Podcasts about hit publish

Is your content marketing not performing as it should? Have you created masterpieces of videos...even done all the research on it being a highly-searched topic and still gotten little traffic? Maybe you haven't distributed enough! "Create once, distribute forever". Hear Ross Simmonds share his technique and mindset on getting your content in front of the right people to get the traction and impact your content deserves! Find out more about Ross Simmonds: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosssimmonds/ https://twitter.com/TheCoolestCoolPersonal brand - https://rosssimmonds.com/Business - https://foundationinc.co/ To learn more about Steven Burkhart and @burkhartcreativeagency Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burkhartcreativeagency/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_stevenburkhartLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenburkhart/Or Schedule a Call and lets Chat: https://www.burkhartcreativeagency.com/ We create content that builds your brand so it gets noticed and connect deeply with your ideal marketing through creative visual storytelling.

After becoming a parent, tackling the mental and emotional changes that arise is no small feat. Once you've worked through those feelings of self-doubt and being stuck, creativity once again flows. And before you know it, that idea in your head has turned into a finished story. But what comes next?Joining today's conversation is Stephanie Brandt, an author, photographer, and mother to a boisterous preschooler. Like all of us, Stephanie experienced these changes when she became a parent, and she became disconnected from her creativity in her new adventure of motherhood.However, with time and perseverance, Stephanie overcame this loss and got her writing groove back. She shares how she did so and what's next now that she's on the verge of finishing her first book. You'll also hear how she's enticing readers into the series before its release.To get helpful advice on book marketing from both Stephanie and Erin, tune in!Topics discussed in this episode: Stephanie's writing journey from childhood to parenthoodWhat sparked her to start writing againWorking through the roadblocks in her mindFinding the time to writeStephanie's writing process and what she's currently working onWhat is a reader magnet, and why is it helpful for writers?Erin's advice to Stephanie for her newsletterMarketing on social media The author struggle with TikTokSome of Stephanie's favorite booksAbout Stephanie: Stephanie Brandt, who writes under the pen name Hunter Knight, is a first-time mom to a 2.5-year-old. She has always been a creative soul since early childhood, refining her skills through college and beyond. She has been a full-time professional photographer on beautiful Cape Cod for almost a decade and now finds the familiar comfort in telling fantastic stories again. Her characters whisper sweet nothings all day into her brain until that fateful nap time hour appears and she is able to write down all of their adventures. Connect with Stephanie:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hunterknightauthor/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HunterKnightAuthor/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/505690424218547 Books discussed during the show: The Vampire Chronicles by Anne RiceThe Dark Tower series by Stephen KingThe Sword of Truth series by Terry GoodkindThe Sherlock Holmes Compendium by Peter HainingPlay Hide & Seek with Tiger by Sam TaplinFree your creative self too. Download your free copy of my guide, 5 Steps to Help You Start Writing Today, at https://lifebeyondparenting.com/5-steps-start-writing. Let's connect via my Facebook group, Parents Who Write, at https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentswhowrite.

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Vickie Gould is a Law of Attraction business and book coach, best-selling author, and speaker. She is the author of the new book (Released September 4, 2018), “Courageous World Catalysts 2,” an anthology showcasing over 10 entrepreneurs and their stories. She helps entrepreneurs to write and self-publish their own business books to share their stories, grow their following, and create more impact, reach, and clientele. She has written 8 best sellers such as Hit Publish and Standing in the Gap, and helped nearly 100 others to become best-selling authors as well. Website: http://www.vickiegould.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vickie_gould LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickiegould/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vickiegould/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vickiegouldcoach/ Books: https://amzn.to/2OUtw8C Episode Link: https://iamceo.co/2018/10/02/iam076-best-selling-author-speaker-helps-entrepreneurs-write-self-publish-tell-their-stories

We each have an incredible opportunity to grow our leadership influence and impact by learning to hit "publish," so why do we let OPO frequently talk us out of it?Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more. Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here. Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com

74 - Be a Scientist of Your Own Life Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals Improve Everyday - The first rule to "skip the link" is to improve by 1% every day. This way, you can work towards your goals. Create Small Experiments – Set up tiny experiments to see if you can succeed and move forward. Even if it doesn't work, you learn something new and do things better next time. Make It Easy – Your experiment should be easy to do and see results. Small Downside – Make sure your experiment has a slight downside, so if it doesn't go well, there is no significant loss. Ensure You Benefit – Make sure that it has substantial benefits if you succeed in the experiment. If it goes correctly Do Something Unique – Do something unique or a take on something you are great at or something that makes it special. You Must Learn Something – whether you succeed or not, make sure you learn something from your experience. Be A Kid Again – Kids love to play and try things, so be more like people Be a Scientist of Your Own Life – Treat your life as a playground of experiments, and you are the scientist. Plan your studies! Be Obsessed – Figure out what you are obsessed with. It will give you the energy to start and then power through the tough times. Reading – This will turn you into a super learner, and it will allow you to stand on the experience of others. Leap ahead! Find Mentors – Find mentors who can help you. They can be local mentors or virtual mentors who don't even know they are your mentor. What would they do if they were in your spot? Find Your Obsession – Think about what you take pictures of. What do you do when you have free time? What did you do when you were a kid and just enjoyed things? Hit Publish! – When you are ready, go for it! Hit PUBLISH! Do whatever activity puts your experiment out there. Don't let fear hold you back! Just do it! Think of the Possibilities – Practice thinking up new ideas. Come up with 10 ideas every day! Are they the 10 books you will write? Is it the 10 places you want to visit next year? What are the 10 food items you want to learn to cook! Anything. The idea is you get really good at thinking about new ideas and thinking outside the box. Don't Be Afraid of the Wobble – When the Wright brothers were on the verge of success with their plane experiment, it wobbled a bit before it was ready to fly. However, the wobble told them this was about to work. That is not the time to become afraid, but instead, be excited that you are about to see your goals and dreams come true. Challenge Try to think up one small experiment you can do in your life that would make your life progress better, something on a small scale that you could just try out and see how it goes. Links https://smallstepspod.com/?p=3072 https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/a-review-of-my-new-book-skip-the-line/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/700-skip-the-line-into-the-impossible-podcast/id794030859?i=1000513737111

Snipit118: You owe it to the world to hit "publish" --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meditationintraffic/support

Ashley started to see blogging not as a hobby, but as a business. In 2013, I started freelancing for other blogs in the personal finance niche. This is where it all came together for me. I had learned the basics of blogging, but it wasn't until I saw how the big sites were run that I really understood how it all worked.  When I started managing writers and editing full-time, I got really good at giving feedback to staff writers. They would submit articles that were ok, but those articles didn't have the elements needed to rank in search engines and make the most money. I could quickly tell what was working in an article and how to fix what wasn't.  I ended up creating what I called “Ashley's Guide to Creating Kick-Ass Content”. This was just a word document where I recorded all the common feedback I was giving to writers, and I used it to train new writers that I hired.  I finally realized that I could help more than just the writers who worked for me. So, I took “Ashley's Guide to Kick-Ass Content” and turned it into a real course, called Hit Publish. www.hitpublish.com SPECIAL GIFT: Get more traffic with better articles. Learn to easily write the best articles on the Internet. https://stevef--hitpublish.thrivecart.com/hit-publish-standard/

Read full show notes here: https://www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep072 Make sure to hit subscribe so you don't miss any future writing trainings or interviews! Join the free Prolific Author community here: www.facebook.com/groups/theprolificauthor/ Need some clarity? Book your free 30-minute author strategy call with me so you can get clarity on what you should be doing next to advance your author career! http://bit.ly/authorstrategy Free PDF: Sell More Fiction, Create More Mega Fans by Marketing at Every Stage of the Author Journey: https://bit.ly/Fiction-Marketing Get my Author Email Templates That Sell Mini Course: https://bit.ly/AuthorEmailTemplates Check Out ConvertKit: https://bit.ly/TPAEmail

Is perfectionism keeping you on the sidelines - just dreaming instead of actually doing anything? In this episode, LeadHer Inc. Founder Courtney St. Croix shares her story of how pushing past her perfectionism has been critical to growing her brand, become a best-selling author, achieving over 100+K Downloads on her podcast 'The LeadHer Show', and so much more.  Courtney shares how she uses HUMAN DESIGN principles to lead herself through big transitions in her business and publish her best work.   Connect with Courtney online at www.lead-her.com and on Instagram @LeadHer_Inc.   Connect with Chloe on Instagram @ChloeMcKenzie.co

My friend, Deborah Rhodes, just hit publish on her podcast this morning. It's time for you to “hit publish” on whatever dream you've been putting off. Check out the trailer at: https://anchor.fm/deborah-rhodes/episodes/The-Little-Space-Podcast-is-coming-soon---for-real-this-time-etclgm Copy the RSS feed to paste into your favorite podcast app and subscribe: https://anchor.fm/s/f72c900/podcast/rss

In this episode of Conversional Speaking, we discuss the difference between a bad tangent and a directed tangent, tips for if you're just getting started with speaking, and when to ignore the need for perfection and just hit publish. Want my five secrets of conversional speaking? Get the free downloadable worksheet and video at chrislazo.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emersionlab/support

So you want to write a blog post? Before you hit publish, make sure you walk yourself through these 13 steps first! Take a listen to this episode with a pen/notebook handy! BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 294th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's topic is all about what to do before you hit publish on a blog post. * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use this Hashtag on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative INSIDE THIS EPISODE

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Do you have a blog?   If you're thinking, Who the heck has a blog anymore?, then I urge you listen to this previous episode where I explain why it's so important!   If you do have a blog, I want to let you in on 4 insider tips to help expand your audience.   Episode show notes: https://jennarainey.com/publishblog/

We discuss with Rachel Cruze the role of mindset above tactics in personal finance and what it was like to grow up in the Ramsey household.  Plus, a second segment with Ashley Barnett regarding blogging and her her platform Hit Publish.  

In this episode, we sit with Grant Ho to discuss what it takes to blend data and gut feeling around marketing efforts. https://www.cavesocial.com/grant-ho/

There are many way to listen. To find your preferred platform, click here. Ep. 01.12 Sean Barry Parsons Sean Barry Parsons is known for his sketches involving his strong female characters on his TikTok. If you've heard of Helen Kummlicher, Loretta Barnett, and Camilla Moretti; then you have seen Sean's stuff. Sean Barry Parsons didn't set out the have a career in the entertainment industry, but life led him there. Before the pandemic he was doing stand-up comedy. Once in quarantine he found a creative outlet on TikTok after he was encouraged by friends to bring some of his Instagram sketches to the platform. He says his comedy isn't for everyone and that is intentional. He's not in the business of making comedy for the masses. He makes what he thinks his funny and if other enjoy, then they are welcomed to watch. Sean is a very funny guy and you can tell that in this interview. He never misses a beat and is making a joke before most people would even have time to think they should make a joke here. You can checkout more about Sean Barry Parsons on Instagram. In This Episode: Sean Barry Parsons Links To Things Discussed: Patreon Support Podcast Page @realjakelx on TikTok emailheyitsjake@gmail.com Episode Sponsor: This episode of Hey It's Jake is brought to you by Anchor, It's free and easy with Anchor. Anchor Powering more podcasts than any other platform—get heard everywhere. Monetize Your Podcast. Record from Anywhere. Podcast With Friends. One Click Distribution. Unlimited Free Hosting. Steps: Just Start Recording, Hit Publish. If you are looking for a podcast, be sure to checkout Anchor to make sure it is right for you. Help Your Friends Be Entertained… If you like Hey, It's Jake, visit http://www.jakeofficial.com/hey-its-jake-podcast/ to subscribe free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like Hey, It's Jake, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). Intro and Outro Music Credit: Music: “Magic” by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0

One of the biggest struggles we have as writers is the disciple to simply hit "publish" on our work. *** Need a ghostwriter for your next project? Learn more here: https://inkwellghostwriting.com.  Subscribe and grab your free gift: https://kentsanders.net/subscribe  If you enjoyed this episode, we would be grateful if you leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps more people discover the show, and the more people listen, the more we can invest into it and improve the show. Follow Kent: Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders Twitter: https://twitter.com/kentsanders 

Ep. 01.11 DJ Hunts Comedic content creator DJ Hunts has found great success taking comedy bits from his favourite comedians and dramatizing them on TikTok. His goal is to make funny and clean humour filled videos for people to watch and take their minds off of real world problems. We also discuss what it is like to find so much success and for him to be able to quit his job as an Amazon delivery driver and go full time as a content creator. In this episode we also discuss his actual DJ-ing and him uniquely taking Christian music and mixing them with EDM beats. There is also talk about his creative process, what got him into this, and where he hopes his career goes in the future. For everyone who loves a good In-N-Out versus Whataburger debate, he did a video comparing the two, so we had to discuss that. You can checkout more about DJ Hunts here. In This Episode: DJ Hunts Links To Things Discussed: Patreon Support Podcast Page @realjakelx on TikTok emailheyitsjake@gmail.com Episode Sponsor: This episode of Hey It's Jake is brought to you by Anchor, It's free and easy with Anchor. Anchor Powering more podcasts than any other platform—get heard everywhere. Monetize Your Podcast. Record from Anywhere. Podcast With Friends. One Click Distribution. Unlimited Free Hosting. Steps: Just Start Recording, Hit Publish. If you are looking for a podcast, be sure to checkout Anchor to make sure it is right for you. Help Your Friends Be Entertained… If you like Hey, It's Jake, visit http://www.jakeofficial.com/hey-its-jake-podcast/ to subscribe free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like Hey, It's Jake, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). Intro and Outro Music Credit: Music: “Magic” by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0

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There are many way to listen. To find your preferred platform, click here. Ep. 01.10 Ghost Stories with Jake Pearson This week I didn't have a guest for the show, so I decided instead of skipping it, I would do a solo episode. I mean, I am a content creator myself, so why not? I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but inspiration struck after binging Celina Spooky Boo's (it would be amazing to interview her, so if you have a connection, please help us connect) content. Why don't I do my own ghost stories? I've definitely had experiences in my life. I have enough experiences to do two episodes. I decided to focus more on my adult life rather than the things from my childhood. You will hear stories that happened from 2011-2020. From unexplainable shadows, sounds, balls bouncing, and more. I got chills and creeped myself out recording this episode and then editing it. Big goosies the whole time. Interview with amazing content creators will be back again next week. I hope you enjoy these haunting stories. In This Episode: Jake Pearson (Host) Links To Things Discussed: Patreon Support Podcast Page @realjakelx on TikTok emailheyitsjake@gmail.com Episode Sponsor: This episode of Hey It's Jake is brought to you by Anchor, It's free and easy with Anchor. Anchor Powering more podcasts than any other platform—get heard everywhere. Monetize Your Podcast. Record from Anywhere. Podcast With Friends. One Click Distribution. Unlimited Free Hosting. Steps: Just Start Recording, Hit Publish. If you are looking for a podcast, be sure to checkout Anchor to make sure it is right for you. Help Your Friends Be Entertained… If you like Hey, It's Jake, visit http://www.jakeofficial.com/hey-its-jake-podcast/ to subscribe free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like Hey, It's Jake, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). Intro and Outro Music Credit: Music: “Magic” by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0

Ep. 01.09 Chelsea Regina is a Chattanooga, TN native, but now Atlanta-based singer, actress, and voiceover/jingle writer and singer. If you know of Chelsea, it is probably from TikTok. She is known for sharing her beautiful singing voice and her daily life on there under her @simply.regina account. While Chelsea has been doing more jingle and voiceover work, she has pivoted her focus to singing her own original material. She released her debut album called Still Here in 2019 and is getting ready to release another album before the end of this year. Chelsea volunteered this summer to go through Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trial. She is keeping her followers on TikTok informed of this journey. We discussed it a little more in-depth in the interview. Find out more about Chelsea Regina here. In This Episode: Chelsea Regina Links To Things Discussed: Patreon Support Podcast Page @realjakelx on TikTok emailheyitsjake@gmail.com Episode Sponsor: This episode of Hey It's Jake is brought to you by Anchor, It's free and easy with Anchor. Anchor Powering more podcasts than any other platform—get heard everywhere. Monetize Your Podcast. Record from Anywhere. Podcast With Friends. One Click Distribution. Unlimited Free Hosting. Steps: Just Start Recording, Hit Publish. If you are looking for a podcast, be sure to checkout Anchor to make sure it is right for you. Help Your Friends Be Entertained… If you like Hey, It's Jake, visit http://www.jakeofficial.com/hey-its-jake-podcast/ to subscribe free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like Hey, It's Jake, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). Intro and Outro Music Credit: Music: “Magic” by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0

10:28 no unravelingrachel@gmail.com (Rachel Martin)Rachel MartinUnraveling Rachel is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt stuck, lost, alone, like they’re living by someone else’s rules and can never win. This podcast is where I share my personal stories of healing and transformation and the knowledge gained along the way. I believe that by sharing our human experience we can feel lighter, less alone, seen, held, inspired, more whole and healed...limitless possibilities through authentic connection...https://traffic.libsyn

There are many way to listen. To find your preferred platform, click here. Ep. 01.08 Robert E. Blackmon You probably know Robert E. Blackmon from TikTok as his hilarious character, Church Muva. He has grown his @roberteblackmon account with the comedy of Church Muva and his daily positive vibes videos. You more than likely have sent a GIF of him to someone you know. He has revealed he is a pretty big deal GIPHY creator. Growing up as an only child allowed Robert to explore his creativity. He was also always around older adults that set him up for learning and watching how people go about things in life. The accumulation of creativity and learning is a man that runs one of the most positive accounts on TikTok. Robert has gained an online family that helps him keep their community free of hate and toxicity. After listening to this interview, you can only come out of it with a positive attitude. In This Episode: Robert E. Blackmon Links To Things Discussed: Patreon Support Podcast Page @realjakelx on TikTok emailheyitsjake@gmail.com Episode Sponsor: This episode of Hey It's Jake is brought to you by Anchor, It's free and easy with Anchor. Anchor Powering more podcasts than any other platform—get heard everywhere. Monetize Your Podcast. Record from Anywhere. Podcast With Friends. One Click Distribution. Unlimited Free Hosting. Steps: Just Start Recording, Hit Publish. If you are looking for a podcast, be sure to checkout Anchor to make sure it is right for you. Help Your Friends Be Entertained… If you like Hey, It's Jake, visit http://www.jakeofficial.com/hey-its-jake-podcast/ to subscribe free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like Hey, It's Jake, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). Intro and Outro Music Credit: Music: “Magic” by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0

Akana Gregorious/@akana_official There are many way to listen. To find your preferred platform, click here. Ep. 01.07 Akana Gregorious/@akana_official There is much more to Akana than TikTok. In the interview we go into her acting education and career; her talents which includes singing in ten languages, ability to speak in three languages, how she can play many instruments. In the interview we talk about Akana's rise to popularity on TikTok with her @akana_official account. We also discuss how she came up with the characters she has developed, like Barbie and Teresa Catooto. We also discussed the future of her TikTok and what she hopes for her future in general. At times this episode and the Patreon bonus episode become a Melissa Villaseñor fan club, but Akana and I mutually agreed that it was okay. This episode if full of much more and you'll love learning all the things that make up one of your fave TikTok creators. In This Episode: Akana Gregorious Links To Things Discussed: Patreon Support Podcast Page @realjakelx on TikTok emailheyitsjake@gmail.com Episode Sponsor: This episode of Hey It's Jake is brought to you by Anchor, It's free and easy with Anchor. Anchor Powering more podcasts than any other platform—get heard everywhere. Monetize Your Podcast. Record from Anywhere. Podcast With Friends. One Click Distribution. Unlimited Free Hosting. Steps: Just Start Recording, Hit Publish. If you are looking for a podcast, be sure to checkout Anchor to make sure it is right for you. Help Your Friends Be Entertained... If you like Hey, It's Jake, visit http://www.jakeofficial.com/hey-its-jake-podcast/ to subscribe free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like Hey, It's Jake, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). Intro and Outro Music Credit: Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0

Ep. 01.06 Davis McIntire aka Dixie Jewell Right before the COVID-19 Pandemic, Davis McIntire posted his first Dixie Jewell video to the popular app TikTok. Now he has thousands of followers and a legion of fans that want nothing more than to see the antics of his alter ego, Dixie Jewell. In this interview we learn more about where the character Dixie Jewell came from and what the future is for Dixie and Davis himself. We also discussed the pandemic and how it affected his senior year, but allowed him to grow closer to friends and family. Dixie Jewell herself seems to come out from time to time which was great to hear. We also discuss so much more and if you are a fan of TikTok comedy or Dixie Jewell, you have to check it out. If you've never heard of Dixie Jewell, then get acquainted. In This Episode: Interview with TikTok creator Davis McIntire. Links To Things Discussed: @jerseygeli @nannymaw @brittany_broski Dolly Parton's America Podcast Patreon Support Podcast Page @realjakelx on TikTok emailheyitsjake@gmail.com Episode Sponsor: This episode of Hey It's Jake is brought to you by Anchor, It's free and easy with Anchor. Anchor Powering more podcasts than any other platform—get heard everywhere. Monetize Your Podcast. Record from Anywhere. Podcast With Friends. One Click Distribution. Unlimited Free Hosting. Steps: Just Start Recording, Hit Publish. If you are looking for a podcast, be sure to checkout Anchor to make sure it is right for you. Help Your Friends Be Entertained... If you like Hey, It's Jake, visit http://www.jakeofficial.com/hey-its-jake-podcast/ to subscribe free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like Hey, It's Jake, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). Intro and Outro Music Credit: Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0

Ep. 01.05 TikTok Creator: KChan 2020 It is exciting to have Kevin Gortman, aka KChan_2020, as my first interview on the show. He and I have actually known each other for ten years now. I didn't know everything about him though. Kevin is a creator on TikTok, but is content is different than most creators on the platform. He has taken his love of gaming and streaming to TikTok. I don't think I've personally seen many creators on TikTok that have adapted their gaming material to fit the TikTok format. I hope you enjoy the interview and enjoy learning a little more about a TikTok creator. In This Episode: TikTok Creator and Gamer Kevin Gortman (KChan_2020) New Patreon benefits. Links To Things I Talk About: Patreon Support Podcast Page @realjakelx on TikTok emailheyitsjake@gmail.com Episode Sponsor: This episode of Hey It's Jake is brought to you by Anchor, It's free and easy with Anchor. Anchor Powering more podcasts than any other platform—get heard everywhere. Monetize Your Podcast. Record from Anywhere. Podcast With Friends. One Click Distribution. Unlimited Free Hosting. Steps: Just Start Recording, Hit Publish. If you are looking for a podcast, be sure to checkout Anchor to make sure it is right for you. Help Your Friends Be Entertained... If you like Hey, It's Jake, visit http://www.jakeofficial.com/hey-its-jake-podcast/ to subscribe free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like Hey, It's Jake, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). Intro and Outro Music Credit: Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0

This is officially the silliest tip of the year...every time I publish a book, I play "We are the Champions" by Queen. What would your publishing theme song be? Write like the top 1% of authors with my FREE Writing Craft Playbook: http://www.authorlevelup.com/fanclub Listen to past episodes: http://www.authorlevelup.com/flash  Watch my YouTube channel for writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup  Read my books for writers: http://www.authorlevelup.com/books  Check out my fiction: http://www.michaellaronn.com  and http://www.mlmcknight.com

There are online and offline businesses shutting down or pausing due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Freelancers who have lost client work are feeling stress and uncertainty and are looking for answers. Harlan speaks with Ashley Barnett and Clint Proctor about how businesses are faring in this climate. They offer tips about what freelancers can do now to help them successfully navigate disruptions to their income. - Some of the options you have while your regular niche or clientele is on pause - If you are a writer, some of the other services you can offer if you aren't getting new assignments - How times like these might be the perfect time to invest in yourself - Unemployment and Paycheck Protection Program information for freelancers and contractors hitpublish.com Ashley Barnett is an expert in blog management and content creation. She works with sites like Money Under 30, PT Money, and Choose FI. Her course, Hit Publish, teaches new and intermediate bloggers how to produce the best content on the internet. https://www.facebook.com/HitPublish https://www.instagram.com/hit_publish Clint Proctor is a freelance writer and editor and founder of WalletWiseGuy.com, where he writes about how students and millennials can win with money. When he's away from his keyboard, he enjoys drinking coffee, traveling, obsessing over the Green Bay Packers, and spending time with his wife and two boys. For more, visit https://plutusfoundation.org/2020/025-ashley-barnett-clint-proctor/

Vickie Gould is a book coach and content marketing strategist who has studied under Lisa Nichols and Gina Devee. Using her signature wholistic strategy, she helps her clients write best selling book that share their stories impactfully, grow their following attract ideal clients, increase their income, and make the worldwide impact that they desire. Vickie is the author of 10 international best-selling books like Hit Publish! and Standing in the Gap, and has also helped nearly 100 others become worldwide best-selling authors. She has been seen on ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, and featured in entrepreneur.com, Tedx U of M, HuffPost, Thrive Global, and has previously published an online magazine. Vickie lives in Michigan with her husband and three children. She is also embarking on a new novel based on stories from her own life. Facebook @vickiegouldcoach Instagram @vickiegould Website: https://vickiegould.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sherrodspeaks/support

On this episode of Hit Publish... We caught up with Jill Chitty, the founder of LinkedIn Freedom and expert in the LinkedIn platform, engagement, strategy and lead generation. Jill provides professional services in LinkedIn profile optimisation, corporate integrated strategies and lead acceleration. Jill helps individuals and businesses uncover any hidden mistakes that are sabotaging success and create a clear vision for generating leads through LinkedIn. We put Jill to the test by letting her loose on both Ian’s and Chris’s LinkedIn profiles for a critical review. We learnt some fixes to the most common mistakes people make on their profiles and Jill gave us some takeaways on what you should be doing to optimise your LinkedIn usage to help attract, nurture and convert more leads and find more customers through the platform. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... We sat down with Emerson Osmond, the co-founder of Maybe* Tech to talk all things chatbot, chatbot related and how they can help accelerate your business through 2020. Emerson’s experience is vast, including positions in growth strategy, youth marketing, startup marketing and even developing his own pre-Facebook social network for UCAS and an initial investor in the Social Chain agency. Emerson gave us a rundown of the best chatbot campaigns that he has seen and been involved with, including one particularly successful campaign for the local Cheltenham Races. We also discussed the ‘how’ and the ‘what’ chatbot developers can see under the hood as well as what to look out for in the future from the world of chatbot marketing. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode, we sat down with Graham Stonadge of StreetPin.com, a newly launched network of local, social, community and business websites. StreetPin is designed to maintain the ethos of the local community pinboard with unique information, events, promotions that are only relevant to the here and now. StreetPin aims for digital inclusion of non-technical users, or experts to engage those ‘here and now’. Any shop, business, park… can have an open, discoverable ‘site’, ready to turn customers into communities within minutes. We spoke with Graham about StreetPin’s unique differences from other social platforms out there and how it’s helping drive real footfall for local communities. Graham explained how StreetPin is free to join and use and perfect for local business communities to achieve a greater reach locally and wider than that through paid ads. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

We're back... It's season two, episode one and we've already messed it up! Unfortunately, we're a guest down this episode due to illness so instead, we thought we would still come together as planned but this time, talk about ourselves... Who doesn't love talking about themselves? ;o) We get under the skin of how it all started for Sam, how Chris and Ian evolved their award-winning agency Absolute Creative into to being approached to open the first Nettl partner web studio in the country. How Nous Digital was formed and all the trials and tribulations along the way. Including how Ian left Chris for another man and how this tragic (but amicable) breakup tale all came back together in the Hit Publish podcast studio! ;o) Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

It’s the last episode of the season and the last episode of the year! So, we thought it was the perfect time to ‘wrap up 2019’… just for the crack! No guests this time though, just us three discussing the episodes and guests that joined us throughout season one, some topics of interest and some rubbish banter! Slightly different to our usual podcast structure, we touched on each episode, discussed some of our favourite guests and our plans for the Hit Publish Podcast in 2020. We hope you enjoy this episode, we hope you had a great Christmas and we hope you have a top (ever so slightly messy) new year! See you in 2020! Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... We met up with Alan from Digitel once again for the second of our two-part episode covering all things SEO (search engine optimisation). We spoke with Alan about the relevance of keyword optimisation since the launch of the ‘Hummingbird’ algorithm back in 2013. We also discussed ‘Rank Brain’ and Google’s latest algorithm update ‘Bert’, which has and will have a significant impact on search and the importance of voice search. If you haven’t already, go back and listen to part one, as Alan and Chris share top tips as well as some relevant key takeaways that will help you to achieve your search ranking goals. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... Over 2 trillion searches are carried out on Google every year. Everyone and their mother uses search engines. SEO (search-engine-optimisation) is a huge topic, so huge in fact that it warrants a Hit Publish first. A two-part special. This is part one. We caught up with Alan from Digitel and together with our very own resident organic search expert Chris we discussed all things SEO (Search Engine Optimisation). Digitel and Nettl are two companies renowned for their expertise in the search engine optimisation field. They work independently and sometimes collaboratively to help businesses rank higher for relevant search terms within search engine results pages. In this episode, we covered the basic principles around SEO before having an in-depth discussion around link building and the relevance of SEO for startups and small businesses – particularly when compared to other platforms available to them. Alan and Chris also gave us their top three things you DON’T want to do when optimising for search as well as some key, relevant takeaways that will help you to achieve your search ranking goals. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... We spoke to Tony Bicknell, the CEO of of Smart World Connect. After working in a number of digital transformation and analytic roles in the electronics and media industries, Tony created Smart World Connect which aims to improve community collaboration and achive a truly smart city. Smart World Connect provides a platform for app developers to build basic aps for local communities. Distributed through the digital community hub, users can access a wide range of commercial and community apps which help connect people with shared interests, utilise resources and encourage engagement. We asked Tony what we can expect to find within the ‘Digital Community Hub’, about the new Google Flutter technology and how the model will provide revenue to its developer community. We also discussed how it will be rolled out in towns and cities, how it will gain users and what need it is satisfying in order to be able to carve out a niche alongside other familiar apps. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this week's episode, I speak with Ross Simonds, the CEO and Digital Marketing Strategist at Foundation Marketing. Ross is an extremely active entrepreneur and has numerous side projects including Hustle and Grind. We discuss why content strategy doesn't stop when you hit "publish", how distribution is a "game-changer" for any type of content, and the future of social media. Episode Highlights: Ross's current projects and ventures.Ross's background and journey into the marketing sphere.How blogging drives growth in building a brand.Biggest differences between building a brand now and when Ross first started.Game-changing content distribution tips for marketers.The time-frame for "optimal growth" after publishing content.Common misconceptions around content distribution.Examples of great content distribution strategies.The "Sherlock-Homeboy" effect.Advice for creating content to build a successful brand.The importance of experimentation in creating content.Key failures to learn from when creating content.Types of content that generate the greatest potential ROI.The hardest platform to currently have the biggest impact.The next "big thing" in social media.Podcasting: a strategic platform for the future.Predictions on fading social media platforms.Video: The future of content for all channelsSteps to take for landing speaking engagements.Tips on creating great presentation topics.Keys to juggling multiple ventures at the same time.C.R.E.A.M: How things get done.Ross' "call-to-action" on content strategy. 3 Key Points: Distribution of content is just as important as the creation of content.Focusing on creating content that withstands the test of time.Listen and be aware of trends in social media and create and distribute content based on those trends. Quotes: "Oftentimes we get caught up in the idea that once we press publish on a piece of content I've succeeded... but in reality, that's when the livelihood of your article really begins." - Ross Simonds"Distribution is, without question, the most underrated element of the content marketing process." - Ross Simonds"If you are creating content that's reaching masses, you have the ability to shape the way that they view their world." - Ross Simonds"Spend as much time distributing your content as you did, creating it." - Ross Simonds Resources Mentioned: Ross Simonds WebsiteRoss Simonds on TwitterRoss’ “85 Distribution Tips” Guide

On this episode of Hit Publish... Firstly… we/I messed up the audio again on this one! That magic button (I think most call it the ‘on’ switch) wasn’t pressed. We have now implemented a ‘checklist’ before we start recording so hopefully… it won’t happen again ;o/ So please forgive us for the very average (but better than most to be fair) audio quality. We met up with Jonathan Pollinger, a social media trainer whos mission it is to equip you with the tools to grow your business using the right social media channels for you. Jonathan provides tailored social media training using the latest tips, tools and techniques to make your social media work hard. Whether that’s raising awareness of your business or charity, helping you to attract more customers or boosting conversions, sales and profits. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... Who said accounting had to be boring…? One for the tech-heads who love making use of the latest apps and cloud-based software to help streamline and simplify their business accounting workflow. On this episode of Hit Publish, we sat down with Joe David from Nephos, a smarter, technology inspired and digitally lead accountancy firm. Nephos believes that there is a better way to analyse and grow your business by harnessing the power of online cloud based technology to make a real, measurable difference to your business. Joe gave us the low down on the latest innovations from the world of digital accounting and shared with us some of the behind the scenes tools that his clients are using to help simplify and grow their businesses. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... Settle in, this episode of Hit Publish is a deep dive into marketing at enterprise level. Adrian Fraguela is an experienced B2B technology marketer with extensive experience in driving awareness, pipeline and digital experiences to target audiences across digital marketing channels. Adrian spoke about his role during his time at Cloudera in which he and his team developed, managed, and executed targeted ads at scale for the software juggernaut. If you like analytics, big-data, cloud tech, machine learning and want to know how hundred million dollar Silicon Valley behemoths do their thing, then listen closely. Side note – unfortunately, in this episode, the audio quality is not quite up to our usual standards. Nevertheless, we learnt a heck of a lot in this one, enjoy! Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... As the title suggests, this one is a little off subject, but certainly worth a listen. As well as playing host to the Hit Publish podcast the UK Digital Retail Innovation Centre (aka the UK:DRIC) is a hub for digital innovation, based in the heart of Gloucester. UK:DRIC manager Emily Knight and Jason Smith head of Marketing Gloucester unpacked for us the purpose behind UK:DRIC and shared success stories from companies working with the UK:DRIC. As well as being an advocate of technology (providing it has a purpose and a benefit) the UK:DRIC is about supporting and promoting the high street. Emily & Jason outline some of the developments being made to help the high street keep up with technological change and also the case was made and evidence provided for Gloucester as a proven path-finding City of tech innovation. All in all a fascinating episode, if not entirely digital marketing or algorithm obsessed, this one is well worth a listen. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... We spoke with Polly Barnfield (OBE) from Maybe* Tech, a new social listening tool that helps brands benchmark and improve their social media performance and uniquely compare results against brand competitors. We spoke to Polly about the challenges facing the high street retail environment, and how this can be affected by and effective social media use. We looked at the future of the high street and how good and bad brands are using social effectively to engage and drive footfall. Polly sits on the Future High Street Taskforce, which is handy. ;o) We discussed the UK wide Digital Index – an index that ranks towns and city’s against each other, and also of those contributing social voices within each town and city that are effecting this, in terms of their reach, output and amplification. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... “What’s the ROI of Social Media?!” Georgie Davies, Instagram fiend, enemy of all things coffee and an expert in organic social media joins us in this episode. Georgie is the brains behind Simply Social UK – experts in Organic Social Media and Community Management across various Social Media Platforms, they’re probably handling some of your favourite accounts. We asked Georgie if there was any point in organic social due to the decline in natural reach and relatively low-cost of paid social media. Her answer warmed our cold dead hearts, and actually, made a whole lot of sense. Georgie also gave us her top 3 tips for growing your social channels fast – her favourite tools to use and metrics to measure and also shed light into her role working ‘outside’ the brand. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

On this episode of Hit Publish... We sat down with Rich Leigh of Radioactive PR and the newly formed Radioactive Talent. Founded in 2014 Radioactive is a full service PR agency leading on and offline campaigns for household names and brands across the UK. We spoke with Rich about how the PR world has changed dramatically over recent years and how his agency has responded to that. We asked the million dollar question of how ROI (return on investment) can be measured in PR and should the likes of Facebook and Twitter be considered as 'publishers'. Hit Publish – https://hitpublish.digital/

This morning, Russell Harbaugh of www.thecaffeinatedleader.com and www.TimeForVision.net encourages us to beat procrastination and fear by giving ourselves the GIFT if hitting Publish! This is exactly how Morning Momentum got started.

Listen in as Eunice Jones discusses her book "Love Letters" and other details leading up to writing her book. She covers her love of writing from a young child, to relocating to a new state with 4 small children, how she got over her fear to finally Hit Publish! You wont want to miss this amazing story! Don't forget to hit the subscribe button and leave us a review on Apple Podcast!

Is publishing for you? Some thoughts from a reluctant podcaster and what happened when I hit send. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kellyosays/support

Warning this isn't like the typical inbox bestie show...wer're getting pretty woo-woo but I feel like someone else needed to hear this today.  Resources Mentioned: Abraham Hicks (just search Youtube for free clips)  "That was then, this is now." Jessica Stansberry - Youtube Channel

Sometimes writing a blog or making a thing is easy. We almost feel a compulsion to do it or we're “on brand” so of course we'll put it out there. But what happens when you want to (or do) write or make a thing, but you wonder if you “should” publish it? This week I'm sharing three reasons why you should hit publish most of the time. In this episode: I'm going on a two week hiatus for Eroticon and travel so no new podcast until March 28. The next episode should be (barring problems) the recording of the podcast... The post Deciding Whether to Hit Publish or Not SL011 appeared first on The Smutlancers.

John Tighe is the bestselling author of Crush It with Kindle and host of the top-ranked business and marketing podcast "Publish Position Profit." John is an online marketing expert, entrepreneur, speaker and business coach. Before striking out on his own John had a career as a corporate lawyer but decided he wanted more from life. Today, instead of being chained to his desk at a law firm, John works with experts and entrepreneurs from around the world helping them to strategically position themselves so that they can rapidly grow their businesses by attracting more of their ideal clients and by being able to charge what they are truly worth.

Big changes are afoot – tune in to find out more … There are important changes and updates that you need to know about … Tune in to find out Why today s show is an intermission What to do next to make sure you don t miss Act Two The Show Notes Click here now to... Listen to episode

Amy Harrison, host of Hit Publish, joined Steve Folland on Being Freelance to share the lessons she’s learned from regularly … hitting publish. In this 36-minute episode, Amy and Steve discuss: Keep ‘checking in’ on yourself to make sure you’re happy and figuring out how to evolve Skills swap: early on to help build your... Listen to episode

How to Maximise How Many People See Your Posts and Deepen Reader Engagement If on publishing a blog post you immediately start thinking about the next - this episode is for you. Most of us spend a lot of time on the content we publish but if we don't take a few simple steps AFTER publishing much of that hard work will be wasted. This week I received a question from Susan - a long term listener of the podcast. She asked: Darren, thanks for your podcasts so far. I have a question that I hope you might have some insight on. I’ve been working hard on my blogging workflow after hearing your podcasts about bloggers block. I feel like my idea generation is going well and that the writing and completion phases are great but I can’t help but wonder if there is more that I should be doing after I hit publish and wonder if you could give me some tips into what I should be doing before I move on to writing the next post. This is a great question and one I wanted to dive into with a podcast. Before I do you might like to listen to the series on Beating Bloggers Block that Susan mentions where we discuss how to come up with post ideas, give some tips on getting into the writing flow and talk about how to get your posts polished and published. In This Episode In this new episode (which you can listen to above or on iTunes or Stitcher) I want to suggest 5 things that you should do AFTER you hit publish on your next blog post to help your post to get seen and read by more people and to help draw those readers into your blog and to start to engage with you. In this episode I share tips on: How to Socialise Your Blog Posts for Maximum Effect Optimising your Posts for SEO (I've got an episode digging more into this 2 episodes time) Repurposing Your Content (I spend quite a bit of time on this) Deepening Relationships with Your Readers Extending Your Ideas in Future Content Tools Mentioned In This Post I mentioned a few tools in this episode (also check out my 19 Blogging Tools Episode) CoSchedule Edgar Further Reading As promised - here are some articles we've published on the ProBlogger blog and a podcast that I previously recorded that go deeper into some of what I covered in this episode. How to Choose Which Social Networks to be Active On How to Build An Effective Social Media Strategy for Your Blog (podcast) How to Optimize Your Social Media to Drive Traffic to Your Blog (podcast and video of how I use Edgar) How to Socialize Your Posts for Maximum Effect Publish Your Blog Post Without SEO and 1000's of Visits Will Be Forever Lost SEO Best Practices: On Page Ranking How to Repurpose Your Content and Why You Should Do It (includes links to many of the tools and sites I mentioned) You've Got Readers to Your Blog: This is How to Keep Them There How to Turn Surfers into Blog Readers by Building a Sticky Blog (podcast) How to Extend Your Ideas with Future Blog Posts Full Transcript Expand to view full transcript Compress to smaller transcript view Darren: Hi there and welcome to episode 92 of the ProBlogger Podcast, where today, I want to talk about what to do after you hit publish on a blog post. I had a question this way from Susan, which reads, “Darren, thank you for the podcast so far. I have a question that I hope you might have some insight on. I've been working hard on my blogging workflow after hearing your podcast about blogger’s block. I feel like my ID generation is going well and that the writing completion phases are great, but I can't help but wonder if there's more that I should be doing after I hit publish, and I wonder if you could give me some tips into what I should be doing before moving on to writing the next blog post?” This is a great question from Susan and I've got five things that I would encourage you to consider doing as you hit publish on ever...

It s a special episode of Hit Publish featuring an interview with Joe Pulizzi, founder of The Content Marketing Institute and author of Content Inc. He gives you practical advice for attracting and building an audience around your business in 2016. Best of all, it might surprise you to discover that what you really need to... Listen to episode

It s the last Hit Publish episode for 2015 so what better time to look back at all you ve done and set yourself up for success in 2016 by doing a content audit. And we ll be having mince pies, games and merriment as I throw a little party. Do say you ll join us! Today is a... Listen to episode

Do you know which emotions will get your reader’s attention and pull them into your content? If not, how do you pin them down? And then once you ve identified them, what do you do with them? All will be revealed in today s Hit Publish. Targeting your customer s emotions in your content is a key content... Listen to episode

If you don t have a system in place for promoting your content, you re really missing out. Fortunately, I ve got you covered … Today we re going beyond hitting the publish button. You ve taken your time to research, write and publish high-quality content your audience is going to love. The mistake you don t want to make is... Listen to episode

Prolific, bestselling, multi-genre author Hugh Howey took me on a walk through the writer’s process. Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! Mr. Howey is the well-known author of Wool, and his self-published dystopian “Silo Series,” that has sold over two million copies worldwide. His books have been optioned for film and TV by well-known Hollywood director Ridley Scott and Heroes creator Tim Kring respectively. He has been a fierce advocate for self-publishing authors and even inked a rare print-only contract with major publishers to retain the electronic rights to his early works. Hugh is a tireless proponent for the pure craft of writing, and he has built an intensely loyal following. As he prepares to sail around the globe on his catamaran, Hugh took a time out from his busy schedule to talk with me on a short walk. In this file Hugh Howey and I discuss: The Importance of Starting Each Day the Right Way Why You Need to Learn to Hit Publish from Anywhere How to Alleviate Your Natural Self-Doubts Why Writing is Like Exercise How Writers Can Fine Tune Their Creativity Where the True Magic of Writing Springs From Why You Should Be a Tourist in Your Own Town Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes Hugh Howey on Amazon The Five Tibetans HughHowey.com Hugh Howey on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter The Transcript How Bestselling Author Hugh Howey Writes Voiceover: Rainmaker.FM is brought to you by The Showrunner Podcasting Course, your step-by-step guide to developing, launching, and running a remarkable show. Registration for the course is open August 3rd through the 14th, 2015. Go to ShowrunnerCourse.com to learn more. Kelton Reid: These are The Writer Files, a tour of the habits, habitats, and brains of working writers, from online content creators to fictionists, journalists, entrepreneurs, and beyond. I’m your host, Kelton Reid: writer, podcaster, and mediaphile. Each week, we’ll find out how great writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid writer’s block. Prolific, bestselling, multi-genre author Hugh Howey took me on a walk through the writer’s process. Mr. Howey is the well-known author of Wool and his self-published dystopian “Silo Series” that has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. His books have been optioned for film and TV by well-known Hollywood director Ridley Scott and Heroes creator Tim Kring, respectively. He’s been a fierce advocate for self-publishing authors and even inked a rare print-only contract with major publishers to retain the electronic rights of his early works. He’s a tireless proponent for the pure craft of writing, and he’s built an intensely loyal following. As he prepares to sail around the globe on his catamaran, he took time out from his busy schedule to talk with me on a short walk. In this file, Huge Howey and I discuss the importance of starting each day the right way, why you need to learn to hit publish from anywhere, how to alleviate your natural self-doubts as a writer, how writers can fine-tune their creativity, where the true magic of writing springs from, and why you should be a tourist in your own town. If you enjoy The Writer Files podcast, please do me a favor and leave a rating or a review in iTunes to help other writers find us. Thanks for listening. Hugh Howey, thank you so much for joining me back on The Writer Files to update your file. Hugh Howey: Hey, it’s good to be back, man. Kelton Reid: So for listeners who may not be familiar with you and your story, who are you, and what is your area of expertise as a writer? Hugh Howey: That’s a good question. Who am I? That could be a couple hours there, and I don’t even know if I’d have an answer. People think of me as a writer, but that’s the last six years of my life. Before that I was a vagabond, a sailor and lived on the water, and spent 10 years as a yacht captain. So that’s kind of who I am. I’ve been an avid reader my whole life, always wanted to write a novel. When I finally finished a book, I got hooked on that and started writing a lot, and my seventh work, Wool, took off and allowed me to write full time. I did that for the last six years or so. I’m going to continue writing, but now, I’m moving back onto a boat to get back to my roots, which is traveling the world by water. Kelton Reid: It’s an amazing story, honestly. You’re a prolific author. You’ve got your hands in a lot of different genres as well. Where can we find your writing for starters? Hugh Howey: The best place is Amazon. I’ve put everything in Kindle Unlimited because I do write a lot, and I like for people who are paying the $9.99 a month or whatever its costs to get to read everything without paying another penny. I do publish a lot, so it works out for me. Also, major bookstores carry Wool usually, or you can get any of my books in. My website s a great just to see what’s available. It’s just HughHowey.com. Kelton Reid: What are you presently working on? Hugh Howey: I’m bouncing back and forth between a fiction series called Beacon 23 and a nonfiction series that’s kind of self-help and travel log called Wayfinding. The Beacon 23 series, it’s weird. It’s another one of those short stories like Wool that took off. I’m telling this story in discrete parts. Each one has its own arc. Kind of like a season of TV, each episode tells a story, and people are eating them up at 99 cents each. And Warren Ellis, who I love to death, a graphic novelist and author, has become a fan of the series, and my film agent’s getting calls about the film rights. So it’s having a very similar trajectory that Wool had, which is kind of weird for lightning to strike twice like this. Kelton Reid: That’s amazing, and your sci-fi series, The “Silo Series,” is amazing. That’s the one that Wool kind of kicked off, right? And now Sand, the dystopian sci-fi novel that you wrote, is actually being adapted, is that right? Did I read that correctly? Hugh Howey: Yeah. It got picked up by Imperative. They re the team behind the relaunch of the Heroes TV show, “Heroes Reborn,” and I just met with them at Comic-Con and got to spend a couple days hanging out with them. Just a great group of people. I’m flattered when someone options something for film, but Wool has been with Ridley Scott for a couple years. They’ve written screenplays for that. It’s just really flattering. But however excited people are and they say they really want to make something, I don’t get my hopes up. I don’t assume that anything is going to go into production. I’d rather be surprised when it does than sit there and think about it and hound my agent for updates. It’s just better for me to keep writing. Kelton Reid: Absolutely. So let’s talk about writing and your productivity a little bit. How much time per day would you say you’re reading or doing research for projects? The Importance of Starting Each Day the Right Way Hugh Howey: Research, I don’t do direct. My research is very indirect. I read because I want to learn. I’ve been like that my whole life. I mentioned when I read nonfiction, I read veraciously. So all of what I read ends up getting distilled, mixed up, and then ends up in my writing. So even though I mostly write fiction, I want to write about the human condition and satirize popular culture and things like that. That comes from all my nonfiction reading. Probably two or three hours a day I spend reading, and some days, I can have an eight-hour day of just reading. The same thing with writing. I generally try to do two or three hours a day of writing, and sometimes I’ll have an eight-, 10-, or 12-hour day of writing where I pound out 5,000, 7,000 words in a day. Kelton Reid: Before you get into a writing session, do you have any pre-game rituals or practices? Hugh Howey: Yeah, but I don’t know if it has anything to do with the writing. I just live a healthy lifestyle. When I get up in the morning, I have a healthy breakfast of some yogurt with some raisins in it. Then I try to do the same thing every day, so I’m not having to make decisions. I’m not taxing my brain. It’s the same reason I think that I wear the same T-shirt and cargo shorts every single day and flip-flops. I do an exercise routine called The Five Tibetans, which is like yoga. It wakes me up better than a cup of coffee. It only takes about 10 minutes, and it really keeps you in shape. Then I open my laptop and start into whatever story I’m in progress. Kelton Reid: Nice. Do you have a most productive time of day and/or locale for getting into a session? Hugh Howey: Yeah, the morning for me. I’m most creative in the morning, but it’s also a matter of getting a lot of work done before I start checking email and get distracted with the business of writing. That doesn’t just come from self-publishing. I’ve published with traditional publishers as well. Having success as a writer means doing a lot of non-writing activities, supplemental stuff. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Do you have a favorite place to write? Why You Need to Learn to Hit Publish from Anywhere Hugh Howey: No. I can write anywhere. Yesterday, I’m at a family reunion, and I’m sitting at a table with a lot of conversations, a lot going on. I wrap up a work and hit publish and published right there from a dining room table. I’ve published while up on a panel. Right before the panel started, I was putting the finishing touches on a piece. They were doing introductions, and I’m hitting publish under the table. Sitting on curbs, waiting on taxis, on a book tour — Sand, that entire novel I wrote while in Europe on book tour. I wrote that book across nine different countries without a word of that rough draft written in the U.S. That’s the dedication you have to have. You can’t have an excuse. “Well, I’m traveling today, so I’m not going to write,” or “I’m doing this today, so it’s okay if I don’t write today.” My attitude is, if you take a day off, you’re giving yourself an excuse to two, or three, or four days off. Kelton Reid: Yeah. So as a world traveler, are you a writer who can stick on headphones? Do you like to listen to music while you write, or do you prefer silence or white noise? How to Alleviate Your Natural Self-Doubts Hugh Howey: I prefer silence or white noise, even crowds like cafes or airports, but I just posted on my website a few songs that I like to listen to when I’m having natural self-doubts that come from being creative. They’re very heavy-hitting songs just to fire you up and get the adrenaline going. So sometimes I use music to motivate me to have a powerful writing session, but I don’t like to listen to music while I’m writing. Kelton Reid: Got it. I think I already know the answer to this next one, but do you believe in writer’s block? Hugh Howey: I don’t. What I believe is that our writing varies in quality depending on what we’ve consumed, our chemical state, what’s going on in our life, how distracted we are, things that we’re anticipating might happen, how well the last writing session went. All of those things increase or decrease our expectation for how good our writing is going to be if we started clicking our keyboard. Sometimes we get into a mindset where we know we’re going to write crap, so we’d rather sit there and not write anything. I think we have to embrace the fact that we’re going to write poorly at times. When we feel that hesitation and that lack of confidence, that should motivate us to really pour the words out, prime the pump, get back to the good stuff, and trust the editing process. Kelton Reid: Absolutely. Are you still working on a MacBook Air? Hugh Howey: Yeah, I prefer the Air. I might be switching to this new Dell laptop they ve got out, which is a smaller form factor. I’ve not been too overwhelmed with the updates to the Mac OS. I’ve played with Windows 10. I kind of liked that, so I might be switching. Kelton Reid: Interesting. So what software do you use most for your writing? Hugh Howey: I usually use Microsoft Word. Kelton Reid: Do you have any organizational hacks since you’re constantly on the move? Hugh Howey: Not really. Organizational hacks. No, I’m sloppy. I have a Word document that I’ll keep open for notes, and I just kind of pile in notes for a series in there. It’s ugly, but it works for me. I’ve used it to write book series with 400,000 plus words across them — a lot of foreshadowing and a lot of plot points and characters — and somehow it all works. I’ve tried using Scrivener and stuff that have those tools built in, but I find myself playing with the tools instead of writing. I’ve never gotten over the learning curve for those things to be useful to me. Kelton Reid: Do you have any best practices for beating procrastination? Why Writing Is Like Exercise Hugh Howey: Yeah. Sit down, and it’s like exercise. There’s so many reasons to not get down on the floor and do push-ups. Your body does not want to be taxed. It doesn’t want to feel that. As soon as you feel it, you have to say, “I’m not going to let that control me. I’m going to choose what I’m going to do with my life and not let my inherent laziness, my desire to conserve calories, or whatever is going on in our bodies that makes us want to curl up in a ball and not attack the task before us.” Open up the document, turn off the Internet, and start writing. If you’re not sure what happens next in the story, skip to the part of the story that you know is going to happen. Start writing there. Just start writing about your character, or if you know the next scene takes place in a bar, just describe the bar. You’re going to delete every bit of that, but describe every facet of that bar — what the jukebox looks like, what the street noise is, every weird detail that aren’t going to end up in your story. As soon as you start doing that, you’re going to find that you’re able to get back into the flow of the plot. Kelton Reid: Very nice. My final question on workflow stuff is how do you unplug at the end of a long day? Hugh Howey: My favorite thing is to get by the water or on the water. Go to the beach. If I can have a nice meal looking out over the water, if I can go for a swim or take a paddle board out, anything like that energizes me. Just chill out with a book and read. Kelton Reid: Just a quick pause to mention that The Writer Files is brought to you by the Rainmaker Platform, the complete website solution for content marketers and online entrepreneurs. Find out more and take a free 14-day test drive at Rainmaker.FM/Platform. So let’s talk about creativity. How do you define creativity in your own words? How Writers Can Fine Tune Their Creativity Hugh Howey: I think creativity is not so much as creating something that’s never been done before. It’s the free expression of a combination of things that we’ve absorbed from elsewhere. To be absolutely creative is almost to be avant-garde, to do stuff that’s almost absurd. There’s some value in that, absurdity for the sake of complete newness or shock value. For me, true creativity is seeing the individual human like a filter, like a coffee filter. You push all this stuff through: popular culture, life experiences, upbringing, genetic makeup. What drips out is the way they distill all that knowledge and all those experiences. It’s different for every person, and people are creative in ways they don’t even appreciate. The way they approach their work, they might think that’s not creativity. There are things that they do in their workflow, how they organize their desk space, or how they organize their day — I see those as expressions of creativity. I think everyone is creative in some ways, and we need to figure out what ways we enjoy being creative and do more of it. It gets us in tune with ourselves. Kelton Reid: When do you feel the most creative? Hugh Howey: After I’ve written something. So when I’m writing, I tend to feel like it’s kind of garbage, but when I’m done with the writing session, I go back and read some stuff. Or I’m revising. That’s when I feel like I don’t completely hate what I’ve just done. Kelton Reid: Do you have a creative muse at the moment? Hugh Howey: Not really. I’m going through a lot of change in my life right now, and some of it is very stressful. It’s sad that that’s inspiration, but the best stuff I’ve ever written has been dealing with huge losses of my life. I’m generally an upbeat, perfectly happy, even-keel person, but the best stuff I’ve ever written is when I’ve lost people in my life or lost a beloved pet. I guess that the tortured artist cliché, there’s something to that because you tap into an emotional well that’s difficult to tap into when you’re just content and happy. Kelton Reid: In your own words, what do you think makes a writer truly great? Where the True Magic of Writing Springs From Hugh Howey: Having read a lot. Actually before having read a lot, I would say having lived and experienced a lot. I think you have to fill yourself with knowledge and experiences before you have something really wonderful to write. What we end up writing is kind of a greatest hits collection of our ideas, our thoughts, and our vocabulary. In order to have a greatest hits collection, you have to have a huge body of work that you absorb. It’s somewhat like photography, something I’m passionate about. The secret to photography is learning lighting and the controls of the camera and framing and all these tricks of the trade, but the magic comes from taking thousands of photos and then having an eye that recognizes the dozen in there that are truly spectacular. When we write, we have thousands of ideas, thousands of word choices, thousands of word combinations and sentence flow options, and the quality of a writer and the skill comes from knowing out of those thousands, which handful are viable options. Kelton Reid: Do you have a few favorite authors that you’re reading at the moment? Hugh Howey: I tend not to follow writers. I tend to follow subjects. Nonfiction makes it difficult to follow writers. Rick Adkins wrote a World War II Trilogy that I really liked, and I’ll read anything that Bill Bryson writes. I just read McCullough’s biography of the Wright Brothers. I’ve really enjoyed his work, but it’s rare for me to find … Stephen Pinker is a guy who, anything he writes, I’ll pick up and dabble. With nonfiction, it’s not like with a fiction author where you’re going to get a book a year. You might be likely to get one every five years. It’s hard to follow an individual author like that. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Well, I found your original writer’s file to be infinitely quotable, but do you have a favorite quote yourself? Hugh Howey: I don’t know. One that I’ve come back to time and again — and it’s so cliché, everyone uses it — but maybe there’s a reason for that. I’ll get the exact quote wrong, but I’ll paraphrase. I’m pretty sure Hemingway said it. “Writing is easy. You just sit down in front of your typewriter and bleed.” I love that because it tells me that writing was difficult for him, and it reminds me that it’s not supposed to be easy. The same thing is true of exercise, and diet, and anything worth doing in life. We should look for the things that are most difficult and then attack those things. We tend to live the path of least resistance. That’s defined to preserve calories, preserve our energy, and find ways to not tackle long-term goals and be fulfilled deeply in life. I found fulfillment through listening to my body, figuring out what it least wants to do, and then doing that thing. That quote kind of inspires me to do that. Kelton Reid: Nice. Couple fun questions for you. Do you have a favorite literary character? Hugh Howey: That’s a good question. Maybe growing up I loved The Stainless Steel Rat. That character really resonated with me. Kelton Reid: If you could choose one author from any era to sit down and have an all-expense paid dinner, who would you choose? Hugh Howey: Oh, it’d be William Shakespeare for sure. Kelton Reid: I’m always curious about this answer, but why Shakespeare? Hugh Howey: I like to tell everybody, “Hey, it was definitely William Shakespeare’s. Stop with the theories. I know for a fact it was him.” Kelton Reid: Do you have a writer’s fetish? Any good luck charms or any weird collectibles? Hugh Howey: No. All I really need is my laptop. I do feel kind of naked if I don’t have it with me. I grab it in the middle of the night to make notes. I try to carry it with me everywhere. I will say, as a reader, that I’ve upgraded my Kindle to the Kindle Voyage, and that’s such a sexy reading device. I feel I do not like not having that thing with me. With that in my pocket, I’ve got every book that I own and access to every ebook out there. I fetishize the heck out of that thing. Kelton Reid: Nice. So who or what has been your greatest teacher? Hugh Howey: Literally, Dr. Dennis Goldsbury, my English professor at the College of Charleston. I was a physics major when I had him for a prereq and loved his class so much that I made sure I had my 102 from him the next semester. Then I asked him what he was teaching the semester after that. He was the hardest teacher I’ve ever had. Getting an A from him was the most rewarding challenge in my collegiate career. I started taking all of his classes, and soon he was like, “Look, you have to be an English major to take these 4000-level classes.” I probably would’ve written something at some point in my life anyway because it’s been a dream of mine for a long time, but I wouldn’t be the writer that I am today without his guidance. Kelton Reid: Can you offer any advice to fellow writers on how to keep the ink flowing and the cursor moving? Why You Should Be a Tourist in Your Own Town Hugh Howey: Yeah. What are you doing to have novel experiences? Without that, you’re just not going to be inspired to write. Find a way to be a tourist in your hometown. Look at towns that are a short drive away, and get out on the weekend and do something. Talk to strangers. If you see an old man with a military service hat on, sit down on the bench beside him, and ask him his story. Observe the world. Carry around a notebook. Describe strangers. Describe settings. Writing is not something you do in front of your laptop. Writing is something that you do all day long, and the laptop is just the place where you dump that out. Kelton Reid: Where can fellow scribes connect with you out there? Hugh Howey: You can find me on Twitter at @HughHowey and on my website. Once I’m on the boat in another two and a half weeks, I’ll be moving onto the catamaran, and I’ll be at sea a lot. I’ll hopefully still be able to keep in touch when I’m in port, but I don’t know how much I’ll be accessible like I have been for the last five or six years. Kelton Reid: That’s really exciting. Where is your first destination? Hugh Howey: Well, I’m starting in St. Francis Bay, South Africa, and my first port of call will be Cape Town. I’ll stay there for a few weeks, and then I’m just going to spend a couple of months total in South Africa. Early October, we’ll head to St. Helena, which is in the middle of the south Atlantic and then Ascension Island, which is where Napoleon was held captive. From there, either Brazil or Barbados and then up the Caribbean chain into the Bahamas and Florida. Kelton Reid: Amazing. Well, we wish you a safe journey, and I’m sure that will spark some more really inspiring stories and writing. So best of luck to you, sir. Hugh Howey: Thanks, man. Well, if something bad happens to me, it’ll probably boost book sales just for a brief moment with any obituary or news mention. My heirs have that to look forward to. Kelton Reid: Well, I’ll knock on wood over here, and thank you so much for stopping by. Hugh Howey: All right. Thanks, man. Kelton Reid: Take care. Thanks for tuning into the show. In the words of Mr. Howey himself, you are a startup. The next great business is you. For more episodes of The Writer Files and all of the show notes or to leave us a comment or a question, drop by WriterFiles.FM. You can always chat with me on Twitter, @KeltonReid. Cheers. See you out there.

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