Comments on: Publishing 2.0: Google and The 4-Hour Workweek Special Arrangement Foreshadows the Future of Books http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:25:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Free Beer: Marketing, Blogs, Virtual Worlds, Second Life Consulting » Blog Archive » Naming the book http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-13124 Free Beer: Marketing, Blogs, Virtual Worlds, Second Life Consulting » Blog Archive » Naming the book Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-13124 [...] was interested to learn about the use of Adwords in testing potential names for books. Tim Ferriss found the name “Four Hour Workweek” the stand-out result in his Adwords testing and had [...] […] was interested to learn about the use of Adwords in testing potential names for books. Tim Ferriss found the name “Four Hour Workweek” the stand-out result in his Adwords testing and had […]

]]> By: Eric Waltmire’s Blog » Test Marketing Your Invention http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1358 Eric Waltmire’s Blog » Test Marketing Your Invention Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:14:40 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1358 [...] You can experiment with different keywords to determine which works to generate the most traffic. The traffic will help you gauge the market for your invention. For step by step details on how to test market your invention using AdWords, check out chapter 10 of The Four-Hour Workweek by author Tim Ferriss or read this blog entry. [...] […] You can experiment with different keywords to determine which works to generate the most traffic. The traffic will help you gauge the market for your invention. For step by step details on how to test market your invention using AdWords, check out chapter 10 of The Four-Hour Workweek by author Tim Ferriss or read this blog entry. […]

]]> By: Tim Ferriss http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1243 Tim Ferriss Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:59:24 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1243 Just as some have asked (and in one case flamed without just asking me first -- tisk, tisk!), I am not getting affiliate commission or compensation of any kind with Google. It wouldn't be a bad thing, but I didn't go that route and never had any intention of making money from this. I have better vehicles for income. And to the flamers: before you flame me or anybody else, just send them a polite email with a question. It doesn't cost anything to be polite. Just as some have asked (and in one case flamed without just asking me first — tisk, tisk!), I am not getting affiliate commission or compensation of any kind with Google. It wouldn’t be a bad thing, but I didn’t go that route and never had any intention of making money from this. I have better vehicles for income.

And to the flamers: before you flame me or anybody else, just send them a polite email with a question. It doesn’t cost anything to be polite.

]]> By: Victory Darwin http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1241 Victory Darwin Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:48:24 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1241 Here's a group for Linkedin members. The topics are 4HWW (Lifestyle design,Outsourcing, 80/20 rule), Web 3.0 (mashables, widgets, the future of Linkedin), Thanks Tim for directing us to NING! http://4hwwlinkedinbusinesswarriors.ning.com Here’s a group for Linkedin members.

The topics are 4HWW (Lifestyle design,Outsourcing, 80/20 rule), Web 3.0 (mashables, widgets, the future of Linkedin),
Thanks Tim for directing us to NING! http://4hwwlinkedinbusinesswarriors.ning.com

]]> By: Andrew Shuttleworth http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1238 Andrew Shuttleworth Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:38:42 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1238 Rather than create a whole new group I created a sub-group of an existing group for people in Japan interested in the 4-Hour Work Week: http://4hourworkweek.ning.com/group/4hourworkweekforpeopleinjapan I haven't actually read the book yet but will do soon. I'm just getting a relationship with Brickwork (the Executive Assitant Service mentioned in this blog) started. The real turning point for me was when I reached breaking point with email: http://hq.andrewshuttleworth.com/hq/2007/05/the_story_of_th.html Rather than create a whole new group I created a sub-group of an existing group for people in Japan interested in the 4-Hour Work Week: http://4hourworkweek.ning.com/group/4hourworkweekforpeopleinjapan

I haven’t actually read the book yet but will do soon. I’m just getting a relationship with Brickwork (the Executive Assitant Service mentioned in this blog) started.

The real turning point for me was when I reached breaking point with email: http://hq.andrewshuttleworth.com/hq/2007/05/the_story_of_th.html

]]> By: Jaya Schillinger http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1230 Jaya Schillinger Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:34:43 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1230 Gavin wrote: "Come off it Tim, google aren’t supporting you it’s an affiliate deal that lots of other companies offer as an incentive to get people to start an adwords account." Well, that was rude. I don't meant to bait a troll, but I just want to speak up here. [NOTE FROM TIM: Thank you, Jaya. I agree that such comments really aren't necessary -- people should just ask me. I should have made this clear (and I added it to the post), but I am not getting affiliate commission or compensation of any kind with Google. It wouldn't be a bad thing, but I didn't go that route and never had any intention of making money from this. I view it as win-win-win all the same.] Tim, I hope you DO get an ad-words credit or something in exchange. As it should be! You get a reward from Google for bringing them new customers, who also get a deal, is a great Win-Win-Win scenario. I'm stymied that anyone would have a problem about that, particularly a commenter who is ALSO trying to ride the wave of interest in outsourcing. What's he paying you? The only thing he's giving you is a hard time. (Forgive me, I don't usually get all annoyed and comment like that, but that just seemed so wrong.) Gavin wrote:
“Come off it Tim, google aren’t supporting you it’s an affiliate deal that lots of other companies offer as an incentive to get people to start an adwords account.”

Well, that was rude. I don’t meant to bait a troll, but I just want to speak up here.

[NOTE FROM TIM: Thank you, Jaya. I agree that such comments really aren’t necessary — people should just ask me. I should have made this clear (and I added it to the post), but I am not getting affiliate commission or compensation of any kind with Google. It wouldn’t be a bad thing, but I didn’t go that route and never had any intention of making money from this. I view it as win-win-win all the same.]

Tim, I hope you DO get an ad-words credit or something in exchange. As it should be! You get a reward from Google for bringing them new customers, who also get a deal, is a great Win-Win-Win scenario.

I’m stymied that anyone would have a problem about that, particularly a commenter who is ALSO trying to ride the wave of interest in outsourcing. What’s he paying you? The only thing he’s giving you is a hard time.

(Forgive me, I don’t usually get all annoyed and comment like that, but that just seemed so wrong.)

]]> By: Duff http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1229 Duff Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:50:31 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1229 Good work, Tim! It's been fun watching your book and ideas take off. :) Good work, Tim! It’s been fun watching your book and ideas take off. :)

]]> By: nate http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1225 nate Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:23:56 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1225 Colin, good good. I was just joking with ya anyway. :) (Tim, I'd be happy to be hired by you, but only if I get to outsource everything, too. I'm a better employer than employee too, just so you know up front.) Cheers! Colin, good good. I was just joking with ya anyway. :)

(Tim, I’d be happy to be hired by you, but only if I get to outsource everything, too. I’m a better employer than employee too, just so you know up front.) Cheers!

]]> By: Colin Andrews http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1224 Colin Andrews Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:07:26 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1224 Hi Nate, Thanks for your comments, I have read his book and was pretty anti-meeting before reading it and now with the book I have his written back-up to support it, cha ching. I guess you thought my saying "speaking" referred to needing to have a meeting, maybe I should have said, "look forward to communicating with you soon." (Tim hire him, he may be just a few dollars more than YMII., haha) Cheers, Colin Hi Nate, Thanks for your comments, I have read his book and was pretty anti-meeting before reading it and now with the book I have his written back-up to support it, cha ching. I guess you thought my saying “speaking” referred to needing to have a meeting, maybe I should have said, “look forward to communicating with you soon.”

(Tim hire him, he may be just a few dollars more than YMII., haha)

Cheers, Colin

]]> By: nate http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1223 nate Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:44:12 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/06/11/publishing-20-google-and-the-4-hour-workweek-special-arrangement-foreshadows-the-future-of-books/#comment-1223 Colin, have you read the book yet? I'm sure asking is the right thing to do, but I'm pretty sure he's anti-meeting. ;) Colin, have you read the book yet? I’m sure asking is the right thing to do, but I’m pretty sure he’s anti-meeting. ;)

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