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INVITATION: Passive Income for Writers
An invitation to write for a new publication bringing writers, bloggers, and freelancers in one place to increase the chance of earning on Medium and other platforms
UPDATE: 08 February 2020 — Passive Income for Writers has a new name
Introduction and Background
When I surveyed 5,000+ writers on Medium, to understand their goals and aspirations, the writers’ most significant focus was on generating passive income in this economic climate. The income generation was not only for financial purposes, but also for motivational goals and therapeutic objectives.
Wearing my entrepreneurial hat, I am pleased and excited to offer a new service to writers to find a home for their writing practice as stories. I have created a home for writers who focus on generating income from their creative work. The title may sound confusing. Let me clarify.
In my opinion, there is no such thing as passive income. It is a misnomer. However, I use this common term to address the issues of this domain. All passive income requires substantial prior investment, including time, effort, or upfront payment. Only after the initial investment, the income becomes passive. Despite all, there will still be occasional investment requirements such as updating and marketing of the content.
I checked Medium and noticed that the platform hosts thousands of writers. I also met hundreds of writers and surveyed their needs. My findings show that income on Medium is a motivation factor for writers to create content. Based on the review of’ ‘toppub.xyz’ showing 15,020 publications, I did not come across one meeting my goals. There was a clear gap, so I wanted to fill it.
The driving force for my initiative is the platform’s uniqueness and its dormant opportunities. A majority of the writers write to earn income as the primary purpose. You may call it active or passive income. Only a minority write for other reasons such as personal satisfaction, therapeutic purposes, and intellectual pursuits. Reading content translates into revenue on Medium. Even small amounts mean a lot to writers.
The platform has potential and offers opportunities to all writers to earn money. While some writers make thousands of dollars, a majority only earns a few cents.
One of my fundamental goals is to help reduce the dichotomy between high and low-income earners. It is a mammoth job, but we should start somewhere. We can eat this elephant one bite at a time. It is possible with collaboration.
I am part of this ecosystem as an active member for over 12 months. By leveraging my experience and the capabilities of my current platforms, I want to lead the way in this exciting journey.
An interesting observation is the dual role of writers on this platform. While producing, writers also serve as the best readers on Medium.
Many writers asked for my guidance to bring writers, editors, bloggers, and freelancers in one place. We produced many fragmented ideas. Now is the time to create a coherent method. I am passionate about empowering writers and giving every writer a voice in my publications. This is a new opportunity to achieve my goal.
I attempted to create this new publication from scratch but noticed that Medium, unfortunately, allows a maximum of seven publications per person. To beat Medium’s constraints, I converted one of my blogging publications to serve this essential purpose as a workaround. I sacrificed my leadership blog and merged it with my Transhumanism blog. This tradeoff was made to give writers a better chance of success.
The name of this new publication is Passive Income for Writers.
This post aims to introduce manifestation of this new publication, its purpose, scope, and submission guidelines.
The publication is open to all Medium writers as of today.
Purpose
The purpose of “Passive Income for Writers” is to bring altogether many Medium writers who also publish in other platforms such as Vocal Media, NewsBreak, Hub Pages, Patreon, Substack, and many other freelancing platforms.
The Medium ecosystem brings thousands of writers, editors, and freelancers in one place. There is a large audience for this topic. As a rough sign, 309,000 members follow the “writing” tag on Medium.
If you are a blogger and convert your blogs to Medium stories, this publication can be an ideal place to showcase your content.
If you are a published author and want to repurpose your books as stories, this publication can be a suitable home for your needs.
If you are an editor, copywriter, proofreader, ghostwriter and want to collaborate with other creators, this publication can help you meet them.
Creating, sharing, and collaborating are the core values of this publication.
My major goal is to establish a platform where writers can create and learn at the same time.
Scope
Passive Income for Writers covers a broad scope. You can submit stories related to writing, blogging, and freelancing practice.
The following are some key points that you can consider in your stories.
Writing, blogging, editing, and freelancing tips
Financial and accounting aspects of writing
Marketing and promotional aspects of writing
How to market non-fiction, fiction, and poetry
Business, management, and leadership aspects of writing
Legal aspects such as copyright, distribution models, privacy
Recruitment and job search opportunities
Industry liaison
Success stories for earning
Stats and progress in various platforms
Using social media for content marketing
Networking and collaboration
Testimonials and references
Events, awards, and competitions
Writing prompts
New opportunities for writers
Submission Guidelines
You can submit long-form and short-form stories.
You can submit a maximum of three long-form and three short-form stories within 24 hours. I will increase the capacity on demand.
Stories must adhere to Medium rules and policies.
Repurposing materials must have links to previously published content.
Stories must have at least one photo captioned with image sources and a clear copyright statement if they are not from stock photos.
Even though we prefer a draft, we accept both draft and published content. Transferring from other publications is welcome. Previously published curated articles get priority.
You can remove your stories from publication at your convenience. I impose no penalty for withdrawing your articles and publishing them in other publications. I will support your marketing needs.
I recommend each new writer submit a bio by introducing their writing practice. There is no size limit for writer bios.
Affiliate links must be disclosed clearly.
Quality content is paramount for this publication. Please use this checklist before submitting your stories to Passive Income for Writers.
Similar to ILLUMINATION’s philosophy, contributing writers can write for other publications and are welcome to promote their publications on Passive Income for Writers.
Additional Benefits for Prospective Writers
This new publication is part of the ILLUMINATION family of publications which has over 85,000 followers. The stories published in this publication will be featured and be part of the ILLUMINATION distribution and marketing system.
Outstanding stories will be curated and transferred to ILLUMINATION-Curated if writers want to create additional visibility.
Writers will be given access to the ILLUMINATION Blog and other publications to create short-form stories hosted on “Passive Income for Writers”.
Prospective writers will have an opportunity to join and collaborate in the current virtual collaboration platform run via an established Slack Workspace with 5,883 Medium writers.
Invitation to Participate
Initially, I will accept participants who request writer access by leaving a comment on this article. However, monitoring stories on Medium is not a straightforward task. Therefore, the preferred approach is requesting access using this webform and pointing to the name of the publication.
You are welcome to take part in our other publications, ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR, ILLUMINATION Blog and Technology Hits.
If you are a current writer on our publications and meet the criteria, I will welcome you to join our editorial team. Please leave a comment.
The publication is ready now.
Welcome to “Passive Income for Writers” bringing writers and readers in one place to create synergy.
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About the Author
I am a technologist, postdoctoral researcher, author of several books, editor, and digital marketing strategist with four decades of industry experience.
I write articles on Medium, NewsBreak, and Vocal Media. On Medium, I established ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR, ILLUMINATION Book Chapters, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, and Readers Hope publications supporting 15,000+ writers on Medium. You can join my publications requesting access here. You may subscribe to my account to be notified when I post on Medium. I share my health and well-being stories in my publication, Euphoria.
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