Book Description
The ultimate guide to running a freelance business and making money while doing it, The Wealthy Writer is an all-in-one resource that covers everything a novice or seasoned writer needs to know to be a successful freelancer. This helpful guide:
* Identifies profitable and receptive print and online freelance outlets, including the lucrative area of commercial writing
* Includes chapters on technical writing, Web writing, speech writing, e-books, corporate communications, advertising, direct mail
* Shows writers how to work on their business while working in their business through strategies such as launching a home-based business and turning clients into advocates
* Provides a spectrum of case studies, sample letters, and sample forms, so working writers can put them to use on their own
Customer Reviews:
Best Book on Writing as a Profitable Business.......2007-04-19
This is the best book I have read on what it's like to turn your writing into a profitable business. It's an easy read, yet packed with real life examples from Michael's many years in the trenches. His honesty about what it takes to succeed is refreshing, and I especially enjoyed the chapter on e-books. A great motivational resource and highly recommended.
Another "must read" for copywriters.......2007-04-13
Add another book to the list of "must reads" for aspiring copywriters. THE WEALTHY WRITER by Michael Meanwell. I thought this one might be a little different from books by American authors, but found largely, what sells in America sells in Australia.
I found Meanwell's book to be less engaging at times than Bowerman, Bly or Slaunwhite's books, but also found that he went into much greater (and more appreciated) depth in certain areas. For instance, others simply glazed over speechwriting. Meanwell devotes a very indepth chapter to it.
I didn't make nearly as many notes in this book as I did in some of the other similar books, but I can see referring back to this volume on a regular basis. There is a ton of good information here.
Where this book falls slightly behind the previously mentioned authors is mostly in the formatting. In places, Meanwell's work seems crammed and some of the samples he uses have been reduced to a size too small for old geezers to read. These things notwithstanding, I still have to put this book in the "must read" category for the target audience.
WOW!! This book delivers with a BANG! .......2006-08-31
I came across this book quite by accident and what attracted me besides the GREAT title was.....the GREAT title...! I mean, who doesn't want to learn ways on how to make more money---even Donald Trump is always on the hunt. I picked up the book and could not stop reading it. It had me at 'hello' and I learned exactly what I needed to do to become very successful as a writer.
And mind you, not just living paycheck by paycheck but it teaches you and gives you PERMISSION on HOW to live WELL. And don't you desserve to be happy and not have an ulcer worrying about money? I hear ulcers are quite painful. It has been a long time since I read a book that gave me the step-by-step guide on how to make a REAL living in writing and not feel GUILT about being PAID for sharing information in print with others that make their lives BETTER. There is nothing sexy about being BROKE as I am sure every broke-back (umm, is that even a word?!..lol!) person will attest to. And both my hands are waaaay up in the air as having seen those days. Good-byyye empty wallet and "daddy may I have 2 dollars!" Okay...where was I?...Ahh, yes... Chapters 11 and 17 alone is worth getting this book. It discusses how to give a powerful presentation, how to make money writing speeches for others, and markets that are WIDE open just waiting to be filled; markets that are quite lucrative and will put more buckets of broccoli and grade A beef wellington dinners on your table than you can eat--even for those of you out there who are gluttonous by nature. YAAAAAA! Sorry, I just couldn't resist. :) I wholeheatedly recommend this book for how GENEROUS the author is in the sharing of information, in the clear steps he gives on how to succeed in the business of writing, and the way he OVER-DELIVERS.
You just don't find this so readily these days as so many blockbuster authors do not seem to care about truly helping the average joe, such as myself, but are far more interested in how THEY themselves can profit off the little guy----me. This author is quite the opposite. He cares about his readers; this is quite evident between the pages and he genuinely wants his readers' lives to be enriched in every way imagineable in the direction of their dreams, that is. Get this book TODAY if you are tired of working a job you hate and barely making ends meet and have always wondered if you can make a money-spilleth-over career out of writing----yes, YOU CAN. I'm on my way...!
The Wealthy Writer.......2006-08-06
I didn't think this book was that great. I am interested in starting an on-line writing business and this is the only book I've bought and read so far --based on these glowing reviews. It did cover many common-sense aspects of writing and working for yourself --but I was disappointed in what it didn't cover: the legal requirements for running your own business and taxes. There was a single line on being a Sole Proprieter. No mention of taxes. No information on websites beyond stating that it would require too much information to cover here and would justify a book in itself. The book focused almost entirely on the author's preferred niche market, writing for companies. Overall I found this book disappointing and dated. If this is the cream of the crop, I shudder to think what the other writing-for-money books are like. This is definitely not a reference book that you will return to again and again.
A practical handbook.......2006-02-21
The Wealthy Writer is an excellent resource for both established freelance writers and those just entering the field. Its strengths are its practical nature. While many such books are written from an academic standpoint, The Wealthy Writer is entirely practical and simple to read. Its other strength is that it covers many different areas of freelance writing and shows readers how they can specialise in different areas. This is valuable for those wanting to know what focus they can take, while it also offers established writers new avenues.
Customer Reviews:
Mike Ferry one of the BEST.......2007-07-26
Mike and real estate go together like baseball and hotdogs. He has a great way of getting complicated concepts across in a smooth crystal clear manner. Beginning and established realtors can benefit from this book.
Work through some of his material and just try to not increase your income - I dare you!
This is the beginning of success........2007-07-19
Got $50,000 to buy a clientele? No? Then get this book, and get with a real business system in real estate.
Ferry starts with foundations--20 techniques that one needs to practice. Now, I would say only 18 of these are daily actionable. (#2 and #3 are general principles you can check yourself on every week or month.) Secondly, he deals with time management--the bane of the independent contractor.
Third--what everyone hates--prospecting. Ferry prioritizes prospects correctly, in two dimensions: First, high-impact versus low-impact prospecting; second, who to prospect. Now, this book is aimed primarily at people beginning, so its priorities are: FSBOs and Expireds; cold doors (now primarily phone); then---well, pretty much everything else is low-impact.
Let me address some of the criticisms levelled against Ferry in other reviews here. A couple people have said this is old-school. I dunno--when I started, no one told me about knocking on doors as a systematic practice (or using the phone to targeted groups). What they told me about were farming and direct mail (sometimes one and the same, but not always), and of course (and correctly) FSBOs. Door knocking and systematic phone calling are not common and not typical. And they are productive compared to (what Ferry calls) low-impact methods of prospecting.
One critic complained about Ferry's stated ratio, 99 no's to 1 yes, and said he didn't even get that. Well, all taken together, I do a lot better than that. Now, the legitimate aspect of the critic's complaint is this: It does indeed take a long time to get those 100 people. Today. Today it does; it was not so hard in 1993, when this book was published. Today, more homes are empty all day (and yes, I'm aware that a lot were in 1993; still, it is more common today). Today, people have Caller ID and many people screen calls (are you calling from your office? What's your CID say?). Today, there is the Do Not Call list. It is a lot harder to get hold of 100 people today by any method, or even combination of methods. Certainly by door knocking today it's impossible to do, or nearly so--it would take forever, and the critic's complaint about his 8 hours is justified.
So the unfortunate fact is that this book now has to be updated with two things:
1. Put your sphere of influence and past clients in the number one rank. This is something Ferry today advises in his training and coaching.
2. Door knock some--strategically, for your new listings or sales--but make the phone your primary tool. Again, this is something Ferry today advises in his training and coaching.
The fact is, this is an older book, which Ferry has not ever updated. **I am not saying to pass it up for that reason---I think it's still the single best book available on real estate business practice.** He has, however, done other things: He runs an entire coaching business, which is updated daily; and he has written another book, which, however, seems to be available only on his website.
So anent that area of criticism--"Door knocking takes forever and doesn't produce enough live bodies to talk to"--my response would be: That's true, and the answer is to use the phone instead; and furthermore put your sphere of influence and past clients (if any) in the #1 and #2 slots for high-impact prospecting targets; and stay up to date with Ferry's advice by reading his updated stuff on his website. Seriously, he GIVES IT AWAY. Not the coaching, of course, but he has a bevy of free reports, all of which are up to date and golden; and he gives away ALL of his scripts.
Another thing the same critic said was that much of Ferry's advice was like a sleazy used-car salesman. That is flat-out false. NONE of it is like that. There is NOTHING of manipulation in Ferry's methods. What there is: Intelligent questioning to get to the critical information one needs to do business and to do the best job for your clients. Maybe the critic thinks that closing on a prospect is sleazy; I don't know. If he's objecting to closings like "Do you want to close in 30 or 45 days?" or "Would you sign the contract please?" I kind of doubt he's ever going to transact much (wait--he already left the business), because he'll be too embarrassed to ask the client to do what the client wants to do--buy (or list) a house.
The same fellow suggested that you brand yourself. Like I said: Got $50,000 to buy a clientele? What Ferry did for me--I resisted buying his book, or looking into his methods, because I heard other agents telling me (falsely) "he's just a cold-caller" or he was dogmatic or "too salesman-y" (Hey, you know what? I AM A SALESMAN)--first was to show me that everything I was doing in the name of prospecting was not actually prospecting; it was blowing money to get my name on pieces of paper that would get thrown away without a second look or to talk to people who just wanted the two pieces of information and then to get off the phone or out the door: Farming (by mail, that is), floor time, open houses, image advertising, newsletters, etc. They cost a lot of money, and their hit ratio is more on the order of 1 in 2000 than 1 in 100.
Let's talk about that ratio: Look, every method of prospecting has a ratio of many, many no's and rejections to a single yes. But the ones that get you talking to 1. people you know and 2. (harder to do, and thus more important) people you don't know (there are more of #2 than #1), rather than sitting in your office and having some fulfillment house send junk mail out for you, or blowing hundreds (or thousands) on ads that are so unproductive that they can't even be measured as effective, are the ones with a ratio that can actually produce an income. And an income you can keep, rather than spending it all on more postcards, ads, newsletters, bus benches, shopping cart signs...
Now, is the book self-sufficient? No, not today; it needs the updating I mentioned above. And you can get all that for free on Ferry's website. But it is still the MOST useful book on real estate there is (beats Kennedy, Zeller, and everyone). So get this book--it will inspire you, and move you to actual business practice with a likelihood of actual production.
Excellent solid information.......2007-02-16
A great book for giving you good solid advice on improving your sales tactics to become successful. Explains steps from setting up a farm to how to deal with clients through Q&A's. Good for newer agents or for a "kick in the butt" for people in the industry that need "regeneration". Suited for anyone who truly intends to become very successful in the real estate industry
How to make the Author a 7 figure income...........2007-01-09
More theory than action. No real benefit to my junior agents or experienced agents.
HOW TO DEVELOP A SIX FIGURE INCOME IN REAL ESTATE.......2007-01-04
I FIRST READ THIS BOOK 20 YEARS AGO AS A NEW REAL ESTATE AGENT. THE HOW TO INFORMATION AND METHODS ARE WELL PRESENTED AND CONTINUE TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE.
Product Description
Embark on a journey of self-discovery and enter a world that until now, only six-figure communicators enjoyed. Whether you want to develop new business, move up the corporate ladder, or simply get along better with your colleagues, friends, and family, Six-Figure Incomes will show you how. This revolutionary new approach will give you the tools you need to reinvent yourself and create the relationships and the life you always wanted. Stop struggling and get results now. In this book, America s best communicators tell you how they consistently outperform the competition and create extraordinary lives. The book is filled with simple tips, key strategies, and never-revealed techniques the pros use to sell more, earn more, and rise to the top. And now you can too! · Discover what makes America s best communicators so successful. · Turn misfortunes into extraordinary opportunities. · Create instant rapport with anyone; turn strangers into allies or clients. · Learn to build and use powerful social networks. In a matter of days you, like so many others, will begin to create a life of abundance using these innovative, amazingly simple, cutting-edge techniques.
Customer Reviews:
My Vote for Book of the Year!.......2007-04-23
I am a voracious reader, and especially read a lot of non-fiction motivational work from Authors like Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer and Brian Tracy. This book, "Six Figure Incomes: Profit from America's Best Communicators," is one of the few books that has really impacted me in the past year. I have taken so many lessons from it that I have applied to both my work and my personal life. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Best book EVER for connecting with people.......2007-04-21
Wow! This is the best book I have ever read on the art and technique of connecting with other people. Invaluable for anyone in sales or any relationship-based business. I am blown away!!
-Mike Schwagler, Seattle-
Much more than a sales tool.......2007-04-17
While the lessons in this book will surely help someone make sales I believe that it's real value is as a guide for communicating effectively. The lessons it conveys can be applied in all aspects of life and the reward is better relationships fostered by genuine communication. The art of listening has never been so well presented.
Excellent Training Resource.......2007-03-30
This book has proven to be an excellent resource for our past three sales training classes. It was referred by another Corp Trainer from one of our vendors, and the feedback has been outstanding. Good choice for a motivating text for training....Thanks!
Thank you!.......2007-01-26
It's easy to understand, practical and the best I've read on the topic. Comprehensive and based in results oriented research from America's best communicators, Peter Stankovich's "6-Figure Incomes" provides the secrets to transform your communication skills, which will not only bring out the best in you, but also in others.
Download Description
Now bestselling author D. A. Benton shows you how to break through your personal glass ceiling and earn $100,000 a year -- or more! Her can-do plan not only helps you change your whole approach to making money but, more important, helps you make new choices that lead to a happier, more successful life in every way. Learn how to:
-- LEAVE A LOW-PAYING JOB FOR ONE THAT PAYS MUCH MORE.
-- WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER.
-- EXPLORE YOUR HIDDEN PSYCHOLOGICAL BLOCKS -- AND ELIMINATE THEM.
-- MAKE YOUR WAY UP THE CORPORATE LADDER BY IMPROVING BOTH YOUR SKILLS AND YOUR ABILITY TO GAIN RECOGNITION AND REWARDS.
-- EARN $100K BY STRIKING OUT ON YOUR OWN.
Customer Reviews:
Cha-ching!.......2001-05-18
This is the way it is done. Debra Benton did it...so can we.
A Solid Effort!.......2001-05-09
The dust cover claims this book is worth its weight in gold. Its last chapter, which outlines the 20 steps to earning $100,000 a year, could well make it so. If you buy the book, read the final chapter first. D.A. Benton’s 20 steps are clear and easy to follow. Once you know them, the rest of the book provides excellent supporting information. Benton shows examples of how specific individuals (many of them high-profile celebrities and athletes) used each step to achieve success. This book offers no get-rich-quick schemes. The author advocates a logical, methodical approach to making $100,000 per year. She is so confident that she makes a guarantee: If you put maximum effort into all 20 steps, you will become a member of the $100,000 Club. We [...] recommend this book to anyone interested in making a six-figure income.
The book is now my secret weapon!.......2000-09-26
I am a real person, and a simple reader. Mentioning the above is simply to claim the authenticity of my review, not some made up or conspired opinion or expression, but a true and genuine review. This is one of the greatest and best books I ever read by far, especially in it's own category. What it's contents cover and how the whole book is put together is a marvelous and tremendous work. I am only about half way through the book and it's definitely my mental coach, encouragement, inspiration, motivation, and secret weapon of all things, already. Some or perhaps many of the ideas in the book are not new inventions, but how the author was able to put everything together in such an excellently constructed order, along with her own professional knowledge, and wisdom surely amazes me. Never before have I heard of D. A. Benton But I have now a great admiration for her and started search all the books she's written. I wouldn't want my competitors at work know about this book but worse is to see all the disgusting reviews written by people who do not have an appreciation for great work. And others being misleaded by those reviews. That's the reason I had to write this. That's how good this book is.
not a total waste of money, not a necessary investment.......2000-07-18
I disagree with some of the other reviewers who said this tape is total trash. It is good for young people just getting into the career market, because it gives practical information to help make sure you are even aiming in the right direction for your goals. It helps give a broad perspective on your career as a whole, not "I just graduated now I have to use this degree somehow." Overall, I say it is a decent book, but I can do without her philosophical digressions at the beginning of the tape about how society tries to make us think money is evil.
Absolute pablum; save your time & money.......2000-02-24
Show up, work hard, dress well, take initiative, revere motherhood, etc. Nothing even remotely new or innovative in terms of career management or organizational behavior. Take a pass on this and try golf lessons instead...
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- The fast-track to wealth!
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Six Figure Income
Sue Christensen
Manufacturer: Destiny Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
 General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Sales
| Real Estate
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Sales & Selling
| Marketing & Sales
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0972368302 |
Book Description
Sue Christensen's "Making A Six Figure Income On Your Terms, Essential Life Balance for Today's Successful Real Estate Agents and Sales People In Any Field," is a powerful step-by-step guide to earning great money without surrendering your personal life. You will learn how to capture the mindset of success, how to gain the power of controlling your own life, how to earn money than you ever thought possible taking more time off than ever before, and how to master the art of Life Balance. If you are working too hard or too much, or if you feel stressed with too many deadlines, this book will show you how to stop over-complicating, and how simpler, streamlined systems will lead you to a happier more satisfying life.
Customer Reviews:
The fast-track to wealth!.......2002-11-07
This great book gave me a step-by-step rundown on making sales that count. Sue Christensen's tip about having systems in place for everything really made my life easier and more balanced. I'm going through the book again. This time with a highlighter!
Book Description
Anyone who follows the simple, yet effective, 'BRWT Force Technology' method of writing found in "101 Reasons Why You Must Write A Book," will be able to create a book that they will be proud of. This method will allow you to write with ease in ANY style whether it's for articles, reports, white papers, or for blogs or the next NY Times best seller! If you ever wondered why the most prolific writers never have trouble writing...it's down to what this book will teach you about BRWT!" A must read for anyone looking to further their career, life, and financial situation. "101 Reasons Why You Must Write A Book" is jam packed with information not only on WHY you must write but all you need to know about HOW to write, publish, and actually profit from your book.
Product Description
...There IS a secret for Wealth & Abundance: Change the way you THINK about Money & Wealth, and begin to ATTRACT it!
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ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income
D. Rowse
Manufacturer: Wiley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Internet
| Home Computing
| Computers & Internet
| Subjects
| Books
| Internet & Education
| Online Searching
| Web Browsers
| Web for Kids
General
| Computers & Internet
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0470246677 |
Book Description
Blogging has become a popular and fascinating pastime for many, but more and more bloggers are finding it can also be an excellent source of direct or indirect income. Although the barriers to starting a blog are low, without expert guidance it is easy to get frustrated when success doesn’t match expectations. Written by the creator of the world’s #1 resource for making money with blogs, ProBlogger takes the reader from absolute beginner to earning money from or as a result of blogging. Through step by step practical lessons the reader will choose a blog topic, analyze the market, set up a blog, promote it and earn revenue.
Unlike other books that are big on potential and theory, ProBlogger provides results based on the authors own experience of what really works through practical, tried and tested advice. Inside readers will learn:
· How Bloggers Make Money
· Direct Income Earning vs. Indirect Income Earning methods
· Why Niches are Important
· Using 20 critical blogging tools
· 20 Ingredients for a successful blog post
· Optimizing advertising
· Which advertising platforms work best
· Expert analysis of Technocrat’s Top Blogs – why they work
and so much more.
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- Tools and Tactics for the Master DayTrader: Battle-Tested Techniques for Day, Swing, and Position Traders
- Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions
- West Federal Taxation 2007: Individual Income Taxes, Volume 1, Professional Edition (West Federal Taxation Individual Income Taxes)
- Working for Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Consultants (6th Edition)
- 10 Secrets to Successful Home Buying and Selling: Using Your Housing Psychology to Make Smarter Decisions
- 10 Secrets to Successful Home Buying and Selling: Using Your Housing Psychology to Make Smarter Decisions
- 21 Things I Wish My Broker Had Told Me: Practical Advice for New Real Estate Professionals.
- Africa in Chaos: A Comparative History
- America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It
- Casa y Comunidad: Latino Home and Neighborhood Design
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