How i Started Earning from writing as a Complete Beginner

 I’ve always been a writer.

As a child, I couldn’t take my eyes off a good storybook, especially kids stories, as a teenager, romance novels. I was obsessed with reading. And not just reading, Slowly i started penning down my own imagination, I wrote too. I'd decorate my own notebooks with made-up stories and pass them around to friends in school to read and give feedback, thinking back now, the joy that gave me...

Then university came.

I studied English Language and Education, but the fire I had for writing slowly dimmed.

School was hard, along with personal challenges I faced. It became more about surviving, keeping my grades up, and coming out with merit than it was about passion. 

So I stopped writing. I stopped dreaming about it, too.

But after graduating, that passion quietly returned. 

I started wondering if I could turn my love for words into something real. 

Can I earn from this thing I’d always loved? Could I be good enough?

I went searching.

Thankfully, I  found LinkedIn. I began writing short posts, applying for jobs, talking about what I could do. 

Don't get me wrong, I didn’t have experience yet, just heart. but surprisingly, it worked. 

The first job I ever applied for clicked. It was an international company, Total Apex Entertainment. and I was hired to write.

It was an exciting period of my career journey,

But I wasn't ready.

I didn’t understand what content writing really was. 

I had raw talent, but not the skill. 

Unfortunately, It didn’t last long. I had to quit.

That break hurt. But it was necessary.

I paused, took a deep breath, and told myself I’d learn. I started taking free courses on what content writing actually meant, how to write for humans and for businesses, how to structure content, how to position myself amongst other things.

When I returned, I didn’t even have to apply for a job.

My posts on LinkedIn began attracting people. 

Clients started messaging me. The first real gig I got came through a DM, and from that moment, everything changed.

And the rest is history.

Looking back now, here's what I Learnt going through that experience:

• Passion is powerful, but it’s not enough. You must learn the craft.

• Rejection isn’t the end; it’s usually a signal to pause and prepare

• Platforms like LinkedIn are more than job boards, they’re visibility tools when utilized well.

• You don’t always have to chase opportunities; sometimes, you just have to show up first.

Now, i didn’t have money when I started, trust me when I tell you that I was dead-broke.

I didn’t have connections or tools.

I just had words and a will to figure things out.

Which is why learn and earn with Vee is here, to make things easier for someone in that same position. So if you’re someone who’s always had a spark, don’t ignore it.

Write. Post. Practice. Learn. You never know what’s waiting on the other side of one honest attempt.

—Vee