SHOW NOTES When someone says, “don’t quit your day job,” what do you hear? Do you hear an invalidation of your author abilities? Or do you hear a helpful message for sustainability? Come listen and find out what might be under that message. Important Links! Free Course Library: https://betterfasteracademy.com/author4lifelibrary/ Newsletter sign-up: https://betterfasteracademy.com/newsletter/ Ask a question…
DetailsWhenever I run a conference, I always present somewhere around 8-12 hours a day. Somewhere between 3 and 5 days in a row. Every year, our virtual conference is a collection of what I’m going to be working on and thinking about for the upcoming year. It’s usually a combination of patterns I’m seeing in…
DetailsSHOW NOTES How is your platform like your favorite sports team? If you’re a Sandbox, you probably need to consider how to create fan experiences to draw readers deeper into your world. (Only if it produces growth of course… so let’s talk about that!) Important Links! Virtual Conference for Summer 2025: https://classes.betterfasteracademy.com/courses/publish-better-faster-conference-2025–38dfe918-5120-43ce-960a-f2e44bdf658e/salespage Business Phases Video:…
DetailsThere are only three things that make your author platform grow. Content (the books you write) Personal Access (who you are, what you do, how you think) World Access (who the character are, what the world is like) (Yes, discovery and advertising and marketing. But that’s still just drawing attention to the thing that makes…
DetailsSHOW NOTES How is your platform like your favorite sports team? If you’re a Sandbox, you probably need to consider how to create fan experiences to draw readers deeper into your world. (Only if it produces growth of course… so let’s talk about that!) Important Links! Two Years Ago Platform Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-I_LwrV2rA Virtual Conference for…
DetailsSHOW NOTES How is your platform like Taylor Swift’s? If you’re an author, and you are hoping to grow your platform by becoming an influencer, it’s important to know if you have the hallmarks of that Superstar platform. Important Links! Two Years Ago Platform Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-I_LwrV2rA Virtual Conference for Summer 2025: https://classes.betterfasteracademy.com/courses/publish-better-faster-conference-2025–38dfe918-5120-43ce-960a-f2e44bdf658e/salespage Follow the Platform…
DetailsIs it a basement or is it a barrier label? On each of the Strengths development cards, there’s a section for the “barrier labels” of each Strength. Those are the things people call you or the mean things people say about you, when you have that Strength. Many of them have the word “too” in…
DetailsSHOW NOTES It’s time to talk about the “laboratory” type of growth engine, which is fueled by books. We’re talking about growth engines for author platforms today, in our focus on actionable skills for growth. Here’s hoping that understanding the organizing principle of these growth engines will help you. Knowing which growth engine you are…
DetailsY’know what builds community? Losing. As a Vikings fan, there is no time I feel more close to other people in the Vikings-Nation than when we almost win. (I have a t-shirt that says, “We Almost Always Almost Win” with purple and gold lettering. I get more comments on that shirt when I wear it…
DetailsSHOW NOTES What’s the one thing you can do today to grow your author platform? SPOILER ALERT: It’s writing. At least for the Content-driven engines. It will always be writing. We’re talking about growth engines for author platforms today, in our focus on actionable skills for growth. Here’s hoping that understanding the organizing principle of…
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