1,057,554
6. Throw back a bottle of Don Julio of course!
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Joseph Domino 480-390-...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
54,940
First of all - congratulations! Writing a book takes real discipline. I have written four, two published by traditional publishers, two self-published (one only electronically). All on other subjects before I was involved in real estate. The simple answer to your question is yes. Books have been the most effective marketing tool I have ever had. It is also an amazing business card. You are an instant authority on your topic before you open your mouth or someone cracks a page.
When mine were new (first one published in 97), I always had copies with me and gave them out like candy. I spent quite a bit of time on the paid speaking circuit when the first one was published and often the companies hiring me would purchase and give them to all the meeting participants.
Look at your book as a Swiss Army Knife, it can do many things in many different ways. I would definitely offer it for sale on Amazon. Adds to the credibility and people will buy it.
If it is in printed form, but not distributed, you can still try to get it into stores. Airport bookstores are one of the best. One of my friends who wrote a book did what he called "reverse shoplifting." He would go into a store that did not carry his book and put several on a shelf in the appropriate location. Eventually, someone would buy one, and it would be scanned into the bookstore's system, which in the larger chains would generate an order.
I applaud your work and wish you the best. If I can answer any questions related to the publishing world, happy to help.
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Joyce Marsh
Daytona Beach, FL
5,258,239
410 pages of real estate? I would pare it down at least by 1/2, put it on Amazon and give away copies as a 'hook.'
Then, publish the other half - rinse & repeat!
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
5,583,328
who the hell wants to write a real estate book!!!
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
4,967,093
Put it on ebay, everything sells there then do a specking tour and charge lots of money and sell more books.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
2,195,349
#2 , 90% of agents are searching and will pay for the Magic Pill
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
1,389,205
Writing a book, be it about real estate or any other topic is a real accomplishment and takes dedication and diligence. I have been working on my own novel for several years and still not finished. So congratulations are in order and I wish you great success
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
6,424,817
2, 3, and 4
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,459,243
Wow. Well, the first thing I'd do after finishing a 410 page book would be to celebrate.
Then I'd do whatever it was I was thinking I'd do when I finished, because you can bet if I wrote a 410 page book, I thought many times, "Why am I doing this? What will I do when I'm done?"
Not being in that position though, I have to guess. I think I would probably both put it on the market for consumer sales (but wouldn't expect a lot of $$$ to come from this) and possibly use it as a "hook" and/or as a course resource. Or maybe start my own brokerage because hell, if I know enough to write 400+ pages, I know enough to run my own company...
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,350,589
# 1 and #3. Never #5 because I do not believe they care ... they only care about production/sales volume.
Mostly I would use it as a hook.
And I would most definitely fly to AZ to meet-up with Candice A. Donofrio and throw back with someone who knows how to celebrate!
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,153,794
There are plenty of writers out there. The trick is to get published and sell a few then you can flap your wings toward any dirction you wish.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
2,684,769
2 and 3
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
2,785,456
As an author I write for a purpose...People who go for their PHD's write to support their expertise. Your numbers 1 & 2 don't translate well in the real world. #3 is an expensive endeavor. #4 takes work & connections. #5 don't need to support to argue with Broker and #6...examine yourself (motives)
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
3,988,013
Number 4 and definitely not Number 3. If you don't value it enough to expect a fee, most everyone else won't either.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
7,870,816
I would not write a book like this.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
5,773,239
Annette,
We get gigs without books!
So many of these books have little to no substance, and you can easily push them up to best seller status by have rave reviews from"friends" on Amazon, and buying a couple of 1000 of them...I cannot tell you how many real estate personnel have asked Ron and I to give them positive reviews without reading the books...and no we did not read or review. LOL
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,847,731
Publish & sell on Ebay, Amazon
Use book for speaking gigs & to force people to buy more books.
Course resource is good
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
5,116,528
None of the above... would never write a 410 page book... there's already plenty of information out there and don't like being redundant.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
2,222,281
I pass, thank you...
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
2,163,483
All of the above. Also use it - or excerpts - at appointments with customers.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
5,245,401
Most likely for my own knowledge and the ability to teach others!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
4,434,177
Not thought of it.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,231,853
Best of luck, Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,625,253
All above. You have to promote it in any possible way you can.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
370,200
Congrats.....more to follow...
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,506,923
One of my lenders wrote a book about first time home buying and how it empowers people. He gives it out at speaking engagements and I assume sells it too.
By the numbers...
- Yes, just don't expect to get on the NYT best seller list.
- It's possible. More likely for local shows than good morning America.
- Definitely doable.
- Can be done, but we always sneered when the teacher wrote the book in class, thought it was one more way for them to make $$ off of us.
- Just because you wrote a book doesn't make you an authority (I can write a book on how God likes to eat his cheese, doesn't mean I'm the Pope). I don't see it as a negotiating tool and there are vendors out there who have pre-canned 100+ page real estate books that you can slap your name on.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,800,132
1,390,113
410 pages is way too dense for the average consumer, in my humble opinion. It makes a great resource for a training class, though.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,071,589
4,319,873
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 #3 for me.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
3,986,308
I would have written the book on fishing!
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
1,712,876
1,045,440
902,428
1,466,257
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 Publish the book to establish yourself as a published author. It will lend some credibility to speaking engagements, etc.