Welcome to the Self Publishing School podcast. This is the podcast to listen to if you're an

aspiring writer or an author who wants to be more successful. On this show, you'll learn how to

write and launch a book successfully, all from the top authors and people just like you

who are doing it at the highest level. I'm your host, Chandler Bolt, the founder

of self-publishing school, the author of the book called Published and the CEO of

Self Publishing.com. For free training on how to publish a book that sells 10,000 copies,

go to self-publishing.com forward slash free training.

Hey, Chandler Bolt here, and joining me today is the one and only Michael Port.

Now, Michael and I got the chance to meet a while back at Jason Gaynard's Mastermind Talks

event.

So he was one of the speakers there and just to give you a little bit of info on

michael so uh called the an uncommonly honest author by the boston globe a marketing guru by

the wall street journal and a sales guru by canada's financial post michael is a new york times

bestselling author of five books which we'll talk about in this interview, including book

yourself solid, beyond book solid, the contrary and effect, the think big manifesto, and the all

new book, Book Yourself Solid illustrated.

So we'll be talking about those books in this interview.

And what I'm really excited to talk about is speaking and coaching gigs and using the book for that. And also,

this is right in Michael's wheelhouse, is booking yourself solid. So Michael, welcome. Hey, great to be here.

Awesome. Well, I want to start by taking it back to the beginning for just a little bit. And then we'll

move into kind of the nuts and bolts and going through these books. But take us back to the beginning for just a little bit, and then we'll move into kind of the

nuts and bolts and going through these books. But take us back to your first book, and why did

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