The Content Creator's Mindset

Most Writers Are Too Stubborn to Make Real Money Online

Let me tell you a quick story about how I wasted two years of my life.

I spent those years writing blog posts nobody read. I thought I was being "authentic." Really, I was being stupid.

Each post took days to write. I obsessed over every word. I wanted my writing to change lives, but instead, it collected dust in a forgotten corner of the internet.

Want to know what changed everything?

I stopped acting like a writer and started acting like someone who wanted to make money writing.

Big difference.

Most writers think they have two options:

1. Stay pure and broke
2. Sell out and make money

Both are wrong. Dead wrong.

Here's what works in 2025: Create content people want to consume, package it in a way that gets their attention, and stick to it long enough to build real momentum.

Simple? Yes.

Easy? No.

Why? Because your ego gets in the way.

You think you're above learning basic marketing, understanding how people actually consume content in 2025, and adapting your style to get results.

How's that working out for you?

If you're reading this, probably not great.

Here's what nobody tells you about making it as a writer in 2025:

Writing talent matters about 20% of the time. The other 80% is about:

• Understanding what people actually want to read
• Creating content they can easily consume
• Building systems to produce consistently
• Tracking what works and doubling down on it

"But what about my artistic integrity?"

Let me be blunt: Nobody cares about your artistic integrity if they never see your work.

The best writers I know? They're also the best marketers. Not because they studied marketing. Because they studied their readers.

They know:

• What problems keep their readers up at night
• What solutions they're desperate to find
• What format do they prefer to consume content in
• What makes them click, read, and share

This isn't manipulation. It's communication.

You're not compromising your message. You're making sure it actually reaches people.

Want to know why most of my content does well?

I write it like I'm talking to a friend who needs tough love. No fluff. No filler. Just real talk about what actually works.

Some practical steps:

1. Study your analytics like your career depends on it (because it does)
2. Look at your most successful pieces - what do they have in common?
3. Create content in chunks - one core idea can become 5 different pieces
4. Test different formats until you find what works for your audience
5. Build a system for consistent production

Here's the real secret: The writers who make six figures aren't better writers than you.

They just stopped pretending the rules don't apply to them.

They learned:

• How to package their ideas effectively
• How to distribute their work where readers actually are
• How to build systems that generate consistent results
• How to make money from their work

You can keep complaining about how content creation is ruining writing.

Or you can adapt and actually build something worthwhile.

Your choice.

But remember this: Every minute you spend being precious about your writing is a minute you're not spending building a real audience.

An audience that could:

• Buy your books
• Hire you for projects
• Join your programs
• Share your work

Actually benefit from your ideas

Stop making this harder than it needs to be.

Learn the game. Play the game. Win the game.

Or keep sitting on the sidelines, complaining about how things should be different.

Up to you.

But if you're serious about making it as a writer in 2025, you know which choice to make.