It’s not easy to make money as a writer, especially if your forte is fiction. A particularly challenging niche in fiction is short stories. These standalone works of fiction typically range from 1,000 to 4,000 words and center around a single theme or mood. Many writers pen short stories for fun but never think to monetize ... Read More
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Vocal Review: How to Make Money as a Vocal Creator
I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed a few months ago when I came across an ad for a short story contest hosted by a site called Vocal Media. Lured by the $20,000 grand prize, I signed up, wrote a story, and entered it into the contest. Once on the platform, I was intrigued to learn that Vocal does more than run writing ... Read More
Working at Home as a Performing Arts Marketing Coach, Performer, and Writer
Melinda Massie is a performing arts marketing coach, published author, and performer. She teaches people in the performing arts how to market themselves. She also teaches marketing courses for TCU Extended Education and is an actress with TCU + UNTHSC School of Medicine. Prior to becoming a marketing coach, Melinda had ... Read More
Why Saying No to Clients Could Mean Saying Yes to Your Business
When you are starting out as an entrepreneur, be it as a coach or a writer, a web designer or a retailer, all you want is to land that important first client, to make your very first sale. But as time progresses, you might find those first clients becoming more of a burden than an asset. It may be time for a breakup. If you ... Read More
How Traveling the World Inspired This Woman to Become an Entrepreneur
Even though Elaine Rogers was brought up with a traditional educational and career mindset, her travels around the globe opened her eyes to alternative career options and ideas. Read on to see how Elaine finally made the leap into entrepreneurship and what tips she has for aspiring entrepreneurs like you. Tell us a little bit about ... Read More
Leaving Corporate America For Entrepreneurial Bliss
Farnoosh Brock is the founder and president of Prolific Living. She started Prolific Living in 2010 when it became clear that her corporate career could not fulfill her purpose, her mission, and her dreams. Together with her husband, they left their corporate careers behind and became full-time entrepreneurs. This decision was the ... Read More
How This Mom of Six Became a Digital Nomad
Back in the late 90s, Connie Brentford and her husband discovered the potential of making a living online by writing and publishing books. Their work made them a consistent six-figure income and allowed them to raise a family of six without “regular” jobs, and to start traveling the world. Read on to see how this mom of six became a ... Read More
Offering Professional Writing Services From Home, Interview with Christine Peets
Christine Peets has been a professional writer since 1991 with work published in Canada and internationally in newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and on websites and blogs. Her business, Captions Communications offers writing, editing, and proofreading services. Read on to see how Christine started providing professional ... Read More
From Broke and Homeless to Flourishing Freelance Writer
When Sophie Lizard began her freelance journey in 2009, she was broke, jobless, homeless, and pregnant. Then she started writing blog articles for other businesses. Fast forward, and now she supports her whole family only working part-time hours. Read on to see how this professional freelance writer and blogger became a ... Read More
How This Digital Nomad Became a Christian Author
Kimberly Rae has lived in Bangladesh, Uganda, Kosovo, and Indonesia. She rafted the Nile River, hiked in the hills around Mount Everest, and tried cow brains just to say she’d done it! She now writes Christian books from her home in Madison, Georgia, where she lives with her husband and two children. Read on to see how this digital ... Read More
