Comments on: Selling Your Time is Overrated: Experiments in Digital Product Creation

By: Pseudonym

Pseudonym — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:30:21 +0000

I've obscured my real name so as not to offend any clients I'm currently working with but I must say that I completely agree with most of the points you offer in this post. The truth is; a job is a job and while you may think that you enjoy graphic design or article writing it may turn out that you enjoyed the process of creating these things for yourself and your own projects.

I don't denounce freelancing completely as many enjoy it at the same time as making the same amount of cash or even a lot more than they would otherwise. At the end of the day you need to work out what it is that you really want and go with it.

By: Ardent Traveller » Blog Archive » Why you should teach English to travel

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:20:18 +0000

[...] and meet new people, but you get paid for it! Yes, you are exchanging money for your time, which some people consider not to be the best investment, but at least you’re doing it in a new and interesting [...]

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:40:22 +0000

Likewise, man. Good luck with everything you’re attempting and congratulations on getting out of the corporate gig! Please, keep in touch! I’d love to know how things go.

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:38:53 +0000

Good luck with your lifestyle, your books and your blog! Let me know how it goes.

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:37:53 +0000

I went through a stage like that. In fact I probably just came out of it about two months ago. The only conclusion I could come to was that I can't be the world's babysitter and I need to earn a living. By selling this book, I genuinely hope to help a lot of people and I believe in the method 100%. I'm actually following the principles of the ebook right now, to much success! So my intention isn't to just give people something else to fuel their consumerism. At the same time, not offering this product only keeps me from making enough money to survive. If people are too materialistic, it's their responsibility to realize that and fight it, and I support it completely.

But I believe there will be plenty of people who genuinely just want to be helped by the book and aren't looking for another thing to add to their junk pile.

That's my conclusion, at least. So far anyway.

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:33:29 +0000

Hmm, an interview. I’d be up for that. I’ll shoot you an email.

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:32:53 +0000

Yeah, this is what I’m planning to do. I want to keep this momentum. It would be great to churn out a one or two quality products a month. Weight loss is a pretty big market. Lots of people seem to be intimidated by that saying, “Well, who needs another weight loss book?” They don’t realize it’s so big because it sells. Find the right niche within it and I think you’ll find success. (I’m sure you’ve already found your niche. I was just speaking generally, not giving you any advice. I’m definitely not qualified for that yet.)

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:30:23 +0000

Yeah, please do that! I think we can probably learn a lot from each others mistakes. I’ll be keeping an eye on your blog.

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:28:38 +0000

The website creation videos are in the planning stages, but I've guessed I'd sell the set for about $99 since the knowledge could easily make buyers an extra $1000 - $5000 a month. It will show the process from designing in Photoshop to coding for WordPress, so maybe 3 to 4 hours long. Maybe you can help with the development. I'm glad to have found a few people who are interested right off the bat.

Thanks, Steve!

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:25:16 +0000

Thanks, man. I’m really excited about my new direction and I appreciate your support!