I've been creating online for over 2 years, and my biggest regret is not starting sooner. If I was starting from scratch here's how I'd tackle making money online as a creative.

Step 1 - Identify Your Skills - What are you good at? What will people pay you to do? What do you enjoy doing? Brainstorm and pick 1 idea to work with.

Step 2 - Create A Portfolio - For designers, set up a portfolio on Behance or Dribbble. If you write online, collect examples of your best work and link to it.

Step 3 - Get Serious About Social Media - Pick 1 platform e.g. Twitter and post regularly. Post helpful info, promote your skills, and engage with others.

Step 4 - Start A Newsletter - A newsletter is how you move your social media audience to a direct line of contact with you via an email list. Your goal is to create a consistent publishing routine (at least 1 a week) and send out something your audience will enjoy.

Step 5 - Build Projects - Create projects that showcase your skills. Share as you build on social media. Add these projects to your portfolio.

Step 6 - Reach Out - Send DMs to the people in your community. Ask them what problems they struggle with that you could solve. Use the first few projects as experiments to gather testimonials.

Step 7 - Start Selling - Start charging for your work. Keep reaching out to people and helping them with their problems.

Step 8 - Listen For Problems & Questions - As you continue to help people, you'll hear the same questions and problems arise again and again. This will form the basis for your digital products, courses, books, etc.

Step 9 - Create & Sell Digital Products - This is the ultimate way to scale your income and generate passive income: Create digital assets that solve your audience's problem. These can be courses, ebooks, videos, printables, Notion templates.

Step 10 - Be Patient, Continue to Learn, Grow, And Adapt - If you enjoy what you do that will help you to stay motivated and keep going.

A 10 Step Framework For Making Money Online As A Creative In 2022

I've been creating online for over 2 years, and my biggest regret is not starting sooner.

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