Online Success Cast #40: Shelley Hitz
Welcome to another episode of the Online Business Success Cast.
This week, I have Shelley Hitz, with me.
The audio recording of our interview is at the end of this blog post. Just look for the “play” button and listen. It’s free! Also, be sure to check out all of the resources listed below.
If you’re not familiar with Shelley yet, learn more here:
Shelley Hitz is an award-winning and internationally best-selling author. She is the owner of TrainingAuthors.com and is passionate about helping authors succeed in writing, publishing, and marketing their books.
She teaches from personal experience. Shelley has been writing and publishing books since 2008 and has published over 30 books including print, eBook and audio book formats.
Download Shelley's free training “Building a Book Marketing Plan” ($27 value) when you sign up for her newsletter here: Free Gift from Shelley.
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Step 1: Check out these Essential Tools and Resources for Online Business Success Mentioned in this Show:
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- CometoNAMS.com – where Shelley and I met – and where you NEED to be.
- Beachpreneurs Ladies Only Mastermind Retreat – Shelley is our latest “Beachie”.
Tools Shelley mentioned during the call:
- Canva
- Dropbox
- Hootsuite
- FreeMind – You'll love this training, too. Learn Freemind
- Shelley uses Roboform (I use LastPass)
- Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone – Silver
- Camtasia
Books Shelley recommends:
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
- The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
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Nicole Dean
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Shelley Hitz
September 9, 2014 at 8:04 pmThank you so much for having me, Nicole! And I can’t wait for Beachpreneurs! It will be a fun AND productive time on the beach 🙂
Online Marketing Helper
September 17, 2014 at 10:36 amShelley, I loved hearing you on the podcast. This was probably one of the most comfortable conversations I’ve heard in a long time for something business-related (without it being scripted).
I also appreciate the fact that you aren’t simply talking about the tasks of creating a book, and creating content, but you focus on marketing, specifically lists and ‘value-based giving’. I couldn’t agree more.
I also wouldn’t discount using something like Fiverr for your book covers (however, your results might vary, but I’ve had good success).
Thanks!
Shelley Hitz
September 24, 2014 at 5:22 pmThank you so much for your feedback! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I have occasionally used Fiverr for eBook covers but you do need to be careful to hire a designer that has had great feedback. Also, realize it may not end up working out. I usually also pay for the .psd file so I can make changes in the future as well.