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thebbqguy:
Has anyone read the book 4 Hour Work Week?

I've seen it around, but I dismissed it based on the title.  I've been doing a little research and it seems that he may be on to something. The title is a little gimmicky, but after flipping through the book at the store yesterday there seems to be some value in it.

I wondered what others think, especially if you've read the book.

There are several nice blogs along the same lines by people trying to put some of the suggestions into action.  Like many things in life, I realize theories are not worth much until you put them into practice.

Tyler:
One of the greatest books ever!  I highly recommend it! 

thebbqguy:
I started reading this book yesterday around 3 p.m. and except for purchasing a new mattress, which took about 1 hour, I didn't put the book down until nearly midnight. I am enjoying the book a lot.

Tyler:
Yeah, the book is hard to put down!  Have you started thinking of your muse yet?

thebbqguy:
I've had a bbq themed website for 8 years. It earns about $100 a month including revenue from Adsense, Amazon, and Clickbank. My page views are consistently 500+ per day. That may not sound like much, but there are millions of sites that can't do that consistently. The site has been ranked #1 on Google for more than 5 years and about #4 or #5 on Yahoo for keywords BBQ Blog. 

I used to sell a bbq spice rub too, but needed to sell 100's of bottles per month to amount to significant profit. BBQ sauce is more profitable, but the start-up is high and requires using a distributor (more money), not to mention a "gimmick". I'm not a gimmicky person.

I absolutely love electronic selling. It's unbelievably low cost and takes very little time. I'm not going to abandon bbq, but it's not going to be "the right answer". After 8 years of hoping and praying, I think that's a safe and accurate conclusion.

As for a muse, a lot of my interests are pretty mainstream...bbq, home brewing, blogging, motorcycles, listening to blues music, and very amateur nature photography.  I've had 10 blogs, but none have had the success of my bbq blog.

Originally when reading the book my brainstorming ideas centered around outsourcing the research for blog articles, but it seems the book is focused on product sales.  Rightfully so it appears, because it's hard to make significant money from blogging.

The ideal product in my mind is photography. But, you'd need to sell high #'s per month. A $50 target product price sounds tough from a first reading of the book.

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