should you self publish your book so while ago I made a video about the
while ago I made a video about the
while ago I made a video about the publishing industry and me writing my
publishing industry and me writing my
publishing industry and me writing my book and I got a comment from our
book and I got a comment from our
book and I got a comment from our YouTube viewers love you guys able aid
YouTube viewers love you guys able aid
YouTube viewers love you guys able aid studios a lower loyal viewer who wrote
studios a lower loyal viewer who wrote
studios a lower loyal viewer who wrote in to say definitely a great question
in to say definitely a great question
in to say definitely a great question love the answers what do you think about
love the answers what do you think about
love the answers what do you think about these self publishing companies coming
these self publishing companies coming
these self publishing companies coming out could they be an option go alright
out could they be an option go alright
out could they be an option go alright so here we go I have four criteria that
so here we go I have four criteria that
so here we go I have four criteria that I thought I would look at and I base it
I thought I would look at and I base it
I thought I would look at and I base it all of what is your intention your
all of what is your intention your
all of what is your intention your motivation your reason for wanting to
motivation your reason for wanting to
motivation your reason for wanting to have a book and depending on what that
have a book and depending on what that
have a book and depending on what that reason is that I helped make a decision
reason is that I helped make a decision
reason is that I helped make a decision if you want to go with the publisher or
if you want to go with the publisher or
if you want to go with the publisher or if you want to self publish the first is
if you want to self publish the first is
if you want to self publish the first is credibility a lot of people think that
credibility a lot of people think that
credibility a lot of people think that having a book gives you more credibility
having a book gives you more credibility
having a book gives you more credibility so when you’re going in and talking to
so when you’re going in and talking to
so when you’re going in and talking to customers you can show them your book if
customers you can show them your book if
customers you can show them your book if you are trying to get a speaking gig or
you are trying to get a speaking gig or
you are trying to get a speaking gig or consulting gig or in the media you can
consulting gig or in the media you can
consulting gig or in the media you can show them your book and be a recognized
show them your book and be a recognized
show them your book and be a recognized author and if that’s important to you
author and if that’s important to you
author and if that’s important to you then you need to get the book out there
then you need to get the book out there
then you need to get the book out there and if the publisher is not willing to
and if the publisher is not willing to
and if the publisher is not willing to take it on then you can sell publish
take it on then you can sell publish
take it on then you can sell publish right I think a recognized publisher
right I think a recognized publisher
right I think a recognized publisher gives you a little bit more credibility
gives you a little bit more credibility
gives you a little bit more credibility than doing it yourself but if you can’t
than doing it yourself but if you can’t
than doing it yourself but if you can’t get that publisher then gosub publish
get that publisher then gosub publish
get that publisher then gosub publish because you want that credibility now
because you want that credibility now
because you want that credibility now saying that I think that argument that a
saying that I think that argument that a
saying that I think that argument that a book helps give you credibility is
book helps give you credibility is
book helps give you credibility is getting it’s going down right it’s not
getting it’s going down right it’s not
getting it’s going down right it’s not as important as it used to be I don’t
as important as it used to be I don’t
as important as it used to be I don’t have a book and I can open any door that
have a book and I can open any door that
have a book and I can open any door that I want to open right I have a popular
I want to open right I have a popular
I want to open right I have a popular website I have a popular YouTube channel
website I have a popular YouTube channel
website I have a popular YouTube channel I have a popular Twitter account so many
I have a popular Twitter account so many
I have a popular Twitter account so many other ways now to reach people besides
other ways now to reach people besides
other ways now to reach people besides books that can add to your credibility
books that can add to your credibility
books that can add to your credibility I’ve been in the media been in Forbes
I’ve been in the media been in Forbes
I’ve been in the media been in Forbes I’ve been in the Wall Street Journal
I’ve been in the Wall Street Journal
I’ve been in the Wall Street Journal been in the new york times I’ve been in
been in the new york times I’ve been in
been in the new york times I’ve been in all these big publications without ever
all these big publications without ever
all these big publications without ever having a book you don’t need to have a
having a book you don’t need to have a
having a book you don’t need to have a book to give you the credibility so I
book to give you the credibility so I
book to give you the credibility so I think it can help it can add to it but
think it can help it can add to it but
think it can help it can add to it but it’s not as important as it used to be
it’s not as important as it used to be
it’s not as important as it used to be number two is just to have a book you
number two is just to have a book you
number two is just to have a book you want a book right it’s on your bucket
want a book right it’s on your bucket
want a book right it’s on your bucket list I want to write this book before I
list I want to write this book before I
list I want to write this book before I die and if that’s your goal that’s your
die and if that’s your goal that’s your
die and if that’s your goal that’s your reason for having a book then go right
reason for having a book then go right
reason for having a book then go right the book right and again if you can’t
the book right and again if you can’t
the book right and again if you can’t get a publisher then gosub publishing
get a publisher then gosub publishing
get a publisher then gosub publishing route it doesn’t matter so much which
route it doesn’t matter so much which
route it doesn’t matter so much which one you go to because you just want to
one you go to because you just want to
one you go to because you just want to get a book out there because your reason
get a book out there because your reason
get a book out there because your reason for writing the book isn’t the
for writing the book isn’t the
for writing the book isn’t the credibility using expert status it’s
credibility using expert status it’s
credibility using expert status it’s because you want to have a book out
because you want to have a book out
because you want to have a book out there that you can share your grandkids
there that you can share your grandkids
there that you can share your grandkids and say here’s what i wrote so if that’s
and say here’s what i wrote so if that’s
and say here’s what i wrote so if that’s your incentive then just go out and sell
your incentive then just go out and sell
your incentive then just go out and sell publish you don’t need a huge publisher
publish you don’t need a huge publisher
publish you don’t need a huge publisher or all that headache or hassle to get it
or all that headache or hassle to get it
or all that headache or hassle to get it out there number three is money you’re
out there number three is money you’re
out there number three is money you’re doing it for the money you want to make
doing it for the money you want to make
doing it for the money you want to make money from the books and the interesting
money from the books and the interesting
money from the books and the interesting thing here is if you go with the
thing here is if you go with the
thing here is if you go with the publisher you’re not going to make any
publisher you’re not going to make any
publisher you’re not going to make any money right the money that you get paid
money right the money that you get paid
money right the money that you get paid is is tiny and they’re out you know
is is tiny and they’re out you know
is is tiny and they’re out you know selling it and so you make your money
selling it and so you make your money
selling it and so you make your money from a book doing well and then you
from a book doing well and then you
from a book doing well and then you getting more recognition more awareness
getting more recognition more awareness
getting more recognition more awareness doing more media and that leads to more
doing more media and that leads to more
doing more media and that leads to more more opportunities right the more your
more opportunities right the more your
more opportunities right the more your name is known the more you can get big
name is known the more you can get big
name is known the more you can get big deals big clients if you’re trying to
deals big clients if you’re trying to
deals big clients if you’re trying to make money from the book you want that
make money from the book you want that
make money from the book you want that to be a moneymaker for you then you’re
to be a moneymaker for you then you’re
to be a moneymaker for you then you’re much better to go self-publishing
much better to go self-publishing
much better to go self-publishing because there’s a small cost to actually
because there’s a small cost to actually
because there’s a small cost to actually make the book and you get to keep the
make the book and you get to keep the
make the book and you get to keep the entire spread you keep the whole margin
entire spread you keep the whole margin
entire spread you keep the whole margin off of that so if your if your money
off of that so if your if your money
off of that so if your if your money making idea is to make it from the book
making idea is to make it from the book
making idea is to make it from the book you saw published if you’re trying to
you saw published if you’re trying to
you saw published if you’re trying to make money from broader awareness then
make money from broader awareness then
make money from broader awareness then go and try to get the publisher on board
go and try to get the publisher on board
go and try to get the publisher on board and number four is impact and this is
and number four is impact and this is
and number four is impact and this is the most important one for me okay I
the most important one for me okay I
the most important one for me okay I don’t need the book as a credibility
don’t need the book as a credibility
don’t need the book as a credibility tool I don’t want to write a book just
tool I don’t want to write a book just
tool I don’t want to write a book just to write a book and and I’m not trying
to write a book and and I’m not trying
to write a book and and I’m not trying to write a book to make money from it I
to write a book to make money from it I
to write a book to make money from it I don’t even care about a book I don’t
don’t even care about a book I don’t
don’t even care about a book I don’t need to have a book it’s never been a
need to have a book it’s never been a
need to have a book it’s never been a priority for me that’s why I’ve never
priority for me that’s why I’ve never
priority for me that’s why I’ve never done it right in my 12 plus years of
done it right in my 12 plus years of
done it right in my 12 plus years of running this business I’ve never had a
running this business I’ve never had a
running this business I’ve never had a book because it’s never been important
book because it’s never been important
book because it’s never been important to me what what I care about is impact I
to me what what I care about is impact I
to me what what I care about is impact I my goal is to help a billion
my goal is to help a billion
my goal is to help a billion entrepreneurs right I believe in
entrepreneurs right I believe in
entrepreneurs right I believe in entrepreneurs I want on terms to believe
entrepreneurs I want on terms to believe
entrepreneurs I want on terms to believe in themselves and whatever medium helps
in themselves and whatever medium helps
in themselves and whatever medium helps communicate that message and reaches
communicate that message and reaches
communicate that message and reaches people that’s where I’m going to be and
people that’s where I’m going to be and
people that’s where I’m going to be and so I started with my website and I had a
so I started with my website and I had a
so I started with my website and I had a ton of people hit the website we’ve had
ton of people hit the website we’ve had
ton of people hit the website we’ve had 20 million plus people on the website
20 million plus people on the website
20 million plus people on the website I’m doing a lot of these YouTube videos
I’m doing a lot of these YouTube videos
I’m doing a lot of these YouTube videos why because he had impact because we
why because he had impact because we
why because he had impact because we have three and a half million views on a
have three and a half million views on a
have three and a half million views on a channel because you guys are leaving
channel because you guys are leaving
channel because you guys are leaving common
common
common saying Ebony’s videos are awesome
saying Ebony’s videos are awesome
saying Ebony’s videos are awesome they’re really helping me with my
they’re really helping me with my
they’re really helping me with my business or their inspiring me they keep
business or their inspiring me they keep
business or their inspiring me they keep me going that stuff fuels me right I
me going that stuff fuels me right I
me going that stuff fuels me right I love seeing that stuff come in so
love seeing that stuff come in so
love seeing that stuff come in so wherever there’s an impact and
wherever there’s an impact and
wherever there’s an impact and opportunity that to impact entrepreneurs
opportunity that to impact entrepreneurs
opportunity that to impact entrepreneurs that’s where I want to be so for me the
that’s where I want to be so for me the
that’s where I want to be so for me the book is at just another way to impact
book is at just another way to impact
book is at just another way to impact entrepreneurs and in my head making a
entrepreneurs and in my head making a
entrepreneurs and in my head making a self-published book doesn’t have the
self-published book doesn’t have the
self-published book doesn’t have the impact to me to go through all of that
impact to me to go through all of that
impact to me to go through all of that work to write the book and then just
work to write the book and then just
work to write the book and then just mark it all myself and not have any
mark it all myself and not have any
mark it all myself and not have any backing I’d rather put that time into
backing I’d rather put that time into
backing I’d rather put that time into making youtube videos I can do that I
making youtube videos I can do that I
making youtube videos I can do that I can get my message out there much more
can get my message out there much more
can get my message out there much more clearly with with a greater reach by
clearly with with a greater reach by
clearly with with a greater reach by hitting you guys up on YouTube then I
hitting you guys up on YouTube then I
hitting you guys up on YouTube then I could with a sub published book so for
could with a sub published book so for
could with a sub published book so for me I’m only doing a book if I get a big
me I’m only doing a book if I get a big
me I’m only doing a book if I get a big publisher on board with a sizable
publisher on board with a sizable
publisher on board with a sizable advance you know I want a publisher
advance you know I want a publisher
advance you know I want a publisher who’s behind me who’s not just going to
who’s behind me who’s not just going to
who’s behind me who’s not just going to put it out there put on the bookshelves
put it out there put on the bookshelves
put it out there put on the bookshelves and that’s it right so I want them
and that’s it right so I want them
and that’s it right so I want them committed with a sizable advance I want
committed with a sizable advance I want
committed with a sizable advance I want this to be important to them because I
this to be important to them because I
this to be important to them because I want to have a bigger impact on the
want to have a bigger impact on the
want to have a bigger impact on the world if I can’t get a big couple of
world if I can’t get a big couple of
world if I can’t get a big couple of strong board with a sizable advance I
strong board with a sizable advance I
strong board with a sizable advance I won’t do it I’ll keep making videos I’ll
won’t do it I’ll keep making videos I’ll
won’t do it I’ll keep making videos I’ll keep answering your questions right
keep answering your questions right
keep answering your questions right wherever the impact is going to be
wherever the impact is going to be
wherever the impact is going to be that’s where I want to be so some
that’s where I want to be so some
that’s where I want to be so some publishing can work it can be awesome it
publishing can work it can be awesome it
publishing can work it can be awesome it just depends on what your motivation is
just depends on what your motivation is
just depends on what your motivation is so again I’d look at number one you need
so again I’d look at number one you need
so again I’d look at number one you need to credibility number to do you just
to credibility number to do you just
to credibility number to do you just want to have a book number three are you
want to have a book number three are you
want to have a book number three are you doing it for the money or number four
doing it for the money or number four
doing it for the money or number four are you doing it for the impact
are you doing it for the impact
are you doing it for the impact hopefully that answers your question if
hopefully that answers your question if
hopefully that answers your question if you guys have others leave in the
you guys have others leave in the
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