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March 4, 2024

How James Patterson Turned Writing Into an $800M Business

How James Patterson Turned Writing Into an $800M Business

Episode 558: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) break down the 5 genius business tactics that have turned broke authors into millionaires.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(3:00) James Patterson's hit-making formula

(11:30) Jack Carr's shameless product placement

(17:00) Steve Rinella's $100M content to commerce play

(22:30) Other $20M - $50M authors

(26:00) The genius of the Navalmanack

(29:00) How Hugh Howey became self-publishing's unlikely hero

(38:30) James Clear's new habit app

(43:00) The super networking tactics of Andrew Wilkinson



Links:

• Daily Stoic - https://dailystoic.com/

• Stratemeyer Syndicate - https://stratemeyer.org/

• Jack Carr - https://www.officialjackcarr.com/books/

• Meateater - http://meateater.com/

• Navalmanack - https://www.navalmanack.com/

• Wool - https://hughhowey.com/books/wool/

• Goodreads - http://goodreads.com/


Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/

• Copy That - https://copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth


Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd









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