Barbara Ling
barbaraling.bsky.social
Barbara Ling
@barbaraling.bsky.social
Maverick Authority Marketer for 28+ years. Moose-wrangler, coffee aficionado, Star Trek appreciator and prompt engineer expert.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
1️⃣4️⃣ So here's the facts. Your success? It'll take longer than the gurus say.

Instant push-button riches? Very rare indeed.

Your future earnings? Highly probable. And it'll be absolutely, definitely worth it.

Give yourself permission to take action today!
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
1️⃣3️⃣ See, the Internet is overflowing with people copying success formulas.

It's desperately lacking people who bring their genuine, weird, wonderful selves and say: "I see this thing *differently*! Let me show you."

Stop looking for the "right" way. Instead, find YOUR way.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
1️⃣2️⃣ Want an action item? Pick ONE thing from your "why doesn't this exist?" list.

Spend this week researching:

❓ Who else has this problem?
❓ How are they solving it now?
❓ What could YOU uniquely offer?

Don't build anything yet. Just explore. Be curious.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
1️⃣1️⃣ Now, keep in mind.

You'll launch things that flop. Spend weeks on projects with 0 traction. Compare yourself to people who "have it figured out" (they don't).

Those experiences? It's not failure. It's education! Successful people just kept iterating until they get it right.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
1️⃣0️⃣ So the actual "secret" to making money online?

Providing *genuine* value to specific people consistently over time!

That's it. No hacks. No shortcuts.

Just you, understanding particular people well enough to offer something they actually need.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
9️⃣ Here's an idea. For one week, notice every time you think:

❓ "Why doesn't this exist?"
❓ "There has to be a better way"
❓ "I wish someone would make..."

You're not complaining. You're identifying opportunities others miss.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
8️⃣ I lived this. 11 years ago, I decided to sell 1-page cheatsheets. A simple PDF.

It brought folks to my upsells, cross-sells and downsells.

🎯 Remember when Pokemon Go came out? Cleared 23K with my idea.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
7️⃣ Your best business ideas won't sound like "good business ideas."

🎯 Renting air mattresses to strangers? (Airbnb)
🎯 Broadcasting yourself playing video games? (Twitch)

The weird ideas often work BECAUSE they're born from genuine observation, not market research.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
6️⃣ Stop thinking "I must follow gurus!"

Start thinking: "What can I build that has lasting value?"

🎯 A skill solving a specific problem
🎯 Content that genuinely helps
🎯 A product filling a gap YOU experienced

And here's a funny fact:
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
5️⃣ In other words, you change from "freelance designer" to FD w/ADHD.

You discover you "weirdness" isn't a bug; it's your competitive edge.

The Internet doesn't need more people copying formulas. It needs YOUR specific take on YOUR specific thing.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
4️⃣ Consider: you might spend 2 years as a struggling freelance designer. Do everything "right." Still poor.

Then you might create a digital planner for, hmmm, the ADHD brain. Mention it to your network. And see sales begin.

Why? You're solving a real issue lots have.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
3️⃣ Making money online is actually about building something real and then scaling. Just like a physical store, except now you're competing with zillions of others.

The ones who succeed? They're not following "proven formulas." They're doing something different.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
2️⃣ You've seen the ads. Guy with rented Lambo. Laptop on beach. "$10K/month in 4 hours!"

Here's what they won't tell you: Making money online isn't magic. It's not passive. And it's definitely not a copy-paste "system."

But here's the good news...
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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