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I Made ₹199 from My Writing — And Why That’s Bigger Than ₹1 Lakh (For Beginners)

  ✍️ By Subhasri Devaraj

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Let me tell you a wild success story.

I made… ₹199.

Yes. That’s it. No typo. Two hundred rupees minus one.

Before you laugh and close this tab, hold on. Because that ₹199?

It was everything.

The day I became a “paid writer” (and also did a happy dance in pajamas)

The first time I got paid for my words, it wasn’t some glamorous project.
No champagne-popping, no “Congrats, you’re hired!” email with fancy logos.

Just a stranger on the internet who read my sample, said,

“Hey this is nice. Can you write one for me too?”
  And then sent me ₹199 on Google Pay.

That's it.

No contract. No company name.
Just me, my laptop, and a stranger who believed my writing was worth something.

And trust me — that ₹199 felt like ₹1 lakh. 

Why ₹199 matters more than ₹1,00,000

When you’re just starting out, ₹199 does what no ₹1 lakh ever can:

✅ It proves that someone is willing to pay you
✅ It turns “dream” into “real”
✅ It tells your brain: “See? You can do this.”
✅ It breaks that mental block of “Who’ll pay me?”

It’s not about the amount. It’s about the energy shift.

Before that, I was just writing. After that, I became a paid writer.

₹199 is the gateway drug. After that, you’ll start chasing ₹499, then ₹999, and before you know it, you’ll be quoting ₹5K with confidence and asking for 50% advance 😎

The income that changed everything (even if it couldn’t buy a pizza)

Here’s what ₹199 taught me:

  • That strangers will pay for your skill

  • That you don’t need a website, fancy logo, or a dozen testimonials to begin

  • That real confidence comes from action, not reading 400 blog posts on “how to get freelance clients”

I didn’t need ₹1 lakh. I needed one yes.
One little proof that my words could earn.

And that tiny yes? It opened the floodgates.

Your first win might be tiny. But it’s not small.

Maybe your first earning will be ₹50 from proofreading.
₹100 from a caption. ₹20 from a Medium tip jar.
₹4.75 from Google Opinion Rewards (yes, that counts too da 😅).

Don't brush it off. Celebrate it.

Because once the internet pays you — even once —
you're not the same person anymore.

You’re no longer just a reader, scroller, or dreamer.

You’re a doer. An earner. A digital hustler-in-progress.

So… what was your first online income?

I showed you mine. Now you show me yours 😏

Drop a comment or DM me:
What’s the first ever rupee you earned online — and how did it feel?

Because this blog, Skill to Bill, is all about real wins.
Even the ₹199 ones.



🧠 Disclaimer:
✋ No AI Here:
This blog post was written 100% by me, Subhasri Devaraj, without the use of AI writing tools.
Every word is real, personal, and written from scratch — just like a proper conversation over filter coffee. ☕
No bots. No auto-generated fluff. Just me, talking to you

⚠️ No content here is copied or auto-published. I don't post anything I wouldn’t say to a friend.

📌 Copyright © 2025 — Subhasri Devaraj | Skill to Bill.
All rights reserved. Please do not copy, republish, or reprint without permission.

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