WealthyWriter.ws Book Review

The Wealthy Writer is an impressive package. All 11 chapters and 259 pages.
I’ve been a professional writer for 40 years and now I teach novice writers how to earn money from their writing ability. So I do know a bit about writing for commercial gain as well as writing for personal satisfaction.

Even so, I found a stack of ideas, shortcuts, techniques and websites with software tools which will make my future writing easier and – hopefully – even more profitable.

I always read with a pen in my hand, plus a notebook. My technique is to underline, make margin notes like “Do this” or “Check this”. When I look back over this Wealthy Writer manual, wow, have I got some exciting follow-ups to follow up. I can hardly wait to get into them.

I hope you’re getting the message that I found this writing to earn money manual the best I’ve come across in a decade. Remember, my job is to go looking for books like this so I can advise my students.

Here’s what I liked:

The Table of Contents covers four pages. This means every item I go looking for is easy to find.

This is a current manual, less than a year old. Not something from the old 20th century. I hope the authors keep it updated. So far, every website link I’ve checked works perfectly.

Each chapter has cohesion. For instance, Writing Copy For The Internet covers the intricacies which make website copy quite different from newspaper features and magazine ad copy. I write both and they are radically different.

There are dozens of shortcut tools to help anyone interested in creating their first blog or website. BTW, every writer should have a website, preferably with a CV and stuff you sell from it.

By shortcuts I mean really useful tools like: KeyWordFinder, KeyWordDiscovery, GoodKeyWords, FreeKeyWords and KeyWordToolExternal. These tools are already saving me hours of repetitive work. For every six key words I think up 106 new ones come back. Some are in street language I’m not familiar with. I’d never have thought of them.

There are heaps of suggestions for attracting visitors to your website. That can mean the difference between success and failure for an ebook. Getting traffic is a numbers game. Anything extra you can do to attract more traffic is good.

The authors (Nick Daws and Ruth Barringham) recommend giving stuff away free, and they show you how to create fresh articles quickly. For instance, devise five questions your target audience wants answered, then answer those questions. Presto – one new article!

Offering free stuff plus actively using the social media (Blogs, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, ficblogs*, etc) can turn a website viral. Remember how Susan Boyle’s song went viral within a week? *Ficblogs are fiction blogs. I hadn’t heard of them either. That’s where fiction writers can post a sample chapter and get feedback from hundreds of readers. One benefit is it can tell you whether to write the rest of the story or flag it away.

Back to the scores of ways a reasonable writer can earn a lot of money.

Here’s one suggestion I’m working on: write a new ebook, report or manual every 10 days. That’s not difficult, because The Wealthy Writer even gives us templates for doing this. An ebook can be 10-50 pages, that’s about 5000 - 9000 words. Sell just one ebook of each title every day at $10. Keep that up and you’ll earn $300 in the first month, $600 in the second month, then $900 pm etc. The amount grows exponentially. Not bad from this one idea. Just do it! OK, cut the numbers in half and you’re still doing well.

There’s a section on how much you should charge for your eBook or eReport or eManual. Charge too little and it appears lightweight. Charge too much and you won’t sell as many because you’ve crossed the discretionary spending threshold. It’s important to know about this.

Remember, most stuff on the Internet sells in US$. So there’s a built-in exchange rate bonus for New Zealand and Australian writers.

The WealthyWriter authors explain interesting add-on factors, like selling the reproduction rights to an eBook you wrote. Or selling Private Label Rights. That’s a one-time cash windfall, even after you pay your income tax.

Here’s another bit I’m excited about. Becoming an affiliate (which I did) and looking on Clickbank and Amazon and WCCL and CJ and CraigsList. If you don’t know about these places, you should. But be careful. Their warning about scams and rogues always applies on the Internet. They seem to have covered everything. There’s a lot of excellent value here.

Another thing I liked was how the downside of any tools or software was mentioned. For instance, there are websites where writers can bid for jobs, eg: elance. They remind you you’ll be competing on price against competent writers in India and Asia. However, if you want to write something real, more for the experience than for the money, do it.

Being warned that something is ‘not good value for the money’ is helpful. I appreciate their honesty.

Did I dislike anything? Yes.

There was no index, as in Key Words at the back. But I guess I can use the FIND or SEARCH buttons to find what I want. Maybe I’m guilty of old-book-format thinking?

The word THAT appeared too often for my liking. I have a thing about fluff words and fluff phrases (‘I should like to take this opportunity to say’) which should have been removed by an editor. But they don’t diminish the value of the information.

I consider their ‘Index Page’ (sales page) over-hyped and too long. I mentally assign phrases like “anyone can earn a six-figure income” to the trash can as American bullshit. I know how difficult it is to earn a big income as a writer. I’m reasonably smart, I’m diligent, but I still haven’t cracked that $100,000 pa figure they talk about.

To give them credit, the authors didn’t say earning big money as a writer would be easy. Just that it can be done. Come to think of it, in the past year I’ve met a dozen people right here in Auckland who are earning well over that magic level on the Internet. Well done them.

So that is my review of The Wealthy Writer eBook.

Actually, it’s a 259 page manual. It sells online at US$47. Because I teach writing, and once I’d agreed to become an affiliate, I was offered a special deal which I’m allowed to pass on. So you can buy at the reduced deal I arranged. Same ebook, same bonuses, smaller cost.

If you’re interested in buying this book you have two options. Go to the front door and pay US$47. Or click here < http://www.wealthywriter.ws/?afl=62644 > and buy at the side door for US$37. That’s about NZ$68 but the exchange rate varies daily. When you get to this site you can bypass the hype by clicking the BUY NOW button near the top right side.
Being an eBook, there is no postage and delivery takes one minute. It’s in PDF format, so you can either read it on-screen (with live links) or print it on paper. I printed mine so I can read it in bed and write notes to myself in the margin.
Yes, the eBook comes with bonuses and a 30 day money-back guarantee. Believe me, you won’t need the guarantee.

If you have reasonably non-fiction writing skills, this will be a good investment. If your writing skills are modest, polish them. This ebook will give you lots of reasons why you should.

Brian Morris
Principal@nzibs.co.nz
New Zealand Institute of Business Studies
Yes, we teach journalism and non-fiction writing. Plus fiction, poetry, travel writing and 10 other writing courses. www.nzibs.co.nz
Here’s the BUY NOW button link at the reduced fee I arranged for students. http://www.wealthywriter.ws/?afl=62644

Bou Kheir double handled tennis racquet 'Handler'

Original Elie Bou Kheir 2-handle tennis racquet goes on eBay.

The racquet designed and made famous by this Lebanese David Cup player goes to auction on eBay in September.

Formal name is 'The Handler' but current owner, Brian Morris, calls it 'The Exocet Missile Launcher' because the balls leave tghe racquet face at such incredible speed.

One ball (mis-hit) embedded itself in the wire mesh fence surrounding the court.

Anyone interested in the amazing history of this double-handled tennis racquet should Google key words 'The Handler' 'Bou Kheir' 'Jeffrey Schechtman' 'Exocet Missile Launcher'.

2 handled tennis racquet, designed by Elie Bou Kheir

Tennis racquet has 2 handles for added power.

1- INOVA ‘Handler’ tennis racquet was designed by Elie Bou Kheir, who played for Lebanon’s Davis Cup team. It was hand-crafted in Bou Kheir’s INOVA workshop.
I call it my “Exocet missile launcher”.
Note how both hands have a FULL and EQUAL grip on each handle.
Head size = 14 inches = 36cm, top to bottom of the racquet face.
Total racquet length = 29 inches = 74cm.
Handle size = 4 ½ inches = 11.4 cm.
To know your correct racquet handle size, measure from the tip of your 4th (wedding ring) finger to the first crossways crease in your hand palm.

2- INOVA double-handed tennis racquet. “The Exocet missile launcher”
Racquet makes the double-handed BACKHAND twice as powerful.
Right hand players use the racquet as normal with one hand, until you want
to give a double handed response.
All strings are intact and in good condition, ready for “Play ball”.
I knew it was a special racquet, so it has been well looked after.

3- INOVA double-handed tennis racquet. “The Exocet missile launcher”
Racquet makes the double-handed FOREHAND twice as powerful as well.
I use the racquet as normal with one hand, my right hand, until I want to give a double handed response, either backhand or forehand.
I don’t play tennis now, but in my time I could beat good players half my age. But then, I did have a tremendous advantage.


4- INOVA double-handed tennis racquet. “The Exocet missile launcher”
Remove the left hand and the racquet performs like a normal one-handle racquet.
Weight = 380grams = 13.4 ounces. That’s 8 tenths of a pound.



Exocet missile launched by navy. Exocet missile launched by helicopter.
Tennis ball wedged into end-of-court netting after being hit by Exocet racquet. It almost went right through!

<< See what he’s carrying in his left hand! The famous tennis racquet he designed.

Elie Bou Kheir, who was ranked No 1 in Texas for players aged 50 and over in 2003. He was playing for the Lebanese Davis Cup team in the late 1970s when he developed severe tennis elbow and left the game. Bou Kheir went to graduate school to further a glowing career in physics and engineering.

"Companies are making rackets at lower weight, but you need mass and counterbalance,'' Bou Kheir said. "With a single shaft, if you have any off-center hits, you need to use a force grip and your own power (to correct the shot).''
So with this theory, Bou Kheir developed a racket that reduces the energy that goes into the hand and arm, making it easier on the body, because it forces you to face the target instead of having to twist. The end result is a racket that will most likely prolong a player's ability to play and reduce the threat of back injuries and tendinitis.

The Handler passed International Tennis Federation regulations.

The Bou Kheir-designed racquet has been well covered in sports reports. Check here: ‘Racquet is a wonder of science’. 7 Dec 1994.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1385&dat=19941207&id=de0VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KBUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5044,3084064

SARASOTA -- Elie Boukheir impressed the fans at the Bath and Racquet Club with his ability, but intrigued them even more with his unique two-handled racket. Boukheir defeated Sarasota's Joe Bachmann 6-1, 6-1 in the National 50s Clay Court Championships Wednesday afternoon. The Katy, Texas, resident gave spectators a chance to get a look at his unique two-handled racket after the match.

<< Young Jeffrey Schechtman of Highland Park, Illinois, USA.

When Jeffrey Schechtman was a kid he defeated far bigger and more experienced players. But, he had a distinct advantage.

‘The Handler’ racquet passed International Tennis Federation regulations, and Schechtman brings the “RACQUET APPROVED” letter with him everywhere he plays, in case someone wants to challenge his racquet’s legality.

With Schechtman's 26 wins and 2 losses record, and area title, it's hard to argue with the success his two-handled racquet has brought him. He began playing regularly with it just before the start of the season.

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This is NOT the original full sized, two-handled ‘Handler’ racquet.
This is Dann & Brian Battistone's two-short-handles racquet.
However, the film on YouTube shows how easy it is to switch from one hand to two hands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9axeuv_7aw

Here’s another version of a 2-handled tennis racquet. Interesting, but it’s NOT the ‘Handler’ developed by Elie Bou Kheir.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMKRwu4vPUU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNBLmSk9B9I


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Frequent flyers should know where the short cuts are to cheap fares.
I found mine here> http://www.ebookofknowledge.com/Cheap_Airline_Bookings.php

Hope it helps someone.
St Martins Old Boy

Should you shake hands when you meet people?

Your handshake tells others a lot about you

Graduates Club Newsletter #242 Reproduced for educational purposes. With thanks to Graham Harvey

To shake or not to shake, that is the question.
HOW TO SHAKE is another good question.

Depending on the nature of your business, a well-intended, well-executed handshake can be the first step in the development of a successful long-term relationship.

First impressions are vitally important in the customer service relationship chain.I'm sure you have pleasant and not so pleasant memories of people you have met where you formed lasting opinions based on what happened in the first few moments of meeting them.

For some, you clearly recall the wincing pain shooting up your arm as the 'knuckle cruncher' was applied with ill-considered force. For others, it was the 'wet fish' limp excuse for a handshake that made your spine crawl. It is vital that your hand-shake is appropriate for the person whose hand you are shaking.

Variations need to be observed depending on the gender, age, nationality and combination of all three. It seems hard to believe, yet I've witnessed men shaking the hand of a frail old Asian woman with the same gusto as if they were greeting one of their drinking mates.

Also, as the world gets smaller through globalisation and our interactions with people from different countries and cultures becomes a regular part of everyday life, we need to be both aware and respectful of the customs of others.

In French business meetings, it is expected that you will shake the hand of everyone in the room and the handshake itself will tend to be light and quick.

The Chinese are somewhat reserved about any form of touching in public. However as they become influenced by more exposure to the West, the handshake is becoming more accepted as a form of greeting. Traditional Chinese still greet you with a modest bow or nod.

In South America, the Latins are very touch-oriented. Hugs, kisses on the cheek and pats on the back are an everyday occurrence.

Most hellos and goodbyes are accompanied by a warmly enthusiastic handshake.The traditional greeting in Japan is still a bow although most Japanese are fairly accommodating when it comes to shaking hands Western style.

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Overt public affection is still a big no-no for the Japanese. The Middle East is different again. As is England. As is Italy. As are different countries in Africa. Lesson: you can never do too much homework on understanding the etiquette of other cultures.

Another aspect of shaking hands has to do with the distance you stand away from the person whose hand you are shaking.

The English for example are probably the least kinesthetic people on earth, so the distance between you and the person you are greeting is at its max. In fact you'll probably have to bend at the waist to reach their extended hand.

Notice also how English men tend to place their left hand in the small of their back when shaking hands. My obtuse reasoning is that this instinctively occurs as a natural counterbalance to stop them toppling forward.

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In other cultures, like South America, the gap between people is almost nonexistent. Once again, to be accepted, do your homework.

So next time you go to extend your hand in greeting, take a moment to pause and consider the importance of the act you are about to engage in. You may be sealing a million-dollar relationship. Or it may mean instant removal from the next 'business after five’ invitation list. End.

SIGN over some German-made equipment intended for English-speaking customers: Achtung! Das machinen und electrick ekvipment ist nicht fur gerfingerpoken, nein der mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, fusen-blowen und corkpoppin mit mutch spittzen-sparken. Ist nicht fur gewerken by dumpkoffen. Allis rubbernecken sightseer keepen das hands in das pockets. Just relaxen und watch das blinkenlichts und allis vell. Danke.  No offence intended to my German friends.