Write Your Way Rich

Posted by RP

May 17, 2008

ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income> Shameless plug for my friend Darren. I’ve written here numerous times about using your life talents to make money from a book …either and "eBook" or a real, live print book.

I’ve also written many times about my fellow blogger Darren Rowse, founder and a principle author of Problogger.net and one of the all-time "good guys" of blogging.

Darren monetizes about as well as anyone you can think of, and he does it cleanly and smartly … he’s always "white hat", his methods are above reproach, and he doesn’t have to resort to stupid tricks like "rick rolling" people and then writing follow-on posts about how he doesn’t care if people didn’t like his technique. You won’t get take for a ride with Darren.

What you will get is sound, useable information about making six-figures a year from blogging, and the nitty-gritty details of how to do it. Darren has a co-author on this book, Chris Garrett.

ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income

I’m buying this myself because I always find it handy to have a written reference next to my desk, even though I virtually live on line. I don’t think you’ll go wrong on this one.

I’ve discussed here and recommended others who have expert views the advisability of self-publishing or going with an established publisher. I think in the long run it’s a good idea to get one book published "conventionally", just because of the market penetration and the authority it adds to your profile.

I do not recommend making a career or of writing books like this one … at $16 (already discounted) Darren and Chris will be lucky to share between them a dollar or so per sale … and they will wait a year or more before they ever see any real returns. And the $.99 "Kindle" version? Words fail me. I don’t know anyone out there whose specialized knowledge isn’t worth more than $.99 cents, no matter how "off the beaten path" it may be.

I highly recommend you go read my friend Jack Reed’s web site and buy his book, How to Write, Publish and Sell Your Own How-To Book. It costs more than $16, it won’t be available on Amazon’s ridiculous Kindle and Jack doesn’t even give me a commission, but I own this book and feel it is the tops in the field, bar none.

top sitting and start writing (message to myself as well as the rest of you still on the fence).

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