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Most of the first-time authors dream to become a bestselling author but what does ‘bestselling author’ really mean?  In this video, let our founder, Jyotsna Ramachandran clear up the confusion for you. She also tackles some of the important bestselling list and what it takes to be included in these.

If you want to know how we can help you to achieve your vision of becoming a bestselling author, please head to http://www.happyselfpublishing.com/scheduler and schedule a call with us, we’ll help you to create a plan on how to achieve your goals.

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Have you been looking for ways to grow your audience? Appearing on podcasts can easily become one of the single most effective efforts in your book marketing plan but where do you start? In this video, our founder, Jyotsna Ramachandran discussed, how to book yourself as a guest on several podcasts and thereby reach out to other people’s audiences in order to grow your own.

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Do you aim to attract and convert your followers into clients? Content marketing is the key. If you don’t have a game plan and a method to organize and manage things, you will burn out as quickly as you start.

In this video, our founder Jyotsna Ramachandran, shares a system on how to generate one month’s worth of content by just spending 4 hours a month. She also shares tips to help you avoid the paralysis that is “overwhelm” and a strategy on how to focus on producing awesome content that your target audience will love you for.

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Are you an author who would want to know what other methods you can use to profit from your book beside the number of books sold? Publishing a book and earning royalties for some authors is already sufficient, however, your book can actually lead to multiple streams of income and can be a springboard to a lot of opportunities.

Together with Jyotsna Ramachandran, the founder of Happy Self Publishing, let us discuss the concept of Youpreneur ecosystem that the trusted international business mentor, Chris Ducker, talks about in his book, “Rise of the Youpreneur”, and the 7 revenue streams that you should consider.

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“How long should my book be?” has to be one of the most commonly asked questions asked by new authors. It is a difficult question to answer because it really depends on many factors related to your book. Here are some useful guidelines to help you assess how long your book should be.

If you have any questions about how long your book should be, feel free to schedule a call with us and we can figure out your book vision and word count together.

www.happyselfpublishing.com/scheduler

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While writing your book, more often than not, with all the great ideas you have churning inside your head, you can’t help but be overwhelmed and be stuck at figuring what exactly to write about.

Together with Jyotsna Ramachandran, the founder of Happy Self Publishing, let’s discuss how to use the Decision Making Matrix to decide on your book topic.

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At Happy Self Publishing we are lucky enough to speak with aspiring authors nearly every day and along the way, we have come to learn and understand the rookie mistakes authors encounter as they write.

In an effort to help authors avoid the book topic mistakes that we have seen over the years, together with Jyostna Ramachandran, the founder of Happy Self Publishing, let us dig into the three of the most common mistakes authors should avoid when writing their first book and how to fix them.

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Wow – we’re hit 50 episodes! Thank you to all of you who have supported us and tuned in to Season 1 of the Happy Self Publishing Show. Our founder Jyotsna Ramachandran wraps up the first season of our show (and 2017!) with her tactics for creating the discipline necessary to write your book once and for all. If you’ve been struggling with procrastination this year and hope to finally finish writing your manuscript in the New Year, tune in to hear about Jyotsna’s tried and true strategies to kick off 2018 with a bang. Happy holidays from the entire Happy Self Publishing team and see you next year!

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Did you know? Only 3% of those who are hoping to write a book actually manage to finish it. For episode 49 of the Happy Self Publishing show, we sat down with Ajit Nawalkha, co-founder of Mind Valley, founder of EverCoach, business coach and author of the Book of Coaching to find out how he wrote his book in just 8 (yes, you read that right!) days. Ajit shares how he switched his mindset from an entrepreneur to an author’s viewpoint and how aspiring authors can train themselves to achieve their highest productivity levels ever.

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Julie Broad left her successful career in the real estate world after becoming an overall Amazon bestselling author – not just in one category! She went on to win an international book award and receive the Beverly Hills book award for best sales book. Through her new venture Book Launchers, Julie helps authors sell their book, boost their brand and gain overall credibility. Join us for Episode 48 of the Happy Self Publishing show, where she explains how you can sell 1000 copies of your book by spending just 100 dollars.

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