Elaine - Small Farm Big Life's Reviews > Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days

Unfortunately this is going to be my first bad review. I feel guilty! I wanted to like this book. Who doesn't want to have an idea and create an income in 27 days? I wasn't even really expecting to do any of the suggestions in 27 days. I thought if the book could give me some good ideas for the next few months I would be thrilled. But the book has all the ideas that are regularly in my inbox. It's not anything new. It's the same game all entrepreneurs are playing to try to get ahead.

Week 1: Build An Arsenal of Ideas
Week 2: Select Your Best Idea
Week 3: Prepare For Liftoff
Week 4: Launch Your Idea to the Right People
Week 5: Regroup and Refine

First, the chapter ideas alone are going to take more than 27 days to get through. 5 weeks is 35 days. I suppose you could say that in 27 days you could have your idea out into the world, but I think that it would be far from complete. 

I'm also not comfortable with the idea that the author is suggesting people steal other people's ideas. I get that a lot of us do similar things. I am definitely not the only book blogger out there. There are lots of us! But I like to think that my writing and style is my own. I would never steal someone else's ideas, just as I would never want someone else to steal mine. Not cool!

"Day 3. Brainstorm, Borrow, or Steal Ideas. Using what you've learned about high potential ideas, brainstorm, borrow, or steal at least three possibilities for your hustle."

I just think there are other books and websites out there with ideas on how to make your side hustle work. I would suggest you search those out rather than using this book. For only being 272 pages it is a lot to get through and I didn't feel like I gained anything in the end. 

I love a good self-help book, so I was disappointed that this one fell short for me.