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Episode 136: How to do Less and Make More Money using Collaborations with Jess Kotzer
In this episode, Jess Kotzer, of Sell with Collabs, will share how to grow your list, your influence, and your bottom line through collaboration and why if you're not collaborating, you're missing out! Resources Mentioned: Jess is hosting a very special summit/mixer...
And the winner is….
And the winner is...Noah Thompson Who the hell is Noah Thompson? And what did he win? Noah Thompson was a construction worker from the small town of Louisa, Kentucky and he just won American Idol. He was an underdog for sure. A very humble, sweet guy, with an adorable...
What does a Remix of High Love Have to do with Book Writing?
Many years ago my husband, Christen, and I went a music conference in Las Vegas. Narada Micheal Walden was there and he mentored me a bit. He produced the first two Whitney Houston albums. Fast forward to today and I started hearing this duet of Higher Love with...
7 Tips to Making Your Book a Bestseller (without prior marketing or marketing research)
Have you written a book where you didn't do any marketing research before you wrote it and your launch fizzled out? Or, you didn't have time in your schedule to promote before you published it so you skipped launching? Or you've got a book that's older and you want to...
10 Ways to Reduce Stress in Your Business
I had way too much stress in my life and my business and I had to find ways to reduce it. I couldn’t control a lot of the stress in my life but I could in my business, so here is what I decided. This did not happen all at once but in stages and some still in progress:...
5 Do’s and Don’ts To Help You Write A Book Now!
Many aspiring authors think that writing a book is hard and takes too long so they procrastinate on getting started. But it doesn’t have to be. I’ve been teaching coaches, content creators, creative entrepreneurs, speakers and consultants how to write a book the fast...
How to Leverage Your Book to Generate Leads and Make Passive Income 24/7
If you’re not getting the volume of leads that you want and you’re working long hours maybe it’s time for a different approach. On this podcast, I’m going to share how you can generate leads and make money 24/7 and stop the grind. If you want to leverage your book...
3 Secrets to Writing a Book in Half the Time for 10X the Profits And Make it a Bestseller!
Want to write a book and make it a bestseller without taking years to do it? Want to increase your credibility, make a bigger impact, and sell more books? In this special training, Ellen Violette will share her insider secrets to writing your own bestseller FAST!...
How to Use LinkedIn to Launch Your Book
This excerpt is from the Books Open Doors Podcast with Ellen Violette, Episode 93, The Power of Yes with Pam Heath, The Yes Coach. Pam: So, how I used LinkedIn is interesting because the intention of the book launch and taking it to bestseller was to use it as a...
How to Make $100 Passive Income from your Book!
You should always have an offer at the back of your book. However, I see many coaches offer a free strategy session without thinking about the ramifications of doing that. If you are marketing your book on a regular basis where you are reaching hundreds or thousands...
How do you approach writing a memoir?
This passage is an excerpt from The Books Business Abundance Podcast. How Did You Approach Writing Your Story? Liesl: So my story came out in parts. wish that I could have told you that I sat down like a good author and wrote out the outline. Right? And I tried to do...
[EllenV] Memorial Day Sale Through Monday!
Our troops are sworn to defend the constitution and our democracy and many give their lives. Memorial Day remembers them. But it's also become the kickoff for the beginning of summer with bar-b-ques and great sales and in that spirit I've got a couple of awesome...

How Can I Charge That Much?
This is an excerpt from the Books Business Abundance Podcast: How to Ask for What You're Worth. Kelly: People ask me about being in the speaking business because I’m also a professional speaker. And when I tell them what I charge to speak for the amount of the time...
5 Ways to Discover Your Passion And Start Loving Your Life!
This article is adapted from the Books Business Abundance podcast :3 Steps to Becoming a Superstar in Your Niche. One of the three steps to being a superstar in your niche is to love what you do, according to two superstars, Bill Belichick (most Super Bowl wins) and...
7 Ways to Create More Visibility To Sell More Books
You've written a book, but it's not selling as well as you had hoped. What do you do? Assuming it's got a great title and cover and it's well-written, you focus on more visibility. Unfortunately, many go about this the wrong way. They start reaching out more to their...
What’s the Best Way to Self-Publish?
This is a loaded question because there is no best way and there are many ways to do it. To make a decision, the first thing you must do is understand what it is you want to accomplish. But you must also take into consideration the size of your author platform, your...
Time or Money? Which will you choose to get your book done?
This post is slightly altered and taken from the Books Open Doors Insights section of the Books Business Abundance Podcast Episode with Drew Berman If you're really busy and think you don't have time to write a book, but you understand that you need a book to open...
What to do When You Can’t Find the Time to Start Writing your Book
The truth is that you are lying to yourself. I know that sounds harsh but it’s true. We all have the same 24 hours in a day, so authors who write find the time to do it and authors who don’t write, don’t find the time to do it. So, the first thing you have to do is...
How to Write Consistently and FINISH your Book!
In the Books Open Doors Facebook group, (www.facebook.com/groups/booksopendoors) I ask new members what their number one challenge is. One of my recent new members said it was “Creating the space in my life to write consistently and FINISH my book.” In this article, I...
The Critical Step Many Authors Forget To Include in their Books
The purpose of a non-fiction business book is to get your ideal clients and customers to know you , like you and trust you so they will do what you ask them to do next and that is to raise their hand and say "I want more." Once they do that, you want to get them to...
Featured Publications
Articles
- What Should I Write About? Medium.com
- Why Writing a Great Title is More Important Than Writing a Great Book Medium.com
- How You Can Start Making Money with Your eBook in Kindle Before You Publish It! Medium.com
- The Hidden Benefits of Amazon Promotions Medium.com
- How to get sponsors to finance your book in 6 simple steps part 1 LinkedIn
- How to get sponsors to finance your book in 6 simple steps part 2 LinkedIn
Books
- REAL EASY EBOOKS WORKBOOK
- 21 SIMPLE STRATEGIES TO JUMP START YOUR BOOK MARKETING ONLINE
- TURN YOUR BOOK INTO $10K CLIENTS: 5 KEYS TO A HIGH-INCOME BUSINESS