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This post is spot on, IMO. I bought Brennan's book, and chose the middle tier, because I knew that while I could certainly apply the concepts from just the book
by tnorthcutt 14y ago
This post is spot on, IMO. I bought Brennan's book, and chose the middle tier, because I knew that while I could certainly apply the concepts from just the book to my site and write the copy myself, I knew that the likelihood of that happening in the next year would be somewhere around 30%. It's easily worth an extra $80 for me to have pre-written copy I can tweak to my situation. Not just because it will be faster, but because it will get done sooner. There's an opportunity cost to not improving my consulting website for X days, and it's WAY more than $80.
- mijustin 14y agoExactly. There's an opportunity cost with everything we do. Personally, I'm a "grind it out" kind of guy. Yesterday I stayed at the office, late into the night, trying to solve a problem myself. I got home (at like 8pm) and my wife said: "Why didn't you just ask your co-worker for help?" The next morning, I went to the expert (my co-worker) and he solved my problem in 5 minutes. There are times when paying an expert, or buying the "kit", is just worth it. I could have been home at 5pm, spending time with my wife and kids. Instead, I was at the office, banging my head up against the wall, not really getting anywhere.