Work Less, Make More: The counter-intuitive approach to building a profitable business, and a life you actually love

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James gives massive value in a fun and easy-to-read book. Real, actionable ways to cut your hours while increasing your income. Want to know how to do it in your own business? Get this and find out!
~ Jonathan Mizel

In Work Less, Make More, James proves that keeping your business strategy simple produces far greater success (and happiness) than if you focus only on ‘hustling’.
~ John Reese

James possesses a ‘no-holds barred’ approach to business which frees him to think outside ingrained assumptions regarding one’s current realities and future opportunities. His candid advice in Work Less, Make More provides bold and practical wisdom for any person, of any vocation, who wants to lift the lid on their creative potential and move into unexplored territories of freedom and opportunity.
~ Ian Freestone

I found Work Less, Make More–part memoir, part how-to guide–to be truly extraordinary! James brings his unique analytical insights about how to think regarding complex issues in business. He describes the systems that he has designed to shape both meaningful work and relationships, as well as, a life worth living. So many authors attempt to “motivate” you, without giving any real instruction. I find that James provides both. Every page is full of so many principles, wisdom and insights–and I love how James incorporates his history and his life in such a thoughtful way. His book has already changed how I think about making decisions in my life and in my business.
~ Tim Papadopoulos

In 2006, whilst working in a full-time job, James Schramko wrote this in a notebook:

MY GOALS … create automated income so that I am independently wealthy and enjoy my life passionately.

Within three years, he’d built his own business and achieved those goals. At which point he set about helping his coaching clients do the same. Leveraging his knowledge and experience, they were able to make more money while reducing their work hours. Significantly.

This freed them up to spend more time living.

It’s easy to think working less and making more is something available only to a blessed few. But James has proven over and over again that this is not the case. All you require is:

An open mind,
The ability to focus on what’s important,
An understanding of business models, and
A willingness to challenge your assumptions.

Work Less, Make More will break down all the barriers standing between you and the above.It will teach you how to effectively leverage yourself, your team and your business via:

Increasing your personal effectiveness
Planning and goalsetting
Learning focus
Building a team
Creating an offer that converts
Leveraging the Profit Formula to boost cash flow
Understanding the importance of Customer Lifetime Value
Choosing the right business model
Removing compromise from your life

This book is for you if you are:

A business owner (big or small)
Currently in a job with a hard ceiling on how much you can earn
Overworked and underpaid
Stressed out and missing out on precious time with family and friends.

Editorial Reviews

Work Less, Make More is a dense delivery of solid systems and sane advice . It’s not 80/20, it’s 80/20 squared. Every few pages, James punches you in the face with an instantly actionable hack.~ Perry Marshall, Author of 80/20 Sales & Marketing, Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords, and Evolution 2.0–James gives massive value in a fun and easy-to-read book. Real, actionable ways to cut your hours while increasing your income. Want to know how to do it in your own business? Get this and find out!~ Jonathan Mizel–In Work Less, Make More, James proves that keeping your business strategy simple produces far greater success (and happiness) than if you focus only on ‘hustling’.~ John Reese–I found Work Less, Make More–part memoir, part how-to guide–to be truly extraordinary! James brings his unique analytical insights about how to think regarding complex issues in business. He describes the systems that he has designed to shape both meaningful work and relationships,as well as, a life worth living. Now isn’t that what we all want? So many authors attempt to “motivate” you,without giving any real instruction. I find that James provides both. Every page is full of so many principles, wisdom and insights–and I love how James incorporates his history and his life in such a thoughtful way. His book has already changed how I think about making decisions in my life and in my business. It’s a must read. Highly recommended.
~ Tim Papadopoulos
–James possesses a ‘no-holds barred’ approach to business which frees him to think outside ingrained assumptions regarding one’s current realities and future opportunities. His candid advice in Work Less, Make More provides bold and practical wisdom for any person, of any vocation, who wants to lift the lid on their creative potential and move into unexplored territories of freedom and opportunity. ~ Ian Freestone

About the author

James Schramko
Founder and CEO, SuperFastBusiness and SilverCircle

James Schramko is a business coach from Manly, Sydney. He currently owns and runs two online business coaching communities. In his eight years as a business coach, he has helped over 2,000 of his students create and maintain six, seven and eight-figure businesses.

Before he built his coaching businesses, James was a General Manager at Mercedes-Benz. He made a six-figure income but was stressed by the demands of his job, wanting the time and financial freedom he could see their top-level clients enjoying. Putting in many hours on the internet after work, he eventually made enough to quit Mercedes-Benz and go into online business full-time.

Since then, James has grown his coaching communities into multi-million dollar businesses that fund a lifestyle he loves. Running his businesses with an input of just hours a week, he finds ample time to surf, spend time with family and friends, watch movies and travel. The keys to such idyllic living are what he shares inside his two paid communities, SilverCircle and SuperFastBusiness.

About SuperFastBusiness and SilverCircle

SuperFastBusiness is James’ paid community of entrepreneurs, 78.5 percent of who make more than $100k per year. With the community resources and with personal coaching from James, SFB members gain proven, leveraged ways of running their businesses that increase their earnings and free up their time, vastly improving their ability to enjoy life.

SilverCircle is James’ paid, high-performance mastermind. It provides intensive one-on-one training to already successful online marketers who have that potential for further growth that James identifies and builds on so well. Members of this select group report multi-million dollar gains within short periods of working with James.

Things you can learn:

Own The Racecourse

OTR, as it’s known to many, is James’s signature marketing course, responsible for him and many other business owners taking control of their businesses and their marketing, with highly profitable results.

How to build and manage a virtual team

If you expect to scale, you can’t go it alone. Team is essential to growing your business, and when your business is online, you don’t even need an office to house them. James has years of experience running his own overseas team, and has given many talks on the topic.

Why recurring income is where it’s at

This model is the real key to sustainable wealth, and James teaches all his students to find the recurring value in their businesses that they can get paid for over and over again.

The power of podcasts

Podcasting is a mainstay of James’ marketing strategy, with several shows to his name and hundreds of episodes on iTunes. More often than not, clients find their way to his site and his communities via a podcast.

How to build a business you can sell

James practices what he preaches, having built and sold two businesses already, with another one in the works. He can tell you what makes a business sellable, how to grow it with future selling in mind, and how to make the sale a win for both you and the buyer.

Identifying your 80/20

Most of the results in your business come from a surprisingly small number of the things you do. James can explain how to use this rule to reduce your workload, achieve more, and become overall better in your role as business owner.

Watch a movie in the middle of the week

The whole point of having a sustainable, well-earning, leveraged business model is to improve your quality of life. James addresses the reluctance of entrepreneurs to step away from the grindstone, sharing his system for reclaiming hours and protecting your free time at all costs.

Which product or service should you focus on?