I'm a little confused....

[laniers]

Originally Posted by yuugen

I think the problem here is that Tim's book is really popular and people have tried to follow it to the letter, which is uncreative and why the web is cluttered with pay-per-click how-tos and one page ebooks on how to create a muse.

I think the internet is a perfect mirror of the world. Everything that is good and bad exist in both. As in the brick and mortar world most businesses fail and so to on the internet. That's one of the reasons why I like www.thirtydaychallenge.com so much, if you can't make $10 using free tools using their step by step methods then the chances of you making any money on the internet are next to none. The flip side though is if you can make $10, then you start to believe you can make $100 and then maybe $1000 etc. The problem with any form of business is that unless you believe it's possible, it never will happen and everything Tim talks about is no different.

[Chuck]

kamakiri is correct...."If you believe this will work for you, or if you believe it won't, you are right."....Just "decide" that you ARE going to be the other 26%. You need to choose the life you want to live...Attitude, some efficient hard work, effective planning, focus and creativity are essential for life and business success...find your own path and what works for you.

[searstower]

Originally Posted by nghs22

I am still very weary of some of its ideas and the extent there is a legitimate possibility to make $1000's per month off some internet site.... ...If I set up a site (or buy a site for that matter since it is probably a better use of my time..a la the advice in the 4HWW), how does one go about getting people to actually buy this shit? haha. Seriously though, I've seen muses promising so many great internet business success...etc...there's just no way it's a reality....or everyone would have hopped on the train by now. Hell, someone has to do some work. Maybe this is the "Old rich" personality in me and all but something just doesn't make sense. If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them....

The key is to stop trying to make money off of everyone else. If you feel as if you are ripping people off, either you won't do a good job or you'll hate yourself eventually.

But, if you feel like you are providing a lot of value to them and helping them out instead of taking their money and hoping you get away with it before they notice, then you can start to see money on the internet as a reality.

Notice - Tim's website sells his own formula of a supplement specifically for students. He is providing genuine value to his target market.

My own website is an informational, virtual tour guide. The website is entirely free, but advertisers pay me money to have text ads on my site. And anytime anyone books a tour from my website, I make a commission. And soon, people will be able to buy unique souvenirs from my cafe press store.

None of it is sleazy, all of it is optional and all of it is helpful.

See? Once you change the lens you are looking through, a lot of other things can change.

Rebecca

[cchapman84]

What Tim describes in the book is not a "get rich quick" scheme. It's not about getting rich at all. It's simply about achieving the amount of money that you need to live the lifestyle you want, with the least amount of time involved. It's not like Tim started his muse working four hours each week. He busted his butt to get his business off the ground (some of it necessary, some not so necessary when he looked back on the whole thing), and then automated and made it work to provide the lifestyle he wanted. No where in the book does it say that you won't ever have to work hard. You just have to work as hard AND as smart as you can, so that you don't work harder than you have to.

Getting any business up and running is a challenge, and requires a lot of perseverance. But if you design it properly to run on its own once it's running well, then you won't have to continually work that hard forever. That's the part you have to keep in mind to make it through the tougher start-up stage.

[jmac]

Thank you for this topic. I just finished listening to the audio book. I did not get anything out of the book that was a get rich quick scheme. What I am getting are ideas and methods to create more time to have balance in my life and to look at the possbility of creating another form of income to free up my life to realize my dream of living in Hawaii part time. As it has been said we do create our own reality and that is my goal. I am givng myslef a year to create another form of income that allows me to be more moblie. The resources are invaluable. And I am grateful to have found this book! Thanks...