Comments on: The Price is Right Interview Series: Ramit Sethi

By: hair products

hair products — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:52:21 +0000

I’m thinking at hundreds of thousands subscribers Sonja, after 1000 copies sold of his first ebook, one of the best in my opinion.

By: Sonja

Sonja — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:59:53 +0000

Ramit,

how many subscribers did your blog have when you released your first ebook and sold 1`000 copies?

Thanks, Sonja

By: Liverpool Builders

Liverpool Builders — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:27:05 +0000

very nice post, thanks for sharing it with us, please keep up this great work

By: Whitney Johnson

Whitney Johnson — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:33:20 +0000

Interesting useful post. Thank you!

And love your title — great play on words.
.-= Whitney Johnson´s last blog ..HarvardBusiness.org: Can ‘Nice Girls’ Negotiate? =-.

By: Patrenia

Patrenia — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:06:08 +0000

Sorry forgot to put the “d” on noticed
.-= Patrenia´s last blog ..Rich – in More Ways Than One =-.

By: Patrenia

Patrenia — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:58:28 +0000

WOW!!! Great interview. I really admire Ramit for his “tough” skin. I have been following his blog for a while and always notice the people the “have” to make negative comments. If the product isn’t for you….MOVE ON!!! Geez.

Anyways…I am learning so much from both of you. Keep up the good work!!!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:05:10 +0000

So true Dape! I don’t think it matters what your profession is, creating a clear line between your friendships and your work is not always easy. And time is very precious, so I am right with you, it is a huge part in the pricing equation.

-P

By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:03:30 +0000

That’s a really great point Barbara! I will be interviewing Sherri Garrity for the Saturday pricing series, and she has some specific guidance on pricing for people moving from corporate to entrepreneur.

Stay tuned!

-P

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:16:43 +0000

Great post and video. On “working for free to get hired”: it works. Going back years when I first started looking for jobs, I always offered to work for free the first week or two, and told them I was confident enough to do this, because I knew they would be so pleased with my work they would definitely want to hire me. I always got the job and they always insisted on paying me from day one.

On pricing, one lesson I’ve learned as a marketer is be wary of what a customer tells you they will pay. I’ve done product launches and focus groups, and what someone tells you they will pay (or tells you at all in a focus group), for a product, will often times turn out to be very different than what they end up willing to pay (usually not as much). Researching other products, knowing your target audience, and then testing the price, are all very important as pointed out.

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:08:47 +0000

Great article! Pam, you and Ramit are probably the first two blogs that I ever read. I heard about one of you from the other, but I forget which one I heard it from

At any rate, I’ve been following both of you for a very long time and I think that both of you are doing tremendous things. I’ve also followed your evolution in working towards business models that generate income and in both cases I saw the initial backlash.

I remember awhile back when you were spending a lot of time on your book and I think you even had an article promoting Ramit at that time and his new book. I was a bit perturbed by someone’s comment of how you were neglecting your blog and you were totally focused on making money. I guess that’s some of the inevitable backlash you can expect when you do that stuff….I guess what I’m getting at is that I love what you and Ramit do because you’re both genuine people. It’s so obviously clear that you are both passionate about your subject matter and your readers. So, to me, producing products and even charging for them is a good thing. It’s providing even more value.

Thanks for doing this series – great stuff here!
.-= Nate´s last blog ..Getting a Living =-.