Digital Marketing

The writer as a seller

Should aspiring or professional writers see themselves as marketers? This is a personal question that should only be answered by you, not me.

I’m sure you can name a thousand and one reasons why people aspire to write. It could be for pleasure, fame, money, education, to inform or entertain or whatever.

So while one writer may not be interested in making money, but in educating readers, another may want to make all the money in the world. There is no general rule here.

I’ve said it over and over again; a good writer is a creator of words. It is good to read anything under the sun.

But, the road to becoming a good writer comes with practice, practice, and more practice. I have said this in my previous articles.

Let’s look at the writer as a marketer. The business side of writing, if you will. Like me, I am sure that you also need additional income. Please don’t laugh, just smile.

Yes, you sell yourself, your script, your books, your articles to the whole world as a writer.

In this modern age, people and nations look to where individuals and nations look for information, solutions, ideas, values, etc. specific.

Therefore, writers must live to fill the void, provide solutions, add value, and solve problems using the writing words for their target market or audience.

I don’t know about others, but I do know as a writer, journalist, that making money comes with very hard work.

I have abandoned my family for computers and the Internet, researching, reading, browsing, and having sleepless nights these days.

The truth is that my wife and daughter understand. Them? God knows they do. Ho ho ho ho oh.

But am I making money? Good question, but I’ll answer it, ha ha ha ha. Seriously though, writers should start considering the business aspects of writing, if they haven’t already. I am guilty of this.

Write, tell the whole world and sell your product over time. Yes, a hit could occur where you will earn millions in local or foreign currencies selling your books, scripts, articles, novels, whatever.

There is no quick rule on this. For some writers, it can take hours, days, weeks, months, and years to make a breakthrough.

Social media is a credible platform for amateur and professional writers to tell the world about their products, themselves, their passions, knowledge, and skills.

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