Hal Elrod is one of the most successful self published authors of all time. He's sold over 2 million copies of The Miracle Morning.
He's been on the podcast multiple times (episodes 13 & 48 - these were great! Check them out).
Today we talk about:
-How Tim Ferris inspired Hal to do an “Updated & Expanded” edition of his book
-Why Hal finally decided to publish with a traditional publisher (after selling 2M+ copies self published)
-The differences in royalty rates between self publishing & traditional publishing
-S.A.V.E.R.S. - the secret sauce to The Miracle Morning
-The differences between writing a book from scratch vs. writing an updated version
We also talk about:
-How Hal made sure he didn’t screw up the new version of the book
-Cutting 10,000 - 15,000 words from your manuscript at the end…how you can do it if you need to
-The top 2-3 things Hal is doing to launch the book
Hal is one of the most inspiring people I know. This was another great episode with him! Give it a listen and check out the new version of The Miracle Morning.
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Must-watch episodes:
240: “The Empowered Woman” + Writing A Collaboration Book / Anthology with Marta Spirk
SPS 238: Booking More Speaking Gigs, $40k Keynote Fees, And Bulk Book Sales with Cameron Herold
SPS 237: Rise Of The Reader & How To Market Bestselling Books with Nick Hutchison
SPS 236: Startup Santa: From Toymaker & Inventor To Author with Brad Pedersen
SPS 235: $80k/year In Royalties For 6 Years From One Book…How This Teacher Did It with Rob Plevin
SPS 234: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Unleashing the Power of Authorship
SPS 233: Be Seen: Discovering Your Voice & Booking Speaking Gigs Grow Your Brand with Jen Gottlieb
SPS 232 How I Sold 25,000+ Copies Of My Children’s Book with Delanda Coleman
SPS 231 How To Get Famous & Sell More Books By Getting On TV with Clint Author
SPS 230 Using AI / ChatGPT To Write & Publish Your Book with Jonathan Green
SPS 229 Grow An App Using A Book And Teaching Kids About Money with Scott Donnell
SPS 228 Post Pardon Me: Writing A Book About Postpartum And Other Difficult Life Experiences with Suzanne Yatim Aslam
SPS: 227 Marketing Secrets, Affiliate Book Launches, And Gorgeous Book Funnels with Julie Chenell
SPS226: The Journey To 110,000 Copies Sold & Relaunching Your Book…How I Did It with Sean Cannell
SPS 225: Why Affirmations Don’t Work & How To Use Afformations Instead with Noah St. John
SPS 224: The Engineer Approach To Millions Of Copies Sold with Todd Sattersten
SPS 223: The 2 Week Vacation Test & Scaling From 6 To 7 Figures with Austin Netzley
SP 222: How To Host An Epic Book Launch Party with Nick Gray (The 2 Hour Cocktail Party)
SPS 221: Mastering Marketing, Book Promotion and Hypnautic Writing with Dr. Joe Vitale
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