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Creating Impactful Low Content Books: A Strategic Approach for Aspiring Writers
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In this episode of 'The Market. Your Message Show,' host Jonathan Milligan delves into Chapter 7 of his book 'Validate Your Offer,' focusing on the strategy of creating low content books. The episode begins with a history lesson about Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac, highlighting how low content books can help writers build a reputation and test their ideas without significant risk. Jonathan outlines the step-by-step process to create and refine a low content book, emphasizing the importance of choosing the right niche, designing a user-friendly template, and generating valuable content. He concludes with an exercise to brainstorm low content book ideas, encouraging listeners to start small and test the market before investing heavily in a full-length book.
00:00 Introduction to the Series
00:16 The Importance of Validating Your Offer
01:17 Chapter 7: Creating Your Low Content Book
01:22 The Story of Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac
02:35 Why Low Content Books Matter Today
06:17 Steps to Create Your Low Content Book
11:15 Brainstorming Your Low Content Book Ideas
13:40 Key Takeaways and Conclusion

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Send us a text Unlocking the Power of Email Marketing: The Capture Habit Want a copy of the book or workbook? Go to PlatformGrowthBooks.com In this episode of the Market Your Message Show, host Jonathan Milligan dives into Chapter Two of the book 'Build Your Audience' and discusses the pivotal concept of the 'Capture Habit.' Jonathan highlights the importance of having an email list as a crucial element for writers, coaches, speakers, and teachers to build their businesses. He shares the success story of Ryan Holiday, who grew his email list from 50 friends to 35,000 subscribers, emphasizing qualities like consistency, quality, and value. The episode breaks down why email lists are beneficial, including reasons such as ownership, high ROI, personal connection, measurable data, scalability, authority building, and amplification of other marketing efforts. Jonathan ends with a practical exercise for listeners to brainstorm ways to build their email list, reinforcing that the process is about providing consistent value and building relationships over time. 00:00 Welcome to the Market Your Message Show 00:21 Introduction to 'Build Your Audience' 01:26 The Capture Habit: The Secret to Everything 02:59 The Power of Email Lists 03:29 Reasons to Build an Email List 07:08 Today's Exercise: Brainstorm Your Capture Ideas 08:08 Key Takeaways…

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Ch 20. Deciding Your Next Move 12:49

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Ch 19. The Magic of the Debrief 15:11

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Ch 18. The Business Validation Decision Tree 15:00

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Ch 17. Pillar 4. Debrief (Your Key Validation Metrics) 11:28

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Ch 16. The Power of Offer Stacking 12:15

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Ch 15. The 3 Secrets to Selling Anything 18:46

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Ch 14. Understanding the 4 Types of Buyers 10:04

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Ch 13. Create Your Potential Audience Audit 14:32

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Ch 12. Pillar 3. Deploy (Your RVP Launch Plan) 12:36

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Ch 11. Crafting Your Super Simple Sales Page 12:10

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Ch 10. Planning Your Virtual Workshop (Speakers) 16:28

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Send us a text Mastering the Art of Engaging Virtual Workshops Want access to the book? go to PlatformGrowthBooks.com In this chapter, we explore the evolution and lessons from the 1950s Chicago TV College, which revolutionized remote education through engaging and interactive methods. The chapter draws parallels to modern virtual workshops, cautioning against monotonous lectures that lead to disengagement and 'Zoom fatigue'. Instead, effective workshops should include short, focused teaching segments, hands-on exercises, Q&A sessions, breakout rooms, and well-timed breaks. By following these five key steps, presenters can create dynamic and memorable virtual workshops that captivate their audiences and enhance learning outcomes. 00:00 Introduction: The Birth of Virtual Workshops 01:08 Engaging Remote Learners: Lessons from the TV College 02:28 Crafting the Perfect Virtual Workshop Agenda 02:49 Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Virtual Workshops 05:39 The Magic Formula for Engaging Workshops 06:33 Five Key Steps to Virtual Workshop Success 11:58 Creating Your Own Engaging Workshop Agenda 14:55 Conclusion: Key Takeaways for Virtual Workshops…

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Ch 9. Structuring Your 4-Week Bootcamp (Coaches) 12:52

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Send us a text Want access to the book? go to PlatformGrowthBooks.com Chapter nine, structuring your four week bootcamp coaches. Ramit Sethi has an idea for a course that teaches people how to earn an extra 1, 000 a month. Exciting stuff, right? But here's the thing it's 2009, and he doesn't want to spend countless hours creating the course only to hear crickets when he launches. Talk about a waste of time and energy. So what does Ramit do? He decides to sell the course to a small test group before he even creates the full program. Genius move. By doing this, he's able to validate that people actually want what he's offering. And not just that, he can gather valuable feedback from the test group to make the course even better. Fast forward a bit, and Ramit's Earn 1K course is a smashing success. People are raving about it, and the full launch goes off without a hitch. All because he took the time to validate his idea and get feedback from real people before diving in headfirst. And that, my friend, is the power of selling before you create.…

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Ch 8. Developing Your Mini-Course (Teachers) 14:41

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