Is building a product hard? Maybe. Which part of it? Committing to a schedule, doing the research, and serving a need that actually exists? Is that hard? Is reading books and forums hard? Is tabulating common themes in a spreadsheet hard? Is revisiting it twice a week hard? No, that’s not hard. That’s don’t wanna. […]
Does selling make you evil? Am I evil? Wicked? Slightly naughty? Well, am I? Some certainly would have you think so. There’s a lot of people out there who think commerce is evil. The exchange of money for goods and services? Yep, evil. And inherently manipulative. That’s what they believe. It doesn’t matter whether there’s […]
Yep, that’s right: it’s 6:30pm in my neck of the woods and the 75 tickets for the 30×500 Launch Class are now on sale. You’ve read the details page, right? That lists exactly what the class is, how it works, what you get, how much it costs, and my extremely generous refund policy? Good. As […]
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So, ladies and gentlemen, deal with the 30×500 Launch Class: Is the class right for me? Are you a developer or a designer with developer-y skills? Or are you excited to make a non-software product, like ebooks, templates, or screencasts? The class is for you. When is it? 30×500 Launch Class is 4-month online class […]
Do you have True Wealth? Have you thought about what it means, and what it takes to have it? Leave aside questions of love, friends, family, health and passion — let’s talk about the popular use of the word. Wealth as in wherewithal, money, capital, freedom. True wealth isn’t what you have, but what you […]
If you’re a freelancer, doing creative-y things, then it won’t take but a small push to get you from No Products zomg! to Hey I Gots a Product. Let’s look at the numbers for Your First Infoproduct. First up: Your Freelance Income Say you typically charge $75/hr. Your rate may be higher or lower; adjust […]
I’d like to bestow upon Copylicious Kelly the Shiny Happy Crown of Best Comment on the Last Blog Post for this revolution-friendly tidbit: I want to live in a world where big companies are forced to compete with the little people, splitting up into teensier, tinier pieces, adopting lamer and lamer logos before finally becoming […]
A few days ago, I got all inspired by an idea and immediately decided to tweet it for quick & dirty market research – Would anyone be interested in a course on how to make & sell infoproducts? The answer kinda blew my mind: @amyhoy: What’s an info product? This. We cannot have this. Grab […]
Naomi Dunford of Ittybiz threw down the gauntlet, in the form of a challenge to all us small biz types to answer the following tough questions. I did it. You should too. What’s your game? What do you do? I challenge smart, creative people to stop whoring themselves out for the pleasure of clients and […]
