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I got called out on the internet
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Yeah… Last summer, I was “attacked” on social media. I put that in heavy quotation marks because it wasn’t directly. More in the sense of a post that made me wonder, “Is this about me?” I don’t know if it was, specifically. But it easily could have been. The post — by someone I like and respect — criticized authors who’ve been published only once and then have the audacity to create and sell a course on writing and/or launching a book. Normally, I would’ve been like, “YEAH, YOU TELL ‘EM! WHAT’S WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?” Instead, I was like, er… hi. 🙋🏻♀️C’est moi. Because yep — After writing, publishing, and selling the everlovin’ focaccia out of my first-ever book, Tough Titties… And making it onto the USA Today bestseller list, which made it a national bestseller… I had so much to share about the whole process, that I dared make it into a course: Book Launch Hero. *Ducks* I know, where do I get the chutzpah, right? Yes, I second-guessed myself into oblivion. Would anyone want to learn from a first-time author when there are enough NYT bestsellers with book courses to fill a Taylor Swift concert? But people kept asking to pick my brain. And my brain was fresh from the launch. And so it was easy to document, package, and teach:
That’s all it takes to create a valuable online course! If you think you’re not qualified just because you’re not the world’s foremost expert and haven’t been invited to speak at SXSW or TED… That’s a mind game. And it’s going to keep you stuck. This, on the other hand, will change your whole mindset and catapult your sweet 🍑 into action. Seriously, if you have expertise (or, in my case, one successful experience) that people keep asking you to share… Then Reader, you have a course in you. And once you create it? You’ve got a new asset you can sell over and over. A whole new income stream. It’s the best! If you’re wondering whether anyone will actually want it, that’s a whole other thing... One my friend and reigning online-course queen, Amy Porterfield, can help you figure out! She just released a FREE guide called: No More Guessing: So how did my book-launch course end up doing? In its beta launch alone, it paid back everything I’d spent on my mentor and developmental editor, two months of PR services, and my book party (in a chic Soho space). Glad I had the unmitigated gall to create it. See whether your course has the same payoff potential here. xoLaura PS - If social media is shaking your confidence and/or your well-being, might I suggest HBO’s The Gilded Age? If you haven’t already watched, lucky you. I’ve been bingeing it for the last two weeks, and it’s done an admirable job of keeping me out of my scroll hole.
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"Yours are the only emails I actually open and read" - a regular reply in my inbox since 2009...and I'll bet in yours, too, once you subscribe and learn by pure, lazy osmosis to become the most compelling writer around. That said, no promises on improving your moral character.
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