Master Class: Turning Your Book into an Audio Book with Randye Kaye

Want to have your book available for listening? It’s a way to reach a larger audience and another income stream! Whether you want to voice it yourself (should you?) or use a narrator, Randye takes you through the options, the process, and the possibilities. Randye Kaye is an actress, radio broadcaster, author/speaker, and voice-over talent for everything from commercials to audiobooks. …

Vanity Publishing?

It wasn’t that long ago that self-publishing was called vanity publishing. Authors who couldn’t find a publisher willing to put their books in print were thought of as vain if they stopped to paying for a publisher. But times have changed, and today it is nearly impossible for a new author to find a publisher unless he/she has thousands of …

The Double Dog Dare

Have you ever been “double dog dared?” Plantation Swim Club in Louisville, KY, has a 32-foot diving board that has been legendary for more than 50 years. As kids we would talk about the high-dive, and we would “double dog dare” our friends to commit to making that dive. As a kid, I had promised myself that if I ever …

Measures of Success with Mark Graban

Do you feel like you’re constantly reacting to every up or down in your metrics, as if you’re on a proverbial roller coaster of performance where there’s a lot of excitement but, at the end of the ride, you’re right back where you started? If so, the new book Measures of Success will help you, as the subtitle says, react …

Think Like a Marketer with Kate Colbert

The secret to taking your business from mediocre to meaningfully different? Thinking like a marketer. It’s also the secret to moving your organization from status quo to success story, and from busy to profitable. In an easy-to-read, practical new guidebook, acclaimed marketing expert Kate Colbert offers fresh insights into the actions and attitudes that can accelerate your business success, sharpen your daily …