Sharyn Abbott
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I spent 20 years in the printing and publishing industry prior to 1990. Then after tackling entrepreneurship, I became motivated to write my first book in 2000 so that I'd be eligible to speak at a convention in Sacramento.
In 1995, I started teaching other authors how to retain 75% of the book sales price and how to market their books to achieve a 6+ figure income. Most authors hire an agent who takes 10% of their total income. The agent's job is to find a publisher who will take 50% of their income. It's a wonder authors have ever survived!
But it would still be completely up to the author to arrange their own publicity and engage all of their media exposure. When they get their book into a retail store or on an online store, that establishment expects 50% of their income, often leaving the author in the hole for all of their expenses.
So you might ask, why bother?
That's what I wondered until I finally figured out that I could get Amazon to pay me $20 for my $25 book and including the cost of printing the book, I retain 75% of the sales price.
An author friend invited me to be on Oprah's show in 1991. She has sold over 700,000 books and has made 35 cents per book. I have made more on my first book in the first ten years selling less than 10,000 books than she has selling 700,000 books. It is a travesty and an insult to her, but no matter how much I try to convince her there is a better way, she's still believes she is better off having that publisher.
The difference for her would have been $10.5 million being Independently published rather than $245,000 she has earned over 20 years having a publisher.
Which option would you prefer? Independently publish or spending upwards of two years trying to find a publisher who isn't likely to take on a new author?
I'll raise my hand for Independent Publishing every time!
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Be Your Own Boss Guide
http://beyourownbossguide.com/
Mixing It Up! The Entrepreneurs New Testiment
http://mixingitupbook.com/
Get Published and Sell Your Books Already!
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Learn to Speak to Sell Your Books
http://www.speakeasytoday.com/
Use Personality and Facial Recognition Techniques
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Create Your Own Reality The Ancient Wisdom
http://createyours2.com/PagesfromCreateYourOwnReality.pdf
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Be Your Own Boss Guide
http://beyourownbossguide.com/
Create Your Own Reality The Ancient Wisdom
http://createyours2.com
The Adventures of Master Pineapple
http://www.masterpineapple.com/
Mixing It Up! The Entrepreneurs New Testiment
http://mixingitupbook.com/
About Face - Traits Tell Tells
http://aboutfacetraits.com
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Face Reading Techniques
About Facer Physiognomy – Facial Recognition Techniques by Sharyn Abbott Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could look at anyone the first time you meet them and know exactly how they process information? You’d know how fast or slow to talk, how to draw them out and make sure they hear what you’re saying and know what is important to them. There is a science that has been available since Aristotle’s time called Physiognomy. It is an inspired fascinating combination between physical traits and their behavior and ability to process communications.
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How to do Great Radio Interviews
My first radio interview was in 1995. I was hosting an alte ative health business group and one of the participants asked if I would be the guest on her show. Now, you’d think I’d jump at the opportunity, but not me! I did not want to do the interview, but a good friend was the producer and he convinced me he would make sure I would be comfortable. The interview turned out better tha I thought and when she asked me back a few months later, it turned out she was sick and didn’t show up.
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Learning To Be Happier
As human beings, it is natural that we would question ourselves on our aptitude and our value from time to time. We all find ourselves at a loss as we are trying to lay our hands on a single, solid prophesy of a changing of tides where you will be happier and live life on your terms. There is ...
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Getting Published
You have yet to discover how easy it is to get published. There are approximately 100,000 new books published every year. It’s time you joined the authors who use their books to open doors you can’t even imagine are now closed to you.
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Finding Your Spirit
There are plenty of myths about what you need to succeed in today's society. You do not need a series of self help books telling you how to arrange your bookshelf and paint your northern wall to generate the best success and happiness that you can experience in your earthly life. What you need ...
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NESTing - Neuro Emotional antiSabotage Technique
If you’re tired of taking one drug to alleviate one symptom and five more drugs to eliminate the five new symptoms the first drug cures, and so on . . . then it’s time for you to take the responsibility and start acting as your own advocate for your better health.
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Sharyn Abbott, Author & Speaker
Sharyn Abbott has been teaching speakers and authors since 1995 and now has 10 books published. She guides others achieve the level of success as authors they so richly deserve. She is a keynote speaker and trainer (200+ speaking engagements) and a radio program on BlogTalk dedicated to helping authors.
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Blogify Your Business
The site is designed to help get your site ranked in the top 1/100th of a percent in less than 4 weeks. Each week we detail new techniques and tools to keep your site at the top and drive new traffic to your site.
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The Author Training Program is designed to take brand new authors from concept to 6+ figure incomes in the most rapid process as possible as well as taking seasoned authors to new heights of success using the 22 marketing concepts.
There is no program more complete or as easy to use. The entire program has been created in a video format with examples and documentation to make sure whatever your level of computer-ease, you will be able to navigate through each and ever one of the processes and achieve your ideal success level in the shortest time period.
The training includes:
- 12 CD Program for Speaking Techniques
- 12 CD Program for Writing Techniques
- 12 CD Program Personality and Facial Recognition Sales
- 52 Lessons for Website setup and Ranking
- 18 Pre-Press Lessons
- 22 Marketing Lessons
- Book Your Guests
- 1,500 Radio Talk Shows
- 1,900 Magazine, Newspaper and Radio Editors
- 300 Review Magazine editors
- Media Training
- Educational Interview Series
- Book Marketing Campaign
- Teleseminar Series Training
- Article Submission Resources & Techniques
- Joint Ventures
- Affiliate Programs
- List Building Techniques
- Membership sites
- Continuity Programs
- Podcasts
- Book Sponsorships
- Distribution
- Cost Per Acquisition
- Speaking Platforms
- Program Development
- Audio Programs
- Bonus Material Resources
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Contacting Sharyn Abbott
How to get started
First, go to the website and download your free ebook on how you can write your book in 4 to 6 weeks in only one hour a day. You'll also want to set up your website at the same time to have enough traffic and credibility by the time you launch your book.
Once your book is ready to print, you'll want to have a couple of book signings lined up to create media you can put on your site to prove others are interested in your book.
You'll find only 5% of your income will be derived from books sales and the balance from the other techniques such as:
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- Speaking Engagements
- Joint Ventures
- Membership Sites
- Platform Speaking
- Radio Interviews
- Affiliate Programs
- Consulting Services
- Audio Programs and many more techniques
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Once you've been speaking for about six months, you will find the business starts coming to you. You will have event planners calling your to speak at their events. You will have radio programs and newspaper reporters calling to set up interviews and as long as you keep up with your efforts, the amount of activity you experience will only increase.