Episode 118 – Hooks, Slush Piles, and 10X Thinking

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Question of the Week: If you employed 10x thinking, what would your 10x self-publishing goal be? How might you achieve it?

The guys welcomed Jonny Andrews for their latest Lab segment and talked doomsday Nook scenarios before tackling the latest news! After thanking their latest patron Simon Goodson (and his book Wanderer’s Escape http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZ7YSFQ ), Jim and Bryan shared tips on metadata, the purpose behind your emails, and creating the perfect hook. News stories included Nook’s email barrage, Tales From the Crypt pulling from WattPad, applying 10x thinking, Facebook further reducing organic reach, and confessions from a former publishing intern. This week’s Question of the Week: If you employed 10x thinking, what would your 10x self-publishing goal be? How might you achieve it?
What You’ll Learn:
  • Bryan’s latest experiment to boost his upcoming launch
  • How Nook actually prevented the apocalypse
  • Why metadata is important to your book copywriting
  • The necessity of a “why” in your emails to followers
  • How one simple hook netted Adam Croft $1.5 million
  • Why Jim feels for Nook and its email issues
  • The latest reason to have your books on WattPad
  • Why Chris Fox thinks yours goals should be 10x larger
  • Why you need to pay to play on Facebook
  • How the trad pub system fails most authors
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Question of the Week: If you employed 10x thinking, what would your 10x self-publishing goal be? How might you achieve it?

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