Are you woken every morning in a luxurious four-poster bed, by a butler bearing a huge bag of gold? If not, this is the book for you.

So, if you’re still reading, you’re apparently not lucky enough to just have money come to you by the sackful, and few people are. The rest of us have to work for a living. Given the choice, most people would rather work for themselves than for someone else, but in practice, they don't. So why not? If we all want independence, autonomy, and freedom, what's stopping us? Why are we all letting other people tell us what to do?

Maybe it’s time for a change. This book will show you what it takes to start and run your own business, how to succeed at sales and marketing, and how to build the life you've dreamed of—whether or not that includes a butler. Includes free updates for life.

Reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This book is just the kick in the pants I needed. It's time to stop dreaming about independence and actually start doing something about it.”
—Erwin Mathew

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I love the practical approach: focused, actionable advice on how to get my career on track and start building my own business. The book has a lot of valuable lessons they don't teach you on any MBA course.”
—Sara Van Bruggen

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “John’s books are phenomenal. Highly recommended.”
—Patrick Picard

About the book

I’m an independent software engineer, consultant, teacher, mentor, and writer with over four decades of experience in tech. Twenty years ago, I quit my job (or was fired: details are unclear), and started my own business. You can too. Master of Your Domain is a complete guide to planning your career future, transitioning from employment to independence, starting and running a business, charging for your time, making and selling products, marketing, mastering your chosen craft, and passing that knowledge on to the next generation.

When you run your own firm, you’ll do only the work you want to do. You’ll set your own hours, decide your own way of working, and answer to no one. The outcome of your work will be directly correlated with the time, energy, and skill that you put into it: the harder you work, the more the rewards. If that sounds attractive, then you should read this book, because today is the perfect day to start your journey to independence.

You might also like to hear the story of My Horrible Career, and if you want to know how to succeed within an organisation as well as outside it, check out Code For Your Life.

What you’ll learn

Among the insights you'll find in the pages of Master of your Domain are:

• How to know whether independence is the right career move for you

• What you should do to prepare for the move, and when is the right time to make it

• Gaining experience and confidence with side hustles

• How to start thinking independently while you’re still on salary

• How to set your rates, negotiate deals, and get invoices paid

• Selling your knowledge and expertise as a consultant

• How to listen, understand, diagnose, and solve clients’ problems

• How to market yourself and your business effectively, ethically, and successfully

• How to write, make, and sell educational products that earn passive income, such as books and courses

• More ways to monetize your hard-won experience, including teaching, training, and mentoring

See the Table of Contents for a more detailed look.

What you get

Your digital download is a ZIP file containing the book in PDF format. This should be suitable for any ebook reader, Kindle, computer, phone, or tablet.

You can read a sample chapter in PDF format:

• Chapter 1: Independence (sample)

Updating to the latest edition

All my books come with free updates for life, so if you’ve bought a previous version of this book, here’s what you need to do to get the latest edition. Click the link in your original download email (make sure you save this, as it’s your key to future updates). You’ll see what looks like an error page saying your download link for the old edition has expired, but that’s okay: click the link in the text, and you’ll be sent a new download email for the current edition.