed you are.
You can commit to your writing today by downloading my latest ebook, Quick Cash Freelance Writing, which is currently (for the rest of this month) only 99 cents.
Then you can start writing today.
And commit to working your way through the whole ebook, by which time you'll have earned far more money from your freelance writing than you ever thought you could.
And it only takes one month.
Click the link below and start focusing on your writing.
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/MCWS1.html
Friday 20 August 2021
Sign Up Online and Start Writing Articles Straight Away. No Previous Experience Required
Freelance writing is one of the simplest and quickest ways to start writing and earning money.
Once you start looking, you'll discover that there are so many writing markets and opportunites that allow you to work from home as a writer, with just you and your computer, while you write and submit your work online.
Does that sound good?
It's great. It's how I began my writing career many years ago, and it's still just as good today.
In fact, it's now easier than ever because there are not just magazines and newspapers to write for, there are thousands of website owners looking for content writers. Looking for writers to write their online articles and blog posts.
Earning money from writing short articles (and posts) is a fast and easy way to get into freelance writing and you can even turn it into fulltime income.
But where do you start? How do you find markets to write for?
What if I told you that there are writing sites where you can sign up and start writing articles for money straight away? You just write short articles and upload them and get paid. And if you're good, people will order even more articles from you.
These sites operate by offering content to other website owners who get to pick and choose which articles they want.
And writers work for these sites by choosing which category they want to write articles for and then uploading them for payment.
And I talk about these sites plus so many other writing markets in my latest ebook, Quick Cash Freelance Writing.
And for this month only, Quick Cash Freelance Writing is only 99 cents. That's right. For less than a dollar you can download it and start writing today.
Be quick because the price is going up soon.
Click the link below to find out more.
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/MCWS1.html
Wednesday 18 August 2021
How I Found $4,000 Worth of Freelance Writing Opportunities in Just One Magazine and How You Can Too
I began as a freelance writer over 20 years ago because it was the easiest, fastest and most motivating way to earn money. It was easy because all I had to do was find writing markets and make submissions. It was fast because some markets paid in just a few days, and it was motivating because I just kept writing and submitting and the money kept on coming. I was hooked.
I found it easy to find freelance writing markets, yet I soon discovered that not everyone was that fortunate. It seemed that I'd stumbled onto a way to find them that not all would-be freelance writers knew. In fact, I found so many writing markets that I had to pick and choose which to submit my work to because I didn't have time to write for them all. THAT'S how many freelance writing markets I discovered.
It was during this time that I found a magazine that had a writing opportunity in it that I was interested in. But as I began to look through the magazine more thoroughly, I quickly realised that there was $4,000 worth of writing opportunities in just this one magazine.
This spurred me on to re-evaluate every magazine I had submitted to and realised that they all had even more opportunities than I'd first realised. So then I had hundreds more freelance writing options than I had before.
In my latest ebook, Quick Cash Freelance Writing, I show you the EXACT magazine I found so many opportunities in and list what they were and how much they paid. Plus you'll discover so many more freelance writing markets.
And for the rest of this month, Quick Cash Freelance Writing is only 99 cents. That's right. For less than a dollar you can download it and start writing today.
But be quick. Next month the price goes up.
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/MCWS1.html
Monday 16 August 2021
How to Earn $30 an Hour Writing Short Articles
Freelance writing is one of the fastest ways to earn money from your writing, and if you're good and can consistently produce short articles, then there's no reason why you can't grow your online writing income to whatever you want, and you can start at the bottom by earning just $30 an hour.
To earn money writing short online articles means articles that are around 300 to 500 words, and people willing to pay for such short articles aren't looking for literary great writing. They just want lots of articles and they want them fast. I write about how to do this in my book, How to Write an Article in 15 Minutes or Less. https://ruthiswriting.com/books/15.html.
A short article is usually just one idea expanded and explained, which is straightforward and simple to do. And you're usually given the subject to write about so it's easy to do, and fast.
So even if you start out small at $10 an article, if you can write 3 short articles in an hour, that's $30 an hour. And as you write more articles, the experience you gain will quickly help you write faster and earn more.
The first thing to do is to find writing markets. You need to go out and find people who are looking for someone like you to write articles for them.
And this is what I show you in my latest Monthly Challenge Writing Series ebook, Quick Cash Writing Challenge.
Plus I also show you websites where you can sign up for free and start writing articles straight away with no experience required.
And for the rest of this month, Quick Cash Freelance Writing is only 99 cents. That's right. For less than a dollar you can download it and start writing today. But be quick.
Click the link below to find out more.
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/MCWS1.html
Saturday 7 August 2021
Earning Money Freelance Writing Fast
I'm so excited to tell you about my latest ebook, Quick Cash Freelance Writing. It's the first book of four in my new Monthly Challenge Writing Series. Each book is set out to get you writing and earning money in a month.
Today my this new ebook is available to download and for the rest of this month (August) it's only 99 cents.
And this little book has so much in it, all set out and ready to get you writing, submitting and earning money fast.
Take a look at just some of the things you're going to discover:
- How to earn $100k a year as a freelance writer
- Find markets for short fiction or sell a fiction series
- How to make sure your ideas sell
- Where to find an abundance of ideas
- How I found $4,000 worth of freelance opportunities in just one magazine and how you can too.
- How to write once and resell your work
- How to earn up to $100 for 5 minutes writing
- Take one idea and make it suitable for several different markets
- A freelance market where you can send multiple ideas at once that pay up to $100 each
- How to earn $30 an hour writing short articles
- The 10-question technique for outlining an article, even if it's a subject you're not familiar with
- How to divide one idea into several, and use it to earn ongoing income
- How one freelance writer earns $3,500 a month
- Where to sign up online and start writing straight away, with no previous experience or qualifications required
- Find and write for international markets - and it's dead simple
- An opportunity that pays up to $100k for just a few minutes writing
Some of these projects take only 5 minutes of writing and can earn you $100.
This ebook follows 7 different ways to earn money writing and shows you how to take one idea and earn multiple incomes from it.
I loved writing this ebook and you'll love reading it. It's so inspirational and will have you writing and submitting by the end of the first chapter.
In fact, it's so easy to follow, that you could be submitting your first piece of writing by the time you go to bed tonight.
Just remember that this ebook is only 99 cents - for now.
But in September, the price will go up so don't miss out.
Only 99 cents to get you started on your freelance writing career.
Thursday 22 July 2021
I'm Helping Thousands Earn Money From Writing
I'm currently working on my second book in my Monthly Writing Challenge Series, and the first book, about freelance writing, will be available soon.
I'm going to 'pre-release' it as a discounted ebook on Amazon, and I'll be doing the same for each of them. Then later this year I'll publish them all as a complete series, available worldwide and in many different places, including libraries.
And my subscribers will be the first to know as soon as each ebook is released at a discount price.
And while you're quaking with unrelenting anticipation, I have other books and ebooks to help you write more and earn more, and they're already helping thousands of others.
How to Be a Creative Genius and Have an Abundance of Ideas Plus the Inspiration and Motivation to Write
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Earning Money From Freelance Writing
I'm currently in the process of writing a series of money-making books.
It's going to be called, The Monthly Writing Challenge Series because each one is a stand-alone book that shows you how to earn money writing in just 30 days.
The first one in the series (which will be available soon) is all about freelance writing. And what's great about it, is that it will help you to start writing and earning money quickly.
It's a step-by-step approach so all you have to do is follow along and get straight to work.
This book will guide you through many different freelance writing opportunities, especially those with high pay because as you know, I believe in writers being paid well for what they do.
Freelancing is how I began writing and I never regretted it because I earned so much money from it. And the payments came fast which really spurred me on to write more.
I'll let you know when this no-fluff-straight-to-writing-and-earning-money guide is available.
So stay tuned.
In the meantime, how about writing, publishing and selling copies of your own ebook this week?
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/7day.html
Wednesday 2 June 2021
An Easy Way to Write Articles Faster, Better and Earn More Money
Tuesday 25 May 2021
The Number One “Secret” to a More Profitable Blog
But it’s about more than just writing blog posts every day. You have to make sure that people want to visit your blog again and again. And the way to keep visitors coming, and to attract even more, is to have great content.
So what do I mean by great content?
We’ve all heard of the expression, “Content is King” because it’s the most important rule online. If people aren’t interested in the content on your blog, they won’t come back or sign up to know more.
And attracting visitors is the number one secret to having a profitable blog.
And to make it even more profitable a blog needs killer content which means content that leaves the readers wanting more.
But how do you do this?
It all starts with 3 simple steps:
- Choose a high-profit niche
- Get your blog up and running
- Fill it with compelling content
You see, it’s no good choosing a niche that doesn’t interest many people or that doesn’t have enough money-making opportunities. It’s also important to get your blog up and running quickly because time wasted on too much planning and thinking, is time wasted.
And then you need to spend time filling it with killer content that gets people coming back again and again.
And even if you find that you’re not making as much money as other bloggers, or you're only earning $100/month, you only need a few sites like this to be earning a significant income.
This is topic is too big to tell you everything here. But if you want to know more about what killer content is and how to use it, click the link below and watch the video to discover what you need to do next.
Wednesday 3 February 2021
Earn More Money From Your Writing By Focusing On What You CAN Control
I love earning money from my writing. In fact, I cringe when people say they do it for love or because they love it and don't care that they don't earn much money from it. I always think that if they're not interested in earning money from writing, then why bother publishing it or submitting it at all?
But while I love to write and love (need) to earn money from it, there's no point in concentrating on earning money, because I can't control that. So instead I focus on what I can control.
So what do I have control over?
Well, I can write more. It's up to me how much time I spend writing. I could (and many people do the same) tell myself that I just don't have the time, or I'd write more if I had more time. But we all have the same amount of time every day and it's up to us what we do with it.
Marketing is another thing I can control. It's no good writing if no one reads it. So I spend my time marketing my work with blog posts, SEO, social media (just a little bit because I'm not a fan) and emails, just to name a few things.
Butt-in-chair time is another thing. You may think this is the same as writing more, but it's not because I can't write more unless my butt is in the chair more so chair time always comes first. And once I sit down I make sure I write and not waste time surfing the net.
Less time-wasting is another thing that helps me to earn more money from my writing because I can't earn more if I'm wasting time doing unimportant things. And the truth is that even though I might sometimes think I'd rather sit and watch movies all day, or go for long walks on the beach, I always feel better at the end of the day when my time has been spent productively.
It's no coincidence that the more I write and market my work, the more money I earn.
Looking at it another way, imagine that you write a book and earn money from every copy sold. Now imagine that you've written 20 books. Now you can earn 20-times the income.
So even though you can't control your writing income, you can control how much you write and how much you market your work and get it known and sold all over the world.
So if you're wasting time focusing on writing income, make the change and focus on your writing.
And I've got plenty of books that can show you how so you can start writing more today.
https://ruthiswriting.com/books.html