Podcast appearances and mentions of nick stephenson

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Nick Stephenson is a USA Today Bestselling Author, course creator, and software company co-founder. Learn how to create and launch your own digital course at Create Awesome Online Courses. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. It's addictive to see people take material that you've presented, use it, adapt it to their own circumstances, and get great results with it. 2. Plan out what the end goal is for your students: where do they need to get to, what does their life look like when they have succeeded, where are they now, and what are the steps in between. 3. To launch anything, you need to have an online presence. And you have to have a marketing plan in place. Sponsors The Speaker Lab - Want to learn how to get booked and paid to speak. Go to EOFire.com/speaker to grab your spot for our LIVE training on May 28th, and learn how to get booked and paid to speak. Northwest Registered Agent - Protect your privacy, build your brand, and set up your business in just 10 clicks in 10 minutes. Visit NorthwestRegisteredAgent.com/fire and start building something amazing.

In this Self-Publishing Conference Highlight, Nick Stephenson discusses how to write emails that sell books.  Nick will breakdown the four essential elements of every successful marketing email, including how to come up with topics and ideas (even if you have no idea what to write about), the "missing link" to launch campaigns that can double your sales, and how to integrate your sales message in a fun and interesting way without being "pushy." By the end of this session, you will: have an actionable framework to make email marketing and book launches fun for you and your readers. be able to craft effective sales emails in 30 minutes or less - even if you're a complete beginner. This is a post from SelfPubCon (The Self-Publishing Advice Conference), an online author event, run free twice-yearly, in association with the Alliance of Independent Authors. Find more author advice, tips and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center: https://selfpublishingadvice.org, with a huge archive of nearly 2,000 blog posts, and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. And, if you haven't already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. You can do that at http://allianceindependentauthors.org.

Nick Stephenson is a USA Today Bestselling Author, course creator, and software company co-founder. Learn how to create and launch your own digital course at Create Awesome Online Courses. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. It's addictive to see people taking material that you presented, using it, adapting it to their own circumstances, and get great results with it. 2. Plan out what the end goal is for your students, where do they need to get to, what does their life look like when they have succeeded, where are they now, and what are the steps in between. 3. To launch anything, you need to have an online presence, you're going to have websites that setup in the right way to get you what you want. You got to have a marketing plan in place. Get a FREE 80-minute workshop about Facebook Ads Mastery - Facebook Ads Mastery Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn more about how a HubSpot CRM platform can help build, maintain, and grow your customer relationships at HubSpot.com!

Nick Stephenson is a USA Today Bestselling Author, course creator, and software company co-founder. Learn how to create and launch your own digital course at Create Awesome Online Courses. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. It's addictive to see people taking material that you presented, using it, adapting it to their own circumstances, and get great results with it. 2. Plan out what the end goal is for your students, where do they need to get to, what does their life look like when they have succeeded, where are they now, and what are the steps in between. 3. To launch anything, you need to have an online presence, you're going to have websites that setup in the right way to get you what you want. You got to have a marketing plan in place. Get a FREE 80-minute workshop about Facebook Ads Mastery - Facebook Ads Mastery Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn more about how a HubSpot CRM platform can help build, maintain, and grow your customer relationships at HubSpot.com!

Episode 13: Debunking Author MythsThere are several, common myths about writing for a living. Today we discuss and debunk the myths. This week's question is: What lies are holding you back from writing? Please share. Links:https://www.writingpursuits.com/captivate-podcast/1/WritingPursuits.com (WritingPursuits.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writingpursuitspodcast/ (@WritingPursuitsPodcast) https://theauthorlife.com/editing/ (Three Story Method Certified Editor) What does that mean? https://www.kathresemckee.com (KathreseMcKee.com) https://www.mailerlite.com/invite/d2a1630e54ad5 (Mailerlite (affiliate link)) Other Links:https://www.blog.yourfirst10kreaders.com/ (Nick Stephenson, Your First 10,000 Readers) https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ (Kevin Kelly's article: “1,000 True Fans”) Mentioned in this episode: Get Your First Chapter Rubric at FirstChapterRubric.com Is your first chapter ready? Be confident! What if you had a resource to help you figure out the strengths and weaknesses of your first chapter? An objective, informative rubric to go by? If your first chapter doesn't work, then you have probably lost a customer for life. Or a chance to sign an agent or get a publishing contract. Don't leave things to chance. This rubric will help you identify the problem areas in your first chapter and figure out how to fix them. Be ready for queries. Be ready for readers. Get the results you dream about. Go to FirstChapterRubric.com.

#358: Author Nick Stephenson unpacks the blueprints he uses to create a sustainable business through evergreen funnels. Plus, he'll share tactics for selling books on Amazon and creating a raving fanbase as a writer. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session358

Every author needs a mailing list. But where do you start on building one? When you should start one? What should you focus on when building a list? How often should you send broadcasts? And of course, what do you send to your list? J. and Zach tackle all those questions and more on this episode.Get exclusive bonus content by supporting The Career Author Podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thecareerauthorThanks to our newest Patrons: Thomas BoyerLet J. check the first chapter of your book and help make it stronger for your reader! Check out the details at https://theauthorlife.com/editing/Want to have Zach analyze your book's Amazon product page? Get the details at https://theauthorlife.com/zachLinks:Sign up for Aweber - https://jthorn.aweber.com/Reader Magnets by Nick Stephenson - https://books2read.com/readermagnetsThe Career Author - http://www.thecareerauthor.comPatreon - http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthorMolten Universe Media - http://www.moltenuniversemedia.comRock Apocalypse 2019 - http://www.rockapoc.comSell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s episode, I ramble on about Pokémon Go, before diving into writing advice and why I think it sucks. Then after trying to convince you that writing advice sucks, I then to proceed to give you some writing advice, which sucks. Guess I should have thought that more through… Oh well. Here are the people I mention at the end of the show who helped me in my writing journey. Nick Stephenson yourfirst10kreaders.com David Gaughran davidgaughran.com Sterling and Stone sterlingandstone.net Joanna Penn TheCreativePenn.com Film Riot filmriot.com Skip to the 14:00 mark for the writing advice.

This episode of Harper Bliss & Her Mrs is all about having a bad week and how to get over it.   We got edits back for the co-written royal romance this week, and Harper did some mailing list hygiene work, in view of the GDPR. Helpful resources for writers are this episode of The Creative Penn, this workshop by Nick Stephenson and this episode of The Self-Publishing Formula. We binge-watched a new Netflix show called Safe, even though it's really not very good. But we profess our love for Graham Norton and his weekly talk-show. Then we discussed our bad week, what happened and what we'll try to do to have a better next week. Tune in again next week for a new episode of Harper Bliss & Her Mrs.   Get in touch with us with your questions, comments or suggested topics at harperblissandhermrs@gmail.com.  For more on Harper Bliss visit www.harperbliss.com To get a weekly newsletter with discounted lesbian books sign up HERE.

On this week's episode, my guest is Nick Stephenson. As an English and Law student-turned-bestselling author and coach, Nick correctly states early on in our discussion that "Author" isn't a career option when one attends university!Nevertheless, having written multiple bestselling books, Nick has generated a huge following as well as an amazing list of tips and lessons-learned for authors wanting to grow their email lists with engaged fans as well as build a website that works for them.YOU WILL DISCOVER:Nick's #1 Rule when it comes to building a truly effective long-term reader listHow Nick's book sales enabled him to quit his day job -- and he began coaching other authors who wanted to grow the way he didThe value (and requirement) of experimentation with author marketingNick's belief in the existence of Author Marketing Hell -- and HOW TO GET OUT OF IT!The ONE question to ask yourself to determine whether a tool/activity is worth your time and/or financial investmentHow Nick and David Siteman Garland put together their incredible website template for authors -- that's making the attraction of new readers almost too easy for many of its usersNick's thoughts on how to determine how often to email your readersWhat to completely ignore when it comes to "email marketing wisdom"WHERE YOU CAN FOLLOW NICK:www.LeopoldBlake.com (author website)Blog.YourFirst10KReaders.comThree Part Video Training (email list-building trainings; referral link)Author Cats - Author Website Template (referral link)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/authors-creators-visionaries-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is a solo one where Mark shares the 5 Ways mentioned in the title, and then goes on to reflect how the chat with T S Paul in the previous episode, combined with the concept of FREE helped inspire a new project that he is launching in April. The Terrible Tongue Twister in this episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. Click here to learn more about Findaway Voices. The tongue twister this week is introduced by a terrible spoof that Mark does of the Dire Straits song "Twisted by the Pool" modified to "Twisting by the Fool."   FIVE WAYS TO USE FREE TO BUILD YOUR AUTHOR PLATFORM 1) To Get People Hooked on a Series Mark quotes from studies done at Kobo on how the first book in a series set to free can result in new readers and boosted sales for an author. 2) To Get People to Sign up to Your Author Newsletter Authors such as Mark Dawson and Nick Stephenson have not only perfected this craft, but they have also shared great free information on how to do this and also offer courses that include in-depth training. 3) To Get Readers / Reviews Free giveaways are something used in order to get reviews of a person's book. There's a great article at Written Word Media on how to get book reviews on Amazon 4) To Get Feedback / Engage with Readers Sometimes selling isn't the main goal. Sometimes a writer is looking to get feedback or merely have someone read their work. Platforms like Blogger or Wordpress, where authors can post their work and let people read it for free fit here. Also, places like Wattpad Mark share his own experience of using Wattpad to share the first draft of a novel, and how that led to a very positive experience. 5) Limited Time offers of FREE to drive returning traffic Mark talks about how author Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a weekly Free Fiction Mondays, as well as an interesting story of how she, unknowingly, made life easier for a reader fan. He talks about M L Buchman and his monthly free "Ides of Matt" offering. And then he mentions how T S Paul (from Episode 13) uses a 24 hour monthly free short story offering.   Mark then shares how the concept of free, inspired by the three authors mentioned immediately above, combined with the element of making something a habit with regularly returning visitors and some of his own previous experiments and successes, led to the creation of new project he is launching in April.   Mark shares how his involvement in a weekly blogging meme called Half-Nekkid Thursdays led to the creation of an HNT Darth Tater SPUD WARS storyline that he rolled out over a few months and which drew a strong following and actively engaged audience. He then shares how he adapted two short stories into a story that was rolled out in real time over 9 months via a blog from the main character's point of view. That also attracted readers from around the world as well as highly engaged reader interaction. Entitled, I, DEATH, the blog was then re-adapted into a novel that was published in 2014.   That all led to Mark's desire to want to do something like that again, and shares how he had been listening to Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing Formula Podcast where James interviewed Cecelia Mecca about engaging with your readers using Facebook Live. This is something Mark had been playing with for the past year or so and enjoyed the process as well as the engagement and feedback from it. So he adapted the three elements, all related to previous success: 1) Offering reading for free 2) Engaging with readers 3) Facebook Live videos Into FREE FRIDAY FRIGHTS #freefridayfrights which he'll be starting next Friday - Friday April 6, 2018 and rolling out weekly via www.markleslie.ca/freefridayfrights a free piece of writing (alternating between fiction and non-fiction) that will be available for 24 hours. But also, on that Friday, since different readers consume differently, he'll do a Facebook Live video of either a reading of the fiction then talking about it and answering questions, OR talking about the non-fiction article answering questions.   Mark thanks listeners and reminds them of three ways to support the show: 1) Via Patreon (with bonus content available) 2) By Leaving a review of the show on the podcatcher of your choice 3) By sharing the podcast with a friend who would benefit from it    

Grow you email list, network and promote your books, is the advice that prolific romance author, Tracey Pedersen, shares with us today and she makes it sound so easy. But listen a little closer and you’ll learn the real secret. Bum on chair and write. Tracey is dedicated to her craft and she’s learnt everything she knows along the way. She calls it taking action through a constant stream of baby steps. Her romantic comedy, Married This Year, is the first in a new series and is proving to be her most popular book yet. She has grown her email list from a few hundred to over 16,000 by following Nick Stephenson’s advice in Your First 10,000 Customers and she has carried out joint promotions with other authors from Stephenson’s Dream Team Network. I’ve bought the first, and joined the latter but Tracey’s done the hard slog, written sixteen books and counting, and has worked her way through Mark’s course with determination. She attended 20 Books to $50K in Las Vegas last November, and is currently taking part in a Million Word in a Year challenge. As she says, it’s only 3000 words a day, which doesn’t sound nearly as daunting, does it? Tracey should know. She’s given up her day job and is living comfortably off her Indie income. Freedom, it seems, is just another word for bum on chair and doing the hard yards. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I’ve joined Tracey and her million word challenge. Small steps, you said Trace? You can find out more about Tracey and her success story http://traceypedersen.com/ (here.) And there’s a great article she wrote for Mark’s blog where she gives the rest of us a gentle nudge in the right direction. You can find the article http://www.blog.yourfirst10kreaders.com/book-promotion-success-stories-taking-action/ (here.) This week’s episode is sponsored by 30 Days to Better Writing Habits. You can join me daily at 9.00am over at my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/writerontheroad/ (here) or sign up for my newsletter and receive a free copy of The Voices in Your Head Writing Guidelines.

On this episode of The Career Author Podcast, Zach and J. discuss the announcement that Kobo and Wal-Mart have joined forces, Harper Collins releasing audiobooks on vinyl, and how to build a mailing list and provide more value with reader magnets.Special thanks to our newest Patrons: Melissa Corbett, Eliza Peake, Lon Varnadore, Ariel Teague, Rich F. Kacy, and Jon Howard.Get exclusive bonus content by supporting The Career Author Podcast on Patreon at www.thecareerauthor.comNews Links:Kobo Announces Partnership with Wal-Mart - https://kobowritinglife.com/2018/01/26/kobo-announces-partnership-with-walmart/HarperAudio Goes Retro with Vinyl Audiobook Series - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/75843-harperaudio-goes-retro-with-new-vinyl-audiobook-series.htmlOther Links:Dark Shadows: Vampires of Ghosts of New Orleans (An Authors on a Train Anthology) - http://books2read.com/darkshadows01Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.comSell More Books Show Summit - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summitReader Magnets: Build Your Author Platform and Sell More Books by Nick Stephenson - http://books2read.com/readermagnetsThe Petal to the Metal Podcast - http://www.thepetaltothemetal.com The Other Stories Podcast - http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcasts/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, I am talking with Nick Stephenson. Nick is a bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction. Plus, he teaches new authors how to find their first 10,000 readers. Nick is a good friend of mine, and when we talk we geek out on things like marketing and audience building. We are always on Skype sharing our best stuff with each other. So I thought I should have him on the show to share these things that he does so well. Nick tells the story of how he never intended to be writer, but he knew he wanted to do something creative on his own terms. When Kindle books and self-publishing came along he thought it was a great opportunity to write a book. Even though his first book didn’t start out selling a lot, he was so encouraged that he wrote more books and even started teaching others to do the same. Nick says that if he can do it anyone can, and he shares a lot of amazing information today.   You can find Nick here: Your First 10,000 Readers Nick Stephenson’s Books Nick Stephenson on Facebook Nick Stephenson on Twitter @Nick_Stephenson   Show Notes [01:42] Nick shares how he got started. Nick always wanted to do something creative on his own. Self-publishing on Amazon came along at the perfect time for Nick. The thought of writing for a living sounded really interesting to Nick. [03:48] How Kindle books allow people to control their own output and the amount of work they do. [04:22] The first month Nicks first book sold $200.00 then $500.00 the second month and then it trailed off. He was still so excited that strangers were buying his book. That he was inspired to write 5 more and then he started teaching authors how to write and market their books. [05:47] How Nick built everything up from nothing. Working hard and working smart and knowing what to do next is the key. [06:16] It took two years after publishing his first book until Nick was able to make a full-time limit on things. [07:16] How important it is to have a marketing plan to actually get eyes on your books. [08:01] Nick wanted to learn marketing and started following other successful publishers and adapted their approach. There really are no new ideas. Marketing has been around for a hundred years. [10:37] It took Nick a year to figure out how to get traffic and readers. There is no shortage of readers in the world, you either have to pay for it or find it. [11:42] Being smart and working for traffic. Nick tried Twitter and Facebook and then decided to go direct to readers. The huge database strategy worked for Bookbub, so Nick decided to do the same thing and build a list. [12:56] When Nick's focus was building an email list he realized he could send out an email and sell books. [14:29] He started putting an email signup in his books. You have to give something to people in return for an email. His reader magnet was a free novella and it wasn't called a newsletter it was called a reader's group. [18:15] He also used permafree books and giveaways to grow his list and promote his books. With the direct contact, you can run a promotion anytime you want. [22:18] There were ups and downs, but the overall trend was upward. [23:22] He uses a permafree book and cycles through free book promotions with his other books. [24:05] He also did free promotions on Kobo and Smashwords and other booksellers. [25:18] Free books are his top method. Amazon is still the biggest platform. Giveaways are another method he used. The last thing he has been doing is Facebook ads. [28:34] There is a much larger audience with fiction. Make sure you use custom audiences and tracking pixels for Facebook ads. [30:01] Nick has been having good success combining Facebook ads and book bundles. [31:16] Build up your Facebook ads slowly over time, but keep an eye on your stats. Nick uses an eye-catching image and some text. [33:21] With Facebook you can drill down the level of targeting. [34:07] People on Nick's list have read his books, so they must like thrillers which is what Nick sales. His first emails are friendly warm-up emails. Then he sends links to his books. [37:20] Nick makes a small amount with his Amazon affiliate links which also helps with tracking.[38:39] Nick learned all of the technical stuff from scratch. You can learn it on your own or find someone to do it for you or take a course. [40:26] Don't use technology as an excuse for not doing something that you want to do. [42:13] Nick and Chandler both believe in paying people to help shorten your learning curve.   Links and Resources: self-publishingschool.com Spsfreetraining.com Bookbub Your First 10,000 Readers Nick Stephenson’s Books Nick Stephenson on Facebook Nick Stephenson on Twitter @Nick_Stephenson

Visit EOFire.com for complete show notes of every Podcast episode. Nick is an Amazon & Barnes & Noble Bestselling fiction and non-fiction author. He also helps other authors, bloggers, and entrepreneurs find their first 10,000 readers. Nick published his first ebook in 2012 and has since turned his small company into a seven-figure business that has reached over one million people worldwide.

Nick Stephenson talks to James about the value in author collaboration and how even introverted authors can go about building relationships with the aim of growing their audience and widening the reach of their books.

Writer Mom Life Episode 4: Amy Maroney and Editors vs. Beta Readers vs. ARC readers   >> Get the full show notes by signing up for WML extras at www.daphnejameshuff.com/podcast   I was so excited to talk to Amy Maroney about her author journey, which is a bit different than what you usually see in the indie conversation. She’s set a 5 and 10 year plan, and it will be several years, not months, between her books. However, she is still meeting her financial goals, and has set high ones in the future that, even if she doesn’t meet them, will push her to go further than she’d have otherwise dared. Everyone’s journey is their own, and Amy is a great example of ignoring all the noise and focusing on what you want to (and can) do right now.   In the tips section, J.R. gives some ideas on how to use your skills to help others and bring in additional writing income, as well as the difference between beta and ARC readers.   After a brief moment of me gushing about Nick Stephenson’s accent, Amy and Daphne go on to talk about more serious things like: Why she’s okay with not having 1000 subscribers yet How much she’s making per month Her long-term goals Her work before writing fiction How beta reading can help you hone your skills How much writing time she gets in with 2 teenagers in the house Her slow approach that isn’t often seen in the indie world Genre impacting how fast your can publish (= historical fiction takes a long time to write. It just does) Mentors and who can be one

James P. Sumner writes a series of action thrillers about a former soldier-turned-hitman named Adrian Hell. He's worked in every type of office environment you can think of – insurance, banking, mobile phones, telesales … you name it, he's done it. In July 2013, he began work on his first novel and eventually self-published his debut thriller, True Conviction, on Amazon, where it has now been downloaded over 300,000 times. He is a member of the Crime Writers Association, and saw his fifth novel, A Necessary Kill, selected as a winner in the 2015 Kindle Scout Program, winning him a publishing contract with one of Amazon's imprints. Find Out More: Website: http://www.jamespsumner.com/ Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/James-P.-Sumner/e/B00ICL7TIK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamespsumner/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefirsthellion Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7833853.James_P_Sumner Instafreebie: https://www.instafreebie.com/discover/author/801/james_p_sumner Interview with James: http://thisiswriting.com/author-interviews-james-p-sumner-and-a-necessary-kill/ Interview Talking Points: 1) Calibre e-book software: https://calibre-ebook.com/ 2) Scivener writing software: https://paulteague.com/scrivener [My affiliate link] 3) Nick Stephenson's website: http://www.blog.yourfirst10kreaders.com/ 4) Joanna Penn's website: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ 5) Bookfunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/  [Makes it really easy to deliver free e-books to readers] 6) Instafreebie: 7) Jimmy Gibbs on Fiverr.com: https://www.fiverr.com/jimmygibbs [Jimmy designs James' covers] 8) Find out more about Mark Dawson: https://selfpublishingformula.com/ 9) The Crime Writer's Association: https://thecwa.co.uk/ 10) Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/

James P. Sumner writes a series of action thrillers about a former soldier-turned-hitman named Adrian Hell. He's worked in every type of office environment you can think of – insurance, banking, mobile phones, telesales … you name it, he's done it. In July 2013, he began work on his first novel and eventually self-published his debut thriller, True Conviction, on Amazon, where it has now been downloaded over 300,000 times. He is a member of the Crime Writers Association, and saw his fifth novel, A Necessary Kill, selected as a winner in the 2015 Kindle Scout Program, winning him a publishing contract with one of Amazon's imprints. Find Out More: Website: http://www.jamespsumner.com/ Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/James-P.-Sumner/e/B00ICL7TIK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamespsumner/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefirsthellion Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7833853.James_P_Sumner Instafreebie: https://www.instafreebie.com/discover/author/801/james_p_sumner Interview with James: http://thisiswriting.com/author-interviews-james-p-sumner-and-a-necessary-kill/ Interview Talking Points: 1) Calibre e-book software: https://calibre-ebook.com/ 2) Scivener writing software: https://paulteague.com/scrivener [My affiliate link] 3) Nick Stephenson's website: http://www.blog.yourfirst10kreaders.com/ 4) Joanna Penn's website: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ 5) Bookfunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/  [Makes it really easy to deliver free e-books to readers] 6) Instafreebie: 7) Jimmy Gibbs on Fiverr.com: https://www.fiverr.com/jimmygibbs [Jimmy designs James' covers] 8) Find out more about Mark Dawson: https://selfpublishingformula.com/ 9) The Crime Writer's Association: https://thecwa.co.uk/ 10) Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

Hear from Nick Stephenson, who is responsible for the first 'David Bowie Walking Tour of Brixton'. As a special treat he also gives us a live studio performance. A Bowie track (naturally) and an original. Then, Dan Atkins of Champagne Tours London calls in, to talk about his newest project: VIP Bus Bars 0.34 What the guys learned from last weeks episode: the Battle of the beaches  1.44 Feedback from last week  5.11 What happened this weekend 08:37 Nick Stephenson enters the studio  10:06 Nick talks about why he moved to London  10:41 Why is to so difficult to have longevity when running acoustic nights in London. Followed by the difficulty of getting venues to promote your own gigs 13:47 The David Bowie walking tour. Where the idea came from, how it got started. 17:06 Dates and times you can go to the David Bowie Walking tour and how to get tickets  17:44 Nick plays a David Bowie cover  21:05 Nicks favourite places and things to do in London  25:00 Nick plays his second song, an original track, requested but Stuart.  29:28 How to find Nick on line  31:31 Costs of the tours, and a repeat of the times (which Nick had actually already mentioned) 33:12 Nicks movements this week for live gigs - The Greyhound in Kew on Sunday - 17:30 (All Nicks upcoming gigs can be found on this link http://www.bandsintown.com/NickStephensonMusic ) 35:59 Ringing Dan Atkins from Champagne Tours London/ VIP Bus Tours 37:00 Dan talks about his business, how long they've been going 38:08 The Journey for the guests on board Champagne Tours London 40:16 How the idea came along 41:21 The importance of mentors  42:11 How to get on board, via private bookings, or an open experience on the last Friday of every month. 42:54 The new project: VIPBusBars  45:04 Dan's past life  46:40 His favourite places in London 48:46 How to find/follow/book the Bus  51:25 Shout About wrap up the show with special thanks goes to... 52:25 How to contact us  You can reach the guests here Instagram: nickstephensonmusic Facebook: nickstephensonmusic Twitter: nfstephenson Picture of Nick, taken from www.nickfstephenson.com Instagram: champagnetourslondon Facebook: champagnetourslondon Twitter: vipbusbars Shout About London Give us a Shout on #ShoutAbout Instagram:          ShoutAboutLondon Facebook:            ShoutAboutLDN Twitter:                ShoutAboutLDN Instagram:           ShoutaboutStuart Please subscribe and rate us! Want to talk about the show? Got an idea for guests? Want to promote your event? Contact us on any of the above, or: info@shoutabout.london http://ShoutAbout.London 

If someone opts in through your affiliate link, should you continue to email them? That's the question I got recently from an affiliate. Here's my answer. Gundi Gabrielle asked this recently during Nick Stephenson's affiliate launch:   "quick question though, my current optins all come from the free Reader Magnets book. Obviously, they were signed up to an auto responder. Does that auto responder include all the free videos, webinar invite, etc.?   In other words, I don’t have to contact those leads again?   In this episode, I answer Gundi's question.   LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE   Nick Stephenson's Your First 10,000 Readers affiliate program: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/f10k   ShareASale: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/shareasale   LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE  How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs:  http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100  

We're right in the middle of Nick Stephenson's affiliate launch for his awesome course, Your First 10,000 Readers. Over the past two weeks, we've learned 4 great lessons I want to share with you today. Two are for affiliates and two for affiliate managers. Listen to today's episode of The Affiliate Guy Daily to learn the lessons. And make sure to go to http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/f10k for more information on Nick's affiliate program and future launches. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE  How I Currently Make $3,874 a Week Without Creating a Single Product: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/watch Take our Affiliate Marketing Survey: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/affsurvey Ask Me a Question here: http://www.asktheaffiliateguy.com/ All our recommended affiliate programs:  http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/whatsup Your First 100 Affiliates Report: http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/first100

Nick Stephenson from xapiapps discusses the benefits of data capture in getting the most out of the learning experience.

Robert Scott-Norton writes high-octane sci-fi thrillers and is the creator of The Tombs Legacy, a universe of fiction. A lifelong fan of Stephen King and Doctor Who, it was perhaps inevitable that his work would sit somewhere between horror and sci-fi. Robert's books all take place in this same story universe – The Tombs Legacy. His debut sci-fi novel, The Face Stealer, is the first book in a series and sets up this fictional universe. A second series, set in the future, looks at Southport one hundred years from now as repercussions from The Face Stealer start to be felt. Find out more: Robert's books on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Robert-Scott-Norton/e/B00GGH0GUU Follow Robert on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7210319.Robert_Scott_Norton Follow Robert on Twitter https://twitter.com/robscottnorton Robert's LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertscottnorton/ Robert's InstaFreebie author page https://www.instafreebie.com/discover/author/3813/robert_scottnorton Talking points: 1) Terrance Dicks, Dr Who writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrance_Dicks 2) NaNoWriMo (highly recommended!) http://nanowrimo.org/ 3) Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing by Dean Wesley Smith http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/killing-the-sacred-cows-of-publishing/ 4) The Creative Penn podcast (highly recommended!) http://www.thecreativepenn.com/ 5) Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/ The Smashwords style guide https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52 6) Draft2Digital https://www.draft2digital.com/ Books2Read booking linking service https://books2read.com/ 7) Scrivener https://paulteague.com/scrivener [My affiliate link] 8) Chris Fox's 5000 Words Per Hour here [Affiliate link] 9) A Week in The Life of an Indie Author http://robertscottnorton.net/writing/a-week-in-the-life-of-an-indie-author/ 10) Time management techniques: David Allen's Getting Things Done http://gettingthingsdone.com/ Zen Habits https://zenhabits.net/ 11) Nick Stephenson's Reader Magnets http://

Ep#44: Indie Author Fringe Highlight with Joel Friedlander and Nick Stephenson. As authors, we all know the role that social media plays in our ability to connect with readers, but the most beneficial ways of establishing a 1:1 relationship with your potential customers is via your email list. Start your list building early: Between them, Joel and Nick have lots of indie author and self-publishing knowledge and expertise, and although their email marketing approaches may differ, they both agree authors need to establish their email list as soon as they start their indie author journey. This is the most crucial factor in your long term success as an author. Not only is it the ideal way to establish a direct line of communication with your readers, but it provides an opportunity to cultivate relationships, it extends your reach and exposure, and helps you raise awareness for your books (or other products). Size doesn’t matter!: When it comes to lists, size doesn’t matter. What’s important is the quality of your list, and how responsive your email contacts are to your communications. Your goal is to compel your list to act, even if it’s in their self-interest (e.g. downloading a free book). The concept of permafree is a well known way of using your book as a promotional tool, but you don’t have to give a book away to have it working on your behalf. Nick includes a large graphic at the front and back of each of his books, offering a free download to anyone who joins his list. Other topics covered: How to attract traffic to your website. Engage with your Audience. Use your Writing Skills to build your email List. Our weekly Self-Publishing Advicebroadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Indie Author Fringe Highlight  is one of four regular shows, which include an ALLi Member Q&A, a beginners' salon and an advanced self-publishing salon. Find more author advice, tips and tools at our self-publishing advice center, www.selfpublishingadvice.org. And, if you haven’t already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. You can do that at www.allianceindependentauthors.org.   If you're not familiar with our Fringe event, it's three-times a year, online conference for self-publishing authors, brought to you by the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and fringe to the major global publishing fairs; London Book Fair, BookExp, and Frankfurt Book Fair. ALLi brings together the most up-to-date self-publishing education and information available and broadcasts it to authors everywhere. Running 24 sessions over 24 continuous hours allows our members, and other authors round the globe, to attend sessions, no matter where they’re located. For more information, visit our Conference Home Page.   Now, go write and publish.

Much of the Self Publishing Formula audience is engaged in writing fiction. But there are distinct advantages to learning how to write and distribute non-fiction works. To investigate and expose these opportunities we’re starting off today with the first of a 3-part series that focuses on how to write and leverage non-fiction for the purpose […]

Alyssa & Leslie share their experiences and takeaways from attending the 2016 Smarter Artist Summit. Panelists included: Mark LeFebvre, Joanna Penn, Nick Stephenson, Julia Kent, J.A. Huss, Andre Chaperon, and James Tonn in addition to Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant, and David Wright.

Nick is an Amazon & Barnes & Noble Bestselling fiction and non-fiction author. He also helps other authors, bloggers, and entrepreneurs find their first 10,000 readers. Nick published his first ebook in 2012 and has since turned his small company into a seven-figure business that has reached over one million people worldwide.

In this episode of the DREAM. THINK. DO. podcast Nick Stephenson, from a young barrister to owning a seven-figure business, shares his strategies on how to grow your audience and boost your influence. Listen To The Podcast:          It happens to a lot of us.  You go to college to get a degree in something.  But after you graduate… you quickly realize that you don't actually want to work in THAT field for the rest of your life. But what do you do? That was Nick Stephenson's story. He went to school to be a barrister.  (Yeah… he's British.) But he realized very quickly that being a lawyer was a bad fit! There he was.  School debt.  A small family.  Single income. He didn't seem to have a lot of options. But… he decided to Dream.Think.Do. That's right.  While he worked his full time job… “barristing” (yeah… I know that's not a word), Nick started to write crime novels on the side.  It took some time but he started to understand the game and he began to build a following. Over the course of the past few years, Nick has written multiple best sellers and now has created his own seven-figure business.  And it all started with some crime novels… he completed by simply writing 1,000 words a day. In this episode, you will… Discover Nick's strategy for having a successful “side-hustle" with a 8-5 commitment Learn the strategies Nick used to grow his audience and boost his influence Learn some of Nick's strategies for winning at the Amazon game Find out why you need to treat your creative endeavor like a business and how YOU can take yours to the next level Episode Resources Workiva

We take a look back at our 18th episode. We were joined by bestselling author Nick Stephenson who chatted with us about how he grew his mailing list that was getting a couple of people subscribing a week, and the changes he made to get many more readers subscribing each day. We also asked him about his use of meta data and how that significantly increased his Amazon visibility and sales. The post Replay 006: “Building Your Mailing List & Meta Data” first appeared on Book Marketing Tools Blog.

Today my guest is Nick Stephenson. Nick was born and raised in England. He is a fiction author and novelist, writing in the mysteries and thrillers genre. His approach to writing is to hit hard, hit fast, and leave as few spelling errors as possible. We are discussing how to gain the first 10k readers and what Nick did exactly in order to make full time income from writing fiction books. Nick shares practical and simple tips, which can be replicated easily with even only one written book. Nick is also speaking at the Self-Publishing Success Summit, which is the best online summit on the topic with amazing line-up. On that summit 37 World-Changing Authors & Entrepreneurs Reveal How to Write, Market & Publish Your  First Book AND Use It To Get To 6 Figures You can get your FREE access to the Self-Publishing Success Summit here. Food for Thought The statement "The best marketing is writing your next book" is a myth. N1 focus should be getting more readers sign up to your e-mail list and building relationship with them. Offer reader magnet they can get in exchange to their e mail address: something related to your books. Set up marketing system in pace, which later will work on autopilot, so you will have time for writing. Useful Links Nick's website First 10K Readers course free videos and case study Write 2B Read Closed Facebook Group Don't miss the opportunity to join me and other Write 2B Read podcast listeners at our Facebook group.

Dauntless Writing Podcast  Episode 20: Why Amazon is Dominating for Indies There are more places out there to stick your indie published book on. But I advise sticking to Amazon when you're just starting out. Why? I'm not being sponsored by Amazon, and I don't agree with everything they're doing. But if you don't have a massive fanbase, I advise sticking to KDP. If you're wondering why most indies sell most of their books through Amazon, then this Podcast episode will tell you. This is why Amazon is dominating for indies. In this Podcast: It's all about discoverability for a starting authors; Platforms are search engines; The difference between platforms, such as iTunes, Nook and Kobo, and why they suck; Why Amazon rocks for Indies; How Amazon's uncaring attitude is working in your favor; Tips to getting discovered on Amazon, that does not work on the other platforms; Amazon needs competition for the good of us all, but the other platforms are unwilling to step up to the plate; Why the iBook store is useless; Links Great interview of Nick Stephenson on marketing on different platforms on The Creative Penn Nick's site that helps you get your first 10 000 readers The post DWP Episode 20: Why Amazon is Dominating for Indies appeared first on Dauntless Writing.

#162: My guest today, Nick Stephenson, heard David Siteman Garland talk with me about creating online courses back in Session 136. Nick took action, and by the time his product launch rolled around, he was crushing it. Just how much was he crushing it? The answer’s right there in this episode’s title—his online course for fiction writers, YourFirst10kReaders.com, launched at over $130,000. Nick’s here today to reveal just how he did that. He’ll share the tools he used and steps he took to conceptualize, develop, and launch his online course. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session162

#162: My guest today, Nick Stephenson, heard David Siteman Garland talk with me about creating online courses back in Session 136. Nick took action, and by the time his product launch rolled around, he was crushing it. Just how much was he crushing it? The answer’s right there in this episode’s title—his online course for fiction writers, YourFirst10kReaders.com, launched at over $130,000. Nick’s here today to reveal just how he did that. He’ll share the tools he used and steps he took to conceptualize, develop, and launch his online course. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session162