I was Twittering the other day and came across a tweet (is that what they’re called?) by Lea Woodward from Location Independent, a really good blog about taking your work with you on the road that I’ve been following for a while. She posted looking for contributors for her blog and I replied asking for more details.
I’ve written a few articles here and there in the past for small amounts of money and I’ve enjoyed it. I’m not interested in taking on a lot of paid writing projects, but I think having one or two on the go will be great for a few reasons.
- Money – Extra money is never a bad thing… that’s all I can really say about that.
- Diversifying my income streams – Most of my earnings are split between one affiliate program, ever diminishing Adsense earnings and paid links and I’d like to branch out a little bit more, even if just for a small amount each month.
- Publicity – By writing on other blogs associated with the working and travelling niche, I can work towards establishing myself as a bit of an expert in the area which might come in handy at some point.
- Backlinks – Getting inbound, one-way links from an established, popular blog will help my own blog with PR and search engines. At least that’s what they’re supposed to do.
- Sky is the limit – If a popular blog continues to do well I can write articles, forget about them and ride the wave of their success by reaching new readers and having very strong backlinks.
- Gets me into a routine – Normally I wouldn’t be too interested in being accountable for producing a set number of articles per month but I think a little bit of structure can be a good thing and I’m willing to give it a try.
- Force me to focus on my niche – Writing articles on living a location independent lifestyle will mean that I’ll have to know a lot about it. I think there are a lot of things I can write already but I would look most forward to doing some research and expanding my knowledge in this area.
I know loads of people who would dream about being able to make a living through their writing. I’m not one of them. I like writing but it’s not something I would want to spend day after day doing and certainly not under the pressure of having to make a living from it but I think throwing a few writing projects in here and there will be a big benefit to this blog and to my business overall.
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