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279 Days to Overnight Success: An Unconventional Journey to Full-Time Writing
79 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2009
About the author
Chris Guillebeau
58 books1,623 followersChris Guillebeau is the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup and other books. During a lifetime of self-employment, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. Every summer in Portland, Oregon he hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people. Chris also hosts Side Hustle School, a popular podcast that is downloaded more than 2 million times a month.
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November 27, 2012
Delighted to see this on Goodreads, even though it was released as a free PDF "manifesto" on the interwebs. (Let's blur those lines, people!) This is a generous detailing of how Chris Guillebeau got here (a viable online business built on quality information served up in a non-exploitive fashion) from there (Internet obscurity, or "zero"). I've marveled over Chris's rise—not because he doesn't deserve it (he absolutely does) or didn't work hard for it (he absolutely did), but because he did it with breathtaking speed and grace. And all while running marathons and visiting every damn country in the world and consistently being of service to people. A wonderful summary, very informative and well-written, generously laced with actual facts and figures. AND FREE.
April 18, 2018
A very informative look at some of the tips and tricks Chris Guillebeau used to obtain his remarkable success. Reading from the slant of wanting to be a novelist, a fair amount of his path is going to be hard for me to emulate. Nevertheless, I still found a few good nuggets that will help me in my own journey which makes the quick read completely worthwhile. A highly recommend for anyone curious about his "explosive" success and something to remember as a source of inspiration.
February 25, 2023
I bought this book a while back and decided to read it to see where I went wrong. I admit some of the advice he gives in the book didn’t work for me. But he provides so many other contingency options to help authors write from a place of abundance rather than lack. Highly recommend this book to indie authors who only sell on a local scale. I loved the advice he gave on people’s time and money being scarce resources, and we should always respect that.
May 18, 2020
I read this erlier this month while waiting for his newest book to arrive.
It gives a solid base from which to start.
It gives a solid base from which to start.
November 12, 2013
This report is highly recommended to those who'd like to dive and enter the world of blogging. i like the way that he explained that you'll have to work hard and he never failed to demonstrate and tell you how he reached the current status that he's in. For most part, I think what helped the most for him was being featured in major publications. As a blogger, he missed to mention things that are critical when setting up a blog and because of that, I would recommend reading posts by Darren Rowse first to get some helpful tips. Blogging is also a very crowded place so to get a decent following could take more than 1 year for most people. But not entirely impossible.
December 28, 2015
I great book first of all because it's free, and second of all because it's helpful. This book lives up to it's title - it tells what Chris did to seemingly become an overnight success. Like most other "over night successes" he work really hard for more than one night, 279 to be exact.
What's cool about the book is that it tells his journey, what he did exactly. What's lacking is the application to the reader, but you can find that in another of his books $100 Start-Up. I recommend this book to anyone who needs a shot in the arm to pour the gasoline of effort onto the logs of creativity.
What's cool about the book is that it tells his journey, what he did exactly. What's lacking is the application to the reader, but you can find that in another of his books $100 Start-Up. I recommend this book to anyone who needs a shot in the arm to pour the gasoline of effort onto the logs of creativity.
July 5, 2013
Sesuai judulnya, buku ini menceritakan bagaimana penulis berhasil menghidupi dirinya dengan menjadi penulis dalam waktu 279 hari. Sebagai bahan bacaan sih lumayan menarik, bukunya juga tipis sekali jadi akan selesai dalam waktu kurang dari setengah jam. Tips yang diberikan dikaitkan dengan keberhasilan/kegagalan sang penulis, sehingga mungkin tidak bisa diterapkan dalam kasus lain.
February 9, 2015
Rekomenduočiau visiems blogeriams, rašytojams ir freelance kūrėjams. Nors vietomis Chris kalba gana abstrakčiai, kitur jo patarimai naudingi. (Ir taip, išbandžiau jau.)
Vienintelis trūkumas, tiesa, tai, kad ši knyga tokia trumpa. Nors gal tai ir privalumu galima būtų pavadinti, jei niekada neturi laiko skaitymui... ;-)
Vienintelis trūkumas, tiesa, tai, kad ši knyga tokia trumpa. Nors gal tai ir privalumu galima būtų pavadinti, jei niekada neturi laiko skaitymui... ;-)
July 20, 2012
This book is a good realistic overview of one approach to online business success... and Chris has been and continues to be successful in ways that money cannot buy. He's as understatedly impressive in person as any of his books will lead you to believe.
January 18, 2014
Chris is one guy whose work I always come back to. I had this ebook on file for a few months before deciding to read it. I'm glad I did. It's not filled with hundreds of pages on theoretical high brow stuff. It's very focused succinct, and is gentle in its authoritative voice.
February 6, 2015
I'm so glad I read this with a highlighter close at hand, because it was absolutely full of useful information I wanted to mark and remember. It's still sitting by my computer as a reference. Really excellent.
December 30, 2018
I've done just few semi popular blog posts, but I find this piece a very good place to start, if you're considering to make any serious endeavor in online writing. A good guidebook with honest advices, though it might be little bit outdated. But hey, it's totally free!
February 4, 2011
Starts promising
November 27, 2011
Read this little gem twice already and it never fails to provide the necessary motivation and a blueprint for turning my passion into a blogging career.
January 11, 2012
Straight-forward. Good things to think about.
November 13, 2012
This book provides great tips for those wanting to start a career in writing or take their existing writing career in their hands. Very helpful.
December 13, 2012
The best essay I've read on writing with Chris' blogging twist. It's a call to action for aspiring creatives, with the "how" behind Chris' success.
Awesome.
Awesome.
February 14, 2014
Als hilfreicher Ratgeber getarnter, selbstverliebter, langweilig geschriebener Selbstvermarktungsquatsch.
Immerhin kostenlos...
August 1, 2013
Got motivated to push myself further with my plans for my blog. Good insights and tips. I definitely recommend this to those who are still starting out with blogging and who wants to do it full time.
January 12, 2014
Hopefully, the information I gleaned from this tome will aid me in my quest to become a professional blogger. At any rate, it provided some insight into what I've been doing wrong all this time.
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November 14, 2013Interesting with good information; a good starting point.
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March 14, 2014
Really a fantastic resource.iwas never a tech guy.He helped to give me the boost I needed to get going on the web.So far so good! Thanks Chris!
January 22, 2016
Probably one of the greatest and most inspiring ebook ever written on blogging and entrepreneurship. And it's free. A must read for basically anyone.
August 23, 2016
Easy read, some good pointers.
August 17, 2016
We'll see.
November 21, 2016
A solid action plan on becoming a full-time blogger. It's a short read but Chris gives some great advice on building an audience and not turning them off via things like Adsense.
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