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5 Lessons You Need to Accept Before Expecting to be Paid for Writing
It’s painful, I know. You put hours into a piece and earn pennies, right?
Listen, I’m here to tell you I don’t know the first thing about earning as a writer. But I definitely won’t write an article claiming I do, or will I blow smoke up your ass with a course promising $1000’s if you buy my program.
Writing is hard as hell; I’ve been at it a little over two years now. While I’ve had some success with it, it is slowly getting more and more challenging. I started over on Quora, and answering questions was non-paid at the time. And the amount they pay now is pathetic; to say the least, you can check that article out below.
In the two years I have been on Quora, I am close to 15K followers and get anywhere from 3.5–7 million views a month. Do I know how to write? I don’t think so, but what I write is beneficial to people and I get reads. This leads me to my first lesson.
