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Why Content Mills Are Great for Starting A Writing Career (Despite Their Many Flaws)
You need to know when to quit. Here’s how.
I wrote for a content mill for ten years. During that time, I earned enough money from my content mill writing to buy a house.
I swear I’m not boasting. I feel it’s essential to establish my credentials when discussing this subject.
Content mill writers take a lot of flak. There’s a stigma that content mills are full of inexperienced and underpaid writers.
Because of this stigma, some people swear off content mills entirely.
And they give up on the idea that they could ever make any money from their writing, abandoning the idea prematurely.
With ten years of experience writing on content mills, I believe I can provide a more nuanced perspective on this topic.
In this article, I’d like to highlight some of the advantages I’ve gained from writing for content mills for so long. In fact, I credit content mill writing with introducing me to the possibility of earning a living through my writing.
However, it isn’t all roses and sunshine. I wasted too much time writing for content mills when I should have moved on.
