The 4 Hour Workweek vs Outsourcing Through RentACoder

The 4 Hour Workweek

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Curiosity is such a special gift – especially when it leads you to a process of improving whatever it is you do… like book shopping! I experienced the same when I decided to look into all the media-generated hoopla over “The 4 Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss.

As far as I could tell, the book is about outsourcing of sorts. At the very least, it’s about hiring others to reduce your workload. Since that is, after all, one of the benefits of outsourcing, I was curious about the thing. I was so curious in fact, I decided to look at its negative reviews on Amazon. I expected to see the usual “not enough information” and “good, but could have been so much better” diatribe, but I wasn’t prepared for the brutal, heart-felt rants that so many people felt compelled to share.

The Book is Bad

Plain and simple, the book is bad on some rather critical levels. Being the author of “Outsourcing Through RentACoder,” I felt compelled to make a clear distinction between that type of book, and mine– especially since the media jumped on Timothy’s bandwagon without considering what so many other people seemed to pick up right away.

There’s that and the fact that the public must never implement some of the strategies in this book if they’re to be successful in outsourcing.

Hard Core Criticisms

Here is a brief list of some of the hard-core criticisms of the book, but what you won’t find in “Outsourcing Through RentACoder.”

“A contribution to the crap we see every day on the internet and in infomercials”

In Outsourcing Through Rentacoder, you won’t find anything that resembles an infomercial. We’ve taken great pains to make the book direct, honest, and legitimate. All of the claims made inside the book can be readily verified here, at the Rentacoder website, or through normal research.
“How-to-become a 21st century snake oil salesman.”

Throughout our book, you’ll find numerous references to ethical outsourcing. You’ll even find an entire chapter dedicated to the topic of ethical outsourcing and why it’s important.
“Piles of bad and useless advice”

All of the advice in our book comes from experience with working through the RentACoder (vWorker) website. Ignoring this advice, in fact, could prove detrimental to your online outsourcing efforts.
“An overconfidence and arrogance that is sometimes-patronizing and often-irritating”

Absolutely nothing in our book is patronizing. Irritating maybe… but certainly not patronizing. Patronizing prose just isn’t in our genetic make-up.
“One of those “new manifesto,” “new paradigm” books where everything conventional is wrong”

You’ll have to take a look at the book’s criticisms to fully understand this view. We know what the writer is talking about and you won’t find any of the same bizarre or illegal ideas in our book. All of the strategies inside our book are do-able, ethical, and legal.
“Pure filler”

Everything in Outsourcing Through RentACoder is pointedly relevant to your outsourcing efforts. The book is entirely void of filler, hype, and babble, thank you very much.
“A book that just sells you on the idea”

Outsourcing is a real, viable opportunity to get more done for less when it’s done right. Our book shows how, and it does it in a way that demonstrates real results.
“No useful details”

If there’s one thing you won’t find in our book, it’s a lack of details! In fact, the entire book is filled with step-by-step processes – point by point, excruciating detail by excruciating detail.
“A get rich quick scam”

There’s absolutely nothing about the outsourcing industry that suggests its use will turn you into an overnight success. And we make that fact painfully obvious several times throughout our book.
“Sexism”

Okay, we might have gone overboard with the politically correct she/he and him/her stuff, but at least we won’t be accused of sexism!
“Sugar-coated content”

Niceties are nice. Reality isn’t. In our book, we’re brutally honest about everything.
“Ridiculous examples”

All of the examples in our book are real-life illustrations with full, unedited screenshots, footnotes, and reference links.

We could go on and on, but we won’t. You can see what people say about The 4 Hour Workweek yourself. Take our curiosity and make it your own. Never buy a media-hyped book without reading what its audience has to say about it first. You’ll save yourself tons of wishful thinking at the very least.