Most writers would love to put fingers up ears and shout "la-la-la" when someone mentions the words "writing business." If they are making money with writing, then they have to accept the fact that they are a business.
What We Want In Our Business
Writers are funny beings. We want to say we are writing, and have someone tell us that we are doing such a great job and at the same time, we would love people to not notice our mistakes, when of course we do admit we have made some mistakes.
One such mistake a writer makes is saying that they write only for a hobby. Now, for some people, writing is for fun, and they do not see the need to make money. They might be working outside the home and whatever they make from their writing is a bonus. They are not the writers I am talking about. I mean the ones who only write, as in they count on their writing to make them money.
Wrong
They have it wrong. They are in a business. Now, part of a business or starting up a business is knowing what will make you money or what will not help you improve your career. Here are a few points to help to start your writing business off “write.”
1) Get or Set Yourself Some Goals: Not a “to do list” sorry this is the biggest thing, which makes most businesses fail to work on. A goal does not need to be long term, but rather very very specific. So saying that you will write 200 new and original words, and then edit two other pages by noon on this date is a goal. A to do list is write 250 words and edit a page a day. There is a difference.
This difference affects how you run your business and the next two points.
Points to Try and Understand
2) Money is Money Made-- When you have it: Frankly most writers fail at this point, but the idea here is this, when you get paid that is when you make money. People, those who hire you can say that they will pay X dollars to you, but you have not made that money until it is in your hands. It is like Leofinance, I write pages, and I collect my earnings until I get to the payment level, and then I get paid.
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- You ARE your company:** There might be one employee-- you but it is still a bsuiness, and you can start by acting like one, having a set time to write. Telling people "no." Being professional, as in be prepared and having the working office you need. If you don't have these things started now, as in now, would be a good time. A business plan works wonders.
Since you are the company, you will also need to have a plan as to office hours, and how you can make money in as many ways as possible.
Yep.. Sure Thing.
By this time you've either gone wandering off, or you are serious about a business, and making money with your writing. What I've learned is that those who are serious are willing to take time to build their work and to make it happen. This is not easy, since when you write you have other commitments. (think jobs, or family or children or just about anything else.)
Still, you can do a lot with your writing, as a business and as a hobby. I am in no way suggesting that you always write with your business in mind, but you should also write on information that "grabs" you.
This is where writing online can help. Don't plan on making it your business (main source of money), but rather enjoy it for what it can offer, a bit of money, a lot of experience, and a good beginning to a small part of your writing business. On teh flip side, some parts of writing online can be a business. (for example my blogs are a main part of my business... but they are not the only part.)
A good start to that is joining leofinance.io.