Comments on: How can writers make money on the web?

By: admin

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:10:47 +0000

Mary Ellen, I’m 100% with you. You can diversify and be an expert in two things, maybe even three – but Jill of all trades? Nope. Makes you master of NONE. Thanks for commenting and please come back often.
mkp

By: admin

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:09:18 +0000

Writers need to learn how to discern slave-labor sites from sites where knowing how to market your writing can build enough traffic to make a pay per view compensation plan work. For example, I work for Examiner.com – lots of people who haven’t bothered to check them out and don’t understand self-branding, talk the site down. I’ve built a brand there that supports all of my other sites, while bringing in significant money. I admire your crusade and encourage you to check the details before deciding good from bad. Some gigs are just junk, others give you a lot of tools to use for success. Best of luck, thanks fro commenting and do come back often!
mkp

By: Mary Ellen Waszak

Mary Ellen Waszak — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:57:48 +0000

Good insights. My theory has been to find a niche a become an expert. Those who research such things claim that if you study a subject for five years, you know more about it than 90% of the population. The generalist succeeds no more, in any market. So, know your niche for writing success, as we profess at ChicagoWriter.com–online or in print.

By: Bianca Raven

Bianca Raven — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:07:04 +0000

Nice ideas – but how can writers get them happening? I’ve been on a one-woman crusade to try and teach writers to avoid the poverty-line slave-labor paying sites that are simply a waste of their time and effort. It’s an impossible task. These slave-labor revenue-share sites grow bigger and attract more beginner writers every day.