Books Business Abundance

Too many authors worry that their book is going to be too short. This usually reveals an insecurity on the author's part; they are afraid they won't be taken seriously and that the book will fall short. But in truth, more authors make their books too long. In this training, Ellen Violette shares what should go into your book and what should not and what to do if when all is said and done you still feel your book is too short, how you can make it longer.

A few weeks ago, I tripped over a stool and hurt my hip, my knee, and my ankle so I wasn't able to make Thanksgiving the way I usually do.  But as I did I realized that there were some good lessons for authorpreneurs in how I made it work and I share them in this week's podcast.

In this episode, Colleen Davis shares how to be authentic and strategic with your branding and create your brand essence so  that you can play a bigger game and make more money with less work by attracting your idea clients to you with intentional branding! 

In this episode. New York Times Bestselling Author, Noah St. John, shares how he developed Afformations®, why they work, how they work, and how you can use them to develop power habits and start living the life you want!  He is the author of seventeen books;  he's made over 2.7 billion dollars and impacted 1.8 million people's lives. Don't miss this interview! What he shares will be life-changing! 

In this episode, Nicole Bandes, owner of The Virtual A Team, shares the many ways authorpreneurs can use a virtual assistant to decrease their workload while increasing their productivity and profits as well as tips to create a smooth relationship between you and your assistant. 

In this episode, Jess Kotzer, of Sell with Collabs, will share how to grow your list, your influence, and your bottom line through collaboration and why if you're not collaborating, you're missing out!

in this episode, Rosie Battista shares how creating a card deck can be a great partner to your book, how to come up with a winning concept how to make them, and how to use them both to get more clients and to make more money.  

In this episode, Dr. Barrett Matthews shares how media has changed and how anyone can now become a media boss. He shares how to find out where your audience consumes content, and how they consume it. And he gives specifics on exactly what to do to expand your reach;  some  of which will surprise you!  

If you want to write books that sell, you have to focus on the right aspects of copy both in your book writing and in your book marketing. However, most authors, focus on the wrong ones.  In this training, Ellen Violette, award-winning book coach,  shares what authors tend to focus on is irrelevant and what they should focus on instead.

In this episode, Ellen Violette, interviews tech expert, Ken Course, on how to use a free tool to build community, and one tool  to repurpose your videos to multiple platforms, which video platforms and types of content are hot right now, and how to use the content in your book to create video content and more! 

Doing a book launch is not one size fits all. There are several ways to approach a book launch and several factors that go into making the right decision for your book. In this training, Ellen Violette, shares the different ways to do a launch and how to decide which one is right for your book. A "must-listen" for every book author! 

In this episode of the Books Open Doors® Podcast, Adam Bricker shares how to get more readers, more raving fans, more book reviews, more coaching clients, more podcasts and shows, and more speaking engagements with a virtual book tour. 

Updating a book can be simple or complex, it depends on the book, how many links there are, how timely the material is, and how long it's been since you've updated it. And it's easy to forget some of what should be looked at when updating. In this BOD Insights, I'll share step-by-step what to check for when updating your book so it's a true update. 

Are you an author or speaker with a passion for your message, but a personal image that's uninspired? Do you struggle to dress for events and photo shoots with the confidence that your appearance conveys your expertise and brand's personality? On this episode, Patty shares five easy styling hacks you can use to style yourself for every virtual or in-person event so you feel confident and at your best! 

When Eddie Rodriquez's daughter was killed, he needed to find a way to carry on, and that led him to create the 10 Million Smiles Movement and write a book about  it.  Taking those actions helped him deal with depression and gave him a new purpose.  Rodriquez believes that when you smile the right way it has transformative powers and can heal you. To learn more about the movement, how you can participate, how you can start one of your own, and/or how to heal whatever challenge you're facing, listen to this interview! 

In this episode, my guest, international poet, author, speaker and workshop leader, Anthony Flynn DeSilver, shares how to use mindfulness to avoid procrastination to enhance any authors writing ability.

Book Expert, Ellen Violette, has worked with hundreds of authors personally in the past eighteen years, and through her experience, she has come up with six criteria that she sees in all bestselling books. On this episode of the Books Open Doors® Podcasts, she shares what they are and how you can use them to make your book a bestseller! 

In this episode, Brian K. Baird shares how anyone can make dream connections and/or manifest whatever they want in life. (It's easier than you think.) He also shares how cultivating authentic relationships can help and how to use DM's in the process as well as how to avoid creating transactional relationships.

In this training, Ellen Violette, award-winning book expert,  shares several mistakes authors commonly make that stop their books from selling and what to do instead.

In this interview, video expert, Andrea Stenberg, shares how she buys advertising for a penny a click, how to use reels and stories, how to use short videos to get a massive audience for podcasts and interviews, and how to grow your Facebook group and you business using video!

Hernan Sias is a high-energy, successful podcaster who shares in this interview what you can do as a guest as well as a host to engage the audience, make it fun, and make more sales. He also shares how he monetizes his podcast and how you can too! 

In this episode, Ken Krell, shares what you need to know to run your own digital events, make them a WOW experience for your audience, and rack up high-ticket sales!

In this episode, Nancy Juetten discusses how to get noticed by writing a bio that wows so you stand out from the crowd and how to become a dream podcast guest so you can get as much publicity as you want whenever you want it.

In this episode, Financial expert, Millen Livis, shares how to get financially free so you can live your ideal life. Imagine having more time to write, to think, to dream, and to do what truly moves you! If you don't want to spend the rest of your life HAVING to work, don't miss this interview. Millen is living the dream and she'll share how you can too! 

In Part 2 of this 2-part series, Carol Boston, The Reframe Queen, shares what questions to ask to make more sales and the power of a book, as well as how the wrong questions can change the course of your life, what NOT to say to your kids if you want them to grow up healthy, how to improve your relationships, and more!  It's ALL in the questions you ask and she'll share exactly what to ask! 

In this episode, Carol Boston, the Queen of Reframe, shares how to ask the right questions to get the right answers, whether you need them for writing a book, building a business, or solving something in your personal life. You'll discover actionable tips to crack open the universe and discover possibilities you've never considered that will transform your life!

In this training, Ellen Violette breaks down exactly what benefits you'll derive from having your own book and the pros and cons of writing your own vs. working with a ghostwriter. She also shares when it is far more practical to engage a ghostwriter than writing a book yourself as well as four ways you can work with a ghostwriter to save you time and energy and make a lot more money in your business.   

In this episode, Jordan Oelrich shares powerful insights on the importance of mindset, how it drives behavior, (including whether you succeed or not as an author) and how to uncover and change the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back from reaching your goals.

In this episode, Ellen shares the elements of getting started writing a book that Mike Demo and every author need to know to make the process as easy, productive, and profitable as possible, including how and when to write your title, the importance of your call to action and how to strategize to create one that will move your readers to take the next step with you, and more. 

In this episode, award-winning book coach, Ellen Violette, helps veteran, Mike Demo, understand his why for writing his book and figure out the best way for him to structure it and how to create an outline. These are steps anyone can use to start writing their own book. 

In this short episode, creativity expert, Jeff Leisawitz, shares why he wrote his book, No F***ing Around, The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams, the way he did and made the artistic decisions he made, his book-writing process, and why every high-achieving, mission-driven trainer, coach, speaker, and founder should write a book.

In this episode, James shares why your website is the most important digital asset to own, and how to get visitors to stay and engage,  buy more books, products, programs, and/or services, and become customers for life! 

In this episode, Ellen Violette, award-winning book coach and Grammy-nominated songwriter, shares how to make better decisions using the 10-10-10 method, so you don't get hijacked by your emotions and/or what is most urgent at the moment and instead focus on what you want most instead of what you want right now to insure that you get it! 

In this episode, Megan Nolan, movement expert, shares how to get started creating a morning routine that keeps you out of pain, especially when sitting all day at a computer-what she calls "the keyboard crunch". 

In this episode, Steve Martile shares his easy-to-follow system for booking 2-6 sales calls a week with your ideal clients without being spammy! If you're feeling overworked or overtired from chasing down leads in social media, this could be the answer to your prayers! 

In this episode, Jay Guilford, shares his innovative approach to leadership based on lessons learned through a training program he developed with Cirque du Soleil. 

Looking to launch a bestseller? You'll want to know about these two elements: the Kindle description and back-cover copy. On this episode, Ellen shares her tricks for optimizing this critical marketing content that have made all her clients #1 bestselling authors! 

Ellen Violette shares key building blocks for any author who aspires to reach #1 without any marketing or marketing research prior to writing their book.  A multi-bestselling author herself, Ellen shares 7 tips based on her own experience as well as on years of helping her clients create their own success stories.

In Part 2 of this two-part interview, we delve deeper into the fear of being fabulous, and what it took for Jim to finally become the acclaimed author he was always meant to be. You will be amazed and inspired by his journey, I promise! 

In Part 1 of this two-part interview, Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski share how they walked away from successful acting careers only to discover that the fear of being fabulous is what had driven them to do it. It is now their life mission to help others overcome it. In Part 1 of this interview, they reveal what holds people back and how hard it is to break away from the familiar childhood patterns and the process for moving forward in your life so you can follow your dream! 

In this episode, Megan Huber shares how to go from hustling entrepreneur to seven-figure leader and CEO, stop the chaos, and finally find true freedom (which is why you started your business in the first place, right?)

In this episode, Jeanette and I discuss the truth about Internet Marketing, what it takes to succeed in the long run, how what you don't know can hurt you, and some insider tips to thriving online.

In this episode, David Riklan of SelfGrowth.com shares how he wrote his first book and made over $100,000 in 24 hours from his book launch! Plus, we discuss how to use JV's,  collaborations, and partnerships the right way to grow your business.

In this episode, Debra Kasowski, coach and host of The Millionaire Woman Show, shares the importance of having the right mindset and dealing with the inner critic self-doubt and difficult situations, so you can have the success you want!

In this episode, branding expert, DP Knudten shares how big brands and authors differentiate themselves to stand out in the marketplace and make huge profits! 

In this training, Ellen Violette shares seven of the top ways for authors to sell books going into 2022!

In this episode, Dr. Robyn Odegaard shares concrete ways to communicate to make more money and avoid conflict in business and in life as well as how she wrote 3 books using 3 different processes.

Jules Dan was a group fitness instructor until Covid eliminated his position and he turned to email copywriting. In this interview, he breaks down his system for using email follow-up to connect with subscribers and turn them into buyers and keep buyers from bailing, and how he was able to make over a million dollars from his clients just since 2020!

In this episode, Ellen Violette shares how unprepared she was for her entrepreneurial journey in the beginning and how her lack of understanding led to depression, the lessons she learned, and what every entrepreneur needs to know and do to avoid stress, burnout, and depression as an entrepreneur.

Too many coaches, content creators, speakers, founders, and entrepreneurs overcomplicate their marketing, which can lead to burn out, stress, poor health or worse.  In this training, Ellen Violette shares the simplest way to uncomplicate your marketing so you can work less, make more money, and have more fun doing it! 

In this episode, Lorrel Elian shares how being out of touch with the mind-body connection almost killed her, how she healed,  and how she now teaches entrepreneurs to connect to their highest desires and live their dream life by re-connecting to themselves.