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29 JunFeatured

How Steve Scott Makes $30,000 Per Month Publishing Kindle Books

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By Rainmaker.FM

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Most Authorpreneurs earn their living from speaking gigs, consulting businesses, and other indirect sources.

Rarely does one make the vast majority of their income directly from the sale of their books. Steve Scott is different.

Steve earns a great living selling digital books on Amazon’s Kindle platform … to the tune of $30,000 per month.

With more than 58 titles in his catalog, this self-publishing mega-star has rewritten the rules of success for authors who want to earn a living writing books.

In this episode of Authorpreneur, host Jim Kukral and Steve Scott discuss:

  • How Steve writes so many books
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29 JunFeatured

What it Takes to Leave the Corporate World (and Not Look Back)

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By Rainmaker.FM

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Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is the founder and CEO of Small Business Trends, an award-winning online publication, which offers breaking news and advice for small business owners.

She is a former corporate attorney that left that corporate life and founded her own company in 2003.

She is considered an authoritative voice on small business issues and has been noted and quoted in respected publications (such as the Wall Street Journal).

Her name has appeared in multiple “top” lists, and she was featured as one of Hubspot’s 100 Most Powerful Women on Twitter.

Now, let’s hack …

Anita Campbell.

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29 JunFeatured

7 Common Mistakes Writers Make When Pitching to Editors

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By Rainmaker.FM

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Do you have pet peeves about human interactions? What types of behavior absolutely drive you nuts?

You could hate when someone doesn’t say “thank you” when you hold a door open for him or become extremely irritated when someone chews gum too loudly.

Editors are humans with pet peeves, as well, so if you’d like an editor to review — and possibly publish — your writing, there are certain actions you should avoid.

In this 32-minute episode of Editor-in-Chief, host Stefanie Flaxman discusses:

  • A common grammar mistake Stefanie recently made
  • 7 common mistakes writers make when emailing editors (and how to fix each mistake)
  • How …read more      
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29 JunFeatured

Do Millennials (Really) Hate Long Copy?

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By Rainmaker.FM

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Allow Demian Farnworth to tell you a story. A story that you will probably be able to relate to in some sense.

It’s about a stout, whiskered man who thinks sound decisions can come only from a cool head. And that copy should always be short.

“I would never read this. It’s too long.” That’s a pervasive sentiment that will never die. Demian runs into it all the time, most recently with a young man asking for studies, who was suggesting Millennials would not read long copy. That they all have ADHD.

That thought is baloney. Here’s why …

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29 JunFeatured

The 5 Stages of Blog Growth: How Your Traffic Tactics Should Change as You Grow

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By Neil Patel

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If you know exactly what you’re doing, you can build a blog that gets over 100,000 visitors per month in less than year—from scratch.

Chances are, however, you don’t know exactly what you need to do to achieve that, but that’s okay.

The fact that you’re here and ready to learn means that one day, you will know what you need to do to create a fully sustainable business from your blog.

Another factor is the time it takes. Some of you may be able to build a thriving blog in a year, while others may take two, three, …read more      

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