How to Start Writing Online: The Ship 30 for 30 Ultimate Guide

Before readers click and read anything on the Internet, they need to know the answer to 3 very important questions:

The Endless Idea Generator works best with specificity.

As a Digital Writer, you are (essentially) an entrepreneur.

The idea here isn't to write about one topic, one time. The idea is to take whatever you want to write about and write about it over and over again using different frameworks: you should write about it through an actionable lens, an analytical lens, an aspirational lens, and an anthropological lens (because each piece will yield a different result)... See more

The goal here is to get so specific that you feel like you actually can’t get anymore specific. You’ve made it abundantly clear who (exactly) this piece is for, and more importantly, who it ISN’T for. 

The easiest way to nail formatting is to create a skeleton of your essay or article before you start writing.

So, if your Atomic Essay or article or long-form blog post or book is answering a big, overarching, universal question ("How do I make more money?"), you are going to have an easier time reaching readers because that's a question a LOT of people have. Whereas if your writing is answering a smaller, more niche question ("What are tax laws in Illinoi... See more

Digital Writers don't run away from life and seek refuge in a cabin—they incorporate their writing into their daily lives. Digital Writers don't write by themselves (hiding away in their apartment)—they Practice In Public using social publishing platforms like Twitter, Quora, Medium, etc. Digital Writers don't guess what readers want to read about—... See more

You are giving people a fundamentally different understanding of who you are, how you think, and how you became "you," from the very beginning. The more people who know things about you (to whatever degree you feel comfortable sharing), the more opportunities will come your way. The more people will say, "Wow, I didn't know you did that type or wor... See more