Writing Revenue: Write Well, Get Published, & Earn Money

In this lesson, we'll cover:

• The blog post formula I first started with
• How to write an emotive introduction that retains the readers

We complete the blog post formula and talk through:

• The argument formula P.R.E.P.
• How to write takeaways and CTAs

In this lesson, you'll learn:

• About the myth of "finding your voice"
• How to define your voice
• The two reasons why people read
• The difference between bad, good, and great writers
• How to discover your voice

Learn:

• The story of how I found my voice and takeaways
• A helpful formula to find your voice
• When to start writing

As a writer, you need a place to work. In this lesson, I'll give you a tour of Medum.com, my favorite place to write on the web. I take you back stage, show you key tools, and offer my best tips for success on the Medium platform.

You'll learn about the myth of big words, why a love of words it critical, and two exercises (The Word Challenge and Poetry) for growing your vocabulary. Learn what Hemingway has to say about big words and take home a strategic mindset for thinking about the persuasive art of diction.

This practical lesson gives you 7 tactics from 7 different professional writers to strengthen your writing, make it clearer, and simplify complex ideas into understandable concepts. They don't teach you this in school.

Analyze a viral article line by line and learn why hundreds of thousands of readers loved it.

Learn the key takeaways from a popular Medium article so you can do the same. Follow these tips, stay consistent, and you might soon discover you've written a hot piece of content.

Here's the formula and the proof for how to write a viral article (2 million+ lifetime views) on LinkedIn.

This lesson crystallizes the reasons why a LinkedIn article went viral and how you can follow the exact same formula.

You'll learn how to avoid the #1 headlines mistake nobody is talking about (and rarely catches) and why.

Can you tell the difference between a great headline and a not-so-great headline? Try this exercise and see how you do. Also, be sure to check out the attached resources to increase your awareness and recognition of stellar vs. ineffective headlines.

There are two types of interviews. In this lesson, you'll learn what they are and we'll talk through how to interview someone for a fantastic article, how to set up the meeting, and where to meet face-to-face. You'll also learn who to interview and who not to interview.

Learn how to interview over email and how to ask good questions. 

It's time to learn about exposure. Learn how to reach out in the right way, catch an editor's attention, and get published in major publications. We'll work through real-life examples of pitches, the 6 parts of a successful pitch, and you'll come away with a blueprint for getting your writing in front of relevant and established media outlets.

After you hit "publish", the real work begins. This lesson focuses on the "Launch Toolkit" -- ways to reach the greatest number of readers possible using the tools available on the web. I'll give you tips for tailoring content for each platform to get the best results and increase click-through rates.

Find out about:

• Types of work that pay
• Where to find gigs
• How to create paying work you enjoy (HINT: entrepreneurship)
• Do's and don'ts when charging clients for the first time
• Four ways of getting paid

Learn:

• How much writers make (view rate cards for beginner to expert writers)
• 7 different arrangements for charging money as a writer

If you've never been paid for your writing before, this lesson outlines the process of invoicing and receiving money. You'll also learn:

• How much YOU should charge
• How to negotiate your rates
• How to start building a portfolio you can leverage

We'll look at the writing websites of 6 amazing professional writers today and extract takeaways and design inspiration for you to start building your own online writing portfolio. You'll master:

• The four key elements experts use to design their writing portfolios

Learn how to write an effective case study, one of the most powerful forms of business writing (and easiest to sell), and structure it in the psychology-backed, 4-part formula that Facebook, Google, Uber, and other giant companies use.

This lesson will help you become more self-aware and illuminate how you can more often and easily enter your creative flow so that you can produce your best work.

Writer's block is a problem for hardworking writers. This lesson gives you six ways to find inspiration and break through writer's block.

When your projects and ideas start to outweigh your time, it can be difficult to stay organized, focused, and productive. You need a creative process. This lesson outlines a clear paradigm to keep priorities straight and never miss a deadline.

You'll learn:

• When to go beyond a blog post and write a white papers or an ebook
• How to design a beautiful white paper and ebook
• The tools to create one
• 6 examples of beautiful white papers and ebooks

You'll learn:

• The four parts to self-publishing a book
• What a good idea for a book is
• How to write a manuscript

We'll talk through:

• How to get an editor (three types)
• How to self-publish with Createspace.com
• Thoughts on whether you should self-publish a book or not

You're done, but this one piece of advice from a mentor will send you off with the right perspective on hard work, luck, and success.

Writing can be isolating and so communities can help sharpen your skills, keep you motivated, and just have fun with other writing geeks. Here are my recommended writing communities to join.

Thanks to technology, there are lots of tools to speed up the process, keep us organized, and operate with greater efficiency. Here are tools I use to work smarter and increase my productivity.