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Workshop: Build and Customize an Author Business Model

Recorded

September 12, 2023

Duration

1.5 Hours

Cost

$35

Subject

Publishing

Topic

Business

In her 30 years experimenting with all aspects of book publishing, indie book publisher, publishing entrepreneur, publishing consultant, and author coach Sharon Woodhouse has seen and helped authors develop and use various income sources to create ongoing, sustainable income for themselves.

Follow along as she walks you through her proprietary spreadsheet for estimating and tracking 14 different types of author income and start putting into place your own ideal business model. This tool is flexible enough to allow for your own experimentation and adjusting course as needed.

What this workshop will cover:

  • Establish an author business model that you can refine going forward.
  • Expand your ideas about how to market and sell your books and make a good living as a creative.
  • Learn about 14 types of author income and how other authors mix and match them to build sustainable enterprises.
  • Create an income-generation plan at the level you desire.
  • Use this tool to estimate and forecast your earnings.
  • Use this tool to track actual income and plan ahead.
  • Q&A

Before book publishing, Woodhouse’s first business was private math tutoring, especially for math-reluctant adults going back to school. Don’t let anxieties or an aversion to numbers and things quantitative get in the way of reaching your writing and creative self-employment goals.

Come learn how to put this simple and powerful tool to work for you.

Host

Sharon Woodhouse
Sharon Woodhouse is a former indie book publisher and current owner of Conspire Creative, a book business agency that offers coaching, consulting, project management, and business support services for authors and indie publishers.  Her specialty—and also her favorite thing—is encouraging authors to take an entrepreneurial approach to their author goals and author careers, including showing them how […]

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