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When is the Best Time To Launch a Kickstarter Campaign?

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty explains the most important aspects of the timing of your launch. Of course, it depends! But here's what it depends on. Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the next level. Listen and sub...

Jul 21, 2022•9 min

How to Find An Audience For Your Creative Project

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty talks about how to find an audience. All of this is highly applicable to Kickstarter and an introduction to what is taught in the Kickstarter Accelerator! Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author caree...

Jul 20, 2022•9 min

How to Validate Your Creative Idea

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty explains how to validate your creative idea using data that is already available to you. Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the next level. Listen and subscribe to our new podcast: SixF...

Jul 19, 2022•6 min

Why You Need to Know Your Decision Tree To Sell at Live Events and Signings

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free Do You Like Girls That Kick Butt or Psychological Mind Screws? In this episode Russell Nohelty explains how he gets people to say "yes" at live events and signings. You can use this to get people to say "yes" to your Kickstarter launch too! This decision tree technique is genius! We also have a book called Get Your Book Selling at Events and Signings. Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA...

Jul 18, 2022•20 min

How Author Marketing Firms Launch Bestselling Books with Melissa Storm and Desiree Duffy

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty interviews Melissa Storm and Desiree Duffy about book launches! These ladies have marketing agencies specializing in books and are experts at launching onto bestseller lists and more. Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wid...

Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min

Everything That We DON'T Teach To Do on Kickstarter (And Why It Worked!) with RJ Blain and Chrishaun Keller-Hanna

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty interviews RJ Blain and Chrishaun Keller-Hanna about their successful Kickstarter projects. They did the absolute opposite of what we teach—and it's cool! Here's why they did it and why it worked for them. Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sale...

Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 1 min

Kickstarting Your Book Sales with Kickstarter with Nic Nelson

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle chat with Nic Nelson of Wordsmith Writing Coaches about book launching and Kickstarter! Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the next level. Listen and subscribe to ou...

Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 1 min

Debriefing a Big Kickstarter Launch! What Worked and What Didn't

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle break down the first week of their first Kickstarter campaign together for the book, Get Your Book Selling on Kickstarter. Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the nex...

Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min

The Most Important Kickstarter Marketing to Focus On

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty tells you exactly how to market your Kickstarter campaign—what is going to be the most effective and what you can skip. Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the next level. Listen and sub...

Jul 18, 2022•13 min

How to Create a Budget For Your Kickstarter Campaign

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty breaks down all the important things needed when designing a budget for a Kickstarter campaign. This will keep you out of the red! Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the next level. Lis...

Jul 18, 2022•14 min

The Path to a $10,000 Kickstarter

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty, who has run countless 5-figure Kickstarter campaigns in the publishing space, explains what it takes to run a campaign that hits $10,000+. Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the next l...

Jul 18, 2022•15 min

Surprising Lessons From Running Four Kickstarter Campaigns in One Year

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty offers a breakdown of lessons learned after making Kickstarter a regular part of his publishing process. Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the next level. Listen and subscribe to our n...

Jul 18, 2022•12 min

What is Crowdfunding?

Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode Russell Nohelty explains what crowdfunding is, as well as how it's different from what the general public thinks of as "begging for money." Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the next level. Listen and...

Jul 17, 2022•21 min

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