Comments on: White Papers: The Niche Where 20 Pages Can Net You $20,000 – Really!

By: J cooke

J cooke — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:57:24 +0000

Actually, the term White Paper was coined by the British government.

One of the most interesting White Papers ever written was authored by Winston Churchill before he came Prime Minister.

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Articles on — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:14:35 +0000

i didn’t know how lucrative was this nitche… i think i’m going to change my profession,.. hehehe

By: Ewan Kennedy

Ewan Kennedy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:38:25 +0000

I have always been puzzled by the apparent contradiction between the implied authority attributed to the term ‘white paper’ and the fact that anybody seemed qualified to call their writing a white paper.

Your article answered a lot of longstanding mysteries for me and also whet my appetite. Thank you.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:00:24 +0000

hello Yuwanda!
Your post is cool, and white papers writing is also a great idea, but as You said, many people are scared of this (not enough skills or other reasons) and it’s not so simple to get that leed.

By: Razareal

Razareal — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:42:22 +0000

Great!
Thanks for sharing it with me.

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By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:40:19 +0000

Yuwanda,

Thank you for contributing to my guest blogger month. Good luck catching some of those big white paper fish.

By: Yuwanda Black

Yuwanda Black — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:00:52 +0000

Leah, all writing that you do is basically copywriting. It takes different forms, eg, blogging, article writing, white papers, sales letter, etc., but it’s all copywriting.

Secondly, white papers require a lot of research, good interviewing skills, and an overall understanding of business terminology and marketing concepts. These are some of the differences right off the top of my head.

If you’re really interested in it, do some in-depth web research. As I said in the post, it may take you a while to land a gig in this niche, especially if you don’t have a business and/or marketing background and contacts, but everyone has to start somewhere.

Good luck.

Yuwanda Blacks last blog post..How to Make Money Blogging by Selling Your Blog Posts

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:25:08 +0000

Hi, Yuwanda. Thanks for enlightening me about white papers (not to be confused with white pages in a telephone book!). Like Marie Ann, I’d heard about them before, but I had always presumed they were academic and/or scientific exclusively, because I’d read about them only in those contexts.

Also, this is probably a question too involved to tackle here, but I wonder how writing for white papers is similar to/dissimilar to copywriting.

Thanks for sharing this piece with us!

Leighs last blog post..The Music of Words and Other Matters

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:59:31 +0000

Well, you certainly did a wonderful job, here, Yuwanda–and reading this piece was definitely worth our time!

Regards,
Jeanne