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How are the sales of the book going? Do you have a "name" out there? I mean, have you built an audience that you know will give you sales? If someone trusts yo

How are the sales of the book going? Do you have a "name" out there? I mean, have you built an audience that you know will give you sales? If someone trusts you to consult them I am pretty sure they will adapt to your own schedule and not the other way round. I have no such experience as I am still trying to make a standard good regular income but Nathan Barry (http://nathanbarry.com/ http://nathanbarry.com/) is a very inspiring example to look at, I think.

RobAley 13y ago
It only went live last night, so far "dribble" rather than "flood" would be a good way to describe it, although that is (perhaps better) than I expected anyway. I wanted to complete it before I started promoting it, so there would be no pressure to get it finished by a particular deadline (I know this works for some, but as I mentioned in my intro this book has to fit in around my "real" life). I've been watching Nathan's posts on here, they are very interesting. I have no "name" out there, so not all of what he's acheived is applicable to my situation right now (perhaps my second book maybe!). It's something I probably need to work on, blogging may be the way forward on that front. Your comments on consulting are interesting, working up that trust without being a "known quantity" I suspect maybe hard though.
- davidw 13y ago
  You might consider buying and reading Nathan's book, Authority: http://nathanbarry.com/authority/ http://nathanbarry.com/authority/ Here's my review of it: http://blog.liberwriter.com/2013/11/21/nathan-barrys-authority/ http://blog.liberwriter.com/2013/11/21/nathan-barrys-authori... It's aimed pretty squarely at someone like yourself and has a lot of good advice.
- sebkomianos 13y ago
  But the interesting thing is that he didn't have a "name" either. He started by sharing some of his technical knowledge, set a challenge and has been pushing himself to the limits every few months, since then.

RobAley 13y ago

It only went live last night, so far "dribble" rather than "flood" would be a good way to describe it, although that is (perhaps better) than I expected anyway. I wanted to complete it before I started promoting it, so there would be no pressure to get it finished by a particular deadline (I know this works for some, but as I mentioned in my intro this book has to fit in around my "real" life). I've been watching Nathan's posts on here, they are very interesting. I have no "name" out there, so not all of what he's acheived is applicable to my situation right now (perhaps my second book maybe!). It's something I probably need to work on, blogging may be the way forward on that front. Your comments on consulting are interesting, working up that trust without being a "known quantity" I suspect maybe hard though.

davidw 13y ago
You might consider buying and reading Nathan's book, Authority: http://nathanbarry.com/authority/ http://nathanbarry.com/authority/ Here's my review of it: http://blog.liberwriter.com/2013/11/21/nathan-barrys-authority/ http://blog.liberwriter.com/2013/11/21/nathan-barrys-authori... It's aimed pretty squarely at someone like yourself and has a lot of good advice.
sebkomianos 13y ago
But the interesting thing is that he didn't have a "name" either. He started by sharing some of his technical knowledge, set a challenge and has been pushing himself to the limits every few months, since then.