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To Become a Writer, Be a Promoter First

SpeakingOfWealth.comWhile the following should have no bearing on whether or not you choose to become a writer, it should open your eyes to the fact that the publishing world is undergoing considerable upheaval. In a nutshell, here’s what’s happening. For the past few decades, middle and large-sized publishing companies have been consolidating and/or going out of business. As it stands, there are six mega-publishing houses left in New York City. Those six are desperately trying to figure out how to make money in the face of the Kindle/Self Publishing/Ebook revolution. So far, they’re not doing to well.

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4 Critical Elements to Selling on Kindle

SpeakingOfWealth.comSo you’ve decided to thumb your nose at the gatekeepers to the traditional publishing and publish your hot new title as a downloadable Kindle ebook. In case you weren’t aware, the portable Kindle ebook reader is the only the most massively popular bit of technology in the known universe right now, having sold approximately 17 kajillion units (according to Amazon bigwig Jeff Bezos) over the holidays last year. It comes down to this. Independent authors are making big bucks with nothing more than a digital version of their book uploaded to the Amazon Kindle store.

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Speaking for Free to Promote Your Business

SpeakingOfWealth.comPresenting free public seminars is a time-tested way for professionals such as doctors, lawyers, dentists, accountants, real estate agents, and others to drum up business. Nothing sells like giving away knowledge for free. Not only do you gain direct exposure for your business, but you might sign up a few clients on the spot. And you shouldn’t neglect the opportunity to sell your book or CD’s at the back table. Might be enough to cover the facility rental.

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5 Enrichment Speaking Secrets

The cruise industry calls it enrichment speaking, and it's one of the sweetest deals you're ever going to stumble across as a public speaker. In return for a few hours of your time, you'll be paid...

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