Episode #925
Is It Worth Writing a Book? 
February 11, 2019

In episode #925, we discuss whether publishing is worth the hassle. Tune in to hear if publishing has helped our careers.

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TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:27] Today’s Topic: Is It Worth Writing a Book?
  • [00:40] Eric is writing a book called, Levelling Up.
  • [00:47] It’s about entrepreneurship.
  • [01:15] There are many steps to publishing, the first of which is writing a proposal and pitching your book.
  • [01:49] Neil has a New York Times bestseller on the market.
  • [02:05] He feels it didn’t help increase his speaking fees or business. He would not publish again.
  • [02:50] His book was unrelated, so he feels it would have helped to write a book that was more relevant to his business.
  • [03:22] Selling books isn’t as effective as getting new visitors to your website.
  • [03:43] Eric thinks Neil will come around to publishing.
  • [04:50] That’s it for today!
  • [05:00] We hit our goal of 1 Million downloads! So, we will be throwing a free event in Los Angeles. Continue listening to our podcast for further details.

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