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The Ruby on Rails Tutorial (http://railstutorial.org/ http://railstutorial.org/), conceived as a 4-Hour Workweek–style product business, makes low five figures
by mhartl 13y ago
The Ruby on Rails Tutorial (http://railstutorial.org/ http://railstutorial.org/), conceived as a 4-Hour Workweek–style product business, makes low five figures per month, requiring just about the proverbial four hours of work per week (mostly minor book updates and customer service emails). New editions are a lot of work (e.g., ~2 months full-time to redo the screencasts), but the new sales cycle typically yields a mid-five-figure income spike the month of the launch.
I'm currently working on a project designed to help make Rails Tutorial–type stories more common among hackers. Stay tuned...
- emilioolivares 13y agoSuper interested in what you're building, huge fan (but not a customer) of your tutorial and story. If you could offer a SquareSpace type of solution for selling screencasts including international billing, account management, it would be killer! Where do I sign up for the mail list? :)
- mhartl 13y agoGlad to hear it. :-) I'm working on a publishing platform that makes it easy to produce and sell Rails Tutorial–style products. If you'd like to get involved, just send me an email (address in profile) and I'll add you to the notification list for the private beta.
- krstck 13y agoJust wanted to reach out and say that using your tutorial, I taught myself what I needed to know to talk myself into my current job. Thank you!