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Many writers in Nigeria are stuck on how to monetize their writing skills. For you to stumble on this page, I believe you\u2019re also one of the many writers who are also confused that\u2019s why I wrote this detailed guide on how to make money as a writer in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Due to the high demand from many writers, I deemed it for me to write about how to monetize my writing skill.<\/p>\n
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You can make money as a writer in Nigeria by writing a book<\/strong>, blogging<\/strong>, or by being a freelance writer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nA few years back, I was skeptical about monetizing my skill as a writer, I had the talent, zeal, and even the creativity but I couldn\u2019t make money from it until I made a lot of research on how I could make money from writing, after my findings, I got different ideas, I put them to work and I was able to make up to 100K from writing within a year.<\/p>\n
After making these discoveries, It will be unfair for me to keep these secrets to myself without sharing them with many writers who are not able to make money from writing.<\/p>\n
Below are the ways you can make money as a writer. This is gonna be a long walk hence I advise you to grab a coffee or a box of chocolate before moving on.<\/p>\n
Freelancing<\/h2>\n
A freelancer is an independent writer who isn\u2019t affiliated with any company, a freelancer work base on his own term.<\/p>\n
As a writer, you can choose to make money by being a freelancer, this is one of the best means of monetizing your skill because it gives you the chance of having diverse work apart from being a writer and it also gives you the liberty of building your writing brand as you won\u2019t be working under any company.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re probably confused about how you can make money as a freelancer because there\u2019s no how you could barge into someone and tell them you are a writer and you\u2019d like to write for them, you\u2019ll like you\u2019re crazy because they never told you they need writers.<\/p>\n
The best way to connect to people who need writers is by registering on different freelance websites, on those websites you\u2019d find diverse writing gigs that are willing to pay a substantial amount of money.<\/p>\n
Websites That Pay Writers In Nigeria<\/h2>\n
Fiverr<\/h3>\n
Fiverr<\/a> is one of the most used freelance websites in the world, on Fiverr you get the chance to set up your profile and qualifications.<\/p>\n
You also get access to hundreds of writing gigs daily, the pay is good depending on your offer and the nature of what you\u2019re writing about. Fiverr is believed to have over 3 million freelance gigs listed on the site.<\/p>\n
MediaBistro<\/h3>\n
MediaBistro<\/a> is another amazing freelance website with a lot of writing jobs available. MediaBistro isn\u2019t your regular freelance website as it comes with advanced functionality that allows you to choose jobs based on location, ie you can choose to write for people who live only in your country.<\/p>\n
WePayWriters<\/h3>\n
WePayWriters is a Nigerian-owned website that pays #1\/word which is a fair amount compared to what some people pay. You also stand a chance of getting paid a higher amount of money if you get to the level of Golden Writers<\/i><\/p>\n
Upwork<\/h3>\n