Denise Wakeman presents Five Essential Elements You Must Have in Place to Sell More Books posted at The Future of Ink, saying, «Most
author entrepreneurs do not take the time, or know how to, create a solid online foundation before they write, publish, and sell their books.
Most
author entrepreneurs do not take the time, or know how to, create a solid online foundation before they write, publish, and sell their books.
Not exact matches
How
does this
entrepreneur, mother,
author and speaker manage to find success and balance in all of her business ventures?
If so, you may be
doing something wrong, according to Victor Green,
author of How to Succeed in Business by Really Trying, and a serial
entrepreneur who's launched several successful companies and spent the past 15 years consulting with other
entrepreneurs.
Professor Harry Kraemer at the Kellogg School of Management,
author of Becoming the Best: Build a World - Class Organization Through Values - Based Leadership, tells me that being a social
entrepreneur has very little to
do with how much money you have or the number of people who report to you.
When Jessica Jackley, founder of the micro-loan business Kiva and
author of Clay Water Brick: Finding Inspiration From
Entrepreneurs Who
Do The Most With The Least, was asked to leave the TED conference due to the event organizer's no children policy, she
did the natural thing: Jackley took her complaint to Twitter:
Author and
entrepreneur Natalie MacNeil reviewed what everyone achieved and tips on how to keep
doing just this as you move toward your next milestone.
«Progressive
entrepreneurs realize the unstoppable power of outsourcing to handle aspects of their business that are essential but simply don't make sense for them to deal with personally,» says David Walsh,
entrepreneur and
author of Source Control, an e-book on effective small business outsourcing.
Don't go for the big number when negotiating with investors, says serial
entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal, founder of RadiumOne and
author of «The Dream.»
The
Entrepreneurs» Organization founder recently
authored a new book, Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It... and Why the Rest Don't.
«I don't think people understand that
entrepreneurs do not start companies to become rich,» says Roberts, an
entrepreneur who has also
authored a superb paper on the emotional toll of entrepreneurial transitions.
«Citing Census data on male and female commutes to work, the
authors partly attributed these disadvantageous geographic patterns to female
entrepreneurs» desire to live closer to their businesses, perhaps because they
do the lion's share of the work at home,» reports the WSJ.
But as more and more book - wielding
entrepreneurs crowd the stage, the term published
author has less traction than it
did even a few years ago, Booher says.
To
authors, blogs, famous
entrepreneurs, other ninjas you admire for getting tons of stuff
done?
Oh, and he is also an active real estate investor,
entrepreneur, traveler, third - person speaker, husband, and
author of «The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down ``, and «The Book on Rental Property Investing» which you should probably read if you want to
do more deals.
«Most of the tasks that you procrastinate on aren't actually difficult to
do — you have the talent and skills to accomplish them — you just avoid starting them for one reason or another,» writes
author and
entrepreneur James Clear.
Not only
do you see the
author's passion for starting his own business, he shows other
entrepreneurs and business owners talking about their own experiences.
My friend Terri (yep, the same one who
does stand - up) and I have created a video course called «Lights Camera Expert» to teach experts,
authors, and
entrepreneurs how to crack the media code, craft the perfect pitch, and crush it on air.
Jonathon, a successful
entrepreneur, coach, speaker and
author of «Understand Men NOW - The Relationships Men Commit To and Why» and «Online Dating Secrets Revealed,» teaches the
do's and don'ts of Internet dating and helps women become date and relationship ready.
Jonathon, a successful
entrepreneur, coach, speaker, and
author of Understand Men NOW ~ the Relationships Men Commit to and Why and «ONLINE DATING SECRETS REVEALED» teaches the
Do's and Don'ts of Internet Dating and helps women become date and relationship ready.
but i
do like «Why the 21st Century
Author is an Internet
Entrepreneur»
Since The Daily
Entrepreneur was published in the last few weeks, we don't have any «official numbers» of what it's like to collaborate with another
author.
Do You Want To Move From
Author To
Entrepreneur?
When a master
entrepreneur and
author arrives somewhere before you
do, the only thing to
do is stand back, bow respectfully, listen and learn what you can.
«Indie
authors engaging in «artisanal publishing» must embody the role of
Author, Publisher, and
Entrepreneur — and this book tells you how to
do so.
Joanna Penn, a successful
author and
entrepreneur, founder of The Creative Penn, was much more direct: «You don't say to a child to stop painting a picture just because there are too many paintings already in the world.»
If you're an artist,
author or
entrepreneur, you've probably heard of Steven Pressfield,
author of The War of Art and more recently,
Do The Work.
Author Joanna Penn
does not pull any punches in explaining that if you are writing to sell, then you are a business person and an
entrepreneur and you must at least consider the multiple ways to engage your readers and other stakeholders.
There is so much to
do as an
Author -
Entrepreneur today.
To set the scene financially, I describe myself as an
author, speaker,
entrepreneur when people ask what I
do, because I make income from book sales, professional speaking and teaching courses online for
authors.
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And in fact still I call myself an
author /
entrepreneur because although I
do make a six - figure income from book sales, I also make money from other things.
I also don't buy into the «poor
author in the garret» myth, and proving myself as a creative
entrepreneur is important to me.
And the first thing that
authors and
entrepreneurs need to
do is to believe they can make a good living from their writing or businesses.
Since this is The Literary
Entrepreneur and we are talking about the business of writing, what
do you have to say to an aspiring
author?
One last thing that I should be clear on: Some
authors are not
entrepreneurs and will
do better by trad - publishing.
A few weeks later, in a piece entitled Don't Wait for Permission: Why
Authors Should be Entrepreneurs (on David Gaughran's blog), Joanna Penn said, entrepreneurial authors «act, they experiment, they see what happens and then they pivot if necessary, adapting to the new situation.
Authors Should be
Entrepreneurs (on David Gaughran's blog), Joanna Penn said, entrepreneurial
authors «act, they experiment, they see what happens and then they pivot if necessary, adapting to the new situation.
authors «act, they experiment, they see what happens and then they pivot if necessary, adapting to the new situation.»
These
authors are all self - published and are
author -
entrepreneurs i.e. they write and know how to connect with their audience,
do marketing and treat their writing as a professional business.
Here's a terrific article from
Entrepreneur: 5 Things This Self - Published
Author Did to Sell Over 20,000 Books with Almost No Money.
************** * Don't Wait For Permission: Why
Authors Should Be
Entrepreneurs Your book can be the basis for other opportunities -LSB-...]
Nonfiction Writers Conference — Don't miss Guy Kawasaki's APE (
author, publisher,
entrepreneur) presentation at Stephanie Chandler's jam - packed online conference May 8 - 10, 2013.
She
did something that distinguished herself as a creative
entrepreneur, as opposed to the average self - published
author who uploads her book and crosses her fingers that a low price will entice readers to take a chance.
The problem is that some
entrepreneurs try to take advantage of this fact by offering services that
authors don't really need.
This book has really helped me clear my thoughts about short term marketing, long term marketing, creating an
author platform (and why do you need one), using social media, making audio podcasts and videos, and finally going beyond the Author Platform towards becoming an «Author Entrepreneur,» as she proc
author platform (and why
do you need one), using social media, making audio podcasts and videos, and finally going beyond the
Author Platform towards becoming an «Author Entrepreneur,» as she proc
Author Platform towards becoming an «
Author Entrepreneur,» as she proc
Author Entrepreneur,» as she proclaims.
I don't have the numbers, but I guess less than 10 % of these «wannabes» become
authors, or
entrepreneurs.
Do you disagree with the idea that
authors are
entrepreneurs?
I absolutely consider myself an
entrepreneur as well as a creative, but I realize that most
authors don't have the business background I
do.
Since I became full - time
author /
entrepreneur five months ago, I've settled into a routine to make sure I don't stay in my dressing gown for the whole day (which is always a distinct possibility).
We've spoken to Barbara Corcoran from Shark Tank, Robert Kiyosaki, the
author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Tony Hawk — he is a successful
entrepreneur, that's for sure; Emmitt Smith — he develops real estate (if you didn't know that, go listen to his episode), and a whole bunch of others.
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