Writer Business Models: How Writers, Creators, And Thought Leaders Monetize

By Nicolas Cole, Christopher Lochhead and Eddie Yoon

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Some writers don't want to think about the money side.

The question of how to monetize as a writer, creator, and thought lea

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nicolas Mather
• Release date: Apr 25, 2022
• ISBN: 9781956934403

Nicolas Cole

Nicolas Cole is an author, founder, and viral writer best known for his conversational style of telling stories.He has accumulated more than 100 million views on his writing to date.Cole rose to internet stardom in 2015 when he became the #1 most-read writer on Quora, accumulating tens of millions of views on his viral articles about personal development, and how to remain in a constant state of learning about oneself. His work began being republished in TIME, Forbes, Fortune, Business Insider, CNBC, The Chicago Tribune, and many more of the internet's most popular publications.In 2016, Cole then became one of Inc Magazine's Top 10 contributing writers, accumulating millions of views on his business & creativity column, and in 2017 he founded a ghostwriting and thought leadership agency called Digital Press, writing on behalf of more than 300 different Silicon Valley founders, company executives, venture capitalists, Grammy-winning musicians, Olympians, NYT best-selling authors, international public speakers, and more.Today, in addition to regularly authoring new books and articles online, Cole also publishes a weekly paid newsletter, called "How I Wrote This," sharing insight about both the art and business of becoming a writer in the digital age.You can subscribe here: https://howiwrotethis.substack.com/He currently lives in Los Angeles, but will forever be from Chicago.

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Nicolas Cole

Writer Business Models

How Writers, Creators, And Thought Leaders Monetize

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Contents

Meet The Pirates

What Other Pirates Have To Say

Introduction

1. The 2 Most Important Money Questions: What Does The Party Cost? And Who Is The Party For?

2. Writer Business Goals: What Outcome Are You Solving For?

3. The Content Pyramid: How To Design Your Business Model As A Writer At Each Of The 5 Levels

4. Level 1: Monetizing As A Consumer

5. Level 2: How To Monetize As A Curator

6. Level 3: How To Monetize As An Obvious Creator

7. Level 4: How To Monetize As A Non-Obvious Creator

8. Level 5: How To Monetize As A Category Creator

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Meet The Pirates: Nicolas Cole

Nicolas Cole is one of the most prolific digital writers in the world.

Cole as he’s known, is an author, viral writer, ghostwriter, and serial writing entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder of Ship 30 for 30 (a cohort-based community to help people start writing online), Digital Press (a ghostwriting agency for founders, executives, and industry leaders), and Category Pirates. He’s been writing online since he was 17 years old—and to date has accumulated hundreds of millions of views on his work.

In 2015, Cole became

Reviews for Writer Business Models

[Stephen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The author provides a much needed updating and explanation of how to view the potential of different creator business models. I am rewriting my business model because of this book.