Have You Seen This?
Every day I read or listen to some amazing content that I learn so much from. Sometimes when I read or hear some of this content I just want to scream to someone but no one is around.
A light bulb went off the other day and I realized that I could share this great content with you. I know many that read this blog are chasing their dreams and there’s a wealth of FREE material that can help you with that.
So here is some amazing content from all over the web that you should definitely check out:
Tim Ferriss is the author of two NY Times best-selling books: “The Four Hour Work Week” and “The Four Hour Body”. This past week he released his third book: “The Four Hour Chef” which is a lot more than a cook book, it’s a book that teaches you a new way of learning anything.
The thing that really caught my attention and why I’m telling you about it is how Tim launched his book. I know many here have or will release books so you should take note of the things Tim did.
First, he signed a publishing deal directly with Amazon which upset 1,100 bookstores that decided to BAN his book, the biggest of which was Barnes and Nobles. Can you imagine trying to have a major book release and not have your book in one of the biggest book stores?
Tim’s book went on to sell 60,000 copies the first week and make every best seller list, pretty amazing. What was inspiring was how he went after it, you can see one example by looking at his schedule here, it’s insane!
I get a ton of emails asking about how to market and sell books, read his blog updates and you’ll get an excellent example of what it takes.
Tim was also interviewed on socialtriggers.com and the information he shared on that interview is a must listen, seriously! Take note of his strategy: http://socialtriggers.com/tim-ferriss-4-hour-chef/.
I listen to a lot of podcasts while I work out and one of them is the Social Media Marketing Podcast. It’s packed with everything you need to know about using social media and how to use it to grow your online business.
One episode really got my attention because it was about marketing your eBook. There was one major idea that really made me do a double take and changed the way I think about my books. You can read and listen to the episode here.
My friend Jared has been all over the place lately, I think I even saw him at the grocery store in my hometown 
Jared wrote a post that was featured on my mentor Dan Miller’s blog that had me thinking.
In the post he lays out a very important point but also gets our attention with telling his story of trying to get a job working for Dave Ramsey. You can read this great post here.
Jon Acuff wrote one of the best posts I’ve read in a long time. The post is about fear and fear with chasing your dreams, the way he wrote the post is just brilliant. You MUST read the post here.
I definitely want to start doing this more so I hope this information helps you! Please take advantage of the wealth of free information out there, it’s a gift to us.
What is something amazing that you have read or listened to lately? Please share!
