If you're contemplating stepping into the spotlight or promoting your book or author brand, you don't need another webinar, exhaustive guide, or perfect timing.

Just start.

You'll gain infinitely more by engaging directly with your readers than by pondering the ideal marketing plan.

Connect with just 3 new people in your niche each day, and you're crafting a network that's both broad and deep.

Choose five recent connections and ask if you can mail them a copy of your book as a mere gift.

My best piece of productivity advice for aspiring authors:

Take action on your tasks, observe your progress, adjust your approach swiftly, and take action again.

Waiting around for perfect conditions or more information is the biggest waste of your precious time.

Go for it; overthinking isn't going to save you.

Sit down, write a few paragraphs, and write a few posts about progress.

Share and show your work, get feedback, and work through it.

Thinking my work is an evolving experiment has helped me in many ways.

As a creative, that’s what I’m always searching for.

Freedom to explore different ways to communicate ideas.

Seeking perfection makes me feel slow and indecisive, so I’m not confident in my actions.

"It took six years to sell a million copies."

Ryan Holiday's approach to his work as an author is highly commendable.

Following the publication of "The Obstacle Is the Way," it took six years for the book to become a best seller.

Contrary to wishful thinking, you don't get confidence in your writing by avoiding criticism or waiting for the perfect moment.

You get confidence in your writing when you embrace feedback, commit to continuous learning, and understand that every great author was once a beginner too.

Connecting with people you admire and want to support makes the difference you're looking for.

Explore and experiment, and view this platform as a way to connect and engage with their work.

Believe that what you seek is seeking you.

I define seeking as connecting, reaching out, and supporting and celebrating others.

I know if I put out that energy, something good will return. The way of the world still applies to these platforms.

I see it happen daily.

After an author launches their book into the world, something happens.

They post a few times to share some reviews and try to attract more readers, but soon, they're unsure what to post next.

I don't habitually click on Google's first result.

Instead, I skim for sites I recognize.

I seldom review my emails in order.

Not sure who your Target Audience is when it comes to writing your business book?

Try this👇🏽

Before you start thinking about who your target audience is, choose proactively who you AREN'T for.

Do you know your barista's name?

If you're a regular at a coffee shop, visiting daily for a couple of weeks, you'll likely learn more than just their names; they'll recognize you too.

One day, everybody will be their own personal brand.

Building your Author brand on LinkedIn will help you:

• grow a supportive network,

• build trust with your audience,

• get podcast appearances,

One of our Rising Authors Launched his book yesterday, and I wanted to take a moment to celebrate him!

Launching a book out is special and for Abbas Jamie 🍉 It's all-encompassing and life-changing in so many ways.

Author Marketing Hack: absolutely master the rule of fifths

Your potential reader or client needs to see/hear about you/your brand AT LEAST 5 times before deciding if they will trust

The ultimate attention machine has arrived.

Literally strapped to a screen an inch from our eyes.

The Apple Vision Pro has taken over your feed in the past few days.

88% of people are less likely to return to a site after a bad experience.

94% of first impressions are related to your site’s web design.

Nearly 75% of users will judge your business’ credibility based on your website design.

I'm grateful.

I have had so much support from so many from incredible people.

Building Rising Authors has taken so much effort. But I can honestly say there's been so many who have helped it grow.

Hunched over and sweating, I pulled the squeegee across the screen to print the last of 200 t-shirts.

I had been in this basement relentlessly, day in and day out, for the past two weeks.

In the journey toward becoming an author, it's easy to get caught up in the idea of wanting to become "somebody" in the eyes of others.

Yet, in this pursuit, we often overlook the importance of authenticity, mistakenly believing that our personal stories are insignificant or that they won't resonate with anyone.