Make money online writing poetries

Most people would love to make money from their hobbies. After all, most celebrities get rich by doing so. They make money from singing, dancing or acting; so essentially they do what they enjoy doing the most and are lucky enough to make a fortune out of it. Unfortunately not all of us follow our heart somewhere along the line we opt for more commercial pursuits and career options in life and the hobbies stay what they are just hobbies. But with the advent of the internet, there is now a medium where these hobbies can actually be used to generate a good if not great amount of money. Writing poetries is one such passion that can be used to make money online. 

 I have seen many people writing their works of art on paper napkins and inconsequent bits of paper. But usually these pieces are just discarded after a while or kept locked up the author’s home. But now you can publish these pieces online and there are many people and parties that would be willing to pay for them, here is the way to do it. 

 There are many poetry sites on the internet, all you have to do is put the word ‘poetry’ in a search engine and you will find at least a few hundred sites What this tells you is that there is certainly no dearth of poetry lovers online. But just like any artist you will not build a fan base in a day. However if your work is good you can be sure that you will find patrons and appreciators. One thing that you need to remember is that this is not a get rich quick scheme and even though you can make money from it you will have to work hard, be dedicated and have a little business acumen to make a killing in this market. 

 Let’s start with the raw material. The first step should be to collect all the poetries that you have written in the last couple of years. So it’s time to rummage through the old scrap books and little bits and pieces of paper. Once you have a good number of poetries in hand, you will need to sort these into different categories. For instance you may have written some melancholic pieces after a break up or written something about a friend or when you were in love with somebody. It is essential to put all your work in different categories. 

 The next step is to set up a website or a landing page. If you are worried about the set up cost of a website don’t be. There are many domain name providers that offer free sub domain names. Even if you want to start your own website, it will not cost you more than $10- $15 per month to do so. The most important thing here is to find a catchy name for your website. Think about the word that you are most likely to enter into the search engine when looking for good poetry. The next step is to design a keyword rich home page or a landing page if that’s what you opt for. This will ensure good search engine visibility. It’s important to reign in your expectations, it would be unreasonable to expect people to pour in unless you are a known name in the poetry circles. But you can certainly make a decent residual income over time. 

 Your website should include a few samples of your work so that visitors can see your writing style and decide if they want to continue reading. Invite people to joining your free mailing list to enjoy more free poetries written by you. This is how you will build your fan base. It is imperative that you don’t overdo the emails otherwise there is a strong likelihood that people may unsubscribe. One mail a day should be good. These mails should be prepared in advance, so keep at least two months supply ready. You don’t have to manually send out the mails. The best way to respond quickly and efficiently is to use an auto responder. This is a mailing list that sends a pre designated mails to the people on a particular mailing list in a sequence. This will help you to build credibility with your fans. 

 You can also use the various software’s available to provide your work in the digital format. This can be in the shape of e-books, audio or video format. Think about a price that you intend to charge for your work and advertise it on your website. Once you have a substantial fan base you can be sure that finding buyers will not be a problem. Payment can easily be accepted through Paypal or Moneygram. 

 This is a fantastic way to satisfy the artist in you and make some money while you do so.