Your Portable Empire: How to Make Money Anywhere While Doing What You Love (Hardcover)

by Pat O'Bryan (Author)
Key Phrases: maverick marketer, evil magicians, mastermind meeting, Joe Vitale, Craig Perrine, Dan Kennedy (more...)

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"In the book he [the author] explains how...the reader can duplicate his success." (Gulf Business, February 2008)

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Praise for Your Portable Empire

"In a sea of snake oil and get-rich-quick nonsense about fast money on the Internet from people who haven't really done it, O'Bryan's book is a ship of sanity to an island of commonsense e-commerce? This works."
—Mark Joyner, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Simple.ology

"The Internet has leveled the playing field, making it possible for anybody to start a business. O'Bryan, however, has given us the easy-to-follow instruction manual on how to first discover your niche and then build it into a big enterprise that can run itself from almost anywhere-all from his successful and proven formulas. A great book for anybody serious about a better quality of life."
—Joseph Sugarman, Chairman, BluBlocker Sunglass Corporation

"This amazing book can free all working people to make money doing what they truly love!"
—Dr. Joe Vitale, author of The Attractor Factor and Zero Limits

"I know O'Bryan as a friend and colleague. He has painstakingly put together a book, with no frills or fanfare, that straight-up shares his hard-won wisdom. May I urge you to get it and read it? Not only will you enjoy it-but once you act on what you learn, you can profit mightily as well. Why? Because what's in this book lets you stop making the victim's compromise on a daily basis-and start doing the victory dance, whenever you want!"
—David Garfinkel, author of Advertising Headlines That Make You Rich

"O'Bryan lives the portable empire, running his business from a laptop with a cigar and a glass of fine wine. There is no one better to be your guide as you create your own, because he's laid out every step for you in his inspiring and easy-to-read book. There is no need to be chained to a desk or locked in a cubicle, and your business can take you far beyond your kitchen table with the blueprint O'Bryan shares from his own successful journey."
—Craig Perrine, www.maverickmarketer.com

"Freedom-O'Bryan's new book makes you understand exactly how to obtain it and create the lifestyle of your dreams. Anyone who can go from being a dead-broke musician living in a mobile home to generating six figures in a single month is worth reading."
—Bill Hibbler, coauthor of Meet and Grow Rich

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (August 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470135077
• ISBN-13: 978-0470135075
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #212,378 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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120 of 127 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Little Substance, December 6, 2007

By	Stacy E. Burrell "stacyburrell.blogspot.com" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Luckily I was able to skim through this at the bookstore as the title caught my eye. My first thought in reading the cover and inside flap was that this was a "4-Hour Work Week" type of book with more emphasis on e-Commerce. After skimming through the chapters, there was very little information of value, new or otherwise.

As stated by other reviewers, there is a lot of promotion of the author's services, as well as cross- promotion of contributors. Sadly, it's gotten to the point that when I see the names of the people who endorse and/or contributed to this book, it immediately raises a red flag. Especially, since some have written good, informative books in the past.

Overall, I would not recommend this book.

150 of 169 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Teaser, September 28, 2007

By	Antigone Walsh - See all my reviews

I was very disappointed in this book. Touted as a guide for those interested in developing internet businesses,it veers from shameless self-promotion to superficial snippets taken from every popular spiritual and psychological movement. The information provided is quite basic and easily ascertainable for free from other sources on the internet and elsewhere. There are chapters containing interviews with other entrepreneurs which serve as promotion and cross promotion. While the author and his pals are enjoying luxurious lifestyles "baiting" suckers like me, I regret to inform them that there is a learning curve. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

It has become vogue on Amazon for the author's friends, millionaire mind group members, associates and affiliates to provide inflated ratings of books. This practice is deceptive and genuinely aggravating to those of us who rely on fellow readers' honest assessments. While surely some are sincere representations uncolored by association or gain, many are not.

This is not a terrible book. Written in a conversational, Joe Vitaleesque tone, it does provide a starting point for the uninitiated. It is not the reference I had hoped it would be.

82 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Think Twice, September 10, 2007

By	Karen M. Johnson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are considering ordering this book to receive the bonuses, I hope the following information will be helpful to you.
Pat O'Brien's Portable Empire $11,000 free gift promotion requires

you to provide your email address and opt into many websites
in exchange for an article or mp3 recording.

The bonus process TAKES TONS of TIME:
individually entering your email,
setting up white list for each new websites email address and/or,
then confirm your many subscriptions,
next receive and download the "gift" and
finally deciding if you want tons of newsletters/marketing coming in or
going back through the newsletters to unsubscribe.

Since almost any and every website on the Internet offers a free gift,
the $11,000.00 value, in my opinion, is over rated/hyped and disappointing. Several of the websites didn't work.
I did receive some information that was of value,- $11,000 in value? - you decide.

For your consideration, most of the 5 star ratings preceding my review are from the same persons named on the bonus websites. His other book reviews may be less biased.

On numerous occasions, I have ordered books with (one step) bonuses and was more than pleased, even thrilled, which is why I didn't hesitate on ordering this book.

In summary, my experience and opinion of The Portable Empire $11,000 value Promotion felt like a bait and switch marketing technique (a deceptive marketing scheme). My future purchases will be based on the merits of the book alone - which is my suggestion in regard to this book.