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There’s nothing dishonest about just straight up charging, as long as you’re honest about what you’re charging.
by thawaway1837 7y ago
There’s nothing dishonest about just straight up charging, as long as you’re honest about what you’re charging.
- hnCensorFreedum 7y agoI agree. I tried selling books, but it felt like the articles were just marketing funnels to the books. Still, I didn't do real copywriting. After a while I changed to donations Because the idea was to help people. And my day job pays 6 figs.
- third_I 7y agoWe need more people like you in this world. Please breed if you can ;-) Hum, I mean, transmit who you are to other, infect them with greatness, however you can (books is a great idea, teaching and mentoring as well). FWIW I think there's an ethical way to profit, but we have to be willing to wait for the value we created to actually materialize in the real world. A not-so-rare case, I think, is people donating large amounts to their mentors, once they "get there", once they're established and earning enough (likely 2-5 years after the mentorship or transmission took place; sometimes way more). You certainly can't live from those returns. Some of them might be fabulous though, if what you transmitted was really life-changing. I guess. Never been on that side of things (gave, did not receive) but I'm thinking putting out the value is the mission, and anything else is a secondary concern (just keep that day job to pay the bills). Have a great one.