Tim Ferress 4 Hour Workweek Blog

Discovering Kindness In The Storm

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:25:49 +0000

(Photo: Guillermo.D) Sand storms bring out interesting conversation. That’s what I was thinking as fine dust hit every inch of my face, flooding my sunglasses and burning my eyes. I pulled a white bandana up over my face, and then — as suddenly as it started — it ended. The three people seated around me [...] ...»

Blogging by Numbers: How to Create Headlines That Get Retweeted

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:51:33 +0000

There is an art and science to getting blog posts to travel like wildfire. This post will look at both, based on number crunching with 281 posts, 39,000+ comments, and almost 2,000,000 click-throughs via my Twitter profile and Facebook fan page in the last six months. Here’s what I’ve found to work well… The Art [...] ...»

How Authors Really Make Money: The Rebirth of Seth Godin and Death of Traditional Publishing

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:48:27 +0000

What do the economics of publishing look like… really? (Photo: thinkpanama) (Special thanks to my agent, Steve Hanselman, and my anonymous sources within the world’s biggest publishing houses) Print is dead! This has become a popular headline, and a great way to get quoted, as Nicholas Negroponte has shown. Iconic author Seth Godin, after 12 [...] ...»

How to Travel 12 Countries with No Baggage Whatsoever

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:15:26 +0000

Starting tomorrow, travel writer Rolf Potts will embark on a trip that will take him around the world without using a single piece of luggage. This post will explain how he’s going to do it, and there’s a kick-ass giveaway at the end… For six weeks he will explore 12 countries on five continents, crossing [...] ...»

Random Episode 12 – Favorite Design Sites, Skydiving, New Books, and More

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:57:50 +0000

This long-overdue episode of Random, filmed at Samovar Tea, includes: - Book updates and new book recommendations (including Omnivore’s Dilemma and If This Is A Man : The Truce) - Favorite sites, including design-focused sites - The new Kindle vs. the iPad — pros and cons. - Book title hijinks and red herrings - iFly [...] ...»