The Writing Landscape of 2022
A detailed, comprehensive analysis of what are the best platforms to start writing in 2022.
Hello dear writer,
Welcome to the first issue of #TheWriteWay — a weekly newsletter to help you upscale your writing, build accountability, and inch closer to your goals. Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible community. We can’t wait to support you as you scale amazing heights and make your dreams come true.
Today’s issue is brought to you by Anangsha Alammyan.
I’ve been writing online since 2014 and have built a thriving business around it. I have a following of 130,000+ on all social media platforms combined.
On all these platforms, do you know what’s the #1 question people ask me the most over DMs? It’s this-
I want to be a writer, but I don’t know where to start. Can you help me choose which platform to pick?
In today’s newsletter issue, I did a detailed comprehensive analysis of some of the biggest writing platforms on the internet and presented you with stats and everything else you need to know about these, so you can get your writing journey started.
I’ve also included tips from my experience on the kinds of posts that work best on each of these platforms. Read on for some value-packed tips that should get you started on this amazing journey.
1. Quora
Quora is an American social question-and-answer website started by Adam D’Angelo in 2009. Since then, it has become one of the largest writing platforms on the internet with an active, engaged community of readers and writers.
Pros:
It has 300 mn active users.
The organic reach potential of your content is insanely high.
It’s a great platform to experiment with various topics until you niche down, thus creating a strong personal brand.
You can be paid well from sponsorships if you get a huge following
or amazing views.
Cons:
The Quora partner program doesn’t pay much.
The UI of the platform is a bit confusing, thus making it hard for beginners to get started
The kind of content that works best on Quora:
Answers which are short (~ 3 minutes long), scrollable, have pictures, and
have high entertainment value work well.The audience wants instant gratification. So make your content as gripping and entertaining as possible.
The topic doesn’t matter, presentation does. Tell a story, hook your readers right from the beginning, and create as much value as possible in as less words as you can use.
2. Linkedin
LinkedIn is a social media platform for working professionals. Almost half of its users earn upwards of $75,000 a year.
This translates to double the buying power of a typical web audience, making LinkedIn filled with huge potential, especially for writers and online entrepreneurs.
Pros:
It has 740 mn active users.
The organic reach potential of your posts, articles, and newsletters is insanely high.
It’s a great platform to create a personal brand.
LinkedIn helps you directly build relations with big decision-makers of the
company.You can be paid well from sponsorships if you get great views, or
you can attract high potential clients from the platform.
Cons:
You can write a maximum of 3000 characters per post.
Linkedin doesn’t pay you for writing on it.
It’s a text-friendly platform. Images and videos that enhance the
motivation factor can also work well.