Buck Flogging

Like most "frugality" books, there's some stuff that's applicable to my life, some that's not. I disagree with some of the conclusions presented (I save like $300 a month on my grocery bill because I garden, sorry Buck). The slant of the book is very much towards the "free spirit" wanderer who doesn't want be tied down to a place - the opposite of my life philosophy.

Definitely gets points for an entertaining read, regardless.


Points off for the spelling errors though. (I am a ruthless pedant show more in this regard. They weren't bad enough to be distracting, but they were there.)

(also posted this review on Amazon.) show less

An interesting book, written in blokish familiar style that will either amuse or annoy you.

This is a general introduction to internet businesses, so there's nothing here that you can't find with a quick google search. Seeems like a hook to get you to sign up to his mailing list so that he can sell you more products to improve your internet business!

This book has interesting advice about alternatives to blogging to create an author platform. The author presents 12 reasons to stop blogging, which in his opinion is too time consuming and too little rewarding, and presents 3 things that are more valuable to build a following:
1. To write books.
2. Guest blogging
3. Spend time on social media.
Even after reading this book I will go on with my blog, but I'll keep an eye open to other alternatives and try to concentrate more on writing books show more instead. show less