Writing Poetry - A Guide to Making Money Online

How to Make Money Online and Publish Your Poems in 3 Easy Steps

Nicole A.
Start a Poetry Blog
You must create an online website or blog to make money online writing poetry. A collection of poetry should be written before creating a website or blog. Websites require too many details for those just starting out. It may be best to start with a blog and move up to a full website if desired. There are tons of blog hosting companies that allow you to register for free.

Once you have created a blog, start making categories for your poetry. These categories vary depending on what you like to write. Having categories on your blog will help readers navigate through new and old posts with ease. The design and layout of your blog should compliment your poetry and not damage it. You can add your first collection of poetry to the blog after creating the appropriate categories.

Monetize your Blog
The second most important aspect of your poetry blog is monetizing. There are many ways to make money with your poetry blog. These opportunities include the Google Adsense and Adster programs. When you register for these particular programs, text advertisements are placed on your blog. Text advertisements are attractive to blog owners because they are not intrusive on the content included among the web pages.

Google Adsense is a good way to make money from writing poetry online. Visitors who read your poetry are exposed to advertisements that they may be interested in. You can make money every time someone clicks on a particular advertisement. Another way to monetize your blog and make money writing poetry is by joining other online affiliate companies. These companies offer various ways to make money including search engine marketing, referrals and banner advertisements.

If you are good at sales, it may be a good idea to sell text advertisements on your own. This may require some research and more knowledge of the web. You can set your own prices and make even more money from your poetry. Selling advertisements directly does not always work for everyone. However, money can be made this way if you think that it is the right path to chase.

If you promote it, they will follow
Promotion is essential in order to make money online writing poetry. However, the belief that advertising or posting a few links will automatically generate millions of visitors is unrealistic. You must promote your poetry and blog on a frequent basis in order to generate a significant amount of readers and money. It is also important to expose your blog and poetry to people who are more inclined to read it. If you write love poems, it may be best to market your blog through relationship and dating groups. Poetry that is related to a specific group's interest will attract the most visitors to your blog.

Published by Nicole A. - Featured Contributor in Arts & Entertainment

She has written and produced several short movies. She currently works as a freelance editor while continuing to make independent films.  View profile

  • A collection of poetry should be written before creating a website or blog.
  • Categories will help visitors navigate through your blog.
  • Promote your blog frequently to attract readers and make more money.
There are tons of blog hosting companies that allow you to register for free.

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  • woodlock, T12/4/2010

    I don't really understand how to post things that do not have copyright. Is it okay to just post things if they arn't registered yet? and is it worth registering them to post them online>?

  • leon beattie10/27/2010

    i am 17, and have an act for writing poems i won competions in my last school and havent been writing since probably due to growing up and geting slaged by friends for writing sloppy love poems. im hoping for a person to take me under the wing and help me develop my skill in writing poems you will find me on facebook. i might not look like your normal poetry writer. but please dont judge a book by its cover. many thanks. leon beattie

  • jenifermarquez7/10/2010

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  • PoeticallyGifted6/7/2010

    Also, if anyone is interested you can check out my poetry at: http://theessenceofbeautii.blogspot.com

  • PoeticallyGifted6/7/2010

    This was a great article! It told me things that I already knew but had yet to implement. Thanks!

  • MissEb2/21/2010

    Thank you so much for this article. It's good timing reading it as it's an idea I'm currently exploring. So far I've set up two poetry blogs, one of which is iwritenamepoems.blogspot.com. I'm exploring how to monetise it and drive the right traffic to it. The traffic bit is what I really need to master 'cos it doesn't matter how well you monetise if you're not getting any readers.

    Thanks again for this article. Oh, and I was wondering, have you personally set up any of your own poetry blogs? And if so, how's it going for you?

    Take care...

  • jhena_2012/23/2009

    Could you kindly give me more info on that? I also wanted to earn money with the poems I made, it's more about love and being inspired. I'm from the Philippines. Is there a site you could recommend me that I can join? Thanks!

  • John10/19/2009

    Great advice. Thank you! I was thinking of going online with my bespoke poetry writing work and I was wondering if it is worth the investment in time i.e. setting up a website etc. Any tips and how many "transactions" per month do people typically get? Let me guess - no need to retire just yet ;)?

  • Christopher Raymond Headrick5/27/2009

    I'm leaving this place
    I'm ever free
    Now I dont have to flee

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