Podcast appearances and mentions of lee constantine

On this episode, we talk to Lee Constantine, co-founder of Publishizer, a book publishing startup and literary agency. In a must-listen discussion for all authors, we discuss his company's unique services, alternative routes for publishing, how technology can change the publishing industry and what effect COVID will have on the future of the industry.Publishizer is a book crowdfunding platform and literary agency that matches authors with publishers. Authors write proposals, readers pre-order copies, and publishers express interest to contact authors. Publishizer queries publishers based on criteria such as: book category, proposal quality, and pre-order copies milestones at the end of the campaign. The author receives a range of offers, and selects the best one..

On this episode, we talk to Lee Constantine, co-founder of Publishizer, a book publishing startup and literary agency. In a must-listen discussion for all authors, we discuss his company's unique services, alternative routes for publishing, how technology can change the publishing industry and what effect COVID will have on the future of the industry.Publishizer is a book crowdfunding platform and literary agency that matches authors with publishers. Authors write proposals, readers pre-order copies, and publishers express interest to contact authors. Publishizer queries publishers based on criteria such as: book category, proposal quality, and pre-order copies milestones at the end of the campaign. The author receives a range of offers, and selects the best one..

Did you know that my new book on influencer marketing, The Age of Influence, began as a test market on a crowdsourcing platform for authors called Publishizer? It's true! You can even see my original proposal page here: https://publishizer.com/the-business-of-influence/. Today's podcast is looking at the personal side of influence for those that want to yield more influence by becoming a published author. If it wasn't for Lee, my new book wouldn't have been written, so I hope today's episode inspires YOU! For those interested in my pre-order campaign for The Age of Influence, make sure you buy a copy of the book from this link and then send a copy of your receipt to neal@nealschaffer before 11:59 P.M. Pacific on March 16. You can find out more about the book and pre-order campaign here: https://nealschaffer.com/influencer-marketing-age-of-influence/The Age of Influence page on Amazon is here: https://nealschaffer.com/ageofinfluence

WEDNESDAY - The code of the pineapple fountain. Home projects are very different then on TV. Getting rid of stuff. College admission scandal. RRR - Big buy at Walmart. Traveling alone. Lee Constantine in studio for Charity Challenge. To The Top with Carlos - Will Smith. Open phones. Reasons for not a second date. The BOOGER BEARD. Jeff Kaufman in studio. Nerdy News. Hate to Tell You - Ryan. Monster Sports. Highest Grossing Films adjusted for inflation.

Superconductors is coming out July 2018 and I wanted share with you the two-year process that led to this book being published. I'll walk you through the development and writing process of the book up until launch, highlighting the key points along the way.  This is my first solo book, and first time working with the publishing industry, so this is just one example of how the process might work for you if you want to publish a book. Timeline: In his podcast interview, JG Francouer suggests I have enough material for a book from the Art of Adventure podcast. August, 2016 In September, 2016 I talked with Guy Vincent, founder of Publishizer, who suggested I run a book crowdfunding campaign on the Publishizer platform. Lee Constantine of Publishizer helps me create the Conductors campaign (the title was later changed to Superconductors) and book proposal. I used 99 designs to get a professional cover design to help make the project gain traction. In October, 2016 I ran the campaign and received 255 preorders for the book. Publishizer had set a target of 250 preorders - which they believed would increase the interest from publishers, and it did, even before the campaign was halfway over. I had more than 100 preorders by the end of the first day, which created lots of momentum for the campaign. To get the 255 preorders I relied on personal connections to buy 1-5 copies of the book and business to order the book in bulk as a sponsor, in exchange for rewards packages. After the campaign, the book was pitched to over 50 publishers, and 18 expressed interest in publishing the book. Publishizer acted like a book agent (they took a larger % fee from the crowdfunding than other platforms).  I would recommend any author to get an agent if they are going with the traditional publishing route - you want as much insider help as you can get, to keep things straightforward. After talking with several publishers, I decided to go with a traditional publisher, Kogan Page, to add credibility to the project and get the book into book stores around the world. The title of the book was changed to Superconductors: Revolutionize Your Career and Make Big Things Happen. In February, 2017, I signed a contract to deliver the book by the end of 2017.  I requested a small advance, as I would be purchasing copies of the book to send to the supporters of the Publishizer campaign. I was assigned an editor, and we set out a writing schedule for the book - to deliver two chapters a month, starting in April 2017. This is where things got messy for me - I outlined all the chapters and was writing each chapter a bit at a time.  By the time the first chapter was due, I had written 25% or so of each chapter. From June, 2017 forward, I was "behind schedule" for sending in complete first drafts.  I kept holding onto the chapters to make them better.  And basically even after many rounds of edits, I know they could be better still. I was probably writing about 20 hours/week until August 2017, then up to 40 hours/week until the final chapter was submitted (three months late) in February. Kogan page redesigned the cover of the book to fit more in line with their style, but also using the bold colors of the original cover design. To do additional research for Superconductors, I booked key guests onto the podcast, such as Travis Sheridan, Jeff Shapiro, and Jon Levy Each chapter went through 3 rounds of back and forth edits with the main editor and then was proofed by multiple line editors after submission. There ended up being more than 400 references for the book - podcast interviews, books, journal articles, and other publications. One time consuming part of the writing was making sure these idea were properly cited instead of just told as a truth because I knew them.  Sometimes this meant going back to try to figure out where I had learned something years before. After the book was submitted, edited,

TUESDAY 05.01.2018 May is. NSYC gets Hollywood Star. Air Guitar Nationals. RRR - Jackie Chan. Dr Butch and his wife Dana in studio. Comic Jim Norton calls the show. POKE war. Sen. Lee Constantine in studio. Favorite pens. News with Debra Roberts. Crimeline with Det. Barb. To The Top with Carlos - Movies. Monster Sports. Email

Lee Constantine has an interesting model with Publishizer: It's one part Kickstarter, one part independent publisher, and all parts making sure you can actually sell your book before you publish it. I normally don't do episodes where I just talk about a product or service, but this is special. If you are thinking about self publishing or even traditional publishing your book, check these guys out first. And no, I don't get anything from sharing this. Except for I get to be really happy if this helps you make more money (or not lose money) publishing your book.  I asked Lee about how this got started, what the downsides might be, and more about how this works. I left this interview very impressed, to say the least, and I am seriously considering using this for a future book project. 3 Steps - How Publishizer Works Submit a 1000 word proposal A book proposal explains your book to readers and publishers. Be guided step-by-step through using our book proposal template. Launch a 45 day pre-orders campaign Needless to say, more pre-orders results in more interested publishers! At 500 pre-orders, your proposal is queried to traditional publishers. Reply to interested publishers directly Interested publishers message you, and you’ll receive a range of offers. Select the best publisher for you, and claim your funds via PayPal. Connect with Publishizer Go to the Publishizer website. Look around. If you're thinking about publishing a book in the future, it is worth your time to see if this is for you.

Millennial Expert, Brad Szollose, and Napoleon Hill Foundation Certified Instructor, Tom too tall Cunningham interview Lee Constantine. Lee Constantine started in content marketing, got into journalism for a bit, owned a magazine, did lead gen for a consulting firm, and now writes for funded startups and helps unique authors get their books published. He is Head of Author Success at Publishizer, a "Kickstarter meets Tinder for publishing." When he's not trolling the net for amazing authors and topics, or ranting on Medium, you'll find him on a beach in Bali or traveling the Asia Pacific. https://publishizer.com/