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  • Why Writing a Book Changes Everything

    Most entrepreneurs think writing a book is about becoming an author. It is not. Writing a book is about becoming the person people listen to… The Expert… The Authority. Think about it. Two people walk into the same room. Both are experts. Both have experience. Both know their stuff. Only one of them has written…

  • How to Use Your Book to Fill Your Coaching, Sell Your Courses, and Build Your Groups

    Most people think writing a book is about selling books. We’ve already established over the last couple of weeks that it’s not. If your master plan is to make money from book royalties, I have some bad news. Unless your last name is Rowling or your book ends up on Oprah’s coffee table, book sales…

  • Zero Book Sales, Big Authority: The Hidden Power of a Strategic Book

    Most people think a book succeeds or fails based on how many copies it sells at retail or Amazon. That belief quietly sabotages thousands of entrepreneurs every year. A coach publishes a book and watches the Amazon dashboard like it is a heart monitor. Five sales. Ten sales. Maybe twenty if their mom buys a…

  • How to Turn One Reader Into a $1,000+ Client Without Being Salesy

    Somewhere out there right now, a smart entrepreneurial author is refreshing their Amazon dashboard hoping to see another book sale. Refresh. Nothing. Refresh again. Still nothing. And the frustrating part is not the lack of royalties. It is the quiet fear underneath it. What if all this effort I put into writing a book just…

  • Book Sales Alone Are the Worst Way to Profit From a Book

    Let me ask you a slightly dangerous question. If your book became a bestseller tomorrow, would it actually change your business… or just your ego? Because those are not the same thing. Here’s a better question – What is the purpose of a book in your business? If your answer is to sell copies, we…

  • From Zero to 1,000 Leads: The Truth About Scaling Your List

    Last week we talked about funnels that nurture instead of nag. Funnels that feel like a helpful guide instead of a pushy salesperson doing a home invasion of your inbox. Now here is the part most people skip. They build the funnel… and then stare at it like a microwave waiting for popcorn. Nothing happens…

  • Jim Edwards Teaches Lead Magnets – Building with Quality [Podcast 287]

    Jim Edwards and Stew Smith discuss how to create useful free content to help you build leads, relationships, and sales, personally created for your ideal customer – AKA the Avatar. What is the difference between a lead magnet and a trip wire? Learn about both and when to use them best. Check out the Facebook…

  • Create Lead Magnets People Actually Want (In Under 30 Minutes)

    You already know you need a lead magnet. You have probably already made one. (or two… or three!) You might even have a handful of them sitting in a dusty Google Drive folder like digital tumbleweeds rolling past… blowing your hopes and dreams before them like little cotton balls of despair. And yet your opt…

  • Your Email List Is Growing… So Where Is The Money?

    There was a time when having a big list meant you were important. More subscribers meant more reach. More reach meant more power. More power meant more business. More business meant more money. That time is over. Not because email stopped working. But because attention changed. Today’s inboxes are crowded. Algorithms decide what gets seen.…