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The Blog to Book Strategy -- Course Info

Welcome!

Intake Survey
Bonus Q&A Webinars
How to best engage with this course platform
Our Private FB Group for Mutual Support -- connect here ๐Ÿฅฐ
Book FB Group Great example of thread
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Great example of a support thread in our FB group
2:46
1 Course Helper Dorota Godby
Course Helper: Dorota Godby
1:03
2 Comments under the lessons are valuable
Comments under the lessons are worth reading!
1:31
B watch whole course or at own pace one phase at a time?
Watch whole course at once, or at own pace, one phase at a time?
4:03
00 Written handout?
Is there a Resource Document / written handout?
0:35

The Publishing Mindset

Book Publishing Mindset - The Magnum Opus Trap
The Magnum Opus Trap
11:20
B Imposter syndrome in book writing
Imposter syndrome in book writing
6:16
Book and business model
Your Book within Your Business Model
7:38
Book publishing - the 5 phases
5 Phases of Book Writing/Publishing
4:13
Book readers - your future audience
Your Future Audience
4:19
3 Imagine your ideal reader -- write a quick note to them
Imagine your ideal reader -- write a quick note...
6:06
B Should you publish workbooks or low content books?
Should you publish workbooks or "low content" books?
6:40

Choosing your Book Topic

5 How to choose topic of the book? What notes to gather?
How to choose topic of your book? Intuitively or analytically...
1:40
How to select which theme or topic your book should be
Several questions to help you choose the theme/topic of your book...
8:13
If lots of writings what order to publish books -- in logical or based on what is most excited right now?
You have lots of writings... what order to publish your books?
4:24
inspirational books less valuable than how-to books and free vs premium content
Are inspirational books less valuable than how-to books? Free vs premium content...
8:46

Book Structure & Content

11 Book Structure and is it ok to really just publish blog posts that already exist on your site?
Book Structure... and is it really OK to just have a book of blog posts?
5:03
Book length ideally?
What's the Ideal Book Length?
8:05
1 What kinds of CTAs could you have in the book?
What kinds of CTAs could you have in your book?
11:25
0a End of chapter CTA link to Text or Video?
End of chapter CTA links -- Text or Video?
6:21
9 Is there an ideal chapter length?
Is there an ideal chapter length?
1:10
5a Can you mix styles eg memoir vs how-to?
Can you mix styles, e.g. memoir vs how-to?
1:16
Book content - can we repurpose between books?
Can you repurpose content between books?
1:52
z Ideally you publish along the way
Ideally you would publish blog posts / chapters along the way...
1:52
Linking ideas and chapters
Linking ideas, or having one chapter flow better into the next one...
2:36
Does social media like Facebook own our writing?
Does social media, like Facebook, own your writing?
2:37

Gathering Your Notes / Blog Posts

4 Intro to gathering exercise
Intro to the "gathering" exercise
3:31
6a Joselito Laudencia shares experience of gathering notes
Joselito Laudencia shares experience of gathering notes into a book
1:35
6b How broad or narrow should book topic be?
How broad or narrow should book topic be?
1:26
9a is 1 blog post a chapter or multiple posts?
Is 1 blog post a chapter... or multiple posts?
0:44
Should you mix in yet-unblogged writing with blogged writing in your book?
Should you mix in yet-unblogged writing with blogged writing in your book?
2:35
6c What about interviews or speaking notes?
What about interviews and speaking notes, can they be book material?
1:11
How to find the captions_subtitles_transcripts of your youtube video to put into a document
You can also turn Audio recordings into book chapters...
3:17
5b How to gather book references?
How to gather book references?
1:01
Quoting others in your book and Fair Use
Quoting others in your book -- Fair Use
4:09
5 Images photos graphics in books
What about images / photos / graphics in books?
3:56
6 EXERCISE Post and Note Gathering
EXERCISE: Gathering Your Posts and Notes
6:19
5c Scrivener
Scrivener?
1:10
Emojis in books
Copy/Paste Emojis โฆ
2:36

Categorizing Your Blog Posts / Notes: Simple Document

7 Categorizing with Simple Google Doc
Categorizing with Simple Google Doc
3:07

Quickly See Your Best Social Media Writings

Medium.com - How to quickly see your best performing posts
Quickly see your best writings on Medium
1:41
FB Creator Studio - How to quickly see your best performing posts
Quickly see your best writings on FB Business Page
2:00
IG Creator Studio - How to quickly see your best performing posts
Quickly see your best writings on Instagram
1:49

Categorizing Your Blog Posts / Notes: Spreadsheet

8 Categorizing with Spreadsheet
Categorizing with Spreadsheet
11:53
8a What about repurposed articles re Spreadsheet?
How to put repurposed articles into the Spreadsheet?
1:11
8b Only track organic reach?
Only track organic reach?
1:33
B Liesel Q book spreadsheet overwhelm
Overwhelmed with spreadsheet consolidation?
5:13

Let's Categorize!

10 EXERCISE categorizing
EXERCISE: Categorizing Your Notes into Themes
5:13
B order of chapters prioritize Best or Logical?
Order of chapters: prioritize Best or Logical?
1:57
13 EXERCISE order your chapters
EXERCISE: Put your Posts into Chapter Order...
5:12
4 Thoughts on Intro and Ending chapters
Thoughts on the Intro and Ending Chapters
2:18
09 Introductory chapter -- how long and what's in it?
Introductory chapter -- how long and what's in it?
2:59
At what point should we stop adding to the material of a book?
At what point should you stop adding to the material of a book?
5:43
0 Super long book how to chunk it down?
You have so much writing... how to chunk down to manageable book?
2:37

Recruiting Your Editors

14 Write names of potential editors
EXERCISE: Write names of potential editors...
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15 Heather Tobin - Experience of a Volunteer Editor
Heather Tobin: Experience of a Volunteer Editor
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14b Do editors need to be content experts? How much time to give them?
Do editors need to be content experts? + How much time to give them?
1:26
16 How much work is expected of a Volunteer Editor?
How much work is expected of a Volunteer Editor?
2:12
14a How many editors to invite?
How many editors to invite?
2:16
17 Should we give our editors some incentive or thank you gift?
Should we give our editors some incentive or thank-you gift?
4:01
19 EXERCISE draft email to editors
EXERCISE: draft email to editors...
6:56
18 Track your contacting of editors
Track your contacting of editors...
3:29

Book Draft Document for Editors

Book draft document for editors Soul Gym
Actual example of me prepping a document for Editors
6:53
20 HW -- Prepare the document for Editors
HOMEWORK -- Prepare the document for Editors
3:56
2 How well edited should the draft for editors be?
How "ready" does your Draft need to be for the Editors?
4:45
3 Do I give all editors the whole book draft?
Give all Editors the whole book draft?
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Yes: Acknow. + About Author. No need: Preface, Foreword, Afterword.
3:48
B Why I put FB video at end of each chapter
Why I put FB video at end of each of my chapters...
6:14
2a Many references just make a bibliography?
If you have many references... just make a bibliography?
1:42

Are you ready for a 2nd Edition?

Book 2nd edition when is the right time?
When is it time for a 2nd Edition?
0:32
12 2nd editions add more content or just revise?
2nd Editions: add more content, or just revise?
2:22
z what's my process of creating a 2nd or 3rd edition?
What's my process of creating a 2nd edition?
5:15

Progress Checkpoint 1

1g How's it going with getting editors?
How's it going with getting Editors?
1:27
8 Reminder to join our FB group
Reminder: join our FB group for mutual support ๐Ÿฅฐ
0:32
7 Secret principles of Marketing + it begins now
Announce your book process as early as possible ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
3:21

๐Ÿ“š THE BOOK LAUNCH TEMPLATE

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The Book Launch Template ๐Ÿ“š
4:09
ideal time of year to launch a book?
What's the ideal time of year to launch a book?
2:06

Book Marketing Principles

6 Top 10 Factors for Book Selling Success
Top 10 Factors for Book Selling Success
12:26
15 Book Marketing Ideas
Lots of Book Marketing Ideas!
11:13
0 Do you have to market your book or will it just be discovered?
Do you have to market your book... or can it just be "discovered"? ๐Ÿค”
7:31
KDP Marketing Tools
KDP Marketing Tools
4:54
KDP Marketing -- Nominate your ebooks and prime reading
KDP Marketing -- Nominate your ebooks and prime reading
1:19
KDP Marketing -- Kindle Countdown Deal and Free Book Promotion
Kindle Countdown Deal and Free Book Promotion
3:31
Amazon Author Central - syndicate your blog post RSS feed to your Author Page
Amazon Author Central - syndicate your blog post RSS feed to your Author Page
3:06
Set up your Goodreads Author Page and associate your books
Set up your Goodreads Author Page and associate your books
5:04
Most book sales are Kindle version so teach your audience how to read that version
Most book sales are Kindle version... so teach your audience how to read that version :)
1:30
The lazy or easy way -- does it require a large audience?
The lazy / easy way -- does it require a large audience?
5:04

Book Title & Subtitle

9 Book Title Keyword brainstorming
Keyword brainstorming for the book title
4:42
10 How niched should a book title be?
How niched-down (specific) should a book title be?
4:18
11 Brainstorm Book Titles
Turn your Keywords into Book Titles โœจ
6:13
12 Poll your audience with your favorite 3 book titles
Poll your audience with your favorite 3 book titles ๐Ÿค—
3:03
03 Example of a title poll
Example of a title poll
7:41
Ensure that your Title doesn't violate existing trademark/copyright

Fiverr Tutorial

The main Fiverr tutorials have moved...
15 HW try Fiverr and get starte with book cover design
Try Fiverr: get started with a book cover idea...
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Finding a Fiverr book editor
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Getting Reviews & Book Blurbs

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Getting book blurbs
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04 Request reviews from your network and audience
Getting reviews (important!)
11:26
08 How many reviews to aim for?
How many reviews to aim for?
4:00
05 Give a book summary to reviewers also?
Give a book summary to reviewers also?
2:02
5a my lazy way of requesting book reviews
My lazy way of requesting book reviews...
2:54

Progress Checkpoint 2

07 Progress check-in point
Progress check-in 2
1:50
delay publishing so you can fill the gaps in your book?
Delay publishing, so you can fill the gaps in your book first?
2:34
01 my personal update + working lightly
My personal update (and on "working lightly")
2:47
02 check-in and remind your Editors
Check-in with / remind your Editors
3:45
06 Plan to do a Pre-Order period?
Plan to do a Pre-Order period?
2:56
10 Amazon -- ethical objections to using it or buying from them
Amazon -- ethical objections to using it or buying from them?
3:39
16 Carve out extra time during launch week
Carve out extra time during launch week...
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Book Cover

11 Book Cover -- first brainstorm your vision for it
Book Cover -- first brainstorm your vision
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Book Cover -- secondly, get ideas via Amazon
4:13
13 Book Cover Fiverr designers
Book Cover Fiverr designers
4:44
0 what does your book cover designer need?
What does your book cover designer need from you?
2:03
14 Does book cover need to match your brand color scheme?
Does book cover need to match your brand colors?
1:13
1 poll your audience re designs via google form randomized questions shuffle order
Poll your audience re: designs, via google form (randomized questions / shuffled order)
13:00
9a upgrade your book cover design
Upgrade your book cover design
2:20
Paperback Cover Design after eBook cover is made
After eBook Cover is done, *then* create the Paperback Cover Design
5:17
Book Back Cover Design tips
Book Back Cover Design tips
3:14

Your Edited Book Draft ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

2 which edits to accept vs reject and f chicago manual of style
Which edits to accept vs reject? and f* chicago manual of style ๐Ÿ˜†
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3 confirming edits and putting it all into one google doc
Confirming the edits, and putting it all into one google doc! ๐ŸŒŸ
6:59
Creating a Table of Contents for your book using google doc
Creating a Table of Contents for your book using google doc
3:05
9c copyright page -- anything important?
Copyright page -- anything important to note?
4:45
3a formatting headers and subheaders in google doc
Formatting headers and subheaders in google doc
2:37
4 spellcheck
Spellcheck!
0:56
5 send your digital book to reviewers
Send your digital book to reviewers ๐Ÿคฉ
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Book Interior Design / Formatting for Kindle & Paperback

6a what is book interior design?
What is book "interior design"?
1:40
6 send book to Fiverr layout formatting interior design
Send book to Fiverr for layout / formatting aka "interior design"
3:49

Uploading your (Kindle) book to Amazon!

7 KDP intro and previewing your book manuscript
KDP intro and previewing your book manuscript
11:28
9 typos can just be corrected & reuploaded
Typos can just be corrected & reuploaded
1:11
KDP Details 1 - Title Series etc
KDP Details -- Title, Series, Edition, Author, Contributors
4:21
KDP Details 3 - Book Description or Sales Page
KDP Book "Description" field
9:51
KDP Keywords aren't indexed by Amazon search engine - Proof
Why I don't worry about KDP keywords...
2:17
KDP Details 2 - Categories and the sham of Amazon Bestseller Status
Book Categories (and the sham of Amazon Bestseller Status)
15:33
KDP Details 4 - Kindle DRM
Kindle DRM
3:37
KDP Details 5 - Kindle Select
Kindle Select
4:00
Launch previewer and approve before you can go to final step
Launch previewer and approve before you can go to final step...
1:25
Kindle territories primary marketplace pricing royalties and publishing
Paperback territories, "primary marketplace", pricing, royalties, and publishing
3:34
9b be sure to check in and remind your reviewers several times
Be sure to check in and remind your reviewers several times!
2:06
Book Pricing Tips

Easily creating a Paperback with Amazon KDP

1 Free ISBN from KDP Amazon
Get a free ISBN from KDP Amazon
0:41
2 Uploading Paperback Manuscript to KDP and Trim Size Bleed Finish
Uploading your Paperback Manuscript to KDP + Trim Size, Bleed, and Finish
2:30
White paper or Cream?
White or Cream Paper? (Probably cream)
0:59
3 Temporary paperback cover so you can preview the book
Create a quick temporary paperback cover so you can preview the book
3:08
4 Previewing the paperback in the KDP previewer
Previewing your paperback text in the KDP previewer
2:27
Uploading Paperback Cover Design
Uploading the real Paperback Cover Design
2:46
Paperback territories primary marketplace pricing royalties and publishing
Paperback territories, "primary marketplace", pricing, royalties, and publishing
5:12
Paperback/hardback printing options other than Amazon

Progress Checkpoint 3

Overview of Blog to Book Process
Overview of Blog-to-Book Process
13:19

Recording Your Audiobook

z Recording your Audiobook
Tips for recording your Audiobook
4:37
za If you have accent should you record your own audiobook
If you have an accent, should you record your own audiobook?
2:01
z Audible ACX creating title and uploading
Audible / ACX -- creating your title and uploading the audio files (after sound mastering)
8:06

Congrats on Publishing Your Book! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿคฉ

Secret of becoming #1 Bestselling Author on Amazon
Secret of becoming #1 Amazon Bestseller...
2:37
BookLinker: one link that auto directs people to their correct Amazon website
KDP Book Sales Reports
KDP Book Sales Reports
2:12
Thank you for taking the course I look forward to your updates
Thank you for taking the course! I look forward to your updates ๐Ÿ˜Š
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Feedback about this course ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ