My 5 Real Revenue Streams as a Writer

2 Jan 2026 · 1 min
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A short YouTube talk by Nicolas Cole listing his five primary revenue streams as a writer and the approximate annual revenue each generates. He names (5) Typeshare (SaaS, templates), (4) Write with AI (paid newsletter and products), (3) self-publishing/book royalties, (2) Ship 30 for 30 (30-day writing program), and (1) Premium Ghostwriting Academy (coaching). He also notes occasional speaking and consulting income.

Questions this video answers

$400,000 per year

A SaaS platform co-founded by Nicolas Cole that sells digital writing templates on a monthly subscription

$400,000 per year (newsletter core); the vertical including other digital product sales does upwards of $1,000,000 per year

$20 (per subscription)

10 books

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