Wealthy Author Podcast episode 036: Create Your Badass Opportunity with Pia Silva

BARS from this episode: A unique approach to delivering a TED talk How to break the mold of how current business is done How service-based business succeed in the solopreneur economy How she transitioned from agency to intensives to freedom model The 50-25-25 formula for freedom that creates full-time income on part-time work The difference between the value you provide and your value in the marketplace and how to set your prices HOW ARE YOU GONNA LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW SO THAT THEY SEE THE VALUE IN WHAT YOU'RE CHARGING TO GET THERE Why you should keep raising your princes incrementally Why a book separates you from all of the other people in your industry PEOPLE WHO READ YOUR BOOK ARE RABID FANS How a book changes the conversation with potential customers The importance of sharing your failures and stories (yours and your clients) The secret to helping your readers remember the lessons in your book Your first steps to creating your badass opportunity Why getting "comfortable" with your numbers helps you establish a better pricing strategy How often you should be looking at revenues, expenses, and taxes to inform investing in your own business How to think through a spending plan for your life and business A lesson on finding ways and means to get free course versus paying top dollar for training How to sell your services without selling your services (hint: it's a certain type of content embedded in your book) A strategy to get book reviews from multiple fronts BE YOUR BADASS SELF ALL THE WAY Why you must do you to the extreme Books mentioned: Badass Your Brand by Pia Silva   TED Talks by Chris Anderson   The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks   7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie  Fav quote: "If I had more time then I would have written a shorter letter." -  Blaise Pascal (English translation) Links mentioned: Price to Freedom Calculator piasilva.com/badass facebook.com/pialovesyourbiz instagram.com/pialovesyourbiz Do you have questions or comments? Email them to [email protected] Don't forget to reserve your seat for the free training at ThoughtFortunePress.com/miniclass where I teach you how to avoid the 9 mistakes beginning authors make and how to write a money-making branded book without being a great writer or wasting your time waiting for a publishing deal. Save your virtual seat at ThoughtFortunePress.com/miniclass And, if you like the show, do us a favor. Share, like, and join. Take a screenshot and share the episode with the hashtag #wealthyauthorpodcast. Show us how much you like us by giving us five stars and a review on iTunes. Finally, join us every week by subscribing to the podcast so that you don't miss an episode.