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“How I Did It: From Selling 2 Books A Day To 200 A Day” J. Thorn

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From Selling 2 Books a Day, To 200 - How I Did It? from J. Thorn. Presented at Author Marketing Live! in Cleveland on Sept 8, 2014. http://www.authormarketinglive.com

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“How I Did It: From Selling 2 Books A Day To 200 A Day”

J. Thorn

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http://jthorn.net

I create.

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Raise your hand…

• How many of you like to know how to successfully complete a task before you start it?

• How many of you like it when someone offers their help with no strings attached?

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Question…

• What if i told you leaning into the unknown and doing things for others (without expectation) is a way to become successful?

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Let me tell you a story…

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2009-2010 – a dream• The epic fantasy i wanted to read:

Burden of Conquest.• The Seventh Seal – between drafts as

in On Writing.• The Seventh Seal and the hot genre.

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2011 – planting the seeds

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2011 – planting the seeds

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2012 – watering the garden

The FreePartay

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April 2012

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March 2012

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2012 – watering the garden• Blogging – voice, style, consistency• Experimentation – format & genre• Revisions – formatting, description,

pricing -- $0.99 -> $2.99• Outsourcing – editing, cover design

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2012

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2013 – weeding the garden

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2013 – weeding the garden• Unpublishing• Blogging• Price pulsing -- $0.99 -> $2.99 ->

$0.99• Series and the trilogy box set, sales

funnel

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2013 – crop rotationUtilizing a skill set and the birth of the box set.

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Remember this?

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2014 – the reaping

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2013 – the reaping

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2014 – the reaping

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2014 – the reaping

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2014 – the feast

http://theblackfangbetrayal.com

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Take chances.Give of yourself.

AND

Just. Keep. Writing.

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Questions?

http://jthorn.net