So You Hit Publish, Now What? 9 Simple Ways to Get More Readers Once Your Content Is Live

By Rainmaker.FM

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If you don’t have a system in place for promoting your content, you’re really missing out. Fortunately, Hit Publish host Amy Harrison has you covered.

Today, we’re going beyond hitting the publish button.

You’ve taken time to research, write, and publish high-quality content your audience is going to love. The mistake you don’t want to make is to think hitting the publish button is the final step — because really, it’s just the beginning.

Many business owners get frustrated by putting time and effort into content creation only to see their social media counters at zero, no blog comments, and no real …read more      

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How to Ditch Your Perfectionist Mindset

By Rainmaker.FM

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Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, blogger, consultant, coach at Systems Scientist, podcaster, and author of Owning It: Embrace the Best and Worst Parts of You to Thrive in Life and Business.

She is the founder of Mydzik Media, the host of The Off-Road Millenial podcast, where she talks about the future of work and millennial entrepreneurship, and she writes about personal branding and life-work balance for her personal site.

She is a scientist by trade, so she uses a mixture of her analytical and creative mind to help others identify their deficiencies and strengths within their …read more      

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This Free App Will Help You Write Bold and Clear Copy

By Rainmaker.FM

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So there’s this new browser app that allows you to write/drop content into a text box and click “Edit” to determine if your writing is “bold and clear.”

It’s called the Hemingway Editor. It’s simple to use, but the questions remain: Does it work? And how does Hemingway actual stack up against his own app?

That’s what this episode is all about.

In this 5-minute episode of Rough Draft with Demian Farnworth, you’ll discover:

  • How many long sentences you should use in an article
  • What to do with dense, complicated sentences
  • The acceptable number of adverbs to use
  • The problem with purple prose
  • And more!

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How to Create a Valuable Lesson Plan that Sells Your Online Course and Motivates Your Students

By Henneke

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The demand for online education is exploding.

The global market for online courses is expected to reach $107 billion in 2015. A mind-boggling figure, right?

Imagine stuffing one-dollar bills into a 53-foot truck. Depending on how crumpled your bills are, you’d need around 1,000 trucks stuffed up to the roof to transport those 107-billion dollar bills.

Would you like one of those trucks to deliver a heap of money to you?

Then you must create a lesson plan so valuable that students get excited about buying your online course.

A valuable lesson plan motivates people to …read more      

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One Authorpreneur’s Journey to $100K in Six Months

By Rainmaker.FM

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Do you want to quit your job, write a few books, and build a business that allows you to be your own boss?

Kevin Kruse did just that. Here’s how …

In this episode of Authorpreneur, host Jim Kukral and Kevin Kruse discuss:

  • How Kevin decided to quit his job and build a business around writing books
  • The “Indie Author Advantage” concept
  • Building an email list of thousands of eager prospects
  • The #1 way to learn from your audience and deliver what they want
  • How to launch a book and get tons of reviews

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