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November 10, 2025
Build Your Author Profit System: 5 Proven Strategies That Work
5 Proven Strategies That Work Unlock the Long-Term Value of Your Book
with These Proven Strategies
Most authors stop marketing the moment their book launches … and that’s exactly why their sales stall. The real profit begins after the launch. In this episode of C...
How to Use Gratitude Marketing to Increase Retention, Referrals, and Revenue
In a world obsessed with clicks, funnels, and conversion rates, it’s easy to forget the one strategy no algorithm can replace: gratitude marketing.
And not just automation that says, “Thanks for your purchase.” Real gratitude. Gratitude that pauses to say, “I see you. I appreciate you. You matter here.”
These days, products often look alike, and attention spans are short. The simple act of gratefulness creates a protective barrier, an unseen wall of goodwill that keeps people close.
This is supp...
November 7, 2025
5 Self-Publishing Mistakes Straight Outta Pulp Fiction
Straight Outta Pulp Fiction Self-publishing Tips That Save You Time and Embarrassment
Self-publishing isn’t the problem. No, it’s what you skip, overlook, or assume that costs you time, money, and credibility. If your self-publishing plan feels more like a Pulp Fiction...
November 5, 2025
Book Interior Design: 5 Tweaks That Keep Readers Turning Pages
5 Tweaks That
Keep Readers Turning Pages Your Guide to Professional Book Formatting That Enhances Readability
Your content might be brilliant, but if the layout looks like a DIY afterthought, readers won’t make it past chapter one. Your book’s interior design quietly shapes ...
November 4, 2025
The Creator Economy Isn’t Dying … It’s Growing Up
Within 24 hours of publishing my article The New Business Model of Authority, headlines started proclaiming that the creator economy was over.
Yet at the same time, Syracuse University launched a Center for the Creator Economy to teach, research, and support the very industry those headlines were burying.
So which is it? Is the creator economy collapsing? Or graduating?
The answer lies in what kind of “creator economy” we’re really talking about.
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Book Cover Design That Sells: 5 Visual Tweaks for Clicks & Curiosity
5 Visual Tweaks for Clicks & Curiosity Master the Visual Psychology Behind Irresistible Covers
Think your book cover just needs to look “nice”? That mindset is costing you clicks, credibility, and clients before a single word gets read. Your book cover is doing one ...
November 1, 2025
Book Idea Validation in Action: What Module 2 Revealed in 2 Days
October 31, 2025
Overcoming Fear in Writing: 5 Lessons from The Exorcist
5 Lessons from The Exorcist Reclaim Your Authority Before Fear Rewrites Your Book
Discover 5 powerful lessons about overcoming fear in writing from the horror masterpiece The Exorcist. Learn how to beat author fear and creative paralysis using insights from this Hallo...
October 30, 2025
Testing My Own System: How Week One of the Book Writing Process Brought Unexpected Clarity
I just wrapped Week One of writing my next book from ground zero, and the clarity I gained was honestly surprising … even though I created the book writing process myself. In this video journal, I’m sharing what happened when I took my own Road Trip to Authority program for a spin.
...October 17, 2025
Book Structure Secrets: What “Game of Thrones” Can Teach Authors
with the Same Depth and Drama
That Made Game of Thrones Irresistible Crafting a Book Outline That Works for You
(Not Against You)
Game of Thrones didn’t just hook viewers. It built an empire on structure. And behind the bloodlines and betrayals are five character-driven book st...
