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7 Harsh Realities of Self-Publishing as a Side Hustle

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Guest post by Ryan Hanley.

It’s easy to romanticize self-publishing.

Indeed, self-publishing is an amazing experience for sure, but romantic, it is not.

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I’d like to share with you a few realities of self-publishing learned while producing my first book, Content Warfare: How to find your audience, tell your story and win the battle for attention online.

Writing Content Warfare was my side hustle. I have a full-time job. I’m the managing editor of Agency Nation, a digital publication for the insurance industry. Not to mention maintaining my own podcast and blog.

Self-publishing is a side hustle for many first-time authors. But as a first-time author, there are aspects of self-publishing you haven’t experienced yet. [Read more…]

How to Exceed Your Crowdfunding Goals | Adventures in Visibility with Ryan Hanley

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How to Exceed Your Crowdfunding Goals with Ryan HanleyIf you’re an author or entrepreneur and want to self-publish a book, there are a lot of options. If you’ve considered crowdfunding to raise the money via pre-orders to get your book published you probably know it requires a sustained commitment. In this episode of Adventures In Visibility I welcome Ryan Hanley, President of Hanley Media Lab to share how he raised over $10,000 in 21 days to so he could self-publish his first book. 

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The Future of Ink Needs You

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As you may, or may not know, one of my other big projects is an online publication called The Future of Ink which was launched recently with co-founder Ellen Britt. Dividing time between two sites requiring constant attention has been a challenge, and fun, and exciting.

Yesterday, The Future of Ink kicked off a big contest and we need your input!

We are looking to create a Top 10 List of the Best Self-Publishing Blogs and are seeking nominations from everyone we know.

Here's the deal:

You're invited to make a single nomination of your favorite self-publishing blog by commenting on the TFOI blog, and including why you like the blog (only your first nomination counts). Be sure to include a link to the blog.  The blog can be about self-publishing for digital and/or physical books.

To make the cut, a blog must be nominated by multiple people. Post your nomination by November 16, 2012.
 
The judges: We are thrilled and honored to announce that author, speaker and co-founder of Alltop.com, Guy Kawasaki will be one of our three judges.
 
Former Chief Evangelist of Apple, Guy is a prolific digital publisher, focusing on marketing, enchantment, social media, entrepreneurship, innovation, venture capital, science, and photography. 
 
As we confirm our other judges, we'll let you know.
 
Winners will be selected based on:
1) the quality of their content 2) the frequency of their posts 3) reader involvement and…
 
4) their blog’s ranking (in that order).
 
The judges will decide the final winners.