[FFL 183] Secrets of Selling 500,000 Books Online With Joanna Penn

Do you dream of writing a book? Becoming a published author is a great way to step into your power and position yourself as an expert in your field. My guest today is Joanna Penn, an international professional speaker, published author, and an award-winning entrepreneur who has published over 20 fiction and non-fiction books, selling over half a million copies worldwide. She has been named as a new York Times and USA Today bestselling author and voted by The Guardian newspaper as one of the Top 100 Creative Professionals in 2013. Additionally, Joanna runs a small press company with her husband.

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Joanna joins me today to share how she pivoted her career from working in the corporate world in an industry she no longer enjoyed to becoming a published author. She shares her secrets for selling over 500,000 books on Amazon, how she combined her passion for business with her passion for writing, and she provides practical tips for leveraging the power of Amazon to launch your career as an author.

 

“The most important thing as a full-time creative is creating.” – Joanna Penn

 

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• The “author entrepreneur” business model
• Time management strategies and tips
• Why the platform to sell your book is critical to the success of your journey as a creative entrepreneur
• Creating a scalable business as an author
• How to market and sell your books worldwide
• How the business model for selling courses differs from selling books
• Tips for marketing your books
• How marketing non-fiction books differs from marketing fiction books
• Contract tips for working with publishers

 

Joanna Penn’s Top 4 Success Factors:

1. Defining success and writing affirmations
2. Taking action
3. Constantly learning
4. Being consistent

 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Amazon’s Create Space
• Kobo
• iBooks
• ACX
• Draft 2 Digital
• Publish Drive
• Success Principles by Jack Canfield
• The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

 

Connect with Joanna Penn:

• The Creative Penn
• The Creative Penn Blueprint
• The Creative Penn Podcast
• F. Penn
• How to Market a Book by Joanna Penn

 

 

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