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How I Built a 6-Figure Writing Business From Zero Experience (At The Age of 29)

I’ve quit my 9–5 job, travel the world full-time, and don’t have an annoying boss.

Michael Lim
Practice in Public
8 min readFeb 19, 2025
Author in Ba Na Hills, Vietnam

I remember making my first $1 from writing online.

My heart started to race. I refreshed the page and another 30 cents was added. Wild. I couldn’t stop thinking about it for the whole day.

My brain had rewired itself.

I started to question everything:

  • If I could make $1, could I make $10, $100 or $1,000 per month?
  • How can I improve my skills as a writer and entrepreneur?
  • What are other people doing to do this full-time?

Six years later, I’ve turned grown this tiny writing business.

Writing online allowed me to:

  • Build a six-figure lifestyle business.
  • Travel and live in Southeast Asia full-time.
  • Speak on international stages and meet Presidents.

Here’s everything I did over the last 1,800+ days to make it happen.

I got absolutely mad with where I was in life

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Michael Lim
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