The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this wide-ranging interview on the Prickly Pens Podcast, Joanna Penn talks about changing careers from IT to becoming an independent author, the early days of self-publishing and how things have changed, inspiration for fiction, generosity as the basis for a business, and how the future might look for writers. Here's one from 2008!

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this wide-ranging interview on the Prickly Pens Podcast, Joanna Penn talks about changing careers from IT to becoming an independent author, the early days of self-publishing and how things have changed, inspiration for fiction, generosity as the basis for a business, and how the future might look for writers. Here's one from 2008!

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

I love the publishing industry and the companies that enable us to sell our books to as wide an audience as possible. I’ve been selling ebooks, audiobooks, and online courses since I started online in 2008. Home page of TheCreativePenn.com in Dec 2008 from the wayback machine. Let’s be clear. Control your project scope.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 30, 2023

Why might using your face to advertise your books be a good idea? And it's really interesting because the most reliable way I've discovered to improve my Amazon sales is to just advertise my direct sales. The other thing is that you can connect directly any advertising effort to the customers that it brings in. Steve: I do.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In the intro, the author income survey [ALLi ]; publishing clauses to avoid [ Writer Unboxed ; Writer Beware ]; copyright registration for AI-assisted comic Zarya of the Dawn [ Process Mechanics ]; tips for writing with AI [ Self Publishing Show ]; my Sudowrite tutorial. My audience actually started requesting that I put a book out.

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Income Diary

JANUARY 29, 2024

The art of acquisition is not just about the purchase; it’s about potential – the potential audience, the potential growth, and the potential for profit. It provides the necessary assurance that they’re investing in a valuable asset with a proven track record of audience engagement and monthly revenue potential.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Shane Millar is the author of urban fantasy thrillers and craft guides for writers, as well as a story coach and editor. Joanna: Shane Millar is the author of urban fantasy thrillers and craft guides for writers, as well as a story coach and editor. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 27, 2023

In the intro, I mention the 6 Figure Author Podcast , The Writers Well Podcast , and Reid Hoffman's new Possible podcast. I was afraid of failure and not even making that much, plus this book falls between my existing audiences. In this episode, I share my lessons learned and tips for a successful campaign.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 20, 2023

CEO of Author Media, and this is the show for writers who want to build their platform, sell more books, and make a living writing books worth talking about. 2008, 2009 when I first started selling online, but it really has become my major focus with Shopify and Kickstarter, which I'm sure we'll also talk about, in the last year.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 14, 2023

It's interesting because so many people start with those type of companies because I guess you're on Google, and they're the ones who are advertising usually. Joanna: Yeah, I mean, that is a difficult audience. So what about things like advertising? Are you doing any paid advertising on Amazon or anything?

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

This is a guest contribution from author and freelance writer Steff Green. Jason Kottke , writer of one of the longest-running blogs on the web, states that the blog’s demise came about because the fundamental purpose of blogging was no being fulfilled with other media. Image via Flickr user Spondle.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

Ryan Holiday is a writer and media strategist. He is a prolific writer and content curator and shares so many useful resources via his Twitter account. He created Bushwalking Blog in 2008 to provide detailed reports of his hikes. Neil has taken a different approach to meet the needs of his audience. Ryan Holiday.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 6, 2024

If you ask other romance writers or other hockey romance writers about certain tools, right, one tool might be better than another tool for your specific genre or your specific need. I've been doing this a long time now, since 2008, and I feel like I have got stuck in my processes for an amount of time. None, none whatsoever.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 26, 2023

For example, a group of action-adventure thriller writers could get together and train a model with our work and then license it to other writers. They are like a jumpstart for your brain, a crazy co-writer, or co-creator. But I think I felt a bit short when it came to widening my audience a little.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But that doesn’t mean they’ll sell more products than someone with an audience size only 10% of the big guys’ Why is this? You need people you can go to for help and advice with your product, you need people with an audience to help launch your product, you need people to help with any media strategy with your launch.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 24, 2023

Why is publicity still useful in an age of pay-per-click direct advertising? ” And like it could be any book, like without even thinking what my audience is about. ” As in, was it a mom pitch or was it a writer pitch? Because obviously, I get a lot of writer pitches. Because back in 2008, I did all of this.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But that doesn’t mean they’ll sell more products than someone with an audience size only 10% of the big guys’ Why is this? You need people you can go to for help and advice with your product, you need people with an audience to help launch your product, you need people to help with any media strategy with your launch.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki started Styling You in July 2008 and today – 9 years later – she’s not only grown her audience, but she’s built a pretty amazing business around her blog. We talk about how Nikki built her audience and how to stand out in a competitive niche. Darren: I think it was 2008, July maybe? Nikki: Thank you.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki started Styling You in July 2008 and today – 9 years later – she’s not only grown her audience, but she’s built a pretty amazing business around her blog. We talk about how Nikki built her audience and how to stand out in a competitive niche. Darren: I think it was 2008, July maybe? Nikki: Thank you.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 17, 2010

I had been working online since 2001 and by 2008 was confident I’d accumulated enough skills and experience that finding work wouldn’t be a problem. I shared my knowledge with wild abandon and started to attract an audience. Develop products based on your audience needs. Build a social network with purpose. Don’t hesitate.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 31, 2014

But that doesn’t mean they’ll sell more products than someone with an audience size only 10% of the big guys’ Why is this? You need people you can go to for help and advice with your product, you need people with an audience to help launch your product, you need people to help with any media strategy with your launch.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

If you (or your boss or client) are a newcomer to content marketing, the following books provide a comprehensive, up-to-date big view of how content marketing differs from advertising-based approaches (and the terms and values). Your audience comes to your content with an agenda – they want to be educated, or perhaps just entertained.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 26, 2019

Kelly Exeter (writer and editor) . I interviewed Pat on stage and there’s a bit of Q&A with our audience as well. I look around this room and I know I’m not the best writer in this room. I’m not the best writer out there. Then, she starts advertising it. . Evolve: Training Day. Jeff Goins.

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