How I got Started with Writing
It was 2015 when I started writing.
But let me explain the background story a bit here:
Neither I had a computer at my home nor a computer as a subject at my school. I got to use a laptop in 2013 when my father got me one.
It was fascinating. The internet thrilled me. Whenever I had some time after my studies, I would browse the internet and play some games on my laptop, but I did nothing meaningful. I joined the college in 2014 and the first year was very tough – classes from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
But… from 2nd year (2015), I started getting some time after college and started exploring the internet when I found out that you could even start a website for free and write.
And, I did that. I created a free WordPress.com blog and started writing some poorly constructed articles on random topics. My writing skill was terrible but I was enjoying writing.
Without having any expectations out of this, I kept doing the same for almost 2 years. I would write an article and send it to a few friends and even 5-10 monthly views would excite me.
But… everything got changed one day when I met my friend Jackson. He told me, “why are you writing if you’re not getting anything out of this?” and then I got to know that you can even earn money writing.
I started researching and collecting information on how I can make money by writing. After watching other bloggers making tons of money, I was convinced that blogging CAN earn me money.
I started a few new blogs too but all failed. Reason? Because I had started focusing only on earning money now while my writing skill was still not good.
Eventually, I learned that content is king. You should focus 80% of your time and effort on creating great content and the rest 20% on distributing it.
I worked hard to improve my writing skills, and after finishing college in 2018, started blogging full time.
Yes, I agree that it took me years to earn a penny from blogging but the journey throughout taught me a lot of things related to business, marketing, etc.
I believe, writing online is the very first step to getting started in the online business field. Blogging takes time but you learn a lot on the way.
Blogging tests your patience and determination.
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