8 Benefits to Writing A Book and Six Ways to Publish It Online

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Writing a book a book can put your agency on the map. It benefits new business.

When I started my blog I tried to be strategic and think further down the road. Surely there were ways to reuse the content. One of the ways that I identified was a book. I actually outlined a book prior to starting my blog and 290+ blog posts later I’m almost there.

I’ve identified  8 benefits to writing a book feel free to ad some of your own:

  1. It positions you as an expert
  2. It allows you to reach more people
  3. It provides you with the “ultimate” business card
  4. It makes you more money
  5. It benefits business
  6. It ranks you as a credible source
  7. It gives you a personal sense of accomplishment
  8. It enables you to leave a legacy

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Fuel for Thought: Brand Babblers

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Excerpts from The Ad Contrarian … Bad Days for Brand Babblers

“In these times, clients expect their advertising to actually sellsomething. When it doesn’t, they get cranky.

Some years ago the ad industry decided that it no longer had to bother itself with the mundane task of selling. Instead, advertising could focus on the much more civilized practice of branding — whatever the hell that means.

The most effective, in fact, the only way to build a brand is to sell someone something.

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