Does Writing More Words Make You More Money?

How output affects a writer’s earnings

Each piece of content you produce gives you an additional opportunity to grow your audience. Writing 100 blog posts gives you 100 different touchpoints for starting new relationships and building existing ones.

Only publishing a single blog post only presents a single touchpoint for a new relationship. New readers can’t explore your content further because you’ve only published one blog post.

New writers establish themselves in their respective fields by producing content. The marketplace rewards prolific writers, but does writing more words make you additional income?

Does a writer producing 10,000 words each week make more money than a writer producing only 3,000 words each week?

Writing As A Way To Grow Your Platform

When it comes to growing your platform, more is more. Writing more words gives you a library of blog posts to share with your audience. You can interlink the blog posts together and lead your readers through a journey.

Prolific writers create excess content, giving them resources for guest blogging and eBook opt-ins. Publishing your remaining content on other people’s platforms allows you to reach other people’s readers.

Every successful writer knows their platform isn’t enough. Far more people don’t know about your work compared to the number of people who know about your work. A single guest post puts a writer in front of an entirely new audience. Writers benefit considerably from getting in front of many audiences.

Translating The Written Word Into Dollar Bills

Prolific writing significantly increases your odds of becoming a full-time writer. Writing output is potential. Writing more words and spreading them out through multiple content pieces gives you more touchpoints.

However, a poor traffic and conversion model will dampen any writing output. If you write 10,000 words per day but get zero visitors, your content has no traction.

Similarly, if you get 100,000 blog visitors each month, but none of them become email subscribers, you’re not making money. Mastering prolific content creation and traffic generation is a moot point if you can’t monetize (unless writing is nothing more than a hobby for you).

Figure Out Your Business Model

Before you write another word, assess your traffic and conversion strategies. Ask yourself these two questions:

How do you gain traction for each piece of content you publish?

Consider social media promotion, networking, and collaborating with other content creators. Try many things at first, and then stick with a few strategies that yield the best results.

How do you monetize the traction?

Some possible choices are coaching packages, books, courses, affiliate marketing, sponsorships, and handmade crafts. Get creative with monetization and try plenty of options: the more income streams, the better. Incorporating a subscription-based monetization model will provide recurring income and a sense of income stability.

Part of monetizing traction is understanding that a customer can buy multiple products. A customer may buy your entire book series or read one of your books and inquire about your coaching. Connect your products, so this journey feels seamless.

If you create an effective model that addresses both questions, it is truly a matter of output. You only need to figure out the model once and tweak it along the way. An intact model gives you free rein to prolifically create new content, knowing that writing more words each day leads to additional dollars in your bank account.

This article is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered Financial or Legal Advice. Not all information will be accurate. Consult a financial professional before making any major financial decisions.