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The James Altucher Show

320 - Steve Scott: How to Make $50K a Month Writing From Your Couch

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2018

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

This podcast episode is action packed. It's not philosophy. It's action. It's HOW to actually get to the top of Amazon's best seller list, how to get an idea for your book, how to create daily writing habits, etc. Steve Scott has written 70+ books. And each one generates income. He makes 30, 40, 50 thousand dollars A MONTH! He's been on the podcast before. And broke it all down. I brought him back again to give us more details. More inspiration. Because if you didn't act then, it's okay. You can act now. Show Notes: "Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less" by SJ Scott Visit Steve's websites: https://authority.pub/category/podcast/ https://www.developgoodhabits.com/ Steve Scott's Facebook group "Authority Self-Publishing" Listen to my first interview with Steve Scott - Ep. 23 - How To Go From $0-$40,000 a Month Writing From Home "Deep Work" by Cal Newport "Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg My interview with Charles Duhigg pomodoro technique "The Accountability Manifesto: How Accountability Helps You Stick to Goals" by SJ Scott (the book he wrote that flopped) "Tools of Titans" by Tim Ferriss "Dictate Your Book: How To Write Your Book Faster, Better, and Smarter (Growth Hacking For Storytellers #4)" by Monica Leonelle HARO - helpareporterout.com "The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Be Quick, Be Interesting" by Patrick King (Steve says he's a great example of copy writing / description for books) Blinkest A Thousand True Fans (brilliant article and idea by Kevin Kelly)  You can also go listen to my interviews with Kevin Kelly (he's been on twice): Ep. 173 - One Rule for Predicting What You Never Saw Coming... Ep 95 - Kevin Kelly: A Thousand True Fans "50 Shades of Grey" by E L James BookBub.com Amazon Ads (Scott uses this to micro-target readers) Pickfoo.com (this is the website Scott goes to get his titles reviewed and "ripped apart" before publishing) "Declutter Your Mind: How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, and Eliminate Negative Thinking" by Steve Scott and Barrie Davenport "The One Thing" by Gary Keller Virtual Staff Finder (the site Steve used to find his virtual assistant) "Guerrilla Publishing: Dangerously Effective Writing and Book Marketing Strategy" by Derek Murphy "The Miracle Morning for Writers: How to Build a Writing Ritual That Increases Your Impact and Your Income (Before 8AM)" (The Miracle Morning Book Series) Honoree Corder, the project manager for "The Miracle Morning for Writers"   I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.6

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:12.6

Today on the James Altiger Show, it's amazing to, you know, there's 6 million books in the

0:17.8

Amazon store.

0:18.8

So it's amazing that you're saying consistently in the top several hundred all the time,

0:23.8

with at least one or two of your books.

0:25.4

You're so prolific, you keep producing these new books, 68 books that are generating

0:29.8

income.

0:30.8

So, A, a big question.

0:32.4

Last month, how much did you make from books?

0:35.2

Uh, 52,000.

0:37.6

Last month.

0:38.6

Last month.

0:39.6

Let's say someone, it's their first book, what their plan is, I'm going to follow

0:42.2

Steve Scott's success and I'm going to write five books, 10 books, 20 books.

0:47.2

What do I start doing with the very first book to give it as big a chance as possible

0:50.7

for success?

0:56.4

Steve Scott, you're living the dream and I'll describe that in a second, but welcome

1:01.0

to the show.

1:02.0

Oh, thanks for having me on again.

1:03.4

This will be your second time, yeah.

1:04.4

Well, you were on two and a half years ago and I'll describe why you're on, but first

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