THE ONLINE LIFESTYLE is designed to give readers a set of practical steps that will take them from a position as a typical corporate employee to an owner of a successful online business. The book is organized into ten chapters, with author Julie Lawal’s “53 prosperity steps” spread out among them. At the end of every chapter is a short review section, where there is a summary of the lessons learned and a checklist of actionable items that should be completed before continuing. The information compiled inside is invaluable and it’s clear from the book’s contents that Lawal is a well-educated businesswoman. Her understanding of topics like brand development, affiliate marketing, sales funnels, and the importance of developing a growth mindset is impressive. However, the way that information is conveyed isn’t always engaging and could have benefited from a stronger organizational structure, as the sections themselves don’t quite flow together, which can make parsing out information challenging. Throughout THE ONLINE LIFESTYLE, Lawal illustrates many of her ideas with helpful charts, diagrams, and drawings. The visual elements make the most critical information in the book pop off of the page and it would be nice to see even more of these graphics in each chapter.

THE ONLINE LIFESTYLE is filled with snippets of wisdom, but it’s true value lies in the downloadable resources that Lawal has crafted to work alongside it. At the beginning of the book, readers are directed to download Lawal’s 3 Part Discovery Workbook, her 90 Day Invent Your Future Planner, and her Time Management Toolkit. These three documents are filled with attractively designed templates, insightful questions, interesting exercises, and useful tools that will help the reader set and meet their long term business goals. Overall, the book is a good resource for aspiring business owners. The additional resources that Lawal has created definitely stand out and while there are other business-related how-to books that may provide a better reading experience and more intricate information, ultimately THE ONLINE LIFESTYLE is a solid entry point into entrepreneurship.

THE ONLINE LIFESTYLE contains a lot of helpful information for those looking to step into the online business world and comes with several workbook-type resources created specifically to help new entrepreneurs unlock their potential.

~Stephani Hren for IndieReader