Freelance Writing

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If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I haven’t been posting a lot of articles on WordPress very often. I was, and still am gaining followers and had a lot of great interactions with many writers, but like everyone else, I have bills to pay.

I began a freelance writing job in the fall of last year. It’s been going well, and I’m glad to be able to say that I’m earning a living by writing. I used to think that I would become a famous author and earn tons of money. That’s the dream, right? Haha.

I’m still doing what I love but in a different way. I’m an animal lover, and so for IkoBrands, I began writing for Calming Dog. Not surprisingly, it’s all about methods and products that help you to calm your anxious dog. Yes, there are dogs with anxiety–especially after people returned to work following lockdowns.

After several months of that, I switched over to writing for Cattitude Daily. This, of course, is all about cats. Subjects on this site include health, behaviors, and product recommendations. There are also photos and editorials. This subject is more appropriate for me because I currently have two cats, who are featured in a few of the articles.

If you would like to check out any of the articles, I created a Freelance Writing Portfolio with links to all of my articles. Calming Dog doesn’t list individual authors of their articles, so I included separate links for those. On Cattitude Daily, my name is connected to the articles I’ve written.

If you have dogs and/or cats–and even if you don’t–I hope you’ll check out these sites. There’s a lot of helpful information for any pet parent.

I also blog on Medium to make money, but you must be a paying member in order to read the stories. A while back, I started including an optional donation box at the bottom of my pages too. I’m doing everything I can to earn a living totally from my writing. So far, it’s going well.

I’ll try to read and comment on my fellow bloggers’ posts when I have time. I’ve appreciated the community here and it’s been great to be part of it!

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If you want to read more about my cats, read Caturday Story or 7 Life Lessons I Learned From My Cats. To see other cute Caturday pictures, poems, and videos, click on Animals in the main menu.

Published by Brandon Ellrich

I live in Central Missouri and enjoy reading, writing, playing tennis, watching movies, and exploring creative outlets. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and I love to take my readers inside the minds of my characters.

16 thoughts on “Freelance Writing”

  1. I was wondering about your absence only yesterday. I’m glad that you have found a way to satisfy your writing need and to make money my friend. All the best for your future endeavors

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    1. You pay $4.99/month (US) and you can post whenever you want. Every time someone reads and interacts with your story, you earn money. As you gain followers, your stories potentially get more attention. I have over 1,000 followers, but many only follow in order to get followed back, of course. I’m sure it happens here too.
      Nevertheless, I have readers who consistently engage with me. I’m also part of a community of writers who participate in daily writing prompts. This month, I’ve made $67 which I know isn’t a lot, but I only post about 3 times per week and it more than covers the $4.99 monthly fee.

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      2. I still have my website here, and it’s free for people to view. My books and portfolio are here. Since I started here and have the domain name, I also just don’t want to give that up. I spent so much time here in the beginning, it may partly be force of habit. Haha

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