Murray

PS Sure wish you guys would read and review my e-book: “Ebook Immersion.” You can learn about it here: http://ebookstrategies101.com

Even though I’m not earning much income currently, I’m planning to put many of the principles from the book into practice. One of them is outsourcing my editing, which is a weakness, so I can focus more time on other paid opportunities.

Thanks for the comment though :) Have you read the book?

Ivan ,

Interesting quote. I’ve been hearing Frank Kern everywhere in freelancing circles lately. Have you bought any of his products and have they helped out?

@James

I tend to hang out with certain cliques when I’m learning different skills. Currently, I’ve been checking out a lot of bloggers who already have a solid monetization model – you, Dave Navarro, Naomi Dunford etc. Its been fascinating because you see the same bloggers pop up in the comment section and learn heaps.

Everyone else,

I hope the review didn’t affect your opinion of the book :) I think its really awesome but was completely focused on how it could help me improve my blogging. If you end to offer services as part of your blogging strategy, this book is a must read. I had to read it in chunks because I was so busy taking notes.

A quote from Frank Kern
Set goals, set deadlines, work hard…

My problem was I was trying to show what bloggers can get out of it. I’m involved in too many communities online – I’ve found that there are seperate groups like the designers, general freelancers, writers, consultants etc. And yes, all of them would get a lot out of the ebook.

The Problogger readership is so vast that I tried to cater it to the writers. I’d read Darrens previous tweet about bloggers looking for work and tried to target it at them.

But when thinking about it – there are also many bloggers that are working as part of a freelance team. Adii and Woothemes comes to mind. DIY Themes is another. Oh gosh – and the fact that Men With Pens also do freelance theme customizations!

I tried to cater the review to a specific audience. I have more understanding of the writing niche than designing. In the future, I’ll definitely try to cater to other audiences.

Again – totally appreciate the feedback (both on here and twitter). I think my nerves got in the way. I got a few negative comments on my previous review and tried to show how this product changed my mindset.

Do continue to provide such feedback. It may help the people that I’ve ignored in the review make a more informed decision.

On a sidenote – I bought this product after reading about it on your blog. I’m the type of blogger that will purchase products from my friends aff links. I would have bought through yours if you had a link up at the time of purchase :)

Steven – do check it out :) I’ve been reading your blog for a while and think you could get a lot out of it.

Nate – yep. There are many free articles about freelancing. I put off purchasing this ebook because of them. I was so blown away when I bought it. If you are reluctant to purchase – follow the authors’ work. You can learn so much by observing them. I found though that the $29 price tag makes it so worthwhile to buy. You might not make the money back immediately, but you’ll learn so much that can help you in the long run.

The book isn’t geared only to writers. It’s geared to freelancers at large – marketers, designers, writers – and to business owners, even if there’s no freelancing involved.

And one correction. I’ve added a third person to my team :)

I am going to read that book and apply it’s teachings for my blog.
Hope that it proves very useful.
Thanks Darren

The advice can be applied to any freelance career, they use writing as examples because of their respective backgrounds.

I also seem to recall some advice on why time = money is ultimately wrong (I could be mistaken I’ve read Men With Pens and Freelance Folder for so long the lines are beginning to blur :)) and how you can break out of that mindset.

I bought the book when it was released and I do think that the advice Mason and James provide is extremely valuable. So much so that I consider it a must have book for anyone that’s serious about a freelance career.

At $29 the book will easily pay for itself when you start implementing the authors’ advice.