Tim Grahl
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Awhile back I had the privilege of working with Hal Elrod on the launch of his new book The Miracle Equation. It was an amazing experience. When we needed to recruit people to leave early Amazon reviews of the book, we easily had hundreds of people sign up. When he started reaching out to influencers…
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Let’s face it. The old way of publishing is dead. Just two days ago I spoke to an author that got picked up by the publishing house of her dreams, paid a $15,000 advance, and then… nothing. Once the book was out, she was on her own. The dream of getting a publishing deal and…
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In this article I’m going to show you the most impactful, longest lasting, and ruthless productivity hack I’ve ever done. It’s extreme, but I promise, if you do it, your life will never be the same. How’s that for a start? Let me tell you about it… Awhile back I was really stuck. I seemed…
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Let’s take a look at the latest book industry trends. First, Everything is changing. What used to work doesn’t any more. The traditional publishing industry keeps tightening its grip on the old way of doing things and insisting it still works. Maybe you’ve sensed it. Maybe you haven’t. But it’s happening. Quickly. And if you’re…
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There are a lot of things you can do to promote your book online. A quick google search will find lists that promise “119 book marketing ideas” or “50 book marketing ideas” or “89+ book marketing ideas that will change your life.” Of course, these are ridiculous articles. First of all, based on my decade…
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Download Tim’s Autoresponder Swipe Copy Today on the show we are talking about podcasts! How to find apt shows, approach the hosts and get featured to build your audience. As usual, Valerie comes to Tim with her last week’s worth of homework and they go through it systematically with Tim adding in as much advice…
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In this episode of the Book Launch Show we chat to Valerie about the updates she has made to her website in the last week. She has been changing things up a bit and streamlining everything to better serve her work and direct her audience in fewer directions. We discuss functionality, tag lines, how best…
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Download Valerie’s Persona Spreadsheet On this week’s show we get into the nitty gritty of developing personas. We are continuing our discussion with Valerie Francis, author of the Masquerade series, about developing and refining the personas who represent your target readership. She shares about the demographic and psychographic information that is compiled for each persona,…
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Welcome back to The Book Launch Show. Today on the podcast we pick up where we left off last week, talking about content, email lists, and author websites. As we started to dive into the topic, it reminded us that we really needed to back up and answer bigger questions and look at the broader…