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| Will Work for Fun: Three Simple Steps for Turning Any Hobby or Interest Into Cash | 
 enlarge | Author: Alan R. Bechtold
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 97318
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0470231793
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.041
EAN: 9780470231791
ASIN: 0470231793
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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Condition: Brand New. 100% money back guarantee. All books shipped from Strand Bookstore, New York City, USA.
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Product Description
Will Work for Fun illustrates how, anyone can easily turn any hobby or outside interest into a reliable source of incomefreeing the reader to do what he or she truly loves doing, all day long. Will Work for Fun invites readers to discover their hidden interests and talents, then walks them through a simple process, developing those interests into a thriving business. The author has discovered the way to make his play pay, enabling him to play all day, every day. He has perfected the fine art of turning fun into money by thinking like a publisher (not like a writer). And he consistently makes better money having fun than I could ever make working at a job.
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 This book could easily be retitled "The Basics of Being a Infopreneur." May 24, 2008
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I enjoyed giving this book a quick read at B&N this morning. It didn't take too long to get through it. And I thought it was a good little book with the following chapters and "other material."
1. The sitcom as life
2. Which friend are you?
3. It all starts with a book
4. Scripting the pilot
5. The "pitch"
6. The payday that never ends
Also included:
Prologue: "Why don't they stop?"
Introduction: The true nature of work
Epilogue: Fun money profile - Lee & Robin Collins
Afterword: Mark Joyner
The book basically says there is a viable business out there for you if you want to use Yahoo! to identify hot topics that people search the Internet for. If you whittle those hot search terms down into a niche subject that you are comfortable writing about, then you can create an online business that caters to people who are hungry enough for information that they are willing to pay for.
You'll need an ebook, ezine service, coupled with a Web site for each hot topic you choose to write about. You give the ebook, and ezine away for free. You use your Web site and ebook as bait for getting subscribers to your free ezine that will include marketing and promotional copy for "products" you will sell for a profit. Such products may include ebooks, books, programs, seminars, workshops, retreats, coaching services, or counseling services. If your Web site is a blog, then your blog entries should be written much the same way as your ezine articles are written.
The book is great on concept. And it provides enough good information about being a successful infopreneur that it is well worth its sales price. I would have liked the book better if it had been written a little more concisely. And some information about how to design Web sites, ezine management software, and reducing a Word document to an Adobe Acrobat file (PDF) would have been helpful.
I suppose the book should have included some more information about being an Internet Marketing expert, too. But there are other fine books on that subject. A chapter on blogs and blogging would have been nice. Your Web site can be a traditional Web site. Or it can be a simple blog site. The cheapest route to go is probably to set up for free a new blog at Blogger or Wordpress and just start marketing though your blogs. 4 stars!
PS. If this book interests you, then I highly recommend you also take a look at "Coaching Millions" (ISBN: 0979293200), "Four Steps to Building a Profitable Coaching Business" (ISBN: 0595296602), "ProBlogger" (ISBN: 9780470246672), and "Riches in Niches" (ISBN: 1564149307).
Fun Money... Absolutely! June 10, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I loved this book... and not just because I am mentioned in it!
I have read a lot of "work from home" books in my life, and they all seem to have the same problems: they either start at Step #3, and assume that the reader has some skills and knowledge already... or they have fluffy, nebulous information, which is enpowering, but will not help you get moving in the right direction in regards to taking action and defining the "first step."
Alan's book starts at Step #1 and actually takes you, step-by-step through the entire process of researching and building a real online business.
It's a teriffic book and I will absolutely be recommending my clients, students and customers to pick up a copy!
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How to Play for a Living June 16, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
WILL WORK FOR FUN is a step-by-step training manual that will help you quit your boring gotta-have-a-paycheck job and making a living doing what you love to play at. Alan Bechtold presents a dynamic shift in how you should see yourself and your world but he does it in an easy style that's fun to read. No heavy lifting here. Yet, the book is packed with practical information that will benefit both the beginner and seasoned entrepreneur.
Highly recommended
A great read and resource - Mark Hendricks - TheMarkHendricks.com June 23, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
In his book, Alan Bechtold reveals the little known secrets that can make a huge difference in the way you view work, play and life. Most people buy into the "climbing the ladder" to success which is a lot of work, and a lot less life and fun...but with the insights gained from "Will Work For Fun" you'll know how to shift from living for the weekends to living for your own enjoyable life. Highly recommended!
Great "How To" Blueprint For Making Money Online July 1, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Packed with personality... this is a FUN (and potentially profitable) read! Alan really nails the guts of niche marketing. Does it tell you everything? Of course not... but it gives you what you REALLY need to start making passive income online - DOING SOMETHING YOU LOVE.
Alan really knows his stuff, and communicates it well.
If you're looking for a way to cash-in on the Internet Marketing boom... here's your answer.
"Million Dollar Mike" Morgan
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