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How Does a Bestseller Happen? A Case Study in Hitting #1 on the New York Times
Last Friday, the impossible happened and a lifelong dream came true: The 4-Hour Workweek hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list! Thank you all for your incredible encouragement and support. More unbelievable, this week 4HWW is simultaneously #1 on the NY Times and #1 on the Wall Street Journal business bestseller lists. How is this possible? How could a book from a first-time author — with no offline advertising or PR — hit both of these lists and stick for three months and counting?
Start Marketing Your Book Today-Whether You've Finished It or Not!
Although everyone thinks about book marketing AFTER they've published a book, smart authors start before they even go to press. Especially as a first-time author, if you start marketing your book at least six months before it's done, then you can build an audience of readers who are ready to buy as soon as the book becomes available.

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Get a Grip On Your Time Before Your Kids Grow Up
A few years ago I attended a presentation from Parenting Expert and well-known author, Stephen Biddulph on "Raising Boys". My son, Trent was 11 at the time so I was interested to hear what Stephen had to say. In fact, so were the 800 other parents in the room! The key point that I picked up on was that boys from the age of 6 -14 really need 'time' with their dads. That is the most influential period in their lives when they bond with him. And the type of time they need is not all thrown into a 'once a week' or 'month' block or some exotic holiday once a year, they need to spend time with their sons on a regular basis. Otherwise how can you build a strong and stable relationship?

Time Management
The most valuable resource we have, is time and sales people more than anyone know how challenging it can be to cram everything that needs to be done into their available time. According to Stephen R. Covey, author of ‘First Things First’ we should focus on our high priority tasks, those that provide the biggest levers towards achieving our goals. That’s why, being clear on what you want to accomplish in every facet of your life will determine the importance and therefore the priority of everything you need to do.

Triggers
Author/Writer/Guerrilla/Genius Joseph Sugarman, author of "Triggers," gives us fascinating information about triggers to making a sale.
The Entrepreneurial Author: Surviving Tough Economic Times By Jay Conrad Levinson and David L Hancock Foreward by Rick Frishman
When I started doing promotional work, I was always given a limited budget. This meant that I had to get creative and that was one of the things that really appealed to me about promotional work. So, for a long time I was doing “guerilla” marketing – without knowing it. When I was asked to do a review for the new Jay Conrad Levinson book I was very pleased. Since David Hancock is a co-author, that made me even more interested in this book because I’ve enjoyed his entrepreneur author blog. David and I share many thoughts about how authors, especially business book authors, should approach their promotion. Many of these thoughts are included in the pages of The Entrepreneurial Author. Let me say in the beginning that this book is good for many entrepreneurs – not just authors.

The ABCs and 123s of Self-Promotion For Independent and Self-Published Authors Part 2
Kindle and Nook and their PC applications have created a literal overnight literary explosion. Ebooks (short for electronic books) are suddenly more popular than the traditional hardcover/paperback novel. That's hot news, but even hotter news is the fact that now, almost anyone who ever dreamed of being a published author can make their dreams come true. That sounds great, and it is great as long as you understand that your dream of being a published author does not stop with uploading your masterpiece and pushing the publish button. Once your book is available for sale, you--and you alone--will be responsible for promoting it, and that will be a job in itself! Fortunately, although it will be time-consuming, it is also easier than it sounds...once you have learned a few of the tricks of the trade....and that's why I'm here.
The ABCs and 123s of Self-Promotion For Independent and Self-Published Authors Part 5 Successful Blogging
In today's world becoming a self-published author is easy; unfortunately that is just the beginning. Even if you are a traditionally published author--if you ever want to sell a book you must promote, promote, promote, and that can be very frustrating and time-consuming...unless you know the ropes. So, that is exactly what this series of articles is designed to teach. How to successfully promote your traditionally, self and/or independently published book online. In the collegiate world you must publish or perish. In the publishing world you must promote or perish. ...And in today's world promoting invariably includes blogging, and so everyone does it...but it is a gigantic waste of time if you are not doing it right
Interview with Sylvia Lafair
Sylvia Lafair is a clinical psychologist and author of "Don't Bring It to Work". She specializes in developing leaders and transforming teams. Sylvia has been a top author for my site and I decided to ask her a few questions to learn more about her and how she helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

Helped by “The Help”
A motion picture titled “The Help” is proving to be a surprise late summer box office hit and after watching it recently, I wanted to know more about the author of the book on which the film was based. Among the things I found in the book, the film and the author’s personal story was a set of the most important lessons any business owner can ever learn.
Article Marketing: 7 Steps to a Great Author Resource Box That Drives Targeted Traffic to Your Site
Syndicating your articles online, also referred to as article marketing, is the #1 way to drive traffic back to your web site, if done correctly using an author resource box. Your author resource box plays just as strong a role in the makeup of your article as does useful content. Here are 7 steps you can take in your author resource box to drive targeted traffic back to your web site:
Michael Hyatt guest post today - Forget the royalties – just give my book away
I have yet to meet an author who thought his/her publisher did enough marketing or who was satisfied with . Most have the fantasy of writing the book, submitting the manuscript, and then sitting in a lawn chair next to the mailbox, waiting on those big checks to show up. The reality of publishing and the source of real income is a quite different picture. Several years ago , author of , told a small group of us author wannabes something that revolutionized my approach to writing. He said, “Everyone I meet wants to write a book. I tell them, ‘Write your book. Do a great job. Now you’re 10% finished. The remaining 90% consists of marketing, promoting, developing ancillary products, etc.’”

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