How to Achieve Financial Freedom as a Writer

My honest advice to writers who want financial freedom.

Are you an aspiring writer dreaming of achieving financial freedom? In this video, I share my honest advice and practical tips for writers who want to make a sustainable income online. I'm not an outlier-leaving your 9-5 job and monetizing your writing is possible for anyone. Join me as I discuss seven practical tips that will help you start ghostwriting on the side, sell digital products, and make money as an online writer.

00:00 Intro
01:52 You Have To Build A Daily Writing Habit and Start Writing Online
03:32 Start Ghostwriting On The Side
05:45 Start A Weekly Newsletter
08:07 Create An Irresistible Offer
09:27 You Have To Write A Landing Page and Sell Your First Digital Product
11:21 One Product, One Avatar, One Channel To One Million In Revenue
13:18 Reflect Each Year and Always Be Looking For The Next Vehicle

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[jenlahr]

Also. As a ghostwriter. If it’s good. The person you wrote for will pass your name around to their inner circle. Aka. More clients = more ghostwriting contracts

[DENADAGRACIA]

Notes: What action do I need to take so that making more money happens naturally as a byproduct. What videos, podcasts? Doesn't matter, pick one, press publish.

Organic takes time. Monetize what you're skilled at as a service to someone. It's easier to sell 1 person on 5K than many people on lower ticket offers.

After you've been consistent for 3-6 months writing online every day, which pieces got the most likes/views/comments? Which stories you shared seemed to resonate most with people?

Don't create in a vacuum. Get feedback. What is receiving the most high quality engagement?

Educate potential customers on a problem they have or didn't know they have. Going viral is not the only skill. Also learn how to make compelling offers.

Your first digital product = anything you've successfully done for yourself, explained to someone else. Templates, systems, docs. What am I doing for myself, and what could I package up for others?

One product, one platform, one avatar/person, until you're loaded baby.

[danwindler]

Thanks Cole. It's funny how most people (myself included) have to hear the same thing, multiple times, for it to click. Appreciate your diligence and persistence.

[valniles]

I watched this twice. I took detailed notes the second time and drew up my plan to follow through. Thank you!

[earleyad]

Another banger, love that you’re putting out all these straightforward actionable advice videos.

My biggest takeaway is that consistency and patience are key for any writing based business. Nothing happens “overnight”.

[FernandoLabastida]

This is cool. The inputs vs. outputs thing is the analog of leading indicators vs. lagging indicators. Jerry Seinfeld nicely demonstrated this by having his yearly calendar filled up with continuing Xs day after day, which is when he would write jokes. The unbroken streak of Xs shows he was making progress on the way to becoming a top (or the top) comedian.

[nicolascole]

Everyone who emails me asking for a Zoom coffee to "pick my brain, " this video is for you ;)

[mr.ibtasam]

Thank God ! You started your own youtube channel... Big big fan by the way.

[Amelia_PC]

Finally, these are some fantastic pieces of advice! I really wish I could find similarly insightful advice for comic, animation, and game artists.

[ZahraddeenUba]

One product one Avatar one channel I got an idea about writing to stand out

[lkostova]

Love the new shipyard studio! Great job to Kevin Shen and the Dream Studio crew!

[davidamzhustle]

I appreciate you sharing all that! I’m a former digital marketer that pivoted into ecommerce/Amazon FBA. Writing is something I want to get better at and possibly revisit the marketing field. But just starting the habit is the writing is what I want to do.

Current member of Typeshare!

[suvendroseal]

The last few videos felt like a lot of repetition from stuff you've already taught, but this one felt so much more genuine than them and more fresh

[salonewomen]

I just bought your book "Art and Business of Online Writing." Thank you!

[Sisanf]

Banger!! Fantastic video man, literally dropping a decade of knowledge on us for free

[TheSherKhhan]

Making 20k as a Ghostwriter and I will be good for life man!

[LS-uwcc]

Perfect timing! Just what I needed! Thanks a million! 😊

[tobiasburkhardt]

I think the hormozi framework is even a bit broader and channel in this case would be organic content with no ads or outreach. You went even narrower by limiting it to one organic plattform only with twitter, which speaks even more to the power of the framework

[johannamatero]

Aren`t you actually talking about copywriting instead of ghostwriting?

[FinancialPsych-iyoi]

This is excellent content! I am so excited. I now believe I can make a living writing. Here goes!