
A very thoughtful list here. Another relevant book published this year is “Retirement Planning for Young Physicians” by Dr. Ralph Crew. It covers many of the topics discussed here from the perspective of a physician who has successfully saved and retired. The book adds a lot to these discussions with a focus on the importance of lifestyle choices, as well as a realistic (though sobering) view of likely future physician income trends and how to plan accordingly for retirement.

The Passive Income Portfolio takes you on an across-the-board journey, spanning multiple industries, toward generating and sustaining passive income. This cogently written piece of work takes you to the heart of creating Passive Income and does it brilliantly with its tiered approach that builds-up the process of generating residual income streams in a structured lucid style. The author dexterously juggles targeted income generating strategies with acute business and financial insights and real life illustrations in a compelling and easy to read format. The subject is covered with ample breadth and compelling profundity using a step-by-step approach. As you roll through the pages and bask in the insights, you will not only witness a change in your mindset but also come across direct go-to resources that you can use to begin implementing the theories mentioned herein. A complete reference book, this is a must read for all the passive income aficionados who want to bite into real substance. http://www.thepassiveincomeportfolio.com/

Link-building campaigns -- My SEO-centric pals might want to hit me for this, but frankly I've found that most traditional link-building is a royal waste of time. Don't submit your site to every free directory you can find. Don't waste time submitting news releases to all of the free press release distribution sites you can. Don't post short, garbage comments on other people's blogs just to get the link back. Don't engage in link exchanges. Don't get me wrong. There are ways you can increase links early on that I do recommend, but I suggest them far more for the exposure value. Those things would include linking to other blogs from your posts (the bloggers often know who's linking to them, and they might come to check out your post -- it's a good way to start networking with others in your niche). You could also comment on other blogs and include your link, but only do this if you have something substantive to add. Otherwise you just look like a schmuck. The absolute best way to build links to your blog however is to simply create great content that people deem worth linking to. Remember, it's not just about linkback quantity. It's about getting quality, relevant links back from sites who cater to your audience (who not only provide link juice, but direct traffic).

I say that, because I remember really taking the lessons on research and how-to writing style to heart.  Implementing them saved me 100s of hours of wasted time…you know the kind of time where you spend 10 hours aimlessly searching the net for some nuggets of gold to inspire your writing on a certain topic and then 5 hours trying to write the first 2 paragraphs!