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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Great, concise read on how to translate an idea from brain fluff to hustle. Book is written as a week-by-week plan to massage ideas, identify those to move forward with, and how to make it happen. As some of the reviewers said, content in the book isn't anything new. But it is laid out in a simple way to help those who haven't been in the space before have enough structure to get started and explore further.
Good advice for people looking to explore supplementary income. Examples from the book, which will make it clear who should read it, include: guitar teaching, pet boarding, car rental, sweater retail, resume templates, wedding photography, etc. The advice isn’t bad, if that’s the sort of business you’re contemplating.
This was highly engaging, and even quite funny. I’d recommend both the audio book as a good primer for the material, then the print version to use as a planner and reference.
There are two things that are true:
1) I generally don't like self-help reads.
2) I desperately want/need a "side hustle."
Chris Guillebeau provides a blueprint of sorts for those who are looking to engage in some side jobs. It's got a very "Four Hour Work Week" feel to it in a lot of ways, with a lot of hand-holding and "you can do it" affirmative-style framing. For someone like myself, who kind of knows the moving parts to doing some side gigs and has been stopping and starting on it, there's definite value in this book as a sort of inspirational text. Those who don't know what they're doing? This is possibly indispensable from this perspective in how easy Guillebeau makes it sound. But if you're already a hustler, there's not much here for you.
On a whole, this was a surprisingly better read than I anticipated. Good information, good balance of what one needs to make this work. No real complaints except its entry-level nature.
1) I generally don't like self-help reads.
2) I desperately want/need a "side hustle."
Chris Guillebeau provides a blueprint of sorts for those who are looking to engage in some side jobs. It's got a very "Four Hour Work Week" feel to it in a lot of ways, with a lot of hand-holding and "you can do it" affirmative-style framing. For someone like myself, who kind of knows the moving parts to doing some side gigs and has been stopping and starting on it, there's definite value in this book as a sort of inspirational text. Those who don't know what they're doing? This is possibly indispensable from this perspective in how easy Guillebeau makes it sound. But if you're already a hustler, there's not much here for you.
On a whole, this was a surprisingly better read than I anticipated. Good information, good balance of what one needs to make this work. No real complaints except its entry-level nature.
The term "side hustle" has become quite popular in the modern vernacular. The term, of course, refers to an activity or project undertaken outside of one's normal working hours with the aim of generating additional income.
This book gives very practical tips as to how to start and grow a side hustle. The author urges prospective hustlers to get into the habit of looking for opportunities everywhere, while making sure ideas are feasible(earn money in a short period of time and can be done using your current skills and time), profitable (have a clear benefit that people will pay for) and persuasive (solve a problem and will bring recurring income), and can transition it to a next level/long term hustle.
Offers must be clear and urgent, consisting of a promise, a pitch and a price (using the cost-plus model) - using deals and promotions to encourage action when necessary - and it should be as easy as possible for customers to pay.
Guillebeau encourages starting before you’re ready by conducting tests for “proof of concept” and then creatively reaching customers once they are identified.
I quite enjoyed this book. It doesn't quite walk you through how to go from idea to execution but does give some useful considerations and handy pointers if you already have some ideas you're toying with. There are also suggestions of side hustles to try, so thats an option too - although, you'd probably have to look elsewhere for guidance on HOW to execute them.
This book gives very practical tips as to how to start and grow a side hustle. The author urges prospective hustlers to get into the habit of looking for opportunities everywhere, while making sure ideas are feasible(earn money in a short period of time and can be done using your current skills and time), profitable (have a clear benefit that people will pay for) and persuasive (solve a problem and will bring recurring income), and can transition it to a next level/long term hustle.
Offers must be clear and urgent, consisting of a promise, a pitch and a price (using the cost-plus model) - using deals and promotions to encourage action when necessary - and it should be as easy as possible for customers to pay.
Guillebeau encourages starting before you’re ready by conducting tests for “proof of concept” and then creatively reaching customers once they are identified.
I quite enjoyed this book. It doesn't quite walk you through how to go from idea to execution but does give some useful considerations and handy pointers if you already have some ideas you're toying with. There are also suggestions of side hustles to try, so thats an option too - although, you'd probably have to look elsewhere for guidance on HOW to execute them.
There was a lot of great things in the book, that sparked ideas. It was really great!
informative
medium-paced
This is a great resource, very practical and methodical. If you always had great business ideas but didn't know where to start this is the perfect book. The book provides a day by day blueprint for 27 days on how to make your first dollar from your business idea.
Guillebeau dictates a sure fire way to make your side hustle work for you. Paging through I recognize it would have been helpful to have a potential side hustle in mind before reading. However, I liked to set aside some ideas that I have about the side hustles in my life to see just how comparable mine are to some of the little stories he mentions of side hustles he has helped or heard about. Def worth a read if you’ve been thinking about that Etsy shop. Four stars cause it didn’t bore me but it also didn’t blow me away.