Teleseminar: Resource Roundup for Authors (1)

The Best Tools for Becoming A Productive and Profitable Author

On this call I covered the tools you need for the natural progression of what you would need, step by step, to go from getting focused and productive, to starting your book, to what you would do to put together a book proposal, to setting up a website and/or blog, to using tools to build your list and sell stuff.

Before you listen, make sure you download the Resource Guide. It has all the links you need for the resources, plus space to take notes. Some resources will apply to you right now, some later. Keep the Resrouce Guide handy to refer to as needed.

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For your convenience, here is the list of the recommended resources.

A free system to increase your productivity and help you focus: Simpleology 101

To start your book now:  Get the "Jump Start Your Book: 12 Steps to Writing a Book that Sells" Toolkit with the special bonuses only available to listeners of this call.

To write a book proposal that will get you noticed by a publisher:

• Book Proposal Secrets with Terry Whalin (insider tips)
• Listen to 8 top editors/publishers talk about what they look for in book proposals.

To start your own website to sell books and other products:

• Get your domain name at 1and1.com.
• Get your website hosted at HostGator.
• Get the best website software for "regular" websites: XSitePro
• Get your blog set up with WordPress (sign up for The Wizard Weekly teleseminars and check out the replays and resources from past calls to get up to speed):
• Take the WordPress Dashboard course with Cathy Perkins.
• Set up a Paypal account (free).  
• Set up account at aweber (autoresponder only) OR
• Set up 1shoppingcart cart for a full suite of ecommerce tools.

Details of what all this means are discussed in the teleseminar. Plus, many questions were answered, such as:

• "If you were to write a book, how would you rank the most important things to spend time and money on?"
• "Is a blog really important...if so, why?"
• "How do you keep yourself motivated through the time consuming process of writing a book or ebook."
• "How important is a web page/site to sell books?"
• "How do you go about setting up a website or blog? Do I need someone else to do it for me?"
• and more!