Six (Important) Passive Income Sources for Online Writers
Not “F U money.” But they can easily lead to it.
Writers have gotta eat.
Passive income is what puts food on tables and pays for our kid’s school lunches. No shame in that.
A few passive income sources will set you up nicely.
They may not allow you to quit your day job. But they can help stabilize you financially and pay for all the creator tools needed — Zoom, Grammarly, Substack, ConvertKit, etc.
Here are the best passive income sources I recommend. Some will need active work before they turn passive. Others will only ever be partially passive.
Cheeky affiliate links
If you look at the income reveals on Youtube of some of the biggest creators, you’ll be shocked how much they make in affiliate deals.
There are two types:
- Generic affiliate links via platforms such as Amazon
- Customized affiliate deals
The first type is available to everybody. Any online writer can set up an Amazon or Clickbank affiliate account. The financial upside isn’t huge but it can still make you a lot more money than you think.
