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I hate seeing writers not making money. So here are eight ways to make more as a writer:

Deciding to be a writer needn’t be synonymous with living in a decrepit bedsit surrounded by ashtrays and empty beer bottles.

You can thrive financially when you use a bit of awareness and some marketing elbow grease.

There’s no excuse for a 17-year-old with little life experience to earn more than you from writing.

You could dive straight into writing novels, but the odds of success and making money from these early on are slim. So you need to create a foundation of income to start.

The jobs here might not be the dream jobs, but they will put you in a position to eventually write what you love (also, on the side), without the stress of being as poor as a pond newt.

Here are some ways to make money with writing:

1. Write articles, columns or newsletters.

You can write for people, magazines, websites, and companies who want more attention and online sales from written posts.

I earn $400 for articles I write for a productivity products brand.

They use these articles for their blog to attract more attention to their brand and share them via their newsletter.