Comments on: Tim Ferris Interview – Part II

By: Derek Murphy

Derek Murphy — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:16:01 +0000

I agree – Tim is an inspiration; a success machine, and a lot of his tips about creating a great life with little work are fabulous. But is it just me, or is this blatant self-promotion off-putting? Granted, its the reason for his success and as such it’s indispensable. But being ‘featured in the NY times’ for getting a quote about tea printed? If we all twisted the facts that far, we’d all be celebrities.

By: Nancy Wylde

Nancy Wylde — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:10:59 +0000

Great interview. Thank you. Your interview has been quite inspirational!!

Nancy Wylde

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:59:58 +0000

An amazing interview Tim has it together in an interesting way that we can all learn from. The interview puts a new perspective for me on the book which by itself seemed a bit unbelieveable when I read it. The interview adds a personal touch lacking with just the book.

By: Timothy Ferris vs Gary Vaynerchuk - Two Approaches to Successful Blogging

Timothy Ferris vs Gary Vaynerchuk - Two Approaches to Successful Blogging — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:44:17 +0000

[...] example Tim has written here at ProBlogger about how he finds that posting every 4-6 days on his blog is enough (and actually [...]

By: Platypus

Platypus — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:32:13 +0000

Did I miss the part where he actually explains how to accomplish this?

Oh, wait, let me guess: to become successful, simply start your own successful business. Okay, great, thanks for the “help.”

Don’t do as these rip-off artists say, just do as they do by employing hype and manipulation. Keep selling “the dream” (don’t bother making anything genuinely useful or beneficial for mankind) and the ignorant masses will point out what a great success story you are. Avoid honesty and decency at all costs–these are obstacles on your path to success.

And look, I didn’t even charge you for this great advice. Now get out there and screw somebody over!

By: Ryan Whiteside

Ryan Whiteside — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:16:38 +0000

Really great interview. I’ve read The 4 Hour Workweek three times now and I still can’t get enough.

It all comes down to the 80/20 rule. Only do the things the contribute the most results. Too many of us work on all of the things that contribute very little results.

I encourage you to pick up the book. It’s been truly life-changing for me!

By: Nathan Ketsdever

Nathan Ketsdever — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:59:38 +0000

Great interview. My experience with batching and email diet has helped my workflow and productivity a ton. A couple ideas from the interview stood out:

1) Focus (quality over quantity) and email diet are clutch.
2) Outsourcing has its ups and downs
3) Focus more on decrease in email/RSS subscribers
[but at the same time you can't beat yourself up]
4) Batching various work tasks including email.
5) I think Tim’s encouragement in other places to use Jott as a productivity tool makes tons of sense too. Jott sends you an email message (or blog post) of mobile messages to yourself.

By: Nathan Ketsdever

Nathan Ketsdever — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:56:59 +0000

1) Focus (quality over quantity) and email diet are clutch.
2) Outsourcing has its ups and downs
3) Focus more on decrease in email/RSS subscribers
[but at the same time you can't beat yourself up]
4) Batching various work tasks including email.
5) I think his encouragement in other places to use Jott as a productivity tool

By: JohnN

JohnN — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:52:36 +0000

great interview, tim ferriss has inspired many.

By: JohnN

JohnN — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:51:22 +0000

great interview

By: Cory

Cory — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:58:11 +0000

That was a really great interview. Many useful points. I bought his book and am almost finished. It really makes you get up and act on the principals unlike many others I’ve read. He pretty much spells it out how to do things which is very useful.

By: TimFerris

TimFerris — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:41:38 +0000

Isn’t there another “s” on Tim the Younger’s last name? I am the longtime national proponent of the 8-hour half-working week, which is close to Tim Ferriss’ newer 4-hour fully-at-work week, and we need to bear in mind that there are important distinctions raised, 4, and 8. Besides, Tim the Stargazer, formerly of Rolling Stone fame, and I have enough trouble with getting googled, without your interjection of the double-s whippersnapper here.

By: Live Without Working

Live Without Working — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:05:07 +0000

I not only bought the book, but I'm starting a new effort to learn to live without working. I'm going to chronicle my efforts and success (or, hopefully not, the lack thereof) at my blog Live Without Working. Steve

By: Buddy

Buddy — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:24:06 +0000

I think He’s right in that if you post less you might get more comments but you also have less on the internet to draw traffic into your site.

By: Just when i thought i’m the only one .. by Reaper-X .:[ ID ]:.

Just when i thought i’m the only one .. by Reaper-X .:[ ID ]:. — Thu, 10 May 2007 15:03:45 +0000

[...] saw the Problogger interview with Tim Ferris, author of The 4–Hour Workweek book … and it [...]

By: Notable Buys » Blog Archive » The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Tue, 08 May 2007 14:01:13 +0000

[...] Rowse interviewed Tim Ferriss on the subject of his book (part 1, part 2). In the interview, Tim mentions that two of the resources he uses for outsourcing are GetFriday [...]

By: 16 must-read tips on blogging at Facibus On Blogging

16 must-read tips on blogging at Facibus On Blogging — Sun, 06 May 2007 06:11:45 +0000

[...] Most of the conventional wisdom is still recommending a daily posting regime, but Tim Ferris is telling people to post every 4-6 days. Time will tell which is the winning [...]

By: The solution to popularity: Post less? at Facibus On Blogging

The solution to popularity: Post less? at Facibus On Blogging — Sun, 06 May 2007 06:09:52 +0000

[...] to Tim Ferris, it isn’t. Tim recommends posting every 4-6 days, long enough for comments to build up. Wierd. I’m not [...]

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 04 May 2007 03:25:55 +0000

Interesting read, I particularly like the fact that Tim only posts once every 4-6 days. This makes more sense to me than trying to post every day or multiple times a day. Looking logically at it from my point of view, which post is going to be better researched, more detailed, and well written, the one written in a day or the one written over 4 days?

By: Sharon Sarmiento

Sharon Sarmiento — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:45:12 +0000

As far as outsourcing the majority of your work to cheap help at big companies like elance and GetFriday as opposed to partnering with individuals –with all due respect to Tim, this seems a bit short-sighted and superficial.

Have you ever considered that your business might grow more quickly and be more stable if you partnered with trusted individuals who will stay with you through the long term and who actually care about you, your happiness, your family, your clients and your business personally?

This is what I do, and I’ve gotta tell you, there is nothing like it in the world! There is soooo much more to running a successful internet business than just getting tasks done and checking off a daily to-do list. There is a human relationship element that involves trust, partnership, collaboration, loyalty and personal support and encouragement that Tim’s outsourcing strategy completely misses out on.

I know this way of working isn’t for everyone—obviously there are tons of folks who just think in the short-term and want to delegate tasks to the bargain basement provider, but I would like to suggest that virtual biz owners who truly care about the long-term health of their business and who regard their business as their “baby” that they’ve created and nurtured for years, might find it a wiser idea to invest in enduring partnerships with trusted individuals rather just buying time with a bunch of interchangeable/disposable contractors.

Quality trumps quantity every single time, and I guarantee, if you’ve spent years building a successful internet business you’ll sleep better at night if you actually know, respect and trust the person who is helping you manage your sites. :-)