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An anecdotal story to back up the authors point; I live on a boat, and have done so for 8 years. I know quite a bit about what it takes, what the difficulties

by mixmax 12y ago

An anecdotal story to back up the authors point; I live on a boat, and have done so for 8 years. I know quite a bit about what it takes, what the difficulties are, what to look for when buying a boat, what to do about heating in the winter, etc. etc. I've thought about writing an e-book about it to give others an insight into what the life is like, how to do it, what it costs, all sorts of practicalities, etc. But I don't think I'll do it after having researched what I can expect to make on it. It's simply not worth my time because it seems like people on the Internet generally aren't that willing to pay for good content.

programminggeek 12y ago
They don't pay when you don't charge or otherwise offer something of value in exchange for money. Also, without an email list your conversion rate is WAY LOWER. So, the author seems to be doing two things very wrong and for that he's not making nearly the money as he could be.
muyuu 12y ago
There are people offering this kind of advice for free or nearly free (I know because I read this kind of thing). It's probably not worth your time if you only do it for the money and don't feel any need to share your experience. To be honest, as someone with plenty sailing experience (more racing than cruising though) who has been pondering about this, I probably wouldn't write about it.
sgdesign 12y ago
The problem here is the size of the market, not the fact that people don't want to pay. I assume the market is fairly small (at least, I don't know that many people who live on a boat) so it might not be worth your time for that reason. But I would be willing to bet that there are people ready to pay anywhere from $20 to $200 for a detailed guide or video course on how to live in a boat. In fact you could replace "live in a boat" with pretty much any skill you can think of ("play the ukulele", "get better at gardening") and I believe that would still hold true.

by mixmax 12y ago

programminggeek 12y ago

They don't pay when you don't charge or otherwise offer something of value in exchange for money. Also, without an email list your conversion rate is WAY LOWER. So, the author seems to be doing two things very wrong and for that he's not making nearly the money as he could be.

muyuu 12y ago

There are people offering this kind of advice for free or nearly free (I know because I read this kind of thing). It's probably not worth your time if you only do it for the money and don't feel any need to share your experience. To be honest, as someone with plenty sailing experience (more racing than cruising though) who has been pondering about this, I probably wouldn't write about it.

sgdesign 12y ago

The problem here is the size of the market, not the fact that people don't want to pay. I assume the market is fairly small (at least, I don't know that many people who live on a boat) so it might not be worth your time for that reason. But I would be willing to bet that there are people ready to pay anywhere from $20 to $200 for a detailed guide or video course on how to live in a boat. In fact you could replace "live in a boat" with pretty much any skill you can think of ("play the ukulele", "get better at gardening") and I believe that would still hold true.