Will Work for Fun: Three Simple Steps for Turning Any Hobby or Interest Into Cash | 
 enlarge | Author: Alan R. Bechtold
Publisher: Wiley
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Sales Rank: 321847
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Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0470231793
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.041
EAN: 9780470231791
ASIN: 0470231793
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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Will Work for Fun presents a simple three-step process for turning your favorite hobby or interest into a reliable source of income. Why stay trapped in a job you hate, when you could turn your fun into your job? No matter what your interests are, Alan Bechtold will show you how to what you love into a real moneymaking career. Packed with stories, examples, exercises, and links to online resources, Will Work for Fun is the cure for another dull day at the office.
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One of the best December 19, 2008
Very well written, inspiring, encouraging, lots of great info and ideas. A great book for you if you want to do your own thing and get out of job slavery. Makes my personal "Top 5 Books of 2008" list. Get this, read it, do it.
Want to be successful online? Buy Will Work for FUN by Alan Bechtold November 7, 2008
Will Work for Fun: Three Simple Steps for Turning Any Hobby or Interest Into Cash
This is not only fun to read due to Alan Bechtold's unique
writing style, it is chocked full of tips, tricks, and tools
that have transformed him from a newbie marketer to a highly
respected millionaire. You have to love that!
If you want to learn how to beat the recession as an
online entrepreneur, get this book.
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Work for Fun: Not quite as simple as it says on the title, but definitely doable -- and a worthy goal October 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. It's very inspiring, and it provides an outstanding overview of one major aspect of the internet marketing field -- from the perspective of someone who's been in it for both fun and profit for longer than the internet even officially existed.
When Alan Bechtold says "Fun," he means it. And he spends a good part of the book laying out the process of how to find the subject area that excites you that also provides you with a market interested in buying your products -- eventually.
The idea is this: if you have fun doing what you're doing, it's not really work. And if there are longish hours involved, at least initially, you may not mind all that much -- after all, it's fun and something you're passionate about. All true, of course, at least to a point.
When Bechtold says "3 simple steps," he's correct on one hand (they really aren't rocket science), yet I wonder how many people's idea of "simple step" includes "write book" or "write sales letter."
Okay, so the simple steps aren't quick steps necessarily, and getting them all done properly can take a while.
Then again, this isn't a get-rich-quick book, but one on finding a way to make a living while pursuing your passions. Not that the possibility of riches isn't also there, but the focus isn't on rich so much as on fun. Making a comfortable living is definitely part of the plan though, so he's got us covered there.
The three-step process is also not quite as tedious as it may seem at first. We're given a number of short-cuts that do make things a whole lot easier than it would seem from the "write book" step.
In fact, writing that book can be a lot less work than you'd expect, and Bechtold provides the step-by-step instructions on possible ways to do it very quickly and easily, without much writing at all.
The instructions are embedded in an ongoing storyline, where we follow 3 cubicle slaves from their J-O-B-S to liberation as they turn their hobbies and passions into incomes. It makes for entertaining reading and it also makes the potentially abstract process really come to live. Especially when it comes to Jenny and her Strawbarbie Barbie doll custom clothes, who is the primary example and whose progress is spelled out in great detail.
Can it work? A particularly inspiring aspect of the book: several profiles of people who have actually successfully achieved their work for fun lifestyles. It shows that Bechtold's system is not just theory but that it really can be done.
 Interesting approach September 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think his approach has merit and I plan to try it myself. Make sure you put some thought into his early exercises because the time will pay for itself once he explains what you are to do.
Proof In Action August 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I find it very easy to become motivated by what I read initially. I find such great stuff that I get fired up about it and this book is no exception because it appears to be the bible to a business I can actually do well. However, do the products actually deliver what they promise? I don't think I have ever seen a review that is approached from the standpoint of the longevity of the product. How does it rate 6 months after you buy it and have used it for awhile?
I can say that some of the links in this book are outdated already and this book is hot off the press! Overture is gone, it was bought out by Yahoo so if you want keyword searches, you will be required to pay for it. Fortunately there is a free 7-day trial period you can sign up for which might just give you the time you need to make your initial searches.
It is all about figuring out what it is you are passionate about and combining it with skills you have. This books teaches you how to publish without actually having to write a book to establish yourself as an expert, publish an e-zine and give the info away for free. After you draw people in with your free information, you will be able to sell them product.
It teaches you how to come up with a brand identity for yourself that your competition will be unable to touch making it difficult for them to take business away from you because of it. An example of this is
I would also recommend Internet Riches by Scott Fox.
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