On Line Writing is Like Fishing: Some Earning Facts

You can write different sorts of articles. My experience is showing me that informative or opinionated articles might not draw much attention at first, but keep getting traffic, so they become long term earnings.

Why? Simply because not all are looking for these writings. When you write for example guidelines or experiences on writing, it are most likely fellow writers that read your work. People who are not interested in it, will not.

This goes for all kinds of information. People stumble on those articles when they need them.

You can also have fast earnings, by writing shocking news items or reporting on the news. This can draw a lot of attention for a short time and earn you for a moment, but not long lasting.

When the news is out instead of hot, people will not look at it anymore.

Same goes for poems and short stories. Creative art is something people read when it is fresh and in front of them. It is not that likely that they will go searching for a poem, unless they do like it, or want one on a certain theme.

Those older published creative writings might still get some traffic, but less than when they were new and they do not earn much.

Autobiographic stuff does not read that much as well. Seems like we are all not that interesting to the outside world. But that is OK.

It might tell people more about yourself, when they are really in to it and give some more information on what might have inspired you.

So no matter what you write, it still remains a guess and on line writers are like fishermen: they try to look for the best bait, look for the best spot, but cannot be sure that the fish will bite.

You can expand your view and write on many subjects, but the readers are fish with a mind of their own. A big catch is always a big guess, but giving up is the only guarantee that you will never catch a big fish and many small ones can also be a good catch.

So there are many ways writers may look at their earnings. But if you are only in for the big catch without any efforts, patience and will to work, you will most likely not get it.

All get what they deserve and those that are happy with a penny, will never be unhappy, but those who want millions, will never be satisfied.