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Getting Paid To Market Yourself

July 16, 2018 00:48:13 34.81 MB Downloads: 0

A strategy for getting paid well even if your audience has small pockets.

Talking Points

  • The power of starting with the problem
  • Big pockets vs small pockets
  • Examples of paid marketing opportunities
  • What to do before you have an audience
  • How to craft a great pitch
  • How to create interest in a cold email
  • What to do on a pitch call

Quotable Quotes

  • “To increase the monetary value of your speaking gigs, have product available.”—JS
    -“It may look really simple—an e-book or a guide—but how that gets marketed, whose hands it goes into, how your name is used, matters. They’re all part of your brand.”—RM
    -“Ask yourself: how does this opportunity align with my message? How does it work for my people?”—RM
    -“If you get people to sell out, you’re in trouble”—JS
    -“Answer the question: what do you write about that serves their audience’s needs?”—RM
    -“You’ve got to do your homework or you’re a spammer. And people smell spammers a mile away” —JS
    -“If it makes you feel gross, you’re doing it wrong”—RM

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