Want to Get Paid to Write? Here’s What to Do Next

Lizzie Davey
7 min readJul 6, 2020
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When I was younger I desperately wanted to be a writer, but I thought it was impossible to get paid to write.

Spending my days pouring words out onto a sheet of paper and actually getting cold, hard cash (or cold, hard figures in my bank account) was the dream, but I was told from every angle that it wasn’t a sensible career choice.

Instead, I went into marketing, where I could spend some of my time writing, but mostly it was delving into analytics, stuffing posts with keywords, and attending boring meeting after boring meeting about projects I couldn’t care less about.

But then I upped and left the UK for Spain in 2014 and I had to make it work as a freelance writer. I had to get paid to write if I wanted to pay my bills and prove all the naysayers wrong.

So, if you’re in the same boat as I was and desperately want to get paid to write, I’m here to tell you that it’s ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE! In fact, it’s SO doable if you’re strategic and put in the work beforehand.

Do you want consistent client work every month?

Before you continue, make sure you watch my free training and learn the 4-step process to a steady stream of clients. This will help you get your first client (or your next client)! Get the

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Lizzie Davey

SaaS, Marketing and Ecommerce Writer and Content Consultant. I also help freelancers create long-term, lucrative businesses.