{"id":207379,"date":"2023-08-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=207379"},"modified":"2023-08-17T05:47:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:47:08","slug":"how-to-build-a-great-author-business-ep137","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-great-author-business-ep137\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Great Author Business \/\/ EP137"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Solari joins us to share his expert opinion on the elements of good author marketing that can help your business as a writer succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/b7a10753-1d4d-47d4-8224-6d9424da00e0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"How to Build a Great Author Business\" allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Build A Great Author Business\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F44DhaJooZE?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-notes\">Episode Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wouldn't it be nice if you had an expert to ask what you can do to increase your profitability? 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