075 – How To Become a Career Writer Part 1: Think Like a Business

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 15, 2016 | Business Advice, Publishing | 1 comment

Think Like a Business:

Delegate
- Determine what your time is worth.
- Only do what only you can do.
- Read The Four Hour Workweek
- Build a Team
  - Writing Assistant
    - Ways to pay
  - Editor
  - Literary Manager
  - Webmaster
  - Investors (You need to invest in your own book)
  - Agent
  - CPA
- How to Become a Business
  - You are already a business entity
  - Separate Bank Account
  - Form a Business entity
  - LLC from LegalZoom.com
  - Create a budget

Links:

How To Find a Good Editor: http://novelmarketing.wpengine.com/71-2/
LegalZoom.com
Novel Tax Tips for Authors: http://novelmarketing.wpengine.com/59/

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1 Comment

Terri Picone on February 17, 2016 at 9:40 pm

Another great podcast by two very knowledgeable guys. Thank you, Thomas and James, for your willingness to teach fiction authors about marketing.

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