Flourish & Grow to CEO: Episode 32

Episode 32 Show Notes

You’ve got the experience and the ideas, and now, it is time to write them! 

Many business owners wish to become bestselling authors, but the amount of work that takes to make this project a reality can be overwhelming without the proper guidance.

In this episode, we invited bestselling author and publisher Jyotsna Ramachandran to tell us how can we can turn our books into bestsellers on Amazon. Pam and Jane ask everything you want to know about self-publishing and monetizing your book successfully. 

If you have a lot of knowledge to share that can sure fill out pages, then this is the episode for you! 

Today we discuss:

• [01:30] Introduction to bestselling book author and publisher, Jyotsna Ramachandran. 
• [03:11] How to choose the perfect topic for your book. Jyotsna explains her Topic Selection Framework
• [08:16] Strategies to start and actually finish writing your book. How to keep yourself motivated.
• [13:17] What does it mean to be an Amazon Bestseller? How do Amazon’s charts work.
• [16:29] Self-publishing the right way. How to manage the project to get your book to look like a New York Times Bestseller.
• [20:47] Common mistakes authors make when self-publishing.
• [24:47] How does publishing a book can help you grow your business. Strategies to turning your book into a lead generation tool.
• [28:56] How to turn self-publishing projects into speaking gigs to leverage your book.
• [32:54] Monetizing your book. What are the income streams available for self-publishing authors.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Find more about Jyotsna Ramachandran on her social media or go to her website happyselfpublishing.com. 

You can also schedule a book strategy call with her and her team to get your book project going!

And, if you don’t yet have a concrete plan settled and writing a book is more of a distant idea, you can join her Facebook group, Happy Authors Tribe. Jyotsna offers live boot camps and great content that will help you find your next bestselling book idea. 

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Thank you for listening to this episode of Flourish+Grow to CEO! We hope it has given you more confidence to put your ideas out there and start self-publishing!

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