Someone in my free Facebook group for aspiring entrepreneurial authors just asked: “Will my book sales on Amazon cover my costs of writing, editing, taxes, and fees associated with Amazon?”
Here was my detailed reply…in … Keep Reading
17 Smart Ways To Use Your Book To Grow Your Business
As an entrepreneur, writing a book isn’t the be-all end-all. The real magic happens when you use your book to grow your business in a big way. 🚀📚
At this point, if you’ve been … Keep Reading
The Definitive Guide to Amazon Best Seller Rankings for Books: How You Can Hit #1 WITHOUT A Big Email List
Close your eyes for a second, and travel back in time with me to October of 2016. I was at a networking event–surrounded by movers and shakers, eagerly making my way from panel to panel, … Keep Reading
What to Do When You Don’t Get the Attention in Business That You Deserve
So many podcasting entrepreneurs I speak with struggle with the thought: “What do I do when I don’t get the attention I deserve?” And, to be completely honest, that’s massively how I was feeling in … Keep Reading
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[10min video] Amazon Best Selling Author Proof – Where and how to get screenshot proof of hitting #1 best seller
This is a video I shot to help a friend of mine going live with his book. At the time of recording, he was #1 in three categories and I show where and how to … Keep Reading
My 2018 Challenge to You: The “Print Your Own Shirt” Manifesto
PRINT YOUR OWN SHIRT – A MANIFESTO and 2018 CHALLENGE TO YOU
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Back in high school we had *major* cliques..and the prettiest, most popular girls ran the school. 
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Who knows what I’m
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How To Choose The Right Self-Publishing Platform for Your Book
So…let’s talk about how to choose the right self-publishing platform!
So now you know how to write a book, how to meticulously format your book to make it ready for self-publishing, and even … Keep Reading
Book Cover Design Tips: How to Make a Book Cover Even if You’re Not a Designer
Not a graphic designer? No worries! Book Cover Design Tips Comin’ At You…
Even if you’re not a professional designer or graphic artist, I want to give you some solid book cover design tips and … Keep Reading
How to Format a Book for Amazon Book Publishing: Kindle Format, CreateSpace, and More
Now that you have a book coming together, let’s talk about: “How to Format a Book for Self-Publishing”!
You’ve done the hard part of actually, physically, writing a book for the first time. You’ve … Keep Reading
How to Write a Book: 5 Crystal Clear Steps to Show Off Your Expertise WITHOUT Giving Up Halfway Through
Is writing a book a bucket list dream? A business goal? Great! Here’s how to write a book…
You’re here because you want to help writing a non-fiction book. Congrats! I’m here because I wrote… Keep Reading
How Long Will It Take to Write My Book?
New or aspiring authors often ask me, “How long will it take to write my book?” or “How much should I write every day?”
As a former math teacher and lover of numbers and spreadsheets…… Keep Reading
Keys to Growing Engaging Content, Brand Love, & Sales [Without going broke or days of blog writing]
This is a presentation created by Podtent Marketing’s Dominick Sirianni and Laura Petersen. It was presented live by Dominick Sirianni at #IMPACT16 in the Aria Conference Center in Las Vegas at the Internet Marketing Association’s … Keep Reading
15 Things to Decide Before Your Podcast is Ready for iTunes
Thinking about starting a podcast? Wonderful!
The world needs to hear what you have to share.
But getting started can be overwhelming and stressful. Trust me. I have a notebook full of podcast name ideas … Keep Reading
4 Psychology Secrets Revealed: How to Write Headlines That Convert
Spoiler Alert: 8 out of 10 people only read the headline of whatever you put out.
Most people are shocked to hear this.
All that work you put into researching, writing, and rewriting. All the … Keep Reading
The Definitive Guide to Creating & Optimizing Landing Pages for More Email Opt-ins
Landing pages are all the rage these days. 😉 Soooooo trendiiiiiing (said with SoCal Valley Girl accent).
And for great reason!
This article’s purpose is to give you an overview (plus specifics!) on how to … Keep Reading
Want to get started with online business? Read this email to my friend.
To build an online business, I need more
The email below will help!
But first, some background…
Today I got to meet up with a wonderful girlfriend of mine (in Frankfurt) who is from Germany
Seth Godin and Tim Ferriss – half-way through
Listening to Seth Godin talking to Tim Ferriss on a podcast episode. Wow.
Two remarkable guys talking about entrepreneurs, being proud of lots of failures (because it’s how you get closer to successes!), and more.… Keep Reading
9 Really Cool #LifeHack Websites
Here are some sites I came across that are too amazing not to share with others. How did you not know these existed!? (Which are new to you? Share!)
I wondered the same thing.… Keep Reading
5 Social Media Tools to Use in Your Business [free]
1. Hootsuite
Let’s you schedule posts to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Ping.fm, WordPress, MySpace, and Foursquare.
2. Buffer
Schedule up to 10 posts per profile on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+.
3. SocialOomph
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, … Keep Reading
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How to Pick a Business Name: Tips, Tricks, and Tools [free]
So today the hubs and I sat down for an hour or two to brainstorm names for websites and podcasts. He doesn’t like the current name of this website (BIGsmallbiztips.com…update: It’s now Copy That Pops!) … Keep Reading
Blog Report: 8 Steps to a Successful New Business in 10 Months or Less
A wonderful article published by Tim Ferriss and Michael Ellsberg discusses 8 Steps to Getting What You Want Without Formal Credentials (link to full article).
Lessons learned from this article are many-fold.
I am treating … Keep Reading
Quick Overview of Twitter Analytics (free)
Are you on Twitter? Follow me, yo! jk – read this first – more important.
If you are on Twitter, then you have access to free Twitter Analytics. So let’s see how to get … Keep Reading
PicMonkey: Create beautifully shareable pics, collages, and more (Free)
By now you may know that I love pictures.
I’m obsessed with free stockphoto websites (CC0 license to be exact! – free, no attribution required, can use for business or personal, can modify!).
I’m an … Keep Reading
Death to Attachments: Why I only use Google Drive
Imagine this scenario:
- You are working on a project with 2 colleagues Jan and Jon.
- You email a file to Jan and Jon with the most updated info on it.
- Jan makes important additions and
Canva: Fast and Easy Social Media Image Creation (free)
Whenever I want to post something cute on #Instagram, #Twitter, or #Facebook, I head on over to Canva to whip up some cute social media pics.
Although I am not too shabby with Adobe Photoshop … Keep Reading
How to Use Hotjar for Free Heatmaps of Your Website
A heatmap for your website or webpage allows you to see where your visitors have hovered, clicked, and scrolled! This can offer invaluable insights.
Before spending cash on a full-fledged initiative, you can try HotJar.com… Keep Reading
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What is Google Analytics and How Do I Use it? 5 Easy Steps to Get Started!
Today is 1-6-16 and I am in the throes of starting this here website, so before the masses of people flood in (…no? ;)) I should get Google Analytics set up so when they do … Keep Reading
The Power of Podcasts Over Playlists
I love music, and I’m a pretty good dancer, if I do say so myself.
But for the past 9 months or so I have replaced the majority of my music listening with podcasts. Why?… Keep Reading
Patreon: Now You Can Be Like Rich Folk from Back in the Day
Remember how the Medici family in Italy was crazy wealthy and used to commission great works of art?
Did you know that in the city of Regensburg, Germany (from where I am currently writing) families … Keep Reading
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Asana: Get This Right Now for Your Business [Free!]
Asana is one of the best “get right now” tools I can recommend for productivity and eliminating two things that bog down your brain and workflow: sticky notes and email.
Cost:
Free! Boom.
[though there … Keep Reading