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How Much Money Per Hour To Write?!?!
It's easy to get caught up in the "does it work?" question.
Does affiliate marketing really work?
As a new online business owner, regardless of how long you've been a member here at Wealthy Affiliate, if you haven't made any money with your website yet, it can seem like the whole thing is a sham.
At the very least, it can seem like YOU will never see success with affiliate marketing.
It can be frustrating, demoralizing, and make you want to quit. I've been there!
Making money online is not limited to affiliate websites
I've written about this before, in my post titled How Much Are Your Online Business Skills Worth? but I had a shocking reminder today of how much money you can make online even if your affiliate affiliate site bombs and you never make a dime with affiliate commissions (which is highly unlikely if you follow the training at WA).
What's the story?
So I placed a job on UpWork for an email copywriter. I needed a 5-email sequence written for me for a series of products I want to promote.
I don't fully understand the mechanics of the products, so I want a professional writer, who has experience in the industry (or has the time to research it) to write the sequence for me.
Here are the five applicants after one day:
Notice that they are bidding $50 - $150 per hour to WRITE EMAILS.
Can you write an email?
Do you know how email marketing works? (webinar)
Can you write emails that convert? (webinar)
If you're paying attention at WA, YES YOU CAN.
That means you have the potential to earn $50-$150 per hour writing emails online.
More Than Just Writing Emails
There's so much more that you are learning here in WA that will allow you to contribute to the online business world in a meaningful way.
- you can build a WordPress website
- you can install custom plugins and themes
- you can manage hosting (you've got 25 spots on your WA account)
- you can install SSL certificates and speed-optimize websites
- you can write SEO optimized articles
- you can do SEO audits
- you can research low competition keywords
- you can develop a 12-month affiliate site business plan
What else can you think of that could be a marketable skill?
At the end of the day, the stuff you're learning inside Wealthy Affiliate has real-world applications that people will pay good money for.
Like any business, skill, or hobby, it's going to take time and practice to get good at it. The good news is that you can learn and practice these skills at home, sitting at a computer, any time of the day you want.
You don't need to go to a training center 30 minutes away. You don't have to pay $800 per semester for a single glass and listen to a teacher for 90 minutes. You can start or stop any time you want. You even have fellow classmates and experts to consult for advice.
The price of a WA yearly membership is $359. Let's say you master copywriting, and start charging $100 per hour to write sales copy. That means you only have to work four hours to turn a profit from what you learn here at Wealthy Affiliate.
Of course, I still prefer affiliate sales because it's much more passive, but the option to do freelance work out there.
Site design and building seems very competitive on the web but if you concentrate on your local community you can offer a face, in-person meetings etc. which makes it all more personal.
While I am building out my affiliate sites this is an area I am planning on persuing for addition income. It does take away time from your own sites but it is pretty instant income which can buy you more time in the long run.
Also do not undervalue your skills. I started off way too low and once I checked out the competition and what they were offering I doubled my rates, and I'm still 50% cheaper than most.
Great post Nathaniell, you have motivated me to kick into gear my web design studio and make some money now.
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#1. Turn off caps lock
#2. Write sentences full sentences that are not run-on, stream of conscious writing
#3. Use paragraphs
I've been to UPWORK and I've seen their freelance platform. This is a great way to market the skills that I acquire from WA.
Thanks again
Yes you can use the skills you learn in the OEC to do local SEO. Many of the things are the same. Jay also at some point did a whole series of live classes about local SEO - you can use the search function to find these trainings that has a lot of great advice.
How long it takes really depends. Often local clients do not have such a big budget, so they often do not want you to work so much, so therefore it can take a while. But it depends on the competition in the particular business. But in general I always try to make it clear that SEO is not a quick fix but something they should be willing to invest in continuously and often not see much results until after around 6 months. But again it all depends.
I do not target any specific businesses. I do the work for an online marketing agency, so they do all the selling and find the clients, and then I do the SEO work. I prefer it this way, but several people here at WA has used the skills to build a SEO agency and go out and sell their services, so it is definitely possible.
And then I sometimes teach SEO courses and WP courses etc.
I am not using link building at the moment no. It can help to a certain degree, but it is not necessary, and there are a lot of unethical and risky practices when it comes to link building. But if you can get them naturally and through outreach, it can help.
the rate really depends on your experience and where you live. I live in Denmark, so here you can charge quite a lot, as the cost of living is quite high here.
So try to look at what local SEO people in your area charges to get an idea.
I started studying up on sentence structure, writing conversationally and making sure I used spell check. It's not rocket science, people just want articles that read well and engage the reader.
~Mark
As someone new to this space one of my areas of note was to see if my writing skills can easily translate to copy and website writing.. Never thought about outsourcing my skills.. But i guess time will tell if I have any to outsource :-)
Also, many folks who have worked at jobs for many years are not always happy with the idea of entrepreneurship. Online writing work can be a real path to success.
I am sure if we would sit down and do some serious brain storming we could create a list twice that size. Thanks, Nathaniel there's nothing like a giant kick start.
Great post!
It’s like a whole other world opening up!!!
