Marcs Books and How He Wrote Them [Podcast] - Career Pivot

Marc's Books and How He Wrote Them [Podcast] - Career Pivot Scene 25 â€" Marc Miller talks about his three books, and their roots Portrayal: In this scene, Marc talks about his new book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the second Half of Life, presently accessible on Amazon; and the ways he took to compose it and the two books that went before it. Marc begins by portraying his withdrawing the corporate world and beginning a blog, how the blog prompted a white paper, a site, and afterward a book, and how composed two additional books, winning extra believability at each progression. Marc clarifies the specialty of independently publishing, and what you can expect recorded as a hard copy your book. Key Takeaways: [1:42] Marc left his last corporate activity in January, 2011, and in June he began a blog, called the My Career for My Life blog, with two, three, and afterward four posts per week. It took Marc months to discover his voice and become familiar with his perusers' advantages. He tuned in to learn. [2:16] In late 2011, Marc employed Susan Lahey, who talked with him, and composed the white paper, Don't Retire, Even If You Can, a Baby Boomer Manifesto. The CareerPivot.com site propelled in February 2012, alongside the white paper. Utilizing the white paper and the blog, Susan composed the book, hoping to writer Gudjon Bergmann for title thoughts. Download Link |iTunes|Stitcher Radio|Google Podcast|Podbean|TuneIn|Overcast [3:04] Having a title, Marc next required a spread. He began with visual specialists, yet he didn't get their specialized inquiries. He was acquainted with MamiSerwaa Amoakohene, who took Marc through a marking procedure, and helped him pick designs fit to his crowd. [4:07] Susan drew from the white paper, and the blog entries which were generally well known. Composing a blog will let you know, by input, the points individuals need to peruse. Marc employed an undergrad to alter, which prompted a minor encounter between creatives; at that point they publicly supported audits. The regular analysis was all the narratives were from Marc's life. [5:23] Marc utilized CreateSpace to distribute the soft cover, and KDP to distribute the Kindle rendition. They discharged them about the first of January. They discovered three mistakes in the soft cover, and fixed them to discharge the Kindle rendition. The main promoting was a book marking at BookPeople. There was a glitch in traded covers, however Amazon fixed it! [6:52] Marc did a giveaway of the Kindle form, to get a mailing list for his next book. Marc has a relationship at NextAvenue, that prompted an article got by Forbes, for significant validity. Marc arranged the following release for 2015, yet it didn't work out. [8:14] In 2014 Marc had a VO customer record sound; Marc altered the sound, and put it on ACX.com â€" presently Audible.com. His principle cost was time. There have been 100 sounds sold, and 2,500 books, in four years. What was picked up was validity, very little pay. The believability prompted visitor blogging in 2014 on Personal Branding Blog. [10:35] The blog constrained Marc to compose more on close to home marking. Of the sites, they put the five generally mainstream into a white paper, and it was inconceivably generally welcomed, by AARP. They included more posts, and transformed it into a digital book. Marc lost a ton of time and energy making it, from co-creators leaving it. [12:29] In mid 2016 Marc began making the rotate to concentrate on the second 50% of life. He composed the blog entry, Professions in the second Half of Life. It was famous. That made him think about a subsequent release concentrated on the second 50% of life, and approached MamiSerwaa for spread proposals. They held the strolling component, with changes, to separate. [13:30] Marc began working with Susan in 2016, giving her 8-10 of the most famous blog entries to fold them into 4-5 sections. At that point Marc directed customer stories to Susan that she could fit into the old rendition to include profundity. The book was finished close to the furthest limit of 2016, and Marc connected with notable writers to audit it for cites. [15:00] Marc asked Susan to pick an expert proofreader she needed to alter the book. It turned out to be vastly improved for all. With the new draft, Marc sent a Review PDF to 100 individuals, to for cites. He hopes to get 50 to 70 surveys. He has five audits up until this point. He likewise set up pre-requesting on Amazon Advantage. That prompted 30 preorders. [17:31] As with the principal book, Marc utilized CreateSpace and KDP to make and distribute the books. Amazon client care was stunning each time Marc required assistance. [18:30] Marc propelled the Kindle variant on April 18, at $.99, to urge commentators to purchase the book, and be a confirmed Amazon buyer. On the subsequent day, 50 duplicates have been sold up until this point, and it's turning out easily. On the off chance that you need surveys, Marc says, you have to request that individuals audit it on Amazon. They for the most part won't think about that all alone. [19:20] Marc's blog permitted him to discover material that individuals needed to peruse, and a large portion of the book originated from his most-read blog entries. Marc credits Susan on the spread, and both Susan and MamiSerwaa on the Amazon posting. It costs nothing to give credit, and it makes dependability. A book is a validity manufacturer, best in class. Referenced in This Episode: CareerPivot.com/blog Contact Marc, and pose inquiries at: Careerpivot.com/get in touch with me Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the second Half of Life, by Marc Miller and Susan Lahey The Author's Blueprint: Successfully Write a Non-Fiction Book, Conquer Procrastination and Never Get Writer's Block Again, by Gudjon Bergmann Createspace.com KDP.amazon.com BookPeople.com Audible.com ACX.com Individual Branding blog Individual Branding for Baby Boomers: What It Is, How to Manage It, and Why It's No Longer Optional!, by Marc Miller Careerpivot.com/2016/vocations second half-life Advantage.amazon.com Ericvanderhope.com/how-to-set-up-pre-orders-on-amazon-for-print-books If it's not too much trouble pause for a minute â€" go to iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. Give this digital broadcast an audit and buy in! In case you don't know how to leave an audit, it would be ideal if you go to CareerPivot.com/survey, and read the itemized directions there. 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