I first learned about self-publishing in 1996 when I wrote a 120-page novella that I was thinking about publishing. Back then it was insanely expensive just to get your book published and printed (thousands and thousands of dollars). And as a 13-year-old, I didn’t exactly have the means.
Today, you can use a site like CreateSpace to self-publish your book for no cost at all (minus any set up or pre-publication expenses, like editors, cover designers, etc). Self-publishing has totally changed the game for emerging authorpreneurs and writers who dream of seeing their name in print.
I’m super proud to be a professionally self-published author. I think self-publishing is the best way to take control of your writing destiny, to put the book you dream of writing out into the world and make an actual profit from it.
Now I say professionally self-published, because there is a difference.
A self-published book is one where the author just put it together and then published it, without any professional outside feedback or guidance. Books like this rarely do well because most writers (especially new writers) don’t have a clue how to write a good book.
A professionally self-published book, on the other hand, has been vetted; it’s had outside feedback and perspective from a professional (or series of professionals) and has been revised and polished accordingly. Now that’s not to say it’s perfect (nothing is, nor can be), but it has a much better shot at being successful.
If you’re going to self-publish, do yourself a HUGE favor and treat it as professionally as you would if you were being traditionally published.
That’s why I’m freaking pumped to tell you about the upcoming Self-Publishing Success Summit. This is a crazy-big annual event with a mission of helping you become the best professionally self-published author you can possibly be. Last year 30,000 people attended from the comfort of their own homes (it’s a virtual event).
This year’s speakers are really, really good, and they’re going to show you how to go from blank page to bestselling author.
Here are just a few of the speakers you’ll learn from at this year’s summit:
Step 1: Becoming An Author (Writing the Book)
- Jay Papasan — Using The ONE Thing & Time Blocking To Finally Write Your First Book
- David Allen — The Getting Things Done Approach To Writing Your First Book
- Cal Newport — Eliminating Distractions & Practicing Deep Work To Finish Your Book
- Gretchen Rubin — Happiness, Good Habits, And Becoming A Writer
- Joanna Penn — Fiction Writing Techniques For First Time Authors (What I’ve Learned From Writing 10+ Books)
You’ll find at least one strategy or system in every presentation that you can put to use right away for massive results (like Jay’s time-blocking approach).
Next, marketing and publishing masters will reveal exactly how they went from zero to bestseller to millions of books sold. (Click here for your free ticket.)
Step 2: Marketing & Publishing Mastery
- Gary Vaynerchuk—You won’t believe what he has to say about marketing
- Tucker Max — Selling 3 Million+ Books, Creating A Literary Genre, And Disrupting The Publishing Industry
- Perry Marshall — 80/20 Book Sales & Marketing
- John Lee Dumas — Using Kickstarter To Crowdfund Your Book (How I Hit $453,803 And The #6 Publishing Campaign In Kickstarter History))
- Grant Cardone — Sell Or Be Sold: Using Sales Skills To Sell More Books & Grow Your Company
After you’ve discovered proven marketing and publishing strategies anyone can use, you’ll get hands-on advice on how to turn your book into prestige, respect, celebrity, and a booming business. https://xe172.isrefer.com/go/spss16/jlblanchard3
Step 3: Monetizing (Making Money From Your Book)
Turn your book into a 6-figure business and a brand with success secrets and strategies from:
- Jeff Walker — How I Went From #1 NYT Book Launch To $5.1M Product Launch (And What To Do When The NYT Keeps You Off The List)
- Barbara Corcoran—from the TV show, Shark Tank
- T. Harv Eker — How I Built The Largest Success Training Company In The World Using My Book (Secrets Of The Millionaire Mind)
- Hal Elrod — Beyond The Bestseller: Foreign Book Rights, Creating A Book Series, & Selling Out Your First Live Event
- Mel Abraham — How I Sold $500K In Backend Products And Grew My Business Using A Book Launch — Mel Abraham
- Verne Harnish — Scaling Up Your Business Using Books (And How I Sold 250,000+ Copies Of My First Self-Published Book)
These experts and dozens more leading authors and entrepreneurs are breaking down exactly how to self-publish, market, and turn your book into a successful business. I can’t wait for this event!
>> Claim your FREE ticket to Self-Publishing Success Summit 2016
