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:
SPS 144: Start Writing Your Book TODAY with Morgan Gist MacDonald
SPS 143: How To Sell Books As A Podcaster & Speaker with Ryan Hawk (The Learning Leader)
SPS 142: How To Land A TEDx Talk As An Author with Corey Poirier
SPS 141: Creating A Genre, Writing Interesting Books, And The Craziest Marketing Ideas You’ve Ever Heard with AJ Jacobs
SPS 140: Everything Is Figureoutable & How To Be A Time Genius While Writing Your Book with Marie Forleo
SPS 139: From The Hood To Doing Good with Johnny Wimbrey (The Millionaire Author Mindset)
SPS 138: Changing Culture & Representation Through Children’s Books with Dr. Thomishia Booker
SPS 137: Launch Week Recap- Results & Lessons Learned From Launching My Newest Book
SPS 136: BEHIND THE SCENES: How I'm Launching My New Book - And How To Get A Copy with Chandler Bolt
SPS 135: What I Learned Writing The Second Edition & Preparing To Relaunch My Book "Published." with Chandler Bolt
SPS 134: The Secret To Writing A Quality Memoir That Changes Lives with Lianne Saffer
SPS 133: How I Write Screenplays & Books While Training For Marathons with Bo Eason (former NFL Standout)
SPS 132: From Blogger To New York Times Bestseller with Matt Kepnes (aka. Nomadic Matt)
SPS 131: Get Different With Your Book Marketing: How To Market In A Way That Stands Out with Mike Michalowicz
SPS 130: How to Re-Launch Your Book The Product Launch Formula Way with Jeff Walker
SPS 129: How I Self Published My Way To 1M+ Copies Sold And $10M+ In Business From My Book with Michael Bungay Stanier
SPS 128: How I Sold 1,000,000+ Copies Of My Book Through An Informercial with Anthony Morrison
SPS 127: Traditional vs. Self Publishing: Dropping The Mic On Which You Should Choose with Ruth Soukup (And How I Sold 500,000 Copies Of My Self Published Book)
SPS 126: How To Turn Your Nonfiction Book Into A Children’s Book (Advanced Publishing & Fulfillment Strategies) with Ellaine Ursuy
SPS 125: Live Your Message: Writing A Book That Readers Actually Implement & Turning Your Book Into An Online Course with Marisa Murgatroyd
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