3 Easy & Unique Ways To Make Money From Poetry

Writing poems online doesn’t necessarily require you to pull some kind of epic stunt. If you’re looking for some unusual ways to make money online writing poems, this post is for you. 

Here are 3 ways you can earn some extra cash from your poetry.

The greatest challenge most poets face is finding ways to make money out of their passion. And the truth is, that earning money from writing poetry isn’t always easy. 

Competition in the world of online content is fierce, most publishers aren’t begging for poetry submissions. That’s because the better part of their audience oftentimes ruthlessly scan for the interesting chunk of information rather than digest the whole and still want to be entertained in the process.  

Normally, when it comes to selling your written work, it all basically revolves around one crucial thing: your audience, and what they need.

For instance, your audience could be: 

• People who need a poem for a special event or celebration: birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc.
• Individuals who enjoy reading poetry casually online
• Someone interested in unique displays, artwork, and accessories for their home, school or office 
• Someone looking for unique gifts for family and friends

Now that you’ve had a glimpse of the different target audiences who want to buy your poems, lets dive into some places you can make money writing poetry online.

• Sell Poems & Services on Fiverr

Fiverr is a promising website where you can get hired to perform tasks for not less than $5. But in most cases most people on Fiverr charge much more than that!

That being the case, you can create a listing offering to write a custom poem for $5 or any other higher but reasonable price. Be sure to include some images and examples in your listing. This will make it more attractive to potential buyers.

This is actually a great way to offer an inexpensive poetry writing service for your audience. For example, people who want to gift a poem to a loved one for special occasions, such as Valentine’s Day, birthdays, and anniversaries.

To get started on Fiverr, you need to create an account, next, optimize your profile to showcase your poetry writing prowess. People like to see some of your skills before they can confidently hire your services. 

That’s it, you will start earning money online with your poems as you get hired.

• Create a Website for Your Poems

Secondly, you can create your own poetry website. This is another viable way to make money online. Your very own website has the advantage of earning from multiple streams which may include advertising revenue. 

At first, you will cash in very little, but it can really add up over time – especially as you build up traffic to your website and create a following.

Once you have gained enough traffic to your website, you can look for a variety of advertising partners who can help you get paid as much as $10-$15 for every 1,000 visitors visiting your website.

However, it takes a little bit of learning to set up a website, get traffic and get advertisers. WordPress is a great and free blogging software that’s available online. Use it to create an affordable website and get started doing what you love most while earning some much needed cash.

• Sell On-Demand Items with Your Poetry

Did you know that you can upload your poems on items on sale? This will not only create more awareness about your work but will also make for unique gift ideas for your audience, especially if you focus on creating poems suitable for special occasions such as Mother’s Day, Anniversaries, and Birthdays

Sites like Etsy allow you to upload images to sell on items like poster prints, coffee mugs, t-shirts, and more. But you’ll require a photo editing program to effectively turn your poems into items for sale. Additionally, you can integrate Etsy with websites such as Printful, to minimize your start-up costs.

And since Etsy is a store of everything handmade, besides creating print-on-demand products, you can also create prints of your poems on paper in a frame or on a canvas and sell them to interested buyers. Otherwise, you could also explore other possible handmade products, such as selling your own greeting cards.

Lastly, you can also offer custom poetry writing services, or even an eBook of the poems you have written. With the right marketing, this is a great way to get your poems in the hands of your audience while getting paid for your work.

Wrapping up:

Whereas there are many ways to earn money online without skills, for instance, you can get paid to eat food online and offline, you can get paid to lose weight, you can get paid to watch TV programs on Netflix, and you can even get paid just to listen to music online. Some online jobs require skills.

Needless to say, writing poetry will need you to be particularly skillful. And for you to become a better writer generally, you have to spend more time writing and perfecting your writing skills.

No one is born a great or perfect poet. Every great poet you know of today started as a mediocre poet. So, keep practicing it’ll take a while before you achieve greatness but once you get the flow, you’ll be good to go. Good luck!