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Alison Mansfield is a freelance writer, backpack entrepreneur and proprietress at BestLittleCopyhouse.com. Everything she writes is probably mostly true.

By Alison Mansfield

Why You Should STOP Trying to Make Money Online [And What to Do Instead]

Why You Should STOP Trying to Make Money Online [And What to Do Instead]

You’ve heard the news: YOU CAN MAKE MONEY BLOGGING.

You can make a living as a freelance writer. Content is king, and the demand will only increase.

Really? You say.

I can blog. I can write all day. I’m a great writer. People will flock to my writing from far and wide. 

But coming up to the gate, you might realize you have some lingering doubts about this whole idea.

For example… how will you sell it? By the inch? By the yard? Do people just want “content” to patch in to their websites to satisfy Google that day? Is writing like sewing, one line after another? What will you write about, for heaven’s sake? How will you know this is “good” writing? When will you know that it’s worth a living wage?

The doubts are daunting. And haunting.

But what if you stopped trying to make money blogging?

What if you stopped worrying about making a living as a freelance writer?

What if you solved problems for a living instead?

What if you declared this:

I am in service to the livelihoods of others, providing the one thing they can not survive without online. I solve their problems by confronting their customers’ problems in an engaging way. I am a hero; and my clients are heroes to their clients; and we all change lives every day.

The attitude shift from profit to service can change your life — and it can change other people’s lives. It’s also a lot more fun. That, in a nutshell, is the Prosperity Model.

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