11 Writing & Editing Business Success Stories [2023]

I’m Sara Davies, founder of Prooftheword, a complete editing and proofreading site that gives customers the ultimate editing service for any document. I’m a sole trader, so I work alone. All the editing and proofreading is done by me, along with everything else. I sort out my invoices, do my own accounts, file my own tax returns – everything.

My editing skills are excellent, which is my main selling point. People come to me because they know I will do a great job! I have a wide range of customers, from students to book writers and regular magazines. My work has grown over the years and, while I’m not making millions, I regularly take home around £1,200 a month.

I'm Vaibhav Kishnani, an engineer but a passionate writer by profession. I established Content-Whale in 2017 when I was in my third year of engineering. Going by the maxim that quality writing is everything, Content-Whale caters to 42 different content types that form the backstory of every company’s digital presence and marketing efforts.

I started this content agency with a mere sum of Rs. 2,500. Today, we have drawn a revenue turnover of Rs. 4 Crores! In my opinion, it is not individual progress. Instead, a start-up is about connecting with the right individuals at the right time, who keep the show running ahead with their strife for perfection.

My name is Matt Flowers. I'm the Founder of Ethos Copywriting, a content marketing agency specializing in premium writing services, SEO, and marketing consulting.

Today, because of the power of the written word, Ethos pulls in about $130,000 annually. Not bad for starting a business from a laptop I bought with birthday gift cards.

Dickie Bush and his partner Nicolas Cole have built a cohort-based online platform to teach students about the fundamentals of writing on the internet.

Their course helps students create 30 pieces of written content each day and publish it. To date, they have taught over 4000+ students the basics of writing online, offered them a new perspective, and managed to build a lifelong relationship with them.

Ship 30 for 30 has gone from zero to almost 50k followers in just 12 months and has turned this side hustle into a six-figure business. The interesting thing is they have used Twitter as their main marketing channel and have attracted the maximum number of students from there.

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Joshua Lisec is Ohio’s first certified professional ghostwriter and he is also the founder of the company named The Entrepreneur's Wordsmith LLC.

His company provides blogs on ghostwriting, a book ideas generator, plus a book revenue calculator.

Since 2011, Joshua has ghostwritten more than 55 books and assisted award-winning business owners, chief executives, coaches, consultants, inventors, and investors.

YouTube has been a consistent source of projects & leads for him. He currently has around 2k subscribers on YouTube. Though the number may not be huge due to the high conversion rate he manages to earn a six-figure income from it.

Out of 100% of his clients he works as a ghostwriter for 80% of them and for the rest 20% give them exposure which helps him acquire future clients.

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Hi! My name is Emma Sloan, and I am the founder of The Wee Writer. We’re a content writing business that orbits around one key offer: writing well so you don’t have to!

To date, we’ve served 100+ happy customers by proving that, when it comes to the ever-changing world of digital marketing, words are the bread and butter– and that hiring a professional can make all the difference when it comes to their impact on your biz!

I am Harshala Chavan from Mumbai India - a maker, community-builder, and writer in the publishing and content industry.

Today, Merrative can provide on average USD 200 worth of projects to our talent. We generate on an average USD 1500 per month in marketplace transactions and are hungry to scale up!

Hi, I’m Peyton! My full name is Arlie Peyton, but I go by the last name. I am the creator of a freelance writing program that teaches intermediate-level writers how to command $1,000 - $3,000 per article. I just have a coaching program so far, but I’m working on an online course as we speak. I love what I do because I get to teach and talk about business all the time.

I realize that many writers make well over six figures a year. However, what might be interesting is that I wrote for two years to practice my craft and made nothing. It’s not because it wasn’t good, it’s just that I never charged anyone. The first time I did charge a client, I invoiced them for $1,000 and I’ve never looked back.

Hi, my name is Steve Kidd. I am a third-generation minister, an international best-selling author of 21 books and counting, and I have the privilege of helping people write, publish, and market their books to best sellers and beyond.

I went through a painful divorce in 2020 and my wife was my business partner, so though I have been in business for 35 years I had to completely restart from scratch. I was able to still hold as a $100,000 gross revenue company for that 1st fiscal year and since then have experienced a 20% year over year growth as I rebuild.