AuthorMBA: Conversations About Book Marketing, Publishing, Author Platforms, and Other Business Strategies for Authors - Where Jeff Goins Makes His Money and How He Manages His Author Platform

Where Jeff Goins Makes His Money and How He Manages His Author Platform

09/25/13 • 29 min

AuthorMBA: Conversations About Book Marketing, Publishing, Author Platforms, and Other Business Strategies for Authors

Jeff Goins' popularity began with is blog and has grown into two published books and an active social media following. Now on the speaking circuit and involved in other book-related ventures, Jeff shares insights into how he's running and growing his business as an author entrepreneur. We weave in and out of the business value of traditional book deals, storytelling skills, community building, revenue stream diversification, networking with other authors, and more. You'll walk away from this show buzzing with ideas.

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