SPS 132: From Blogger To New York Times Bestseller with Matt Kepnes (aka. Nomadic Matt)

Self Publishing School: How To Write A Book That Grows Your Impact, Income, And Business

Chandler Bolt, Founder of selfpublishing.com

Courses, How To Publish A Book, Self Publishing, Business, Books, Arts, How To Write A Book, Education, Book Marketing, Traditional Publishing, Book Publishing

4.8 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Hey there, fellow bloggers and travel enthusiasts! Get ready for an awesome conversation today as I sit down with the incredible Matt Kepnes, better known as Nomadic Matt, to chat all about turning your beloved blog into a fantastic book. We'll be diving into the nitty-gritty details with a lighthearted and casual vibe. So, grab your favorite cup of joe, kick back, and let's get into it! First off, Matt spills the beans on the key differences between writing for your blog and penning a captiv...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Self Publishing School podcast. This is the podcast to listen to if you're an
0:07.7	aspiring writer or an author who wants to be more successful. On this show, you'll learn how to
0:13.1	write and launch a book successfully, all from the top authors and people just like you
0:17.8	who are doing it at the highest level. I'm your host, Chandler Bolt, the founder
0:22.0	of self-publishing school, the author of the book called Published and the CEO of
0:27.5	Self Publishing.com. For free training on how to publish a book that sells 10,000 copies,
0:32.5	go to self-publishing.com forward slash free training.
0:39.7	Hey, Chandler Bolt here and joining me today is Nomadic Matt, aka Matthew Kepness.
0:48.1	He runs an award-winning budget travel site called Nomadic Matt.
0:52.0	After a trip to Thailand in 2005, he started, he quit his job, finish his MBA,
0:56.0	and has been traveling ever since. The trip was supposed to last year, but over a decade and
1:01.3	100 countries later, he's still traveling, writing books, blogging, he's created companies,
1:08.0	like all these things. It's pretty impressive. So he's the author of a book called How to Travel the World on $50 a day.
1:14.8	It's a New York Times bestseller.
1:17.3	So we're going to be talking about blogging, books, growing a business,
1:22.0	kind of the intersection of all of those things.
1:24.9	Matt, great to have you here.
1:26.2	Thanks for having it, Chandler.
1:28.1	So take me back.
1:30.4	Obviously, you've got a successful blog, site, business, all that stuff.
1:34.4	Why did you decide to write your first book and kind of where'd that come from?
1:40.0	So that book, How I Travel the World on $50 a Day, started as an e-book back in 2010, 2011,
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