17 Steps to Earn Your First $1,000 with Self-Publishing

Self-publishing often can be a frustrating business.

You hear about the success stories from some authors, but the books that you write seem to languish in obscurity.boo

In fact, you might be spending more money on your books than you’re bringing in.

Fortunately, there is a simple process you can follow to get the ball rolling with your publishing business.

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ASP 82: Patrick King on Turning Your Books into a Course

ASP 82: Patrick King on Turning Your Books into a Course

“One of the most important areas we can develop as professionals is competence in accessing and sharing knowledge.” – Connie Malamed Patrick King is a self-published author, dating coach, and consultant. He recently launched a course based on his books. Patrick shares his experience with turning book content into an online course that sells in …

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ASP 61: Anatomy of a Book Series Launch – Emotional Abuse Breakthrough

Barrie answers questions to teach other self-published authors how to leverage blog content into several great income streams.

“Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once.” — Stephen King Barrie has written and published two books in a series of three on the topic of emotional abuse. Today, she answers questions to teach other self-published authors how to leverage blog content into several great income streams. Barrie also shares some of …

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ASP 84: Stephen Guise on Mini Habits and Writing Classic Books

In this episode, Steve and Barrie talk with Stephen about his book, Mini Habits. He also shares his experiences with various book launches, creating a Udemy course, and writing a book that lasts.

 “Be the person with embarrassing goals and impressive results instead of one of the many people with impressive goals and embarrassing results.”  – Stephen Guise Stephen Guise is driven by his desire to find the most effective behavior change strategies. To help others maximize their potential, he has developed an array of unconventional, result-driven ideas. …

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ASP 56: Matt Paulson on BookBub Ads and Building Multiple Streams of Income

“If I wanted to make a go of running a real online business, I knew that I would need to do something different. I would need to develop a business that leveraged multiple marketing channels at once and would still generate revenue even if any given marketing channel dried up.” – Matt Paulson Matt Paulson …

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ASP 36: Turn Your Book Into A Course: How to Expand Your Author Income Streams

Quote of the Day:

“Online learning is not the next big thing; it is the now big thing.” – Donna J. Abernathy

Self-published authors are leaving money on the table by not creating courses from their books. In this podcast, we discuss how to create another profitable income stream using content you’ve already created by designing and selling your own course. Barrie and Ron give you an overview of why creating courses is a great business decision, and teach you the steps to get your first course off the ground.

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ASP 33: Affiliate Marketing for Authors (an Overview)

Quote of the Day:

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like hard work.”

– Thomas Edison

As an author, you can increase your income potential by diversifying your streams of income. A great place to start is with affiliate marketing.

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