We’re only 2 months into the new year.
This is the perfect time to start writing online.
To help you get started, use these 30 prompts.
They'll make writing every day for the next 4 weeks effortless.
Everything you write with these prompts falls into 4 buckets:
Every 1 of these 30 ideas falls into 1 of these buckets.
These are Actionable:
Share 1 underrated tip for solving a certain problem.Share 1 framework that helps you get something done in less time or with less stress.Share the 1 piece of advice to you would give to a beginner in your field.Share 1 software tool that helps you the most.Share 1 helpful website (that you think is rarely used).Share a step-by-step guide for accomplishing 1 specific task.Share the 1 book that most helped you in learning about your topic.Share the 1 podcast you listen to religiously – and what others will learn from it.Share the 1 LinkedIn post you've bookmarked and reread multiple times – and what you learned from it.Share the 1 blog post that once you read, permanently changed the way you see the world.Now, Aspirational:
Share 1 mistake you made as a beginner–and what you learned from it.Share the single most valuable thing you learned from a mentor.Share your personal story – where you used to be, where you are now, and how you got here.Share 1 piece of advice to your 5-years-ago self.Share 1 common trait of the people you look up to.Share 1 quote you live by – where you found it, and how it impacts you.Share your personal playbook – how you achieved some result and the steps you took to get there.Now, Anthropological:
Share 1 thing you believe that everyone else doesn’t–and why you’re correctShare 1 life-changing realization you made in your 20s that accelerated your successShare 1 bad habit you broke in the last 12 months - and why it was holding you backShare 1 common trait people who fail in your industry have—and how the reader can avoid itShare a lesson you learned as a teenager—and how it shaped youExplain the biggest fear holding people in your niche and industry make and how to overcome itWhat's one controversial observation you have about your niche or industry? Why do you think this?Share why you think some commonly accepted advice is wrong—and what your reader should focus on instead.Those were Anthropological–now Analytical:
Explain a popular framework you've used to achieve a certain outcome in your lifeGive 5 stats to show where your niche is headed—and why they matter.Break down a popular person in your niche and explain how they works.Explain a framework you find useful that you took from a famous person, writer, or creator.Curate a list of books/videos that back up one of your beliefs.Now, you have no excuse to start a daily writing habit.
But how do you actually turn this into a lucrative career in 2026?
Let’s walk through 3 dead-simple steps to help you get there faster.
Most people think they need:
Before they can “call” themselves a writer.
When actually, it’s the moment that you:
Sit down at your laptopWrite about an idea for 30 minutesPost it to the world for anyone to readAnd what you write doesn’t have to be perfect.
You just have to start & hit publish.
Congrats—you’ve officially started your Digital Writing career!
Now, what direction do you take it in?
I promise this isn’t hand-wavy, “woo woo.”
Like most people, when my co-founder, @nicolascole77 was first starting out as a writer—he had a very narrow & fixed definition of what success looked like.
But this was a giant mistake.
At the time, Cole had a very small vision of success.
However, this taught him that there are many ways to achieve “status” as a writer.
Which is crucial because without a compass guiding your career, how can you advance it in the right direction?
Once you define success for yourself, you can plot your path to monetize your writing.
Contrary to what a lot of Analog Writers think, there are MANY ways to monetize as a writer.
(And no, selling books is not the only one—nor the most lucrative.)
To tell you the truth, there are MANY paths you can take to monetize your writing.
But if I was starting from scratch in 2026?
Here’s the simple roadmap I would follow:
