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How NOT to Make $500 / Hour
Wow…we’re beat. What an action-packed week at the Best Sellers Summit. It’s been such a whirlwind of amazing speakers and information, we’re probably going to have to hibernate for the weekend.
Now, before we go take a well-deserved break, we wanted to share something Jim Edwards say today. He said:
“You can’t make $500 per hour if you’re doing $5 per hour work.”
If you’ve been struggling to build your up your income, there is some real wisdom here. We often get bogged down in publishing and business tasks that we could easily get someone to do. Whether it’s creating graphics, formatting books, setting up products in your shopping cart or other simple tasks you can get others to do, you’re taking away from your income potential.
Just something to think about this weekend, so you can make the shift to focusing on higher level activities in your business. It’s a mindset that has certainly been key in helping us create success for ourselves.
February 2, 2017
BSS 2017 VIP Day 3
February 2, 2017
BSS 2017 Day 3
February 2, 2017
How to Get Top Reviewers to Review Your Book on Amazon
Hey, here’s a cool tip from the Best Sellers Summit today.
By the way, we have one full day of the summit left and you can still join us. Plus, you’ll have access to all the recordings from previous days.
Do note, the price of the basic event ticket went up a little, but we kept the premium access price at the same great value (but only for another 24 hours or so).
Premium access also gives you access to:
- Downloadable recordings
- Complete enhanced transcripts (with screenshots and organized into sections for you)
- Slide shows
- And we even make the easy-reference notes for you
Click here to get in.
Now about that tip…

Did You Know You Can Get Top Reviewers to Review Your Amazon Book?
According to the Amazon Community Guidelines, “Book authors and publishers may continue to provide free or discounted copies of their books to readers, as long as the author or publisher does not require a review in exchange or attempt to influence the review.”
You can use this to your advantage, as Ty Cohen pointed out to us today. You can actually find a list of top reviewers and even contact them here through Amazon’s Top Reviewers list. Many reviewers include a way to contact them because they are looking for products to review.
Ty also shared a typical email he sends to offer a review copy. We even stole a screenshot for ya. Shhhh. 😉
If you notice, it’s a friendly message that shares the fact the book was already sent and acknowledges them for their expertise. Brilliant!
Now that’s just one tip from today, but we’d sure love it if you joined us for tomorrow.
Remember, the current ticket pricing is available for a short time longer. Why pay full price when you can get access to all this strategy and wisdom on the cheap? 🙂
February 1, 2017
BSS 2017 Premium Package Day 2
February 1, 2017
BSS 2017 Day 2
February 1, 2017
Day 2 Best Sellers Summit – Key Takeaways
Another great day at Best Sellers Summit. We talked children’s books, books series, a #1 best selling book case study and creating book promos through Facebook. Our heads are filled with so many great ideas too!
We hope you’ll be able to join us for Day 3. You can still get a discounted ticket here, but only until tonight (Tuesday) at 11:59 PM Eastern.
But before that, we’ve got some great takeaways from today for you…
Simple, But Powerful Best-Selling Kid’s Book Ideas
Jay Boyer’s presentation was FULL of simple kid’s book ideas and he really showed us how easy it is to get into the niche. For example, there are plenty of joke books in the public domain. Pick a theme, add some illustrations (there are a lot of affordable artists on Fiverr) and you’re ready to launch.
It’s perfect for an adult to run with, but personally we think our kids could easily do this too.
The Secret Power of Short Books
Kristen Joy talked to us about profiting from a book series. Now, creating a series of books can sound daunting, but the good news is you can keep things short and simple. People want quick solutions. Plus, when you keep your book short and to the point, there are many more opportunities to expand the topic and create a profitable series.
Think one problem…one solution. Then expand from there.
It’s Not Really a BOOK Launch
Matt Bacak shared a complete case study of how he got to be the #1 book on Amazon in 9 hours. There was lots of great and specific strategy in his presentation, but the key thing we’re taking away is to treat your book launch like a product launch.
YOU run the launch and you don’t just rely on your Amazon pages, but the end destination is Amazon, so you build up your best selling status there. By making a book promotion page on your website, you can direct your customers to buy the book on Amazon, but also opt-in to get valuable extras.
Make it Personal
Ben Adkins walked us through a complete system of creating a Facebook promotion for your books. He simplified it all and included concrete action steps, but one thing he focused on was making things personal. Instead of using a corporate or official looking page, make it look more like a personal profile with a person’s name.
Ads that appear from a more personal account are more likely to be read than something that simply looks like an ad from a company. Brilliant!
That’s obviously just scratching the surface because there was so much covered today, but we’ve got to get back to work, so we’re ready for tomorrow. Here’s a peek at tomorrow’s schedule:
12 PM Eastern – Ty Cohen: Amazon Empire
1 PM Eastern – Nicole Dean: Profits Beyond Your Book
2 PM Eastern – Temper Thompson: Increase Amazon Book Sales
3 PM Eastern – Brad Gosse: Top 40 on Amazon (Case Study)
Click here if you’d like to join us.
Hope to see you tomorrow!
January 31, 2017
Top Tips from Smart Online Publishers
What a fantastic first day at the Best Sellers Summit. We hope you’ll be able to join us for Day 2. You can still get a discounted ticket here, if you hurry.
But the reason we’re writing is to share some of the key takeaways from today. We had four amazing experts, each who shared incredible wisdom.
Here are a few things we took away from the day…
Marketing goes on “forever or until you die” – EEK!
Now that’s not to scare you, especially if you loathe marketing. What it means is that you should always be maximizing the books, the courses and the content you put out there. Just because you have a book or product launch, doesn’t mean you can’t keep that income rolling in the months and years to come.
It also means that even if you don’t hit it out of the park right off the bat, you have plenty of opportunities to turn it into something bigger over time. So never think that once it’s out there, that’s all there is. When you create books and products, you have valuable assets that can be a long term income for you.
Be enthusiastic about your work, if you want others to be.
Not every publisher is going to be interested and not every potential customer is going to buy, but if you aren’t enthusiastic about you work…no one else will be.
That’s sometimes easier said than done, but work at that confidence and realize that there is someone out there who needs your message. And keep sharing that message because you never know who you’ll reach and what an impact you can make.
Sell what people are already selling because if people aren’t searching for it, you can’t sell it.
This is a tough one for people to grasp sometimes. We all want to do something unique, something that hasn’t been seen before. But there are so many information sellers online already…if they aren’t selling something related to what you want to offer, it’s probably because people aren’t looking for it.
Instead, find what people are looking for and find a unique way to fulfill that need.
The selling begins as you create.
If you’re writing a book outline or planning a product, start working on the sales page at the same time. If you put yourself into the mindset of selling your content, you’ll come up just the right features and benefits to what you’re offering that will make the best product possible.
Don’t worry about headlines or anything like that to start with. Just start fleshing out what you know people will want to buy and proceed to create it.
That’s obviously just scratching the surface because there was so much covered today, but we’ve got to get back to work, so we’re ready for tomorrow. Here’s a peek at tomorrow’s schedule:
12 PM Eastern – Jay Boyer: Best-Selling Children’s Book
1 PM Eastern – Kristen Joy: Book Series Profits
2 PM Eastern – Matt Bacak: 6-Step Best-Selling Formula (Case Study)
3 PM Eastern – Ben Adkins: Better Facebook Ads
Click here if you’d like to join us.
Hope to see you tomorrow!
January 31, 2017
VIP Premium Access | Best Sellers Summit 2017
January 31, 2017
BSS 2017 Premium Package Day 1
January 31, 2017