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How to Make Money from Legal Writing.

It used to be the case that most people who ventured into writing with money on their mind ended up becoming very disappointed.

Experienced writers are usually swift to advice young writers not to be in a hurry to make it big. According to them, if your sole purpose is to make quick bucks from writing, then you are in the wrong career.

But all that has changed as the internet has opened up vast windows of opportunities for writers to make good money. The question is, are you ready to work hard and take advantage of these opportunities?

The internet has opened up vast windows of opportunities for writers to make good money.

So if you are ready, here are some ways you can make good money from writing:

Freelance Writing.

Freelance writing is writing for other people for money, without being fully employed by them. Many successful lawyers, doctors and other professionals are all making extra income through freelance writing.

The main duty of freelance writers is basically to write articles or produce written materials according to their client’s specifications.

There are tons and tons of people online looking for writers to work for them. These opportunities are open to writers with the necessary skills who are willing to deliver jobs on time.

Having your own blog is one of the best things that can happen to you as a writer.

Blogging

Having your own blog is one of the best things that can happen to you as a writer.

Your blog is like your writing curriculum vitae. Employers looking to hire online writers can easily access your blog and see the quality of your works.

Apart from advertising your works, you can advertise other people’s products and earn some money from it.

Product Reviews

Many companies rely on product reviews as a vital part of their branding and marketing strategy. By reviewing their products and services, producers can gain the trust and patronage of their customers. This is one of the best ways to make money from writing.

If you have the necessary skills to review products, you can earn a decent income doing it online as many online sites constantly seek to hire the services of product reviewers.

Product and Brand Promotion

Billions of people around the world use the internet every day. Businesses are aware of this and are constantly in search of writers who will regularly promote their products and services online.

Content writing has emerged to be a great marketing tool, and it’s a major reason writers are in high demand today. To make money from writing, you can start writing contents, too.

Content writing has emerged to be a great marketing tool, and it’s a major reason why writers are in high demand today.

Get a Virtual Assistant Job

Many businesses today are hiring virtual assistants who work remotely instead of the traditional office staff who work from the office.

Writers can make good money as virtual assistants by employing their skills in writing reports, composing and sending emails, preparing proposals and meeting materials, handling contact lists and customer spreadsheets, maintaining a calendar and setting up meetings, handling correspondence etc.

Write and sell e-books

Many writers with great ideas do not realize their dreams of sharing them with the rest of the world.

The hurdles of getting a publisher who will help in promoting, publishing and selling the book become too much for many writers to handle, making them to abandon the idea.

Even some writers who manage to get publishers for their books end up getting very little remuneration for their efforts.

But thanks to the internet, writers can easily write e-books, advertise, sell them online and make some money.

So make good use of your writing skills by taking advantage of the above opportunities and reap the consequential financial benefits.

You can also check out our article on Ways to Find Beginner Freelance Writing Jobs from Home.

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam writes prose fiction and creative non-fiction. She is the founder of creativewritingnews.com. Her first novella, Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. Her second novella, The Heiress' Bodyguard was shortlisted for the Saraba Manuscript Awards. She currently works as content marketer for various online businesses. You can follow her at @cwritingnws.

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