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$6,000+ of app design ebook sales today

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Re: $6,000+ of app design ebook sales today

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Nathan - congrats buddy! There are a few key takeaways anyone who has a product, or wants to create a product, should take note of. * Email lists are very, very important. I was also able to market my freelancing book to 2,000+ freelancers on my Planscope list. Like Nathan with his weekly list, I had a huge head start. * Additionally, the theory that you can't sell to the HN audience is bunk. When I wrote a post simi…

Email lists are very, very important. I was also able to market my freelancing book to 2,000+ freelancers on my Planscope list. I'll second this (along with the scores of people I've discussed this topic with) because I accidentally turned this into my full-time business! I started my Ruby Weekly newsletter merely with the goal of promoting books and screencasts I wanted to make but it has gone a bit too well and now…

Wow! That is an incredible number of subscribers. Sounds like it is time to write that book. I am now at $11.5k in less than 24 hours. With a list like that you could do a lot better.

Re: $6,000+ of app design ebook sales today

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You've probably heard the following parable: Little Bull: "Let's run down the hill and make sweet love to a couple of cows." Big Bull: "I got a better idea, let's walk down and make sweet love to them all." When you have content of a transient nature, you got to get the going while the going is good. An ebook launch like this will get the job done. However, if you write a book that will blow people's minds and change…

I agree that you want the book to truly influence people, but I think you'd be surprised how important a strong launch is. Don't underestimate the importance of making a big splash right away.
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