Hi lovelies
Born to create! That is how many of us feel. However, when you are stuck behind a desk in a grey office, your dreams of living a creative life can seem very far away indeed. Happily, the good news is that you don't have to grind away at the typical 9-5 to survive in the world. In fact, there are plenty of ways you can use your creative passions and talents to earn money. Keep reading to find out what they are.
Artwork
Being a working artist used to be one of the toughest of professionals. In fact, it has a reputation for paying barely enough to live on. However, things have most definitely changed. Mainly due to the digital revolution, which means every artist has access to platforms that can market and sell their works to customers around the world.
Of course, it's worth noting that such platforms will charge you for this privilege. Therefore, some artists prefer to create their own sites and sales funnels so they can maximize the profit on each piece they sell.
However, such fees are usually a great deal cheaper than those charged by IRL galleries, with the potential to sell work more consistently over the year too. Something that makes them an excellent option for any budding visual creatives looking for a way to monetize their skill.
Blogging
If your tool of choice is the pen (or should I say the keyboard?), then blogging may be the right creative money-making avenue for you. In fact, you will find that some of the more successful bloggers pull in not just a living wage, but some serious money each and every month.
Before you work your way up to that stage, you'll need to know the basics of how to start a blog and make money from your writing. Although there is lots of great advice out there, that should allow you to craft your very own little corner of the internet and talk about issues that are important to you. All while making some moolah at the same time.
Music
Music, like art, has also gone through something of a democratization recently as well. In fact, in many cases artist works is no longer even purchased or downloaded, streamed instead. Of course, they do receive remuneration for each stream that occurs. Although, this does mean that the system is based around getting as many listens of your work as possible.
In fact, to do this, you may need to go a bit beyond just putting out the best tunes and beats that you can come up with. With additional marketing strategies being used to get your work reviewed and in front of more people. Something that should help to boost revenue and allow you to keep pursuing your passion while making money while you do it.
Podcasting
Does your creative talent lie in talking and interviewing people? Are you great at getting down to the nitty-gritty of a topic? Can you do all this, in an exciting and entertaining way? Well, then maybe the way you should use your creativity to make money is by setting up a podcast.
For the uninitiated, you can think of a podcast like a radio show, but one that isn't broadcast. Instead, it is up to the individual listener to subscribe and download an episode of the ones they like. With revenue coming from sponsorship, or via sites like Pateron.
Crafting
Of course, some folks fulfill their creative urges by making things IRL rather than online. That doesn't mean they can use an online platform to sell them and make money, though. In fact, if crafting such as sewing, modeling, or crocheting is your thing, there are a range of ways you can monetize this.
The first is selling in real-life stores. There is even a trend for vintage and handmade style venues where you can rent a booth or a shelf for a certain amount a week. Additionally, there is plenty of craft sites online like Etsy. Even Amazon has its own handmade section now.
Finally, don't forget that there is another way to monetize crafty talents as well, and its by offering tutorials or pattern instructions on how to make such things.
After all, many people love to craft, and as a skilled person in this field, you can offer them guides that will enable this. In fact, selling multiple patterns and guides can be a very cost and time-effective way of making sure that your craft skills pay.
