I first thought about sources of residual income when listening to the audiobook version of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Kyoski talks about how there are 4 kinds of income – having a job, self-employed (where you own your own job), investment income and owning a business. I always thought that owning a business WAS the same as being self-employed. But I learned that the difference is when you own a business, you can walk away from it for a substantial period of time and still earn income from it. This...

Here is why I created the WSO offer that I did.

I'm a children's book writer who opted to self-publish, because letters from editors saying, "You have talent, but this story doesn't meet our needs" just wasn't cutting it. I carefully researched self-publishing children's books and then took the plunge and published Poster Girl.

A couple things held me back from selling more books:

1) Lack of time
2) Not being a natural in sales — okay,...