98. How You Can Get On A Best-Selling Book List As A Self-Published Author (Even If You Have A Small Audience)

Cubicle to CEO

Ellen Yin

Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship

5.0 • 580 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Want to earn rewards for sharing a podcast you already listen to weekly? Join our Cubicle to CEO Referral Rewards Program to earn fun rewards like coffee on us, free access to our business resources, and even a spot to be featured on the show! Learn more about our program and sign up right now at ellenyin.com/superfan! Today we are back with the second half of our author mini-series with guest Jessi Beyer! If being an author is a dream of yours, but you feel held back because the size of your audience doesn’t fit the mold of what’s required to land a book deal through a traditional publisher, Jessi is here to make the case for why self-publishing may be an even better route for you! Jessi has been an avid writer since she could hold a pen, and landed herself a spot on 9 different bestseller lists within the first 72 hours of her book being released. Despite previously getting rejected by 100 literary agents, Jessi was determined to get her book into the hands who needed it most. She self-published, learned a bunch of tips and tricks that she now teaches in her Aspiring Authors Incubator, and ended up 10xing her business’ revenue within the first 6 months of her book launch! If you’re an aspiring author with a small audience, you’ll want to write all of this down. Press play to hear Jessi’s proven strategy for landing your book on a bestsellers list, the reason she prefers self-publishing over traditional publishing, how to keep the momentum of book sales going long-term, and a brilliant hack for earning 4% extra on every copy of your book sold! Connect with Jessi: @jessibeyerinternational Become A Bestselling Author In The Next Six Months If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Join our referral rewards program by signing up for our text notifications at ellenyin.com/superfan , and share your custom referral link with your biz besties to get them to sign up too! Learn more here! Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me @missellenyin & @cubicletoceo so I can repost you. Leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe for new episodes every Monday ----- FREE RESOURCES: Service-based entrepreneurs, are you tired of being on the content hamster wheel + hustling for more followers without more income? I created a FREE, on-demand training just for you on how to use my step-by-step client attraction system to create your first $10K month, WITHOUT a large audience or complicated marketing strategies! Claim your bonus gift by watching now: ellenyin.com/getclients Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Cubicle to CEO podcast, episode 98.
0:04.0	Today, we are back with the second half of our author mini series with guest Jesse Beyer.
0:09.6	In our last episode, episode number 97, we talked with Kat about how to land a six-figure book deal.
0:16.6	But if being an author is a dream of yours and you feel held back because the size of your audience doesn't quite fit the mold of what's required to land a book deal through a traditional
0:25.4	publisher, Jesse is here to make the case for why self-publishing may be an even better
0:30.6	route for you.
0:32.3	Jesse has been an avid writer since she could hold a pen and landed herself a spot on nine
0:36.7	different bestseller lists
0:37.9	within the first 72 hours of her book being released. Despite previously getting rejected by
0:43.8	100 literary agents, Jesse was determined to get her book into the hands of those who needed it
0:49.3	the most. She self-published, learned a bunch of tips and tricks that she now teaches in her aspiring
0:54.7	author's incubator, and ended up 10xing her business's revenue within the first six months
1:00.5	of her book launch. If you're an aspiring author with a small audience, you'll want to write
1:04.5	all of this down. Press play to hear Jesse's proven strategy for landing your book on a bestseller's
1:10.0	list, the reason she prefers
1:11.6	self-publishing over traditional publishing, how to keep the momentum of book sales going long-term,
1:16.9	and a brilliant hack for earning 4% extra on every copy of your book sold.
1:32.1	Welcome to the Ciple to CEO podcast.
1:35.0	I'm your host of marketing minimalist, Ellen Yin.
1:43.6	I'm a first generation Asian American founder who profitably grew my business to $1 million by age 26 with no funding or debt.
1:46.2	Now I'm on a mission to share what I've learned to help you scale your own impact and income. Whether you're trying to escape an actual cubicle
1:52.0	or breaking out of a figurative box that has kept you stuck, we're giving you access to the best
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