If your goal is to write about the things you want to write about, don’t bother writing for a publication. You don’t need credibility to be a popular writer. Learning how to play the game takes time, even if you’ve achieved professional success somewhere else. Credibility isn’t something you start with, it’s something you earn along the way. Thankfully, this is easy: you prove you know what you’re talking about and prove you’re worth listening to. Before writing for an online publication, you have to find your category, your unique voice, and your audience. You can do this on social media platforms that have a large user base and provide you with analytics.

Nicolas has officially beaten the “game” of writing. He worked as a ghostwriter for a while, but it wasn’t until he teamed up with a friend and created their company (which they called Digital Press) that he achieved true success. This book is the recipe for that level of success. Chapter 1: Want to Start Online Writing? Don’t Start a Blog So, I'm between four and five stars for this review, because the same chapters that seemed "too long" for me, might be the granular, "here's EXACTLY what this should look like" info that others may need. Ship 30 for 30 is an online writing course that helps, inspires and drives aspiring writers to write and publish 30 short essays in 30 days. The end result of which being that you will have ingrained the habit of writing and publishing online. And then some. credibility: getting an opinion from someone credible about a subject that matters to you. Eg: “5 Books Warren Buffett Thinks you Should Read”. You need:The more unexpected the style, in the context of your category, the more likely you are to stand out."

He is best known for his conversational writing techniqueand has accumulated more than 100 million views to date.” 100 million views. Holy sh*t. If anyone can help you or me get to the next level of writing, I’m fairly convinced Nicolas can.Main points: the reason why readers are reading your stuff. Juice it up with knowledge that takes as least space as possible. Use subheads. To win the online writing game, you have to create the best version of your form of writing in your category. So first, determine the type of writing you’ll be doing. Second, determine how you’ll do it. Your objective is to write specific, comprehensive, and informative content so that readers will bookmark it, share it, and feel that they know so much that they don’t have to read anything else. Third, aim to provide the most value without confusing the reader or wasting their time.

The vast majority of contributing writers don't get paid at all, simply because the volume they produce isn't enough to warrant paying them."I grabbed this book after seeing it recommended in several webs and podcasts and decided to give it a try. I don't write online, but I found the book entertaining nevertheless. I think in the long term it will change the way I interact with online content.

The most difficult part about writing online is not giving up. Most people expect overnight success, but there’s no such thing. For this purpose, the best quality you can have as an independent writer on the internet is a commitment to consistency. You’ll work hard and get hurtful comments along the way, but it’s incredibly rewarding nonetheless.

As such, talking about yourself should always be done when it adds value to the text (eg: establishing credibility). The first sentences should be short and clear and should answer the first question. Once that’s done, you can follow the 1/3/1 structure to answer the remaining two: include one strong sentence, three description sentences, and one conclusion sentence. Alternatively, you can use the 1/5/1 structure which is the same but gives more space for description or context. As a general rule, felete anything that’s not necessary. The best way to do so is to take them from an article they like to an article they will bookmark forever. Determine, as early as possible, which category you’re competing in. Once you do so, you can start climbing the ladder you choose. Alternatively, you can create your own category. Level 3: Define Your Style But. There is One problem I feel I have with the book. On a personal level and on the level of my personal view on society and the digital part of it.