After getting her book proposal rejected by a literary agent, Jean Wise decided to put together her own “Platform Power Up 100-Day Challenge.” In this episode you will learn how to grow your online platform through consistent action.
A great way to repurpose your content and diversify your income is to sell products. In this episode Tom Corson-Knowles shares how to sell courses on Udemy. Tomearns at least $3000/month in additional income by selling 7 courses on Udemy to 37,000 students.
This is a #HitzBlitz episode where I share motivation/inspiration, real lessons learned the hard way, Q&A, and more shared in real time.
TRUTH: Owning your own business is not always glamorous.
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." - Galatians 6:9
Some very exciting things are happening in my life right now. But, to be honest, I have no idea how I've done everything I've done in the last month. It even makes my head spin and right now it is a bit of a blur. Only by the grace of God.
Even in the midst of it all, I'm getting better at taking time off and enjoying weekly hikes/adventures with CJ and daily prayer walks.
Coaching authors, writing books, and speaking is my passion AND it is incredibly rewarding.
However, growing a business requires a lot of perseverance.
A couple of years ago I sensed God leading me to let go of my "Plan B."
My plan B was to go back to work as a Physical Therapist with good pay and a regular paycheck.
And I would think about it regularly.
It was one of the hardest decisions I made, but I had confirmation from several places and decided to OBEY. I made the BIG leap and left my Physical Therapy career behind for good. I gave up my P.T. license and now I can't go back to practicing as a P.T. unless I took the licensure exam again, which was hard enough to pass the first time right out of college.
I grieved.
I wrestled with God.
And it's still hard.
Last week, I honestly didn't know how we were going to pay some of our bills.
But God.
He provided once again. Why do I worry?
This is an area God is working on in my heart BIG time. It's time to RISE above fear and live in FAITH.
I sense a breakthrough coming for our business this year.
Has it been worth it?
YES! So worth it.
I'm reminded almost daily of how God is using my obedience for good and to glorify Him.
Has it been hard?
YES!! So. Very. Hard.
I honestly think if I would have kept my P.T. license active I would have gone back to that job and financial stability. I think God knew what was ahead and what I needed to do in order to keep moving forward and not look back.
It is still hard.
But, anything worth having is worth working for, right?
One. Step. At. A. Time.
The harvest is waiting when we OBEY God, even when it doesn't make sense to everyone around us.
It's time to not just survive, but to THRIVE!
This episode is sponsored by www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com. Author Audience Academy is my signature program that provides you with the training, tools, and coaching you need to create a powerful book, find your audience, and grow a profitable business or impactful ministry. You can learn more at AuthorAudienceAcademy.com.
In this episode you get to meet my husband, CJ. He shares encouragement with you to share your story for God’s glory. This was the opening talk of our full day writing seminar we recently gave at our home church, Calvary Worship Center, and I thought it would encourage you as well!
Have you wanted to publish a spiral bound workbook on Amazon but didn’t know how? In this episode Alyssa Avant shares a resource she used to publish a workbook for teen girls. Listen to her inspiring story in this episode.
I find so many authors get focused on creating and selling books that they overlook an amazing opportunity that awaits them in digital products. In this episode I will share the top four reasons every author should create a small digital product as an upsell to a book.
In this episode I will talk about the importance of setting up your Author Audience Funnel. Most authors don’t think about the big picture when they publish a book when it comes to marketing. This training will help you think beyond just publishing a book and setting up an entire funnel of offers and products to bring long lasting success.
In this Behind the Scenes interview with Beth Jones, learn how she got her Facebook friend involved in the publishing process which helped build buzz for her book. You’ll also learn how Beth took her speech and turned it into a book.
In this episode I share honestly both my successes and what I learned from my mistakes in 2015. I hope you can learn from both my successes and my mistakes.
In this episode you’ll learn practical hacks that authors can use to get more traffic to their content. I think you’ll enjoy this interview with P.J. Simmons from Gospel Driven Entrepreneur.
LEAD is an acronym for the process I use for getting clarity on projects and finding more time in my schedule. In this case, we’ll use it to find more time to write!
L: Locating – brainstorm, brain dump
E: Eliminating – what can go? What are you willing to put aside or sacrifice temporarily?
A: Automating – what can you automate? (email autoresponders, IFTTT, zapper, online shopping subscriptions and orders, groceries, etc.)
D: Delegating (family, housekeeping, VA, bookkeeping, fiverr, upwork, etc.)
Many times we are limited in our potential by fear and self-sabotage. Listen in as I share personal stories and practical strategies to overcome the things that are limiting your progress.
This is a #HitzBlitz episode where I share motivation/inspiration, real lessons learned the hard way, Q&A, and more shared in real time.
This episode is sponsored by www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com. Author Audience Academy is my signature program that provides you with the training, tools, and coaching you need to create a powerful book, find your audience, and grow a profitable business or impactful ministry. You can learn more at AuthorAudienceAcademy.com.
Do you have days you simply feel like pulling your hair out because it seems like everything is going wrong? What do you do on those days? I recently had two days of technical issues with my website and share 3 strategies you can apply when everything is going wrong.
This is a #HitzBlitz episode where I share motivation/inspiration, real lessons learned the hard way, Q&A, and more shared in real time.
This episode is sponsored by www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com. Author Audience Academy is my signature program that provides you with the training, tools, and coaching you need to create a powerful book, find your audience, and grow a profitable business or impactful ministry. You can learn more at AuthorAudienceAcademy.com.
Take advantage of the biggest book buying season of the year, Christmas! In this episode learn 3 ways you can boost your holiday book sales.
Also, I have a gift for you! Here is my gift to you: www.shelleyhitz.com/christmas
Download over 1500 royalty free Christmas graphics and get access to a video course on how to boost your book sales this holiday season. PLUS you'll get my popular training on 27 ways to sell more books.
This is a #HitzBlitz episode where I share motivation/inspiration, real lessons learned the hard way, Q&A, and more shared in real time.
This episode is sponsored by www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com. Author Audience Academy is my signature program that provides you with the training, tools, and coaching you need to create a powerful book, find your audience, and grow a profitable business or impactful ministry. You can learn more at AuthorAudienceAcademy.com.
There is a way to achieve your goals this year. As I look back on this year and all I’ve accomplished I know my success is due to the goal-setting I did last year. Listen in as I share the step-by-step process that you can use to have one of your best years yet. It’s simpler than you think.
This episode came out of a personal family tragedy that happened this last week. Are you living with no regrets? I encourage you to apply these 3 P’s to your life and live life to the fullest!
This is a #HitzBlitz episode where I share motivation/inspiration, real lessons learned the hard way, Q&A, and more shared in real time.
This episode is sponsored by www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com. Author Audience Academy is my signature program that provides you with the training, tools, and coaching you need to create a powerful book, find your audience, and grow a profitable business or impactful ministry. You can learn more at AuthorAudienceAcademy.com.
Sometimes you see red flags that you need a change in an area of your life. Whether it is in your business, your health, your relationships, your finances, etc. there are steps you can take to make these changes. I share 3 steps to making a change in your life and encourage you to join me.
This episode is sponsored by www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com. Finally
publish your nonfiction book in the next 30 Days AND learn how to
build a profitable business (even if you have NO clue where to
start).
Author Audience Academy provides you with the training, tools, and coaching you need to publish a best-selling nonfiction book FAST.
Find out more here: www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com
In this episode I want to talk about the power of a print book. I have discussed Kindle eBooks in length, but also know the incredible power of publishing a print book. There is something different about holding a book in your hands versus reading it on an ereader. In this episode I’m going to share six different benefits of publishing a print book (and there are still many, many more!).
Gratitude changed my life in 2012 when I embarked on my own 21-day gratitude challenge. In this episode I share the power of a gratitude journal and encourage you to start one of your own. Download my free printable gratitude journal at www.YourGratitudeJournal.com.
Have ideas for my upcoming podcast episodes? Share them at www.ShelleyHitz.com/ask.
This episode is sponsored by www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com. Finally
publish your nonfiction book in the next 30 Days AND learn how to
build a profitable business (even if you have NO clue where to
start).
Author Audience Academy provides you with the training, tools, and coaching you need to publish a best-selling nonfiction book FAST.
Find out more here: www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com
Have you thought about how to translate your book and publish it in other languages? I published my book, 21 Prayers of Gratitude, in Spanish in December of 2013. In this episode, I want to share my experience with you.
It transformed our business when we started re-purposing our books into audiobooks. You've already done the work once, so why not profit on it multiple times by publishing an audiobook. That's what we're going to talk about in this episode. I'm also going to share with you a way that you can publish professional audio books with no up front costs.
I received the following question for my "Ask Shelley" segment. “I published my first book on Createspace, using their ISBN. I will be publishing Volume 2, and want to use a "non-createspace" ISBN number. Is this ok to do?” Learn my answer about ISBN's in this episode.
Have a question for Shelley? Ask your questions here: www.shelleyhitz.com/ask
This episode is sponsored by www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com. Finally
publish your nonfiction book in the next 30 Days AND learn how to
build a profitable business (even if you have NO clue where to
start).
Author Audience Academy provides you with the training, tools, and coaching you need to publish a best-selling nonfiction book FAST.
Find out more here: www.AuthorAudienceAcademy.com
I've had several people contact me and ask me the strategy I recommend to publish a book and I always have the same advice. Therefore I wanted to share this advice with you in this podcast episode.
Welcome to Writing Week - my FREE 7-day nonfiction writing challenge. What’s next for you? If you’ve been going through the challenge, you are now armed with knowledge of what works best for you in your writing. In this episode I share how Cassie was able to complete 10,000 words and her first draft of her book in just one week. Join us at: www.writingweek.com
This episode is sponsored by www.WritingWeek.com. Learn to how to write faster and better during this 7-day challenge and how to personalize each step to what works best for YOU. Download your Writing Week Journal (excel, PDF or .doc), 30-day writing challenge calendar, affirmations, and more! Overcome the barriers that have been keeping you from making progress in your nonfiction writing.
Welcome to Writing Week - my FREE 7-day nonfiction writing challenge. When you write, there are several factors that can impact your writing. We talked about mindset yesterday and today I want to talk about your environment and energy level. Join us at: www.writingweek.com
This episode is sponsored by www.WritingWeek.com. Learn to how to write faster and better during this 7-day challenge and how to personalize each step to what works best for YOU. Download your Writing Week Journal (excel, PDF or .doc), 30-day writing challenge calendar, affirmations, and more! Overcome the barriers that have been keeping you from making progress in your nonfiction writing.