A Great Podcast for Writers

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Christopher Tallon

Ep.65 | Jody Sperling – Writer & Host of (The Reluctant Book Marketer) – Creative Ops

Jody Sperling was successfully playing the real estate game when he decided to sell his properties one by one and commit to writing and podcasting. Crazy, right? Crazy like a FOX! Jody's podcast, THE RELUCTANT BOOK MARKETER, gives authors, new and experienced, tools to better market their books (thereby doing better business and growing their audience). Get a peek at some of Jody's writing that appeared in BULL called "Valesco". Find Jody on Twitter: @jodyjsperling . . . Thanks for listening! For more info on Creative Ops, OR if you're interested in my novel Switchers, check out all the links and info at http://www.christophertallon.com.

About Jody Sperling

Jody Sperling hosts cre8 collabor8, a podcast for writers who are into marketing (and more!) — *Jody Sperling – writer, Cubs fan, and podcast host*

Bio from cre8collabor8 (.com)

Jody Sperling writes fiction. He’s spent twenty years dreaming of the phone call from FSG, accepting his novel for publication, but after landing a literary agent in 2019 and failing to woo publishers, Jody’s dream wilted, and while he never quit writing and reading, by the end of 2021, he’d so completely lost track of his purpose that he’d amassed a portfolio of rental houses and was toying with starting a short-term rental business. Then he had a vision of all the people who, like him, had pursued their dream of publishing only to find themselves disillusioned and defeated. That’s the day he decided to found cre8 collabor8, a podcast and publishing platform designed to help other wrestling writers tell their story, improve their craft, and find a path to publication. Through a creative collaboration, Jody is committed to bringing those like him support, encouragement, income, and most importantly, an audience, because what’s the point of telling a story if nobody’s paying attention?

Listen to cre8 collabor8

Here’s the most recent episodes from Jody Sperling’s podcast cre8 collabor8:

Building A Loyal Readership with Gordon Carroll – TRBM

Can you imagine spending almost $300.00 on ads every single day? For perspective, that would be $109,500.00 spending on ads alone. Most people don’t earn that money in a year!Gordon Carroll is spending that kind of money to put his books in front of readers and he’s clearing high 5-figures every year doing that.I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, if you spend $100,000+, you’re paying an employee or three to make an honest living, delighting 10,000 readers a year, and supporting your life and family in an uncommon way. Don’t tell me writing isn’t a great business.Gordon and I traverse a lot of ground in this conversation, but the heart of our discussion is about writing quality books and advertising those books to readers who love what we bring to the table. You can do it too!Check Out AMMOThere can be a lot of fear advertising if you’ve never done it before, but once you take the plunge, you’ll begin seeing new readers flooding in, and with each reader, you have a great chance of a forever reader. Own you audience and earn 50-90% of your profits on every book you sell.If Gordon Carroll’s books sound perfect for you, grab his doorbuster deal using this link. You can follow him on Facebook right here. And follow him on YouTube here.You can take control of you author career using AMMO click this link to learn more. Most authors never see a real readership rise up around their books, and I’m betting if you aren’t part of AMMO, you’re one of those writers, but today, you can change that. Check out AMMO.And last but not least, grab my books. Use this ebook doorbuster to get 4 ebooks for $13. Use this link to get a signed copy of The 9 Lives of Marva DeLonghi. And you can get 2 audiobooks for $10 here.Remember, Substack is the HubSign up for free on Substack to get the full TRBM experience using this link.TRBM is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to TRBM at jodyjsperling.substack.com/subscribe

Look for me on cre8 collabor8!

Yep, that’s right. Jody had me on his podcast as well, which, he tells me, should be out soon. So subscribe to his podcast and listen to me field some questions for once!