- If you like to listen to learn when you're on the go
and you want to stay on top of the self-publishing industry,
get inspired, or just learn from some of the smartest
or most interesting self-publishing authors out there
then today's video is for you.
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- Hey, I'm Julie the Book Broad with BookLaunchers.com,
your professional self-publishing team
helping you write, publish, and sell nonfiction books
that grow your business and make you money.
And here's the best part, you keep all the rights
and the royalties to your book,
we just make the whole process easier
and quite likely more successful.
Today I thought I'd do something a little different.
I thought I would celebrate a medium
I haven't talked too much about before
and that's the podcast platform.
I have a fairly short walking commute to get to work,
15 minutes each way.
That means I can barely consume
two to three podcast episodes a week in my commute.
Add to that the odd drive around doing errands
and maybe I'm getting through four podcasts per week.
So I'm not exactly the ultimate expert on the subject
but I've checked out almost all the self-publishing podcasts
and I've been interviewed on quite a few too.
So I'm going to share the five podcasts I listen to
on a very regular basis
and then you can tell me below your favorites, deal?
Okay, (giggles)
and by the way, these aren't in order
because I don't know what would be my number one
versus my number five.
They're all different, these are just the ones
that I've stuck with over a few years.
The Sell More Books Show.
This is where I find out what people in the industry
are talking about.
I've mentioned this show in several videos.
They have tips in every episode
and they also have the latest
in the self-publishing industry.
It's really a news show for authors.
Jim Kukral and Bryan Cohen are the hosts
and they run author-support businesses
but they're servicing their community
by helping all of us stay on top of forums
and publications and industry trends
so I always know what's goin' on with Amazon
and the latest marketing techniques that are working
and that people are trying and not having success with.
So definitely that's one show I never miss
because I don't want to miss out on anything
that could impact our author clients.
And here's a fun fact for you.
I created a Patreon account just to support their show.
Smart Passive Income show with Pat Flynn.
He successfully self published his books
and he even got his self-published book
onto the Wall Street Journal Best Seller List.
His show isn't about books though.
In fact, he talks about everything you need to know,
how to build a business online
and do that while still spending time with your family.
In fact, I think he even has a podcast with his son now.
I don't listen to every episode but I do like it
because it gives tips on how to build your author platform,
gain ideas for monetizing the content you're creating,
and it'll just get you inspired to think a little bigger
with your business and your book
and you do learn some of the things he's done with his books
including a big Kickstarter campaign he did
for the 10-year anniversary of this first book Let Go.
He had 854 backers that pledged over $77,000
to help bring that project to life.
The Book Marketing Show with Dave Chesson.
To me the content on this show
is not always of interest to me.
I know I have a lot of children's book authors watching
and he did do a great episode on that in November 2018,
so you might want to check that one out.
I find this show's a little frustrating
because the episodes come out inconsistently
which kind of drives me bonkers
'cause I love knowing every Wednesday
the Sell More Books Show comes out,
every Sunday number five on my list comes out,
but he has great content and it's worth tuning in
whenever he's published a new episode.
The James Altucher Show by James Altucher.
He self published his book Choose Yourself
but this show really has nothing to do with self publishing
Except for he promotes some free report that he has
on self publishing at the start of some of his shows.
But this actually is hands down
my favorite interviews show podcast.
So I had to put it on the list.
His guests are always interesting
and he never lets them just talk about surface stuff.
He always wants to know why they did what they did,
how they did it, and what the people around him did
when they did that.
He gets into the details and I retell so many of the stories
from his show
because I find them inspiring and motivating
and I actually learn more about the people he interviews
because I've gotten to know them on the show.
So it's not really a self publishing show at all
but I think it's important to hear a variety of perspectives
and get some inspiration, and his show does that for me.
The Creative Penn with Joanna Penn.
No list of podcasters in the self-publishing space
would be complete without her.
She is so positive and interesting to listen to.
My personal favorite is when she does solo shows.
She talks a lot about the future of self publishing,
AI and tech, and where the industry is going.
I'm always excited to hear when it's a solo show
because that's really why I tune in.
Her guests are okay for me but I really tune in
to hear her perspective.
So in 2019 she's going to do more solo shows,
which is great news for me.
She's a multiple-stream-of-income author,
fiction writer, nonfiction, she has courses,
she does speaking.
She's really positive and optimistic
about being an author and self publishing
and I love her perspective
that helps me look into new trends and opportunities
in the industry.
So those are my favorite five.
What are yours?
Maybe I'll find myself with a new one
I have to make time for.
I guess I could always walk a little slower
when I go to my office.
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So good, it's too bad it's empty.
I could use some coffee.
See you on the next video, maybe this one.
It's really good, click it and watch
or click this one and watch.
That one's a good one too.
Seriously, why are you still watching me here
when there's all these other amazing videos
to help you with your book publishing journey
just waiting to be clicked on.
Click to another video.
See you on that next one.
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