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  • Listen To Me! Writing in An Authoritative Voice Without Being Overbearing
    When you’ve spent time organizing, researching, writing, editing, and rewriting your work, it’s easy to slip into the tone of you being the expert on your book’s subject matter. In fact, you probably are! But mastering that authoritative voice without your writing becoming overbearing on your audience can be difficult – especially for first-time authors. If ...
  • Change Your Life Just By Changing Who You Surround Yourself With
    We love this interview clip with Kristen Laidig, where she explains the impact of surrounding yourself with the right group of people. And keep reading for our thoughts on the subject too. https://youtu.be/_JQglhhqNN8 Kristen offers the advice to surround yourself with people who emulate what you want in your life as the saying goes – you are the ...
  • Reboot Your Book: How to Get Kindle Books Selling Again
    In this interview snippet, Ty Cohen, gives advice on what to do with Kindle books that have already been published and sales start to dwindle. These tricks are what helped one of Ty’s students sell 3oo+ copies of a 3 year old book in one month. https://youtu.be/uDirfMGeCAM If books stop selling or the sales taper off, you ...
  • How to Avoid Shiny Object Syndrome
    As an author or content publisher, it’s easy to get distracted with other ideas, projects and just about anything. Our friend, Ty Cohen, has been extremely successful because he maintains his focus and isn’t distracted by shiny object syndrome. Here is his advice for maintaining that focus. https://youtu.be/ad4vzb-ol8U When Ty first started, he confessed to being “all over ...
  • Instagram 2019 Statistics & Best Practices for Brands
    Over 200 million people sign into their Instagram accounts each and every day…and one billion use it each month, making it a platform worth paying attention to. But online marketers often get frustrated because it’s not a platform that makes it easy to share links. HOWEVER, it’s the perfect platform for growing a loyal following, good ...
  • What are People Looking for on LinkedIn?
    Here’s an excerpt from our interview with Jimena Cortes about getting clients from LinkedIn. In this video, Jimena goes over what people are looking for on LinkedIn and some ideas on how you might leverage it for your business. Watch or read the quick summary below… https://youtu.be/_onhK6VlI4E Here’s what Jimena has to say… Every business needs marketing and there ...
  • LinkedIn Strategies: Know & Locate Your Target Market
    Here’s an excerpt from our interview with Antonio Thornton about getting clients from LinkedIn. In this video, Antonio explains the importance of recognizing your preferred target audience and finding them on LinkedIn. Watch or read the quick summary below. https://youtu.be/0Mh6qgin9pg Here’s what Antonio has to say… With LinkedIn, you will be building one-on-one relationships like you would at any live ...
  • A Quick Tip for Closing the Sale through LinkedIn
    Here’s an excerpt from our interview with Antonio Thornton about getting clients from LinkedIn. He has some smart advice for closing the sale once you get the client on the phone. Watch or read the quick summary below. https://youtu.be/lO-_FIAxHZs Here’s what Antonio has to say… Closing a sale through LinkedIn is pretty much the same as anywhere else and ...
  • How to Create a Facebook Story
    If you’re trying to create a Facebook Story to create your business…good news! It’s easy to do. Let’s run through the basics of getting it done. To create a story, go to your Facebook Page or Group (or do it from your personal profile if you’re uploading to your personal profile) on your mobile device. Just click ...
  • Ideas for Creating Appealing Facebook Stories
    If you’ve got a huge Facebook audience, it’s probably easy to just throw anything into your Facebook Story and it’s sure to gain traction. BUT if you’ve got a small and growing audience, you’re going to have to add a bit more strategy to appealing to your audience and capturing their attention, so they’ll want ...