I Made $800,000 In One Year Writing 2 Hours A Day
Summary
TLDRThis video script offers nine actionable steps for aspiring writers to become profitable, emphasizing the importance of writing as a foundational skill in media. The speaker, a successful writer, shares insights on choosing topics, brainstorming unique perspectives, and repurposing content across platforms. They stress the significance of direct response marketing and building an audience through actionable advice and personal storytelling. The script also covers networking, developing a writing system, and growing on social media, ultimately encouraging consistency and action for long-term success.
Takeaways
- 📝 The average writer's annual income is $69,510, but with dedication, one can significantly surpass this average.
- 💰 The speaker made $800,000 last year by writing for just 2 hours a day, emphasizing the potential of writing as a profession.
- 🌐 The future is digital, and mastering media, which includes writing as its foundation, is crucial for success in the internet age.
- 📚 Writing is a transferable skill that can be transformed into various forms of media like video scripts, tweets, and newsletters.
- 🔑 The first step to becoming a profitable writer is choosing a topic you're passionate about and can write about endlessly.
- 🤔 Good writing is about energy transfer and doesn't require formal education in English; it's accessible to everyone.
- 💡 Brainstorming a unique perspective is key to catching attention, which is essential for drawing readers to your work.
- ✍️ Writing 1000 words on a topic, structured around a problem and offering actionable advice, is a solid practice for content creation.
- 📧 Utilizing a content ecosystem, such as a blog and newsletter, can streamline the process of content creation and distribution.
- 🔄 Repurposing content across different platforms is an effective strategy for growing an audience and maximizing reach.
- 💼 Learning to network and understand the mechanics of social media platforms is vital for growing a following and increasing visibility.
- 📊 Developing a writing system and refining it over time can significantly improve efficiency and the quality of the content produced.
- 🌟 Persistence and consistency in writing and content creation are crucial for long-term success, akin to earning a degree.
Q & A
What is the average annual income of a writer according to the transcript?
-The average writer makes $69,510 a year.
How many hours a day does the speaker claim to write for their base business?
-The speaker writes for around 2 hours every single day.
What is the speaker's perspective on the importance of mastering media in the future?
-The speaker believes that the future belongs to those who master the internet, media, or code, with media being the front end of the internet that catches attention and drives sales.
Why does the speaker emphasize the importance of writing as the foundation of media?
-Writing is foundational because it can be transformed into various forms of media such as video scripts, tweets, Instagram posts, and newsletters.
What is the first step suggested by the speaker to becoming a profitable writer?
-The first step is to choose a topic that you are passionate about and can't stop talking about.
What does the speaker mean by 'good writing is about energy transfer'?
-Good writing, according to the speaker, is about conveying energy and passion rather than being overly professional or grammatically correct.
What is the unique perspective the speaker suggests brainstorming in the second step?
-The unique perspective should be novel and attention-grabbing to differentiate oneself and stand out from others.
How many words does the speaker recommend writing on the chosen topic?
-The speaker recommends writing 1000 words on the topic.
What is the speaker's approach to structuring the 1000-word piece?
-The structure involves painting a picture of the problem, sharing personal experiences, and providing actionable advice on how to solve the problem.
What is the significance of repurposing the newsletter content according to the speaker?
-Repurposing the newsletter content helps in building authority and growing on social media by providing actionable and in-depth advice.
Why is networking important for growing on social media platforms as per the speaker?
-Networking is crucial for getting eyes on your content manually at the start, as it helps in sharing the content and growing the audience without solely relying on the algorithm.
What is the speaker's advice on turning ideas into impactful tweets?
-The speaker suggests creating lists from the newsletter content and turning each item on the list into its own tweet.
How does the speaker propose developing a writing system?
-The speaker advises taking a notebook and studying writing and social media frameworks to create a step-by-step process for writing newsletters, tweets, etc., and refining it over time.
What is the final step the speaker suggests for growing as a writer?
-The final step is to branch out to different platforms by repurposing the writing and using successful ideas from one platform to grow faster on others.
What timeframe does the speaker mention for seeing significant growth as a writer?
-The speaker mentions a timeframe of 3 to 5 years for significant growth, with the first couple of years being about learning and gradually increasing income.
Outlines
📚 Becoming a Profitable Writer: Steps and Strategies
The speaker shares their journey of making $800,000 a year by writing just 2 hours a day, emphasizing the importance of writing as the foundation of media. They outline nine steps to become a profitable writer, starting with choosing a passionate topic and focusing on energy transfer rather than formal education. The speaker stresses the need for a unique perspective to stand out and suggests writing 1000 words to address a problem, providing actionable advice. They also advocate for a content ecosystem, utilizing a newsletter and blog to build an audience and promote products or services effectively.
📈 Content Repurposing and Social Media Growth
This paragraph delves into the strategy of repurposing content across various platforms to maximize reach and sales. The speaker explains the importance of linking blog posts in social media to direct traffic to trustworthy sources where products or services can be promoted. They discuss the potency of actionable advice for social media growth and the necessity of networking to understand and navigate the social media landscape. The speaker also highlights the process of turning ideas into impactful tweets and developing a writing system to streamline content creation, refine it over time, and decrease mental energy expenditure.
🚀 Scaling Writing Success Across Multiple Platforms
The final paragraph discusses the speaker's personal experience of growing their audience across different social media platforms by repurposing their writing. They emphasize the impact of writing as a universally accessible medium and share their journey of increasing engagement and following on platforms like Twitter and Instagram. The speaker provides insights on identifying successful ideas and leveraging them across multiple platforms for faster growth. They conclude by acknowledging the time investment required for such a journey, comparing it to obtaining a degree, and encourage consistency and action, mentioning a related course and offering a writing system for those interested.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Writing
💡Profitable Writer
💡Mastery
💡No-code Tools
💡Artificial Intelligence
💡Media
💡Personal Experience
💡Actionable Advice
💡Content Ecosystem
💡Networking
💡Repurposing Content
💡Writing System
💡Branching Out
Highlights
The average writer earns $69,510 annually, but the speaker made $800,000 last year by writing for only 2 hours a day.
The speaker emphasizes that their entire business revolves around writing, which they do for around 2 hours every day.
Nine steps are outlined for becoming a profitable writer, even with no initial capital.
Writing is foundational for mastering the internet, as it forms the basis of media and is transformed into various content forms.
Good writing is about energy transfer rather than strict professionalism.
The importance of choosing a topic that one is passionate about for effective writing is highlighted.
Brainstorming a unique perspective is key to catching attention and standing out.
The speaker shares a personal quote about the importance of reminding people with something new.
Writing 1000 words on a topic is recommended, structured around a personal or professional problem.
Using a blog or newsletter software is suggested for direct response marketing.
The speaker discusses the effectiveness of a content ecosystem for various types of media.
Repurposing the actionable part of the newsletter for social media growth is advised.
Networking and understanding the platform mechanics are crucial for social media growth.
Turning ideas into impactful tweets from newsletters is a strategy for content creation.
Developing a writing system using frameworks and refining it over time is essential for efficiency.
Branching out to different platforms with repurposed content is a strategy for broader growth.
Consistency and taking action over time is compared to getting a four-year degree in terms of effort and growth.
The speaker mentions their own growth trajectory from making their first $10K to $800K and the importance of persistence.
Transcripts
The average writer makes $69,510 a year.
Last year I made $800,000 writing for 2 hours a day
and just a few days a week.
And of course I did work more than this,
but I'm talking about writing, right?
Like the base of my business.
Everything I do revolves around writing,
and I do that for around 2 hours every single day.
So here are nine steps to becoming a profitable writer,
even if you have $0 in your bank account.
First, why? Writing?
Because the future belongs to those that master the internet.
They master media or code.
And with an abundance of no code, website builders
and just other like organizational tools like notion
and other things, and even just social media in general
allows you to not have to learn how to code, write.
Leave that to the passionate coders out in the world.
If you are a passionate coder, you're doing great things.
Thank you.
Artificial intelligence is also coming into play, so it's best
for most people to master media, right?
Which is the front end of the internet where people see
what catches attention, what leads into products or services.
That's what drives sales.
That's what puts money in your pockets as media
and the foundation of media
is writing right,
Because writing then gets turned into a video script
or like a real script or something that you see online, right?
Writing out any form of script or video.
First comes first, right?
It makes the video better.
So writing is foundational because you think about it.
That's all you see, right?
You see writing transformed into other things.
You see tweets that's writing.
You see Instagram posts as writing, you see reels.
It's a written script, you see a newsletter that's writing.
You see a YouTube video. It's also a written script.
So I'll set up about writing it's importance.
It's very important, the best skill you can learn.
Here's the nine steps.
First is to choose a topic that you can't shut up about.
Write down your favorite books, your YouTube watch history,
your favorite social media accounts,
and what you would write about if money wasn't an issue.
Good writing is about energy transfer, not being professional.
We aren't English degrees here. Right.
Everyone can write.
Everyone can write with impact.
You don't need to be super grammatically correct.
The second step is to brainstorm a unique perspective.
Novelty catches
attention, and attention is necessary
for people to read what you write.
A lot of people always talk about like, Oh.
Catching attention is dirty.
You're just contributing.
You're doing the same thing as all the other people
with the cheap dopamine and catching it.
And you have to catch your attention, right?
That's what you're doing at any given second of the day
when you put on Cologne to go out,
you're wanting to attract a person.
When you slick your hair in the morning,
you're not doing it for yourself
if you're only
if you're the only person on this earth,
you wouldn't be going through all these grooming habits.
You're trying to catch attention on a daily day to day basis.
You might as well make that conscious
and do something good with it.
And so novel perspectives
are how you differentiate yourself through experience
with the things that you write about, right?
So when it comes to novelty catching attention,
I love this quote.
I say this all the time
where people need to be reminded
more than they need something new.
But I've changed that now.
I see it
as people need to be reminded with something new, right?
They need to be reminded of the fundamentals,
the base lessons that are going to actually bring progress
to their life.
But from a new perspective.
And the best way to do
that is through your personal experience, right?
So tell a story about the things that you're learning
and then you can never run out of angles to see things.
Talk about your own story,
your own perspective,
your own thoughts,
other people's stories, stories that you curate
and find online, things like that.
So step number three is to write 1000 words on the topic.
Every piece of content is based
around a personal or professional problem.
So how do you structure it?
You paint a picture of the problem.
This is to start off writing your 1000 words.
You talk about your personal experience
and you give step by step advice on how to solve the problem.
Actionable advice
is how you build an audience
at the start to prove your worth and value.
And so step number four
is to sign up for a blog or newsletter software.
I rarely use fancy sales funnels anymore,
and that's when my income took off, right?
Direct response marketing is important.
It's good to learn.
It's good to understand the fundamentals.
It's good to understand how you facilitate
the transfer of money and persuade people
to see the value in your services.
But at the same time it gets a bit too crazy.
And so when I strip down everything made it super simple.
My revenue shot up to 800 K last year and potentially
projecting 2.5 million this year.
So instead I use a content ecosystem.
So I write one newsletter a week.
That's why we're writing 1000 words right now.
You upload
the newsletter as a blog
and then you write one thread condensed from the newsletter
and you write three tweets a day from ideas in the newsletter.
And then those get turned into YouTube
video scripts,
LinkedIn posts, Instagram carousels, reels, tiktoks,
and a podcast.
Okay, so we're picking
we have a topic that we can't shut up about.
We write 1000 words,
just a practice just to get it out of the way.
We use a basic structure
problem, personal experience,
actionable steps to overcome the problem.
That's how you write the 1000 words.
You post that to a newsletter, you upload it to a blog,
you turn that into a thread or a medium form
like Instagram carousel.
You turn those into three tweets a day,
you cross
post the tweet since cramlington everywhere,
and then under those things you link your blog post.
Now, why is that important?
Because in the newsletter
or in the blog post,
that's the best place to promote
your products or services, right?
It's the most trustworthy
an authoritative place to promote them
rather than writing like a one liner tweet,
Oh, go live your best life.
And then under it, it's like,
Oh, by my course on how to live your best life.
Like, you're not going to make too many sales doing that.
You might as well write
a longer piece of newsletter, upload it to a blog,
have a good call to action to your product or service, Link
the blog under your tweets related tweets on a weekly basis.
And then that's how you make more sales.
That's how my revenue shot up.
So step number
five is to repurpose the actionable part of the newsletter
because actionable
and in-depth
advice is the most potent and beginner friendly way
to start growing on social media.
That's how you build authority at the start.
Don't try to be too clever when nobody knows who you are.
Your favorite YouTubers didn't start as lifestyle bloggers.
They gave actionable advice
in an internal market health, wealth, relationships.
You go and look at anyone's YouTube channel.
They usually started by establishing authority in one domain
or a few domains like self-improvement, because that involves
like lifting weights,
getting dates, more place, more dates
and other things like that. Right. You get the point.
So step number
six is to learn how to network
and grow on the platform itself.
So I previously made a video, it's called the Non Needy
Networking Process.
Again, one of those videos that doesn't get enough views
because it's I don't know why it's one of the
most like actionable and beneficial things you can do.
It will get you the most progress
because you're not going to win a game, the social media game,
if you don't understand the rules and mechanics, right?
You can.
I see this way too often, especially in modern mastery,
where people come in, they say like,
Hey, I've been writing content
and I'm not getting any followers.
And it's like, that's not how it works.
If everyone
if you just wrote content got followers,
then everyone would be a content creator.
You have to understand the game of social media.
You have to understand
how to get eyes on your content
and that is done manually at the start.
You do not rely on the algorithm.
You network with people and get them to share your content.
So in general,
you need both good content and eyes on that content.
You need readers sharing your writing
because hopefully it's good writing.
You need to network with similar
follower accounts and grow together,
need to comment on larger accounts
so people can see your comment and click to your profile
and you make your newsletter so good
that people can't help but talk about it
and you join a community and meet people doing the same thing
as you like modern mastery.
And of course you still need good content
and a compelling brand to make this work, right?
It's not one or the other.
It's not,
Oh, I only write good content
and just hope I grow in social media not going to work or
I'm just going to network all day
and get people to share my content
and hope that I grow in social media.
But the content is shit and I'm not putting effort in.
They're not going to work
if there's a hole or a problem in your brand, fix it.
Step number seven
is to turn ideas into impactful tweets from your newsletters.
So the 1000 words
you wrote earlier that you're going to do on a weekly basis,
maybe something like that,
you have a plethora of ideas
that you can pull from that
you can read one sentence and be like, okay,
how do I turn this into a tweet?
If you want to learn how to write better tweets,
watch my how to generate infinite ideas
or unlimited content ideas video.
And my best advice with this is to just create
lists, create like 2 to 3 lists.
And what I mean by lists is like,
if you wrote about bodybuilding,
then write five Reasons to Become a Bodybuilder,
something like that.
List off the five reasons,
and then you turn each of those five reasons
into their own tweet or list, and you just keep going.
And then that's
how you start to create like infinite content ideas.
But you're only going to be doing it once a week
because you're going to be rotating topics
based on your newsletter.
Now step number eight is to develop a writing system,
so take out a notebook, study
writing and social media frameworks.
So like peace, which is problem amplified solution, either
attention, interests, desire, action past or problem, amplify
story testimony, offer resolution,
and then social media frameworks like How to grow.
And so like the one we talked about where it's like
DM people to network with them, grow
comment on larger accounts.
Just take a basic
social media course in your phone
and write down a process
you can test to write newsletters, tweets, etc.
test a daily and refine it when you hit a roadblock. Right?
What you're doing here is you're just creating system.
You're creating step by step things
that you are going to do on a daily basis
to do things better, right?
So if you learn, okay,
I need to write my newsletter with this framework,
then write down the steps to do that
and then use the steps that you gave yourself.
And then when something comes up, when a problem comes up,
then you actually have something you can change and test.
And so if that doesn't work for you,
then you go and look up, okay, how do I get better ideas?
You find a technique,
you implement it, you change the steps a bit,
and then eventually you develop a system
that becomes so profitable that you can sell,
not so profitable
that you can sell, but
so impactful and gets you so much results
that you can sell it if you want to,
or you can just milk it and get a ton of results.
That's what every single person does.
It's how you get results with anything.
If you want to go on social media,
create steps, refine them over time, boom, you win.
And this is also how you decrease your mental energy
expenditure on the actual system is by refining it over time.
So what used to take me 4 hours of writing
now takes me one or 2 hours
just because it's second nature to me
and I have my own system.
And so the last step, number nine
is to branch out to different platforms.
I've repurposed my writing from Twitter and my newsletter,
and I've grown to 300,000 on Twitter, 1.5
million on Instagram, 275
on YouTube, which is newsletter as the script for the videos.
And then I create the reels by writing a script for them.
And that's what helps me grow on like tech talk
and other things.
But overall,
I get more engagement than most people
like most fitness models or writing write
is the most impactful thing.
That's what everyone can read.
Everyone can take a lesson from the screen and engage with it
and share it with other people.
Once you start doing this
and once you start
stacking your own content, then you start to see
which of your ideas do the best.
And you can start on one platform like Twitter.
And then once you have like ten ideas that do well,
then you can take those to other platforms
and use them to grow faster, right? That's what I did.
And so the last thing, as always,
this takes a lot of time, right?
This has been like a
3 to 5 year thing for me, being a creator, where like
when I say 3 to 5 years, those first those that two year
gap is like me
not really
taking it seriously where I made like my first ten K
and then started slowly increasing
and it was like 100 K, 150 K, and then 800 K
when I finally figure this shit out
and now it's going even higher than that.
So all in all, just stick it out.
There's a way to do it.
As a writer,
you just have to do like
take action
and be consistent for
what would be getting a four year degree.
But it's not like you're not getting paid along the way.
If you offer a product or service along the way.
By watching my other videos and lasting
solopreneur sprints starts on the 15th, right?
So that's where you build
the base of your one person business.
We write content together, we create a brand together,
and there's just a bunch of other bonus
things that help with what we talked about in this video.
So I encourage you check that out.
Link in the description.
Digital economics along with that doubles in price
on that date just because people keep telling me to do it.
So I'm going to try it out.
And then lastly, if you want my writing system,
check out to our writer all that stuff in the description.
Aside from that, like Common subscribe
if you don't want to buy anything.
All good.
I appreciate you either way piece.
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