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Hey Reader,
I'm not a fan of making bold predictions, but I'm confident that 2023 is one of the biggest opportunities to start and grow your audience by writing online. 📝
The online writing industry is booming.
New opportunities are popping up every month. 💥
Platforms like Medium, Substack, or Linkedin know that they need to build strong incentives to keep creators happy, and they're trying hard.
Building a loyal audience and making money doing what you love is now easier than ever before. ✅
You have access to more platforms, tools, and information than ever.
Thousands of people like me have already walked this path and happily share their knowledge to help beginners.
AI writing tools make it easier to come up with great ideas, create drafts in seconds, and write unique content with ease.
Plus, building a strong reputation, a trustworthy personal brand, and a dedicated audience are priceless. ✨
They don't just help you make money online but also stand out from the competition if you want to follow a traditional career.
And yet, most writers end up being stuck and broke.
After working with thousands of writers over the last few years, I realized it's often for the same reasons:
✏️ Broke writers love writing, but they hate money.
I know hundreds of passionate writers who despise those who talk about money.
And guess what?
If you believe that talking about money or wanting to make more money are inherently bad, you'll struggle to grow your income.
If you want to get paid for your writing, you need to like the idea of making money.
I can proudly announce I write for money because it's my job.
Writing helped me build a multi 6-figure business and create freedom.
I don't write for fun.
I do it because it allows me to live life on my own terms.
✏️ Broke writers think failure is the opposite of success.
Successful writers know that failure is part of the process.
I got rejected from more publications than most beginners because I tried more often than most ever do.
I published more articles that flopped because I tried more often.
Failure sucks when you're in the middle of it, but it's an inevitable part of your journey.
Here's an image that perfectly illustrates what I mean:
Don't be afraid of failure.
Embrace it.
Fall in love with failing fast, so you can learn quickly.
Keep your eyes focused on your ultimate goal: Designing a life you truly love. 💖
In a few years, anything that happened in between won't matter.
You won't even remember it because you'll be too busy reaping the rewards and enjoying the life you've created for yourself and your loved ones.
✏️ Broke writers constantly look for new opportunities.
If I received a dollar every time someone said anything along the lines of "Medium doesn't work anymore, you can't get as many views as you used to.", I'd have a lot of extra dollars.
Know what the "secret" to making a significant income online is?
Sticking to platforms and strategies that are proven to work.
There are a million different ways to grow an audience and monetize your work online.
And all of them can work if you do the work for long enough.
There's no business model in the world that'll reward you for being consistent for a few weeks or even 1-2 months. ❌
That's an illusion.
Great results always take time, even if you get supported by the best mentors or coaches.
If you always chase shiny objects and "the next big thing," you'll miss out on opportunities that work right now.
When I decided to go all-in on Medium in 2020, hundreds of people were complaining about their stats being down or the algorithm being broken.
Many of them also announced that they're leaving Medium because "it doesn't work anymore."
I made over $75,000 through Medium's Partner Program that year.
And for the record, none of these overly confident writers left Medium. They're all still publishing.
If I had listened to them and let them discourage me, I would probably be stuck in a 9-to-5 job that I hate right now.
Writing online is not a get-rich-quick method.
It requires dedication, work, and consistency.
But if you have a message worth sharing and are excited about doing it for long enough, you'll love what online writing can do for you.
I started to write on Medium with zero writing experience, and to be honest, my first 100 stories sucked. 👎
But here I am, writing for millions of readers per year, and making 6-figures in profits while working from home and wearing yoga pants all day. 👩💻
Sometimes, good things really just take time (& a little help from people who've achieved what you want to achieve).
>>> I spent the last two months preparing trainings and resources to help you achieve your goals with more ease and joy in 2023.
I'll announce details very soon, but for now, here's a snapshot of this week's video shooting:
Can you tell I'm a little excited about what we're creating behind the scenes?! 😄
I hope you have a lovely weekend Reader.. ✨
Big love from my screen to yours,
Sinem
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