Backerkit with customer success human Lafia Morrow
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 34 min
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Exploring Sparkloop with Account Manager Cole Bridges
Meeting summary for Sparkloop Writer MBA Membership call (02/20/2024)Quick recap The team explored various strategies for monetizing their subscribers, such as a partner program, magic links, and referral programs. They also discussed the effectiveness of targeting "whale readers" on Facebook and the potential of combining fiction and non-fiction content. Additionally, they discussed different ways to monetize their book-selling business, including sponsorships, products, and subscriptions. The ...
May 04, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Planning your year with Audrey Hughey
Quick recap The conversation among Russell, Monica, and Audrey revolved around the significance of planning in the writing and publishing process, with a focus on various planning and time management strategies. They also discussed the role of AI tools in creating content and the challenges of balancing work and personal life. The conversation highlighted the importance of managing expectations, setting and sticking to priorities, and maintaining a visible presence in business operations. The pa...
May 04, 2025•1 hr 53 min
Automation and AI with Chelle Honiker
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 42 min
Using Universal Fantasies to hook readers with Theodora Taylor
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 52 min
Kickstarter campaign management and fulfillment with Andrew Cobble
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 42 min
Using Tropes to improve your books with Jennifer Hilt
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 42 min
Navigating Hollywood with Mike Blum
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 51 min
Author Archetypes with Becca Syme
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 44 min
Comics and Kickstarter with Tyler James
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 54 min
AI with Steph Pajones
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Direct Sales with Steve Pieper
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May 04, 2025•1 hr 39 min
How Does a Billionaire Storyteller Use Psychological Triggers To Inject Narcotics Into Her Songs?
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. In this episode we break down billionairess Taylor Swift's writing with psychological triggers in mind! Taylor Swift is just one pop culture example that we will use in our new upcoming course, StoryUrge. You can get StoryUrge as a bonus if you are attend...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Six-Figure Problems (And Solutions?) (Replay)
We have a new podcast! Listen and subscribe to the SixFigureAuthorExperiment.com . 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. Today, we are answering questions from the community and in the process, going DEEP behind-the-scenes of some of our problems within our own publishing businesses. Let's ge...
Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 46 min
Cross-Post: A Spicy Kickstarter Launch Breakdown with NYT Bestselling Author Melissa Storm - The Six-Figure Author Experiment with Lee Savino and Russell Nohelty
We have a new podcast! Listen and subscribe to the SixFigureAuthorExperiment.com . 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. Today we are doing something VERY different and cross-posting an episode of our new podcast, The Six Figure Author Experiment. Lee and Russell are joined by Melissa Storm t...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Behind The Scenes of Writer MBA's Events with Mel Jolly and Tawdra Kandle
Have you thought about running an event before? Have you thought about attending one of our events? 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. This particular episode is a raw replay of our recent membership call where we meet with the co-directors of our events, Mel Jolly and Tawdra Kandle, for a...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 35 min
5 Trends That We Learned at the Future Of Publishing Mastermind 2024 (Webinar Replay)
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. This particular episode is a raw replay of our recent webinar called 5 Trends That Are Shifting the Future of Publishing. We hope you enjoy! Excuse the lack of polish—we just wanted to get this one out into the world for you. Listen and subscribe to our n...
Mar 17, 2024•2 hr 14 min
A Full Overview of the Five Author Ecosystems (The Unrecorded NINC Talk)
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. I (Russell) had a great time at NINC talking about Author Ecosystems and sharing all our findings about how to use them to take your career to the next level. Everyone in the room seemed super excited about it, but that doesn't do much good to people who ...
Oct 14, 2023•2 hr 30 min
How To Make Money With Direct Sales By Embracing Your Author Ecosystem (Live Coaching Call)
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. This particular episode is a raw replay of our live coaching call with some of our audience members about how to make more money with direct sales by embracing your author ecosystem. We hope you enjoy! Excuse the lack of polish—we just wanted to get this ...
Sep 16, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Book Brush Spills The Details On Hourly Concepts with Kathleen Sweeney
Book a Call With Kathleen: https://writermba.com/hourlyconcepts (limited spots!) 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. Wish you had some affordable help with your Kickstarter campaign, book swag, A+ content, TikTok videos, advertising images and copy, interior page design (for print special e...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 10 min
5 Biggest Publishing Opportunities You're Missing Right Now (Webinar Replay)
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. This particular episode is a raw replay of our recent webinar called 5 Biggest Publishing Opportunities You're Missing Right Now. We hope you enjoy! Excuse the lack of polish—we just wanted to get this one out into the world for you. The Future of Publish...
Aug 31, 2023•2 hr 12 min
5 Trends That Are Shifting the Future of Publishing (Webinar Replay)
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. This particular episode is a raw replay of our recent webinar called 5 Trends That Are Shifting the Future of Publishing. We hope you enjoy! Excuse the lack of polish—we just wanted to get this one out into the world for you. Listen and subscribe to our n...
Aug 19, 2023•2 hr 19 min
Author Clinic: It’s the Middle of My Kickstarter Book Launch – Help!
Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode, Monica Leonelle discusses book marketing strategies on how to overcome common author hurdles in the middle “dead-zone” of your Kickstarter direct sales campaigns. 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 th...
Dec 05, 2022•32 min
BEST Author Marketing Advice for Your Upcoming Kickstarter Campaign
Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode, Monica Leonelle discusses essential pre-launch marketing strategies and proper mindset for successful Kickstarter direct sales book campaigns. 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...
Nov 28, 2022•24 min
Author Kickstarter Secrets: When is the BEST Time to Run My Campaign?
Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode, Monica Leonelle answers frequently asked questions about timing your Kickstarter direct sales book campaigns for maximum success. 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 subscrib...
Nov 23, 2022•28 min
Can Press Releases Work for My Author Direct Sales Business?
Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode, Russell Nohelty talks with PR specialist James Emmett about how authors can maximize their direct sales public relations success with press kits, press releases 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 wide, and take your author care...
Nov 22, 2022•45 min
$4k More? Urban Fantasy vs. Cozy Mystery Kickstarter (Author Direct Sales Success Stories Part 11)
Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode, Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle talk with Sarah Biglow about merchandizing and lessons learned between her Urban Fantasy and Cozy Mystery $9k Kickstarter campaigns. (Author Direct Sales Success Stories Part 11 of 11) 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...
Nov 21, 2022•30 min
Can Variant Covers Boost Your Kickstarter Sales? (Author Direct Sales Success Stories Part 10)
Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode, Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle talk with Therena Carlin about using variant covers, international shipping and selling emotion in her $7k Fantasy Romance Kickstarter campaigns. (Author Direct Sales Success Stories Part 10 of 11) 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 y...
Nov 20, 2022•26 min
$12k Fantasy Romance Success through Taglines, Tropes & Visuals (Author Direct Sales Success Stories Part 9)
Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode, Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle talk with Nicolette Andrews about using taglines, tropes & visuals in her $12k Fantasy Romance Kickstarter campaigns. (Author Direct Sales Success Stories Part 9 of 11) 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 aggres...
Nov 19, 2022•24 min
Asking For Feedback Made Me $7k on Kickstarter (Author Direct Sales Success Stories Part 8)
Get free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/free In this episode, Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle talk with JD Oliva about how asking for feedback made him $7k over 3 different Horror and Urban Fantasy Kickstarter campaigns. (Author Direct Sales Success Stories Part 8 of 11) 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 a...
Nov 18, 2022•29 min
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