Resources
Recommended Business Resources & ToolsDirect Pay Inc
As a business owner who wants to make 6 figures or more, you need a way to take payments where your money won’t be withheld or delayed. I use and recommend:
DirectPay – Credit card acceptance designed for entrepreneurs who mean business.
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Ship Your Books Book Printing
If you’re presenting offline or want to send books out as gifts or bonuses, you’ll want to have books printed in advance.
Ship Your Books not only prints your books, but it’s owner, Bret Ridgeway will help you figure out ow you can sell MORE books by adding additional marketing pieces inside your book that his company will design for you.
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Courses
Audio Books Made Easy
Want to turn your book into an audio book so you can reach a bigger audience and make more money?
This course will show you how step-by-step!
Passive Publishing Profits
Discover how to make passive income from your books on Kindle every single month. Write it once, and sell it over and over again!
Social Copy Secrets
Discover how to write social media copy from a master, Jeff J. Hunter, owner of Savage Marketing (and my back office partner for #1 bestseller launches)
He’ll show you how to write copy that get you noticed! You’ll get more likes, more engagement, more comments, and more sales from social media once you discover his no-fail copy method!
Tools & Software
Publisher Rocket
Find the best keywords for your book and for Amazon publishing as well as an analysis of other books on your topic. A must have for serious authors!
(I own it and use it to save time when I do the Crushing Kindle Marketing & Visibility Study for myself and my clients.)
Click Funnels FREE Trial
Create beautiful, shareable funnels that are engineered to convert including Free + Shipping book offers from Russell Brunson, master marketer.
One Funnel Away Challenge
Learn the basics of creating a funnel that converts, taught by Russell Brunson and his team.
CRM Keap
Capture and covert leads efficiently, follow up and get paid faster and consolidate your tools in one place with this CRM that includes email, text messaging, landing pages, payments and so much more.
Mail Box Power
Stay in contact throughout the year with prospects, clients, affiliates, strategic partners and others automatically. You get 50 free cards to send out a month and your contacts will appreciate that you go the extra mile and they’ll remember you when they are ready to buy or are looking for a strategic partner!
Podbean Podcast Hosting
Want to start your own podcast?
Podbean is easy to use and allows you to connect to several other podcasting platforms. They also have trainings on how to monetize your podcast.
I host there and have been very happy with the platform.
Networking
JV Directory
Free Networking for anyone in the Self Improvement Space (includes how to make more money)
This is the networking group I attend the most.
Speaker Playhouse
If you like a fast-paced high-energy networking event, Speaker Playhouse is for you. Moderator Kimberley Crowe runs events and you’ll get plenty of opportunities to present at summits through her network.
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