Publishing 2.0: Tim Ferriss on Using a Viral Idea to Create a Best-seller

Success Professor - Danny Gamache Says:

October 20th, 2008, 19:55 pm

Thanks for the link Leo. It’s a great interview, so I’m glad I didn’t miss it.

A Dawn Says:

October 20th, 2008, 20:40 pm

Thanks for this interview. Testing titles and subtitles on Google Adwords is really a unique idea; I guess that’s what it means to be an entrepreneur. I recently interviewed interviewed international best selling author Ernie Zelinski and he stated, “his book is written for ordinary people who want to accomplish extraordinary things with minimal time involved.” Full interview link is here - http://adawnjournal.com/2008/09/25/adj-interviews-international-best-selling-author-ernie-zelinski/
Cheers,
A Dawn Journal
http://www.adawnjournal.com

The Daily Minder Says:

October 20th, 2008, 21:17 pm

Really interesting stuff. At first, for some reason, I didn’t like Tim Ferris. His style gave off a bit of arrogance. But I like him now. He has some great ideas.

Nice one!

The Daily Minder

Tabitha (From Single to Married) Says:

October 20th, 2008, 21:20 pm

Thanks for the link - my husband swears by his book, he even bought it for me to read.

Adrianos Facchetti Says:

October 20th, 2008, 21:44 pm

Tim is a wealth of knowledge on this subject. I especially liked the fact that he tried to give something before getting something. He does interesting things both offline and online. The temptation is to focus too much on online activities, forgetting the human component.

Ryan McLean Says:

October 20th, 2008, 22:12 pm

I am going to check it out now. I definately want to learn about viral marketing and how I can become a best selling author also. Thanks heaps for this. It will help me on my entrepreneurs blog a lot.
I want to write a guest post for you one day (when I get back from my honeymoon). Do you accept guest posts?

Kathy Says:

October 20th, 2008, 22:41 pm

Two of my favorite writers together - what could be better? Tim’s book was the seed that inspired me to think beyond my present situation and begin to believe that I can design the life of my dreams. Then I found Leo’s zen habits. Leo’s writing and topics resonate with my soul. Today, I posted my first blog entry and left the world of analysis and study behind in favor of action. Put it out there and correct as you go. Thank you both for your inspiration and encouragement.

Rahul Says:

October 20th, 2008, 22:48 pm

Thanks for putting up the link. This is great. I definitely want to learn more about “viral marketing”. Cheers.

Stephen Says:

October 21st, 2008, 1:44 am

Thanks for the link mate. There are some interesting and unique ideas from Timothy Ferriss. It is always good to learn from those who have gone before.

Michael Moniz Says:

October 21st, 2008, 5:54 am

Thanks for the great link!

It is always nice to hear from others making a difference. I love how he mentioned it is so important to do it right.

I think that is where a lot of struggle. We spend so much time trying to figure out the easiest way of making money or being a huge success. We lose ourselves.

By taking the time to truly work on our work and make it great. It speaks from us, it is unique and it is who we are. This separates us from the rest and is the first step in standing out.

Daniel Richard Says:

October 21st, 2008, 9:29 am

I’m so gonna check that interview out now. Thanks Leo!

Fit Bottomed Girls Says:

October 21st, 2008, 12:03 pm

Awesome. His book has been on my to-read list for weeks now!

Ian Coburn Says:

October 21st, 2008, 16:52 pm

Great interview; thanks to both of you for doing. The Internet offers people the ability to share ideas that never would have found a voice in traditional means. More importantly, it gives the audience the ability to state what it wants, which, previously, has been mostly dictated to them.

I strive to do what you and Tim have done but in the dating arena, where many people are unnecessarily miserable, and while I’ve followed many of his tips to a much lesser degree, his book and tips in this interview should prove very helpful in reaching others so that I may, in turn, help them. (Nothing is more gratifying than the emails from people telling you how much you’ve changed their lives and helped them. It’s all about enteraining and helping, and reaching that level where you can focus on just doing those two things, in order to reach more and more people.)

Charlemagne Solanor Says:

October 21st, 2008, 17:48 pm

So glad I didn’t miss this one.

Miss Gisele B | myBeautyMatch.com Says:

October 21st, 2008, 20:08 pm

Leo,

That is a rare opportunity you had there to interview Tim Ferriss.

Like it or not, Tim Ferriss’ book became a huge international phenomenon and I doubt many business people have not read it or heard about it.

He did create a lot of discomfort and a number of people didn’t agree with everything he said, but overall, he brought to light and important lesson for entrepreuneurs and it that learning how to manage your life and career is important. Basically, working 20 hours per day might get you money, but it won’t get you a life and learning how to deleguate in order to get a life is so incredibly crucial.

Miss Gisele B.

Hot Alpha Female Says:

October 22nd, 2008, 3:30 am

Leo

I as this blog has grown so has the type of friends that you have been interacting with.

It appears that you hang around a lot of personal development and successful bloggers now and its so great to see!

It is also a good reminder that success is achieved through having a supportive team of people around you as well as mentors and coaches.

Thank You

Hot Alpha Female

http://www.hotalphafemale.blogspot.com

Coral Says:

October 22nd, 2008, 3:48 am

Interesting interview. Tim’s book is great…radical!
I like that. Looking forward to the next book…

johnlazy Says:

October 22nd, 2008, 6:12 am

Wow! I hope I can also be an author someday :)

J.D. Meier Says:

October 22nd, 2008, 22:41 pm

Leo - I like the way you ask the questions during your interview. You “own” the problem and ask the right questions to solve them. This really helps transfer knowledge in an engaging way.

DanGTD Says:

October 27th, 2008, 2:39 am

Fantastic.
That idea with using Adwords to test the titles is genius.
But most authors don’t think about it probably because spending money for your book’s title is not a logical thing to do.