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I get a fair amount of similar questions and I thought it would be fun to put together an eBook for y’all. So I will let you decide which one I will write.
Everyone who leaves a comment will get a free copy:
- Facebook Life > What is the ‘Zuck’ really like? How many hours did you work a day? How do they do the things they do? How many times were you poked?
- How to Create a Kick-ass conference > Everything I learned from Community Next in 1 book.
- Marketing Next > What are the new killer tactics for getting your startup the first 10,000 users.
- How to kill 8 hours in a cubicle > All the boring things I did while working at Intel.
Bonus fun: Conan O’Brien visits Intel video.
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73 Responses to “Which eBook should I write?”
May 8th, 2007
11:29 am
I like them all. I think if you went with the Marketing Next book you might get more people to read it.
the other ones would make great overall topics for say… “Bored Wednesdays”… for things to do durring an 8hr work day.
May 8th, 2007
11:30 am
I should stop posting from IE… I need firefox’s spell check…
May 8th, 2007
11:31 am
Joe,
Your spelling trumps my horrible grammar and sentence structure=)
May 8th, 2007
11:36 am
Marketing Next definitely
May 8th, 2007
11:58 am
My votes:
1) Marketing Next
2) How to Create a Kick-ass conference
3) How to make money blogging (or… How to make money on free web sites)
May 8th, 2007
12:00 pm
Marketing Next would be the most interesting to me. But if you think you can do How to Kill 8 hours quickly and make it funny, it might be better to do that just to get that first ebook under your belt.
May 8th, 2007
12:14 pm
My vote is Marketing Next .
May 8th, 2007
12:15 pm
How to kill 8 hours in a cubicle
May 8th, 2007
12:15 pm
#4. It’s a compelling topic!
May 8th, 2007
12:18 pm
Do the kill 8 hours in a cubicle one, but then run it through LuLu or some other print on demand shop so that people can have a real physical book. That way you get the “gift” market. I can see my mother in law getting such a book for me as a gift, but I can’t see her downloading it and sending me a PDF, ya know?
Besides, I’ll follow your progress for my research into my own “how to make your ommute suck less” ebook.
May 8th, 2007
12:35 pm
The Marketing Next topic would be, by far, the best seller.
Everyone, myself included, would like to know how to develop a successful start-up.
Whatever you choice, I am sure it will be a success.
Thanks for the opportunity to give input.
May 8th, 2007
12:35 pm
I definitely would like to read the one on how to create a kick-ass conference. I love learning about how to put together conferences. I feel like most people already know what it’s like spending 8-hours in a cubicle.
May 8th, 2007
12:39 pm
What’s your goal? is it to get the most exposure? to develop your brand further to make the most money?
Answering this question you can then proceed to the next step of deciding what do to achieve that goal.
If it’s to make the most amount of money, then it’s probably best to test it out on Adsense (like Tim mentions in the 4 hour workweek), if it’s maximum exposure, you’ll need a different strategy.
If you were to write all of them, I’d probably prefer to read them in the following order:
1) Facebook – but more of the human story, not just what tech hardware
2) Marketing
3) Conference
4) Cubicle
May 8th, 2007
12:41 pm
Marketing Next, like everyone else said.
When the crap do I get to use Mint?
May 8th, 2007
1:04 pm
definitely Marketing Next!
And, maybe some of your insight on how to build and market a kick-ass S.N.
May 8th, 2007
1:17 pm
I’d like to see 1) Facebook, 2) Marketing, 3) Conference, 4) Cubicle. I think your personal experience at Facebook is something that not many people have heard.
May 8th, 2007
1:24 pm
Facebook would get the most buzz, but I’d much read (in order) conference or marketing.
May 8th, 2007
2:10 pm
Conan O’Brien shows what it is really like at Intel
http://www.clipstr.com/videos/ConanVisitsIntel/
May 8th, 2007
2:32 pm
Get dirty with the Marketing Next one, then get on top of the conference one.
I like this “Next” thing
May 8th, 2007
2:36 pm
Noah, great topics! Here are my thoughts for you new ebook.
1. Marketing Next
2. How to Create a Kick-Ass Conference
3. FaceBook Life
4. How to Kill 8 Hours in a Cubicle
May 8th, 2007
2:40 pm
One vote here for Marketing Next.
May 8th, 2007
2:47 pm
In order of preference:
1) Appealing to Young Egos: How to Make a Kick-Ass Conference
2) Facebook Tales: Now With More Noah
3) How To Kill 8 Hours in a Cubicle And Still Love Yourself
4) Marketing2.0 Beta: The Unstable Build
May 8th, 2007
3:19 pm
Marketing Next for sure….as long as it doesn’t include “getting posted on Techcrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc.” as a technique
May 8th, 2007
4:23 pm
Noah, that video from Conan was HILARIOUS.
I don’t have a vote on the e-book, though. Sorry.
May 8th, 2007
4:24 pm
Pick the one that will most advance Brand Noah. To me, it seems like Marketing Next would be the one. You can incorporate what you learned about marketing at Facebook, Intel, and CommunityNext.
May 8th, 2007
4:53 pm
facebook life. I think that would be really interesting
May 8th, 2007
4:56 pm
If you plan to write just one of the four, I’d be most interested in the Facebook Life…otherwise, the order you listed them corresponds to my interests so write them all in that order
May 8th, 2007
5:16 pm
You lived the type of life, people (like me) would like to read about and learn from God willing. How about an ebook combining all four of those areas?
May 8th, 2007
5:30 pm
I think marketing next sounds great
May 8th, 2007
5:58 pm
Marketing Next, then the kick ass conference. BUT what I would find compelling, which is not on your list (not sure why), is the chronicles of your experience as a couch surfer. I am POSITIVE there are some great stories in there, like the one you told me at Whole Foods. THAT would make for some great reading. Of course you would need to change the names to protect the innocent where necessary, but I think it would make for a very good read.
Just my 2 cents.
Will
May 8th, 2007
6:00 pm
BTW, where did you pick up saying y’all, that’s not west coast lingo
!
May 8th, 2007
7:21 pm
I’d go with Marketing Next.
May 8th, 2007
7:27 pm
How to Kill 8hrs in a cubicle would be interesting to read
May 8th, 2007
8:18 pm
Noah-
I vote for Marketing Next.
I’ve already read the facebook books… and that’s probably something I could ask you about if I wanted to know more.
May 8th, 2007
9:17 pm
“How to kill 8 hours” would be quite interesting, and would have a huge potential audience.
May 8th, 2007
9:28 pm
Marketing Next! Then facebook life.
May 8th, 2007
11:32 pm
question – if the book is an ebook, are we just going to get this sucker in PDF format? you trying to pull a fast one on us:)?
i recommend facebook, but making it a mix of fantasy, fact and fiction.
possible story lines: zuckerberger making his groupie sex partners scream – “facebook me” as he climaxes on their …
you get the picture.
then you can get zuckerberger to call you out, valleywag picks up the feud, traffic to ebook spikes, doubleday picks up book rights, touchstone picks up movie rights. noah character played by jake gyllenhal. zuckerberger played by ryan phillipe.
or not.
May 9th, 2007
12:18 am
I’d do a 1-2 punch…release Facebook Life to generate press and awareness and then follow shortly with the Marketing Next…could be a great branding opportunity
May 9th, 2007
12:34 am
i vote for facebook and marketing
woot
May 9th, 2007
1:09 am
Let’s talk about the Title for your upcoming eBook. Here are some of my ideas:
1. Marketing Next
2. Noah on Marketing
3. Noah’s World
4. Noahnomics
5. Noah Kagan (or OkDork) Uncensored
6. Noah’s Life So Far
7. Ok, I’m such a Dork
8. Fabulous Life of Noah
9. Everybody Loves Noah
10. Finally, my favorite—“The Burrito Marketing�.
What y’all think?
P.S. Is it true that Zuck doesn’t like old people? And, did u have the chance to work with Steve Chen (YouTube founder) while at FB?
May 9th, 2007
1:32 am
Oeh oeh, Marketing Next please!
btw, Conan was great!
May 9th, 2007
2:17 am
marketing next
May 9th, 2007
2:56 am
Marketing Next (which should incorporate lessons from all of your experiences.)
May 9th, 2007
2:57 am
How to kill 8 hours in a cubicle – I could use some ideas.
May 9th, 2007
7:00 am
You know I’d buy either …
How to Create a Kick-ass conference
Marketing Next
May 9th, 2007
8:05 am
I think this post is your shortest ever, but has more comments than my entire site.
Facebook, dude. Then Marketing. You have time to write two, I know you do.
Let me be an editor though. You know, speaking of grammar and all…
May 9th, 2007
9:34 am
1st Preference: How to create a kick-ass conference, and
2nd: Marketing Next
The reason I put “Marketing Next” second even though it looks like the popular choice amongst your readers is that I am not sure if reading an ebook can really help someone get their first 10k users… each startup might need to do something different. If you can prove otherwise, please change the order of my preferences.
May 9th, 2007
9:42 am
I’m so incredibly selfish, since I’m putting on the OpportunityGreen Conference..
Pretty please (I am whining) with a cherry on top… write me an ebook On How to Create a Kick-ass Conference ..and call it how to create a kick-ass conference on only a burrito a day!!
May 9th, 2007
10:11 am
“How to eat a Burrito a day without falling into a coma”
May 9th, 2007
10:14 am
WOWza, I was not expecting this many comments. It seems like the winner is marketing next. To be honest (I hate when people write this but whatevs) I was expecting Facebook to be the winner. I guess I know what my readers are interested in. I will do the conference one afterwards.
May 9th, 2007
10:35 am
I still would like to see the Chronicles of a Couch Surfer!
May 9th, 2007
10:38 am
Will,
I can still write that as posts weekly. I am just not sure how interesting that is for people to read about. I am couch surfing in LA as we speak:)
May 9th, 2007
10:54 am
Sounds like a plan, just make sure to sprinkle it in from time to time.
Have fun tonight, I wish I was going to be there, I tried, trust me!
May 9th, 2007
11:01 am
I will save writing about burritos as my grand finale.
May 9th, 2007
12:06 pm
Patrick,
Mint is coming out slowly.
Andre,
Great way to look at things. I am not thinking of my objectives but more of my readers. What would be the most interesting thing for you to read? What is the most valuable?
For me, I am generally interested in increasing my brand and building momentum for more books if this works out. Ideally, I just want to educate and speak more about online marketing to people. If it ends up making some money, cool, if not cool.
May 9th, 2007
1:47 pm
Marketing Next like everyone else said
May 9th, 2007
1:53 pm
Noah..as president (self elect) of the OKDork Fan Club, Los Angeles Chapter – I sincerely welcome you to our fair city for your debut..We’ll try to keep the crowds handled ..and prevent the fans from swarming you!!!
Hey, do I get $10 bucks back for registering prior to the discount code..ummm sounds like a little extra swag for me
Still on the look out for my communitynext iphone (said with a grin & smile).
May 9th, 2007
2:21 pm
How to kill 8 hours in a cubicle!
I need some ideas
May 9th, 2007
3:29 pm
marketing book with coupon for ben bleikamp web design services perhaps?
May 9th, 2007
5:19 pm
Marketing Next for sure. How about you just guarentee me the visitors instead
May 9th, 2007
8:19 pm
The 4th one, will read.
The 1st one is cool too.
May 9th, 2007
10:04 pm
Well, I’ll add more fuel to the flame and say Marketing Next! I blog with a group of people about web startups outside of the valley. Building a solid user base is one of the top three issues people want to know how to do.
May 9th, 2007
11:47 pm
Marketing Next gets my vote.
May 10th, 2007
1:56 pm
yup, marketing next for me too!
May 10th, 2007
4:17 pm
Facebook life for sure! We’ve got one perspective with http://fbbook.com/ but another would be much appreciated.
May 11th, 2007
9:29 am
All 3???
If I have to pick one I would go for the Marketing Next one
May 11th, 2007
11:31 am
My vote: “Marketing Next”. Although “How to kill 8 hours in a cubicle” was a close second.
July 18th, 2007
12:57 pm
Think 4 is for people with no imagination.
Would love any of the first 3
August 12th, 2007
7:37 pm
I’m just posting so I can get a copy of the free ebook that has caused so many people to post. My votes are How to Create a Kick-ass conference (though i think I could teach you a thing or two about this…) and then, Marketing Next.
When can I expect to see this in my inbox? I’m in desperate need…
February 25th, 2008
7:46 am
Did you end up writing an ebook?
April 25th, 2009
12:07 am
I’d appreciate if i can get insight baout facebook’s business model
May 25th, 2009
2:58 am
facebook life should be interesting. I always want to know what’s happenin behind the scenes.
Thanks!
March 3rd, 2010
7:50 pm
Something that inspires people, or at least makes them think outside the box. Be sure to make it more from your point of view. It makes readers more engaged I think. Just an opinion.
Cheers!!
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