Q, hit up Stephan Molyneux. I think there is a reasonable chance you could get an interview with him.
Will do, thanks.
Good job on putting this together, it's look interesting and I skimmed through the sample. If you're looking for any type of constructive criticism, I'd have to point out that your downplaying of degrees is exaggerated. You said that probably only 1% of college students end up needing that degree to get a particular job. In truth the majority of them still end up in jobs that do require one. I understand your point though, and it is a good one, but there are many jobs besides doctors and lawyers that require at least some type of degree, as far as hiring is concerned.
The number of jobs requiring degrees has continued to grow, while the "recession" has mostly taken away jobs that don't require degrees.
The Class of 2012 - NYTimes.com
This Just In: Your College Degree is Actually Worth Something | BostInno
Good point, and I do agree with you. The book is a bit more black and white to get my point across. Obviously things are always more grey.
Who wrote the book?
I've got some really great ideas, and have written about them before, but i just don't have enough material to write a full, long book.
I heard it was written by the Elohim and then this guy called Quinton put his name on it.
Just read the free chapters slayerment... Good stuff all around.
I guess it would be classified as a philosophy book, which is the word I haven't seen it described with here or on your site. Does that mean the word philosophy kills sales?
I'll likely grab the kindle version for when I've got a few hours to blow on my flight next month...
Also, just curious: Is Chapter 8-1 "An Island story" about Jekyll Island?
Appreciate the response. Yes, it would be classified as a philosophy book and yes, I avoided that word because I think most people dislike philosophy and view it as BS. Who knows, maybe it would be better to call it philosophy.
"An Island Story" is actually a primer to economics and is not about Jekyll Island, although I do have a section dedicated to the Federal Reserve
Awesome man, major props.
The fact that you have people getting in depth, trying to find flaws, debating you, is proof enough you have something potentially successful.
I'm sure I don't need to tell you, but writing the book and completing it to this point will only be a small fraction of the hustle you'll need to make it successful.
I value your opinion. Thanks man.
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Good shit OP - if you want clickbank help hollar, you're crazy for selling it for $1 and I think this is actually affiliate worthy considering all the changes at CB right now.
(If you don't it's just a matter of time before someone outsources a re-write - trust me get it on CB to protect yourself, people are charging $47 for similar or less and upselling to more on the back. Unless this is a karma move and you just want to educate people, but then why not make it free - when it's $1 it might move units or it might be looked at as cheap/useless).
EDIT: And when you give your .pdf sample away free - I'd suggest you make them opt-in and do a follow up series with more tease/keep sending them back to your site or through a discount. Build that list as your target will probably be people semi-in-the-know and or probably have a bit of monies, fuck maybe try a recur element to keep them on a drip of intel or to pay per month per chapter or something. Great start though if tests prove positive re market response you may actually do really well with this (I did a lot of ebooks in my day, absolutely amazing what kind of money is in simple .pdf's packaged well and developed into a line up or dripped pro-longed lifecycles. Also think about hybrid elements re video's w/voice overs and graphics to tell the story or to add-on as upsells etc).
This is how I started my lil' empire actually
Reminding me of my first ebook, I bombed it bad, then the next few were better, then within a year I was doing 6figs+ once I learned that the product is but 15% of the total project but it does indeed all start with that first buynow button so kudos Slayer.
I appreciate this kind of information greatly. I will be in contact with you soon
I just read a few pages this morning.
One major problem of the self publishing going on today has hit your book as well.
You need a good editor.
I found shitty errors in the foreword already...
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Thanks for the feedback. I will be sure to fix the Foreword in the next update.
Will order the paperback.
Some notes: Love the book. I have been aware of these things for myself, so when reading this book, it kinda gave the "feels good man" feeling. Like I am abiding you. Don't know if this is bad or good (heh, the irony).
Then again, "ignorant people" might have something to struggle with, and will question the content of the book a lot. To each his own.
One thing tho - I sometimes lost myself in explanations. For example, in the "Basics" chapter. Had to re-read couple of parts to grasp the concept you're explaining, but then again, this might be only my fault.
Thanks. The book is actually written more for the average person and less for people like you guys. I am hoping to strike a chord with the average person with this book.
Which part in the "Basic" chapter did you have to re-read?
Props for writing a book. I think you're doing better than 99.99% of all 'writers'. And i really do think that that is something to be commended.
I like the subject matter and I like someone who is brave enough to tackle the hard problems that doesn't have an agenda to push but rather to try to get people to actually think for once.
Now the tough love:
I think you really need to work on your logical arguments. Have you had an intro to logic course or an ancient philosophy course?
At this point the chapters i've read are mostly pseudo-philosophic intellectual drivel - a collection of reddit posts.
An editorial opinion book at best. Stating the obvious with intellectual snobbery.
I keep feeling like I'm reading 'Wish it, Want it, Do it'
I appreciate the honest response. I am sure there will be plenty of pieces people will disagree with and that is good. My goal with this book is not to create the complete answer to everything, I don't think that's possible -- especially when you're talking religion, science, education and government. My goal is to get people to think. My goal is to touch people with information in a way that is different from the typical religion and science they get. I want people to search within and really think.
A lot of the responses I've seen in this thread are exactly the types of responses I want to see people have. It gets people thinking and discussing things. I think more people need to do that and this book is an attempt to push people in that direction.
This.
I'm launching a particular ebook with a community website behind it, complete with a course they're neg-opting into [it's NOT related to Internet Marketing].
I was thinking about the clickbank thing too... So many people here hate "gurus", but I'm netting over $500 a day from just one of my "guru" products. Ain't no shame in the game.
It's interesting guys... because in most of my businesses I do this type of thing, where you go for the complete package. This one is a bit different for me because it is much more personal and it is obviously a passion play rather than a financial play. And while I do have business plans on where to take this book, I have never actually considered the book itself as a financial stream.
I appreciate all the helpful feedback everyone
