Writing

648: Indies United: Create and Market Your Self-Published Book with Lisa Orban

June 28, 2019

Lisa Orban is an author and founder of the publishing house "Indies United." She's the author of several books, including "I'd rather Starve than Cook! A Cookbook For People Who Hate to Cook." It has received over 100 excellent ratings and reviews on Amazon and GoodReads.

In 2015, she published her first book, "It'll Feel Better When It Quits Hurting: A Memoir" and has received critical acclaim by top-rated Amazon reviewers. She's published a second memoir, political satire, four optical illusion adult coloring books, and others.

In 2018, she opened the publishing house Indies United to give indie authors a safe haven to publish books and avoid the pitfalls so common to this industry.

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636: Move Beyond Ego to Become a Kind Communicator, Have Compassion and Discover Self-Awareness to Achieve Your True Potential with Elizabeth Barry

May 4, 2019

Elizabeth Barry is an author, marketing executive and a badass leadership coach. She teaches people self-love, exceptional communication skills and how to live a life fulfilled, both in and out of the office. For over a decade, she's taught self-branding workshops and helped leaders discover their business BEST through the art of powerful communication, personal branding, marketing and PR. She's devised a 2018 coaching mastermind program that transforms lives, unblocks energies and helps amazing CEOs, managers and Founders engage in discovering and rediscovering their creative life powers.

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628: Marketer of the Day Book Case Study: How I Monetized My Podcast and Earned $4000 Assembling a Compilation Book I Didn’t Even Write

March 6, 2019

Tune in right now to hear the secrets of creating a compilation book -- plus why, whether you have an existing podcast or are even thinking about creating a new podcast -- you should pursue this avenue to help your podcast interviewees get more exposure!

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604: The Proven Path to Get Self Published Using Free Plus Shipping Offers: Overcome Blank Page Syndrome, Solve a Real Problem, and Succeed Both On and Off Amazon with Chandler Bolt

October 11, 2018

Chandler Bolt is the host of the Self Publishing School podcast & the author of 6 bestselling books including his most recent book titled "Published."

He’s also the founder & CEO of Self-Publishing School, the #1 online resource for writing your first book. Through his books, podcast, training videos, and Self-Publishing School, he’s helped thousands of people on their journey to writing their first book.

Important Talking Points

  • To avoid blank page syndrome, use a mindmap (Chandler prefers pen and paper for this) and dump all the ideas you have, then group into 4 to 7 chapters
  • To write each chapter, dump all your ideas for that chatper and then repeat the 4-7 "grouping" process
  • Choosing a topic for your book: sell pain pills, not vitamins. Find a specific group with a real pain and solve that problem...
  • Use Google Docs to write your book so you can work on it from anywhere
  • Consider a "free plus shipping" offer for your book
  • Give video and audio away for free after people purchase your book

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585: Write Your Book in a Flash to Create the Paint By Numbers Big Business Card of Your Dreams, Apply Structured Creativity, Grow Your Confidence, and Land Your Ideal Clients with Dan Janal

August 15, 2018

Dan Janal helps leaders build their brands with books. He has written more than a dozen books. His latest book is called "Write Your Book in a Flash: The Paint-by-Numbers Systems for Writing the Book of Your Dreams - Fast!"

When Dan helps thought leaders and business executives write their books, he helps them take their businesses to the next level and exert greater influence.
Dan has spoken everywhere from Beijing to Budapest, from Brazil to Boston. He taught classes at Berkeley and Stanford.
He was president of his National Speakers Association chapter in Minnesota. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern University.
Dan was an award-winning daily newspaper reporter and business newspaper editor who interviewed President Gerald Ford and First Lady Barbara Bush.

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583: Beyond the Book: Embark on the Quest for Greatness, Never Stop Marketing, Fight Obscurity, Become Memorable Using an Audio Logo, and Get High Paying Clients with Trevor Crane

August 10, 2018

Trevor Crane is an 11 time #1 international bestselling author and the founder of Epic Author Publishing.

He is the also host of the GreatnessQuest.com podcast and co-founder of SuperKidsBooks.com.

Trevor's mission is to help publish 1000 new authors and help people take their LIFE and their BUSINESS to the next level – no matter how successful they already are.

Since 2003, Trevor has been a trusted business adviser, coach and mentor. He is president of Step Up Strategies, Inc. and together with his team, they help companies outperform, outsell, and outlast the competition through systemic and strategic consulting, coaching, training, marketing and support. He helps his clients generate MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in bottom line profits.

Trevor leads mentoring and mastermind programs for service based professionals and entrepreneurs with his wife, Robyn Crane.

Trevor is also a sought after speaker, trainer and coach. His unique commonsense approach, along with his humor, wit, and infectious energy, allows him to connect with any audience.

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526: The World Needs Your Book: Build a Funnel, Run a Book Launch, and Tap into New Amazon Publishing Resources with Monica Leonelle

April 6, 2018

Monica Leonelle started the Get Your Book Selling course to help authors develop their evergreen marketing plans. Evergreen marketing = evergreen sales. It works!

After spending years as a marketing director at various start-ups, Monica helps people and companies tell their stories, establish themselves as thought leaders, and fill out the content on their websites. In the past, she’s worked with Inc. 100 companies like Hansen’s Natural, Trading Technologies, and Braintree. She specializes in copywriting, editing, and digital marketing.

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511: Good Enough vs. Perfectionism: Productivity, Delegation, Milestones, Book Publishing, Content Marketing and More with Joanna Penn

March 5, 2018

Joanna Penn is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers under J.F. Penn. She also writes inspirational non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning creative entrepreneur and international professional speaker. Her site is regularly voted one of the top 10 sites for writers and self-publishers.

Joanna is here to get that "finishing" energy, be more authentic, and finish what we start. Joanna is a self-published author who's always cranking out content, and she's discovered quite a bit when it comes to research, self-motivation, running a team, and so much more.

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482: Discover Your AHA Moment and Market Your Book to Generate Consistent Leads with Mitchell Levy

January 23, 2018

Mitchell Levy is The AHA Guy at AHAthat who is a people publisher that empowers thought leaders to share their genius He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created 20 businesses in Silicon Valley including 4 publishing companies that have published over 800 books.

Mitchell is an international bestselling author with fifty eight business books, has provided strategic consulting to over 100 companies, has advised over 500 CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. He talks to us about how to create a book quickly and how to make money with joint clients.

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390: Day Job Freedom: Get Unstuck, Fill the Creative Void, and Overlap Your Way to Entrepreneurial Growth with Sean McCabe

September 4, 2017

Sean McCabe writes over a million words a year. He is the author of Overlap: The ultimate guide to turning your side passion into a successful business. He's helped tens of thousands of students with his courses on copywriting, client work, pricing, and marketing. On a daily basis, he runs seanwes: a learning community for entrepreneurs looking to do fulfilling work.

Sean believes in generating income from the trifecta: client work, products, and training. He's also a huge fan of the 3 P's of accountability: public accountability, partner accountability, and personal accountability. Tune in to hear about his writing secrets, how to commit, and how to quit your 9-5 day job, step by step.

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