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Before The Bestseller
This show is for book lovers and creators who want to go behind the scenes with their favorite authors to hear about how they were able to not just write a book but create a movement.
Episodes
201 episodes
BTB150: Author Tom O’Neill and His Book Chaos
Today we have a very special guest, and not the kind of guest we usually feature. Tom O’Neill is an investigative journalist who never set out to write a book at all. But what began as a short magazine assignment about the Manson murders...
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BTB149: 75,000 Books Sold by Process! Author Mike Paton Through Giving, Leveraging, and Building Readers
We are back with Mike Paton, co-author of Process! and Get a Grip in the Traction Library. Mike has spent over 15 years helping leadership teams run stronger, more efficient businesses through the Entrepre...
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BTB148: Process! | Mike Paton
What does it really take to build a business that runs without you? In today’s episode, we sit down with Mike Paton, EOS expert, speaker, and co-author of Process!, to unpack the systems behind sustainable growth.Mike ...
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BTB147: Mastering Executive Transitions: Leadership, LinkedIn, and the $1M Book with Navid Nazemian
Today we're excited to welcome Navid Nazemian, best-selling author of Mastering Executive Transitions: The Definitive Guide. He is a speaker on leadership and career topics, and an executive coach affiliated with groups l...
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BTB146: From 9,000 Copies in 15 Years to 100,000 in One Week: The NFL Playoff Moment That Rewarded a Lifetime of Obsession with Jim Murphy
We’re back with bestselling author Jim Murphy, author of Inner Excellence and The Best Possible Life. As a high-performance coach to world champions, CEOs, and elite athletes, Jim brings over 15 years of e...
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BTB145: Inner Excellence | Jim Murphy
Today’s guest is someone who’s helped some of the world’s top performers not just succeed, but grow into stronger, more grounded people. Jim Murphy is the author of the best-selling book Inner Excellence, a mindset and sy...
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BTB144: Brendan Kane on Giving Away 100,000 Books, Smarter Funnels, and Launching on His Terms
It’s our pleasure to welcome back Brendan Kane, bestselling author of 1 Million Followers, Hook Point, and now The Guide to Going Viral. Brendan has worked with some of the biggest names in...
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BTB143: The Guide to Going Viral | Brendan Kane
What does it really take to go viral? In this episode, we’re joined by Brendan Kane, bestselling author of One Million Followers, The Hook Point, and now The Guide to Going Viral. ...
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BTB142 | Book Series Episode 18: Creating an Executable Strategy
Today marks the final episode of Before the Bestseller, our 18-part series where we’ve broken down the entire audiobook into focused, actionable chapters for nonfiction authors. If you've made it this far, you're not just dreami...
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BTB141 | Book Series Episode 17: PR and Making Lists
We’re down to the final stretch. In episode 17 of our 18-part series, Before the Bestseller, we’re diving into two topics that get a lot of attention in the publishing world: traditional PR and what it really means to make a bes...
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BTB140 | Book Series Episode 16: Your Launch Team
We’re back with episode 16 of our 18-part series, where we're putting the entire book Before the Bestseller up on our podcast for you to listen to. We’re just a couple of episodes away from the final chapter, and we hope you’ve ...
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BTB139 | Book Series Episode 15: Gatekeepers
Today we’re on Episode 15 of our 18-part series Before the Bestseller, and we’re digging into a topic that can quietly make or break your book’s reach: gatekeepers. These are the people your readers already trust—think podcaster...
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BTB138 | Book Series Episode 14: Moonshots & Turning Speaking Into Events
We’re back with episode 14 of our Before the Bestseller book series, where we dive into one of the most creative parts of the book, the section where we talk about bold, outside-the-box marketing moves. This is for the moments w...
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BTB137 | Book Series Episode 13: Ratings and Reviews
Today, we’re diving into episode 13 of our 18-part series Before the Bestseller, where we’re putting the entire audiobook up on our podcast for the dedicated listeners who make this possible. This episode focuses on one of the h...
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BTB136 | Book Series Episode 12: One by One & Corporate Bulk Buy
Welcome back to the Bite-Sized Book Marketing Masterclass — a special 18-episode series where I break down the key insights from my latest book! We’re now on Episode 12, which covers Chapters 33 and 34 of Before the Bestseller.<...
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BTB135 | Book Series Episode 11: Podcast Guesting
What happens when your podcast interviews actually move the needle on book sales? In episode 11 of our 18-part book series, we dig into how to land better podcast guest spots and make them count. From targeting the right shows to crafting a pit...
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BTB134 | Book Series Episode 10: Organic Social Media
We’re in the second half of the book series and continue our journey through Before the Bestseller, focusing on one of the trickier parts of book marketing: organic social media.In this episode, we explore how several non...
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BTB133 | Book Series Episode 9: Additional Pay-to-Play Strategies
Welcome back to Chapter 30 and Episode 9 of the book, Before the Bestseller, where we break down the audiobook and dive deeper into what it takes to successfully launch a nonfiction book. From high-visibility platforms to behind-th...
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BTB132 | Book Series Episode 8: Meta Ads
In Episode 8 of the Before the Bestseller book series, we dive deep into Chapter 29, your go-to blueprint for running high-performing Meta (Facebook) ads for nonfiction authors.Despite big shifts in privacy policies and targeting ...
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BTB131 | Book Series Episode 7: Amazon and Amazon Ads
Amazon is where nonfiction books break out, take off, or quietly disappear—and understanding why can give your book a serious edge. In this episode, we go deep into the world of Amazon ads and unpack the invisible mechanics behind one of the mo...
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BTB130 | Book Series Episode 6: FREE Reader Seeding
Most authors try to sell their book from day one. But what if the smartest move you could make was giving it away—for free? In this episode of Before the Bestseller Book Series, we explore one of the most underused a...
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BTB129 | Book Series Episode 5: Email Lists for Authors
In this episode of Before the Bestseller, we walk through exactly how to use your email list to build momentum, create consistent engagement, and convert attention into actual book sales. If you're launching a nonfiction book, y...
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BTB128 | Book Series Episode 4: Your Author Twin and Time Hacks
In this episode, we wrap up Part 2 of the book, Before The Bestseller, by exploring one of the most underrated book marketing strategies: knowing exactly who your book is for and how to reach them. We dive deep into how to define your id...
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BTB127 | Book Series Episode 3: Building your marketing team
In this episode of Before the Bestseller Podcast Series, we dive into one of the most underestimated keys to sustainable book marketing: building a team. Whether you’re juggling social media, podcast pitching, newslette...
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BTB126 | Book Series Episode 2: Make marketing your book much easier
Welcome back to our 18-episode bite-sized book marketing series! In this episode, we’re diving into part 2 of the book Before The Bestseller, covering chapters 14 through 19, and breaking down exactly how to make your book marke...
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