I have written (or co-authored) a handful of non-fiction books in the past few years. Some of these have been absolute flops. Others (I’m looking at you, Becoming A Digital Marketer) have become Amazon bestsellers.
Unorthodoxy (2024) is my latest book on creativity, bell curves, the dying internet, and human nature. Subtitled A Contrarian Marketer’s Philosophy for Surviving the Dying Internet, the book weaves together anecdotes on the mimetic nature of human creativity, the centralization of the internet, and the fallacy of bell curves to offer unique insights about what it takes to reach success in sales and marketing.
Building A Successful Micro-Agency (2022) is our book written after founding & scaling Discosloth over five years. It describes our micro-agency model, with a focus on cashflow, margins, branding, and building a sustainable business that doesn’t require constant hustle in order to succeed.
“The revolution of “stability over scaling” has begun, and Gil & Anya are leading the pack.”
— Kirk Williams, ZATO
Becoming A Digital Marketer (2019) is a book intended for entry-level marketers and small business owners, on how to gain the hard and soft skills required for success in the industry. This book, which I co-wrote with my wife Anya, is on the syllabus for a few dozen university courses including at Gonzaga University, West Virginia Wesleyan, University of Texas, and others.
“This is one of the most informational digital marketing books we’ve read in a while.” – Code Design
Making Remote Work Work (2020) comes from over a decade of personal experience in working remotely – as a freelancer, as an employee, and finally as a cofounder of a remote company. It’s focused on helping small businesses build remote teams, as well as insight on what to look for when you’re an individual pursuing a remote position.
“A pragmatic and actionable guide to remotely working and team-building.” – AppSumo
Write The Other Way (2015) subtitled “how to have fun & not die in other countries” is a short nonfiction piece written near the end of my five years of freelance photojournalism, covering projects for NGOs in Costa Rica, India, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, and finally covering the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.