Working as an online poet can provide flexibility. Not only can you work from home, typically on your own schedule, but you can also write poems that incorporate multimedia elements, such as sounds, images and more.
There are very few single poets who are making money with online poetry sites. Writer Amy King laments this reality, saying, "one art that no one truly banks on to hit the big time; you go at it for the love of other possibilities and outcomes." This relative vacuum, however, could mean that there is an opening for you to write a daily blog with poetry and commentary.
With a persuasive ad on an online classified site, poets can make money writing commissioned poems for a client. Lovetoknow writes, "This might be a poem for a special occasion or a short verse to go into a corporate Christmas card."
According to John Howard Reid, most poetry jobs (both online and offline) don't offer payment for the writer, but they do offer exposure for your work. Just as people work for free during an internship, you may have to work an online poetry writing job for very little as you build your resume.
Online poetry writing is a much more reasonable job choice if you are able to use your skills to tutor others in writing. It's also a great way to keep yourself immersed in the poetry world. The blog "Tipzzer's Tips" agrees that you must, "establish a name through experience."