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Work Less, Make More

The counter-intuitive approach to building a profitable business, and a life you actually love.

Work Less, Make More book cover by James Schramko

In 2006, James Schramko wrote in a notebook: My goals: create automated income so that I am independently wealthy and enjoy my life passionately.

Within three years he had built his own business and achieved those goals. This book shows you how to do the same.

Work Less, Make More covers personal effectiveness, the 64:4 principle, building a team, creating an offer that converts, cash flow and the profit formula, customer lifetime value, choosing the right business model, and removing compromise from your life.

The 64:4 principle is the 80/20 rule applied to itself. Pareto is fractal, so your top 20 percent has its own top 20 percent: about 4 percent of what you do drives 64 percent of your results.

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Available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible.

Reader resources

Own the Racecourse, the bonus chapter: jamesschramko.com/missing-chapter
Companion workbook: jamesschramko.com/workbook
Recommended resources: jamesschramko.com/playbooks

What Readers Say

"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 and Marketing

"James proves that simple, effective, better strategy for your business produces far greater success and happiness than if you focus on hustling."

John Reese

"Part memoir, part how-to guide. Every page is full of principles, wisdom and insights. It has already changed how I think about making decisions in my life and in my business."

Tim Papadopoulos