I'm doing some thinking about the time I waste chasing down content thieves and whether writing online is worth it anymore
I am looking at ebooks and self publishing to protect my work and make some money.
earning a few pennies a week is ridiculous and we writers should be kicking ourselves in the backside for putting up with this
I realize that thieves are everywhere and can steal your workd from a book as well.What are your thoughts?
Yea theives are all over they can even come in your home and steal...
It's just a fact of life unfortunately. I am leaning more to writing for places that pay you up front for articles or blog posts. I'm also developing ebooks.
The thing with passive income is that it is for life...well as long as it appears online. I don't look at it as pennies a week...it adds up to dollars eventually and can add up to hundreds for each article.
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