| Everyone loves to make money. Why not? It | | | | you make a name for yourself and receive a few |
| helps us buy "stuff." And stuff is what helps us | | | | good references, the paying gigs will come. |
| pass time. If someone ever offers you the | | | | Hopefully not after long you'll be slamming your |
| chance to make money doing what you love, | | | | poetry in front of bigger crowds in larger cities. |
| then most likely you'll scream for joy. Well get | | | | The bigger the crowd, the more money. |
| ready to scream, because here are a few great | | | | The downside to this is, quite frankly, having the |
| ways to earn a bit of cash while writing poetry. | | | | balls to speak in front of crowds and not mess |
| Start a poetry blog | | | | up. So be sure to practice, practice, practice, and |
| The easiest way to get started making money is | | | | if the first couple times don't go well, try and try |
| to create a poetry blog. Sadly, even though this is | | | | again. |
| the easiest to start it is also the least likely to | | | | Get published |
| make you a ton of cash, but that is life. Here's | | | | Getting published isn't as hard as it sounds. There |
| how it works: start a blog either on Blogspot or | | | | are hundreds, even thousands of magazines, |
| your own host, put up some advertising, do a bit | | | | newsletters, and other media begging for poetry. |
| of SEO (read up on it if you don't know what it | | | | Of course, not all of them pay, but some do. You |
| is), and post your poetry. It's that simple (that's | | | | can make a few bucks here or there, usually |
| simple, right?). Just don't hope for a lot of money | | | | anywhere between $5-$200. If you become a |
| (or visitors) until the blog is well established. The | | | | regular, they'll even pay you per word. |
| better you write, the easier it will be. Just don't | | | | Publish a book |
| try to cheat your advertisers by clicking on the | | | | The more published poetry you have, the easier it |
| links or telling your friends/family to. They'll kick | | | | will be to find a publisher. However, even if you |
| you to the curb faster than Octomom filed for | | | | aren't one of the lucky few who get their book |
| government assistance. | | | | published by a major publishing house, you can |
| Work for a greeting card industry | | | | publish it yourself! Most printing businesses will print |
| The greeting card industry is another fantastic | | | | a few hundred books at a time, for upfront |
| choice. There are thousands of poets writing | | | | payment of course. So if you have money, that |
| short rhymes for them at any moment. | | | | would be a great starting place. If you don't, you |
| Nonetheless, it is a tiring chore. Writing these short | | | | might want to check out a few publishing |
| rhymes is tiring and pays very little. Nonetheless, | | | | websites which will print your book one-by-one. |
| it's money! If you have the gift of writing short | | | | It's a lower cost to you, but a bit more expensive |
| and cute rhymes, you might as well try it out. | | | | to your customers. |
| Besides, the industry needs you! | | | | Of course, publishing books yourself can be a bit |
| Enough with the small clams, the next two are | | | | of a nightmare if you aren't known within your |
| where the real money is. | | | | community. You'll have to do the marketing by |
| Slam some poetry! | | | | yourself or hire a company to do so. |
| Slam poetry! Yes, slam poetry. Here's how you | | | | That's all folks! There are probably other ways to |
| get started making money with it: Find a club that | | | | earn a few bucks writing poetry--namely creating |
| holds a night of amateur slam poetry. Sign up. Find | | | | arts and crafts and selling it yourself--but these |
| another club that does the same. Sign up. After | | | | are, in my opinion, the best ways to get started. |