Comments on: Results from the book giveaway http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/ Personal finance blog for college students, recent graduates and everyone else -- including entrepreneurship -- for getting rich. Featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Maulik http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3141 Maulik Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:44:44 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3141 missed the idea contest, but here's my two cents anyway. it's time to go mainstream media ... i'd bet you have enough contacts to get on to NPR - though the Daily Show would be ideal. Barring that, why not try to contact other people on such missions? e.g. the producers of 'Maxed Out'. missed the idea contest, but here’s my two cents anyway.

it’s time to go mainstream media … i’d bet you have enough contacts to get on to NPR – though the Daily Show would be ideal.

Barring that, why not try to contact other people on such missions? e.g. the producers of ‘Maxed Out’.

]]> By: zied http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3140 zied Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:27:44 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3140 facebook group and invite all business students in the US. facebook group and invite all business students in the US.

]]> By: Mike http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3139 Mike Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:25:48 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3139 I'm way to lazy right now to read all of the comments so this has probably already been said, but how about making T-Shirts with the website on there? Have it say "www.IWill TeachYou ToBeRich .com" on the back with a big $ on the front or something similar. Find out which of your readers are college students and give the shirt to one from each college and have them wear it once a week in visible places. I’m way to lazy right now to read all of the comments so this has probably already been said, but how about making T-Shirts with the website on there? Have it say
“www.IWill
TeachYou
ToBeRich
.com” on the back with a big $ on the front or something similar. Find out which of your readers are college students and give the shirt to one from each college and have them wear it once a week in visible places.

]]> By: NLG http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3138 NLG Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:01:15 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3138 Damn, I missed the random commenting... :( Damn, I missed the random commenting… :(

]]> By: Ramit Sethi http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3137 Ramit Sethi Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:10:22 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3137 Thanks for the suggestions, everybody. I've announced the winners at the top of this post. Thanks for the suggestions, everybody. I’ve announced the winners at the top of this post.

]]> By: Rob http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3136 Rob Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:54:18 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3136 Ramit, Did digg, google, slashdot, etc. get big because the had a great publicity campaign? If you are now doing this blog for the revenue then you've lost sight of what your stated goal for this blog is and need to restate your 'getting started' paragraph. Like Travis says in #31. Give us more "Teaching us to be Rich" content and a lot less whining. <b>The traffic meant for your content will come.</b> Read that again and let it sink in. Ramit,

Did digg, google, slashdot, etc. get big because the had a great publicity campaign?

If you are now doing this blog for the revenue then you’ve lost sight of what your stated goal for this blog is and need to restate your ‘getting started’ paragraph.

Like Travis says in #31. Give us more “Teaching us to be Rich” content and a lot less whining.

The traffic meant for your content will come. Read that again and let it sink in.

]]> By: beth http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3135 beth Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:51:16 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3135 I agree that asking people to produce the idea created a barrier: in my case, I don't know enough about web design to implement the idea! But for whatever it's worth, here's my thought: add a "share this post" link after each post, similar to what you'd find on a news site where you can "share this photo" or "share this article." If a reader thinks her friend might appreciate a specific post, she can click the link, enter her friend's email address, and a link to the post will be sent to the friend. This would bring more traffic to the site, and then it's up to your content to convince them to stay and read awhile. (Not a problem IMO - I've been reading along for a couple months and I think it's a great site!) I agree that asking people to produce the idea created a barrier: in my case, I don’t know enough about web design to implement the idea! But for whatever it’s worth, here’s my thought: add a “share this post” link after each post, similar to what you’d find on a news site where you can “share this photo” or “share this article.” If a reader thinks her friend might appreciate a specific post, she can click the link, enter her friend’s email address, and a link to the post will be sent to the friend. This would bring more traffic to the site, and then it’s up to your content to convince them to stay and read awhile. (Not a problem IMO – I’ve been reading along for a couple months and I think it’s a great site!)

]]> By: Jeremy Welch http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3134 Jeremy Welch Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:38:24 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3134 Did you get everything resolved with your publisher? Did you get everything resolved with your publisher?

]]> By: Brad http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3133 Brad Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:35:52 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3133 I agree with Rob D. So here's my random comment. "If you can't hear me, it's because I'm in parentheses." I agree with Rob D. So here’s my random comment.

“If you can’t hear me, it’s because I’m in parentheses.”

]]> By: jim http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway/#comment-3132 jim Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:27:52 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/results-from-the-book-giveaway#comment-3132 Charles, It's Ramit's party and he can cry if he wants to. :) haha, i'm just kidding. Charles,

It’s Ramit’s party and he can cry if he wants to. :) haha, i’m just kidding.

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