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🪝 Hooking Readers

Craft-focused wisdom on capturing and sustaining a reader's attention through tension, curiosity, and emotional stakes. Writers turn here to learn why some stories are impossible to put down.
POP!
by Sam Horn • 2006
How to craft a tagline or elevator pitch that stops the scroll and starts the conversation.
3.84
345
🎯 Elevator Pitches🏷️ Taglines🪝 Hook Crafting🧩 Wordplay👀 Attention Grabbing
POP! Summary
POP! 89%
How to craft a tagline or elevator pitch that stops the scroll and starts the conversation.
by Sam Horn 2006
3.84
345 ratings
🎯 Elevator Pitches🏷️ Taglines🪝 Hook Crafting🧩 Wordplay👀 Attention Grabbing
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III
by Bond Halbert • 2016
Four editing passes that make buyers read every word of every ad.
4.15
27
📝 Copywriting📬 Direct Response Marketing🗣️ Persuasive Writing🪝 Attention Hooks✂️ Self-Editing
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III Summary
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III 89%
Four editing passes that make buyers read every word of every ad.
by Bond Halbert 2016
4.15
27 ratings
📝 Copywriting📬 Direct Response Marketing🗣️ Persuasive Writing🪝 Attention Hooks✂️ Self-Editing
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
by Gary Provost • 1985
Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.
4.03
2k+
✍️ Writing Craft🪶 Plain Style✂️ Concision🎵 Sentence Rhythm📖 Storytelling Techniques
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing Summary
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing 88%
Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.
by Gary Provost 1985
4.03
2k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft🪶 Plain Style✂️ Concision🎵 Sentence Rhythm📖 Storytelling Techniques
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings
by Paula Munier • 2016
Agents stop reading on page one. The craft decisions that make them turn to page two.
4.31
190
🛠️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Story Structure🎣 Opening Hooks🎬 Scene Craft👁️ Point Of View
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings Summary
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings 88%
Agents stop reading on page one. The craft decisions that make them turn to page two.
by Paula Munier 2016
4.31
190 ratings
🛠️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Story Structure🎣 Opening Hooks🎬 Scene Craft👁️ Point Of View
Hooked
by Les Edgerton • 2007
The inciting incident is page one. Cut the backstory and open with trouble: here is how.
4.02
2k+
🖋️ Fiction Writing🚪 Story Openings🧵 Narrative Craft⚡ Inciting Incidents⚔️ Tension And Conflict
Hooked Summary
Hooked 88%
The inciting incident is page one. Cut the backstory and open with trouble: here is how.
by Les Edgerton 2007
4.02
2k+ ratings
🖋️ Fiction Writing🚪 Story Openings🧵 Narrative Craft⚡ Inciting Incidents⚔️ Tension And Conflict
The Art and Craft of Writing
by L. Jagi Lamplighter • 2021
Scenes that land: emotional reversals, dual threads, and characters who want two things at once.
4.33
9
🖋️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Development🎬 Scene Craft✍️ Writing Technique
The Art and Craft of Writing Summary
The Art and Craft of Writing 88%
Scenes that land: emotional reversals, dual threads, and characters who want two things at once.
by L. Jagi Lamplighter 2021
4.33
9 ratings
🖋️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Development🎬 Scene Craft✍️ Writing Technique
The Art of the Click
by Glenn Fisher • 2018
Four rules for headlines, four steps for the pitch, why narratives beat features every time.
3.99
89
📬 Direct Response🖊️ Sales Copywriting📰 Headline Writing🧠 Reader Psychology📖 Storytelling In Business
The Art of the Click Summary
The Art of the Click 88%
Four rules for headlines, four steps for the pitch, why narratives beat features every time.
by Glenn Fisher 2018
3.99
89 ratings
📬 Direct Response🖊️ Sales Copywriting📰 Headline Writing🧠 Reader Psychology📖 Storytelling In Business
Million Dollar Outlines
by David Farland • 2013
An outlining method that pressure-tests your plot, designed to sell a novel on proposal.
4.16
844
📐 Story Structure🧠 Reader Psychology💰 Commercial Fiction⚙️ Plot Mechanics📋 Outlining Method
Million Dollar Outlines Summary
Million Dollar Outlines 88%
An outlining method that pressure-tests your plot, designed to sell a novel on proposal.
by David Farland 2013
4.16
844 ratings
📐 Story Structure🧠 Reader Psychology💰 Commercial Fiction⚙️ Plot Mechanics📋 Outlining Method
How To Write a Page Turner
by Jordan Rosenfeld • 2019
Master the craft of tension: how to make every scene drive readers forward, word by word.
4.21
201
✍️ Fiction Craft⚡ Narrative Tension👀 Reader Engagement⚔️ Conflict Design⏱️ Pacing
How To Write a Page Turner Summary
How To Write a Page Turner 88%
Master the craft of tension: how to make every scene drive readers forward, word by word.
by Jordan Rosenfeld 2019
4.21
201 ratings
✍️ Fiction Craft⚡ Narrative Tension👀 Reader Engagement⚔️ Conflict Design⏱️ Pacing
The Emotional Craft of Fiction
by Donald Maass • 2016
Move past showing versus telling: design a story that gives readers their own emotional journey.
4.25
3k+
🖋️ Fiction Writing📖 Storytelling Techniques💕 Reader Engagement🎭 Subtext🧑 Character Development
The Emotional Craft of Fiction Summary
The Emotional Craft of Fiction 88%
Move past showing versus telling: design a story that gives readers their own emotional journey.
by Donald Maass 2016
4.25
3k+ ratings
🖋️ Fiction Writing📖 Storytelling Techniques💕 Reader Engagement🎭 Subtext🧑 Character Development
How to Write a Good Advertisement
by Victor O. Schwab • 1980
Desires that open wallets, proof that seals trust, and the ask that closes the sale.
4.21
521
✍️ Copywriting📜 Classic Advertising🖋️ Headline Writing🔬 Split Testing🧠 Persuasion Psychology
How to Write a Good Advertisement Summary
How to Write a Good Advertisement 88%
Desires that open wallets, proof that seals trust, and the ask that closes the sale.
by Victor O. Schwab 1980
4.21
521 ratings
✍️ Copywriting📜 Classic Advertising🖋️ Headline Writing🔬 Split Testing🧠 Persuasion Psychology
How to Write Clearly
by Tom Albrighton • 2021
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
4.29
112
📝 Plain Language💼 Business Writing🧠 Reader Psychology🔄 Cognitive Biases✂️ Editing Craft
How to Write Clearly Summary
How to Write Clearly 88%
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
by Tom Albrighton 2021
4.29
112 ratings
📝 Plain Language💼 Business Writing🧠 Reader Psychology🔄 Cognitive Biases✂️ Editing Craft
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook
by Joseph Sugarman • 2006
Your first sentence must earn the second. Here's how to build copy readers can't stop reading.
4.14
2k+
📢 Advertising Copy🧠 Consumer Psychology✍️ Persuasive Writing📖 Reader Engagement🎯 Direct Response Marketing
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook Summary
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook 88%
Your first sentence must earn the second. Here's how to build copy readers can't stop reading.
by Joseph Sugarman 2006
4.14
2k+ ratings
📢 Advertising Copy🧠 Consumer Psychology✍️ Persuasive Writing📖 Reader Engagement🎯 Direct Response Marketing
Newsletter Ninja 2
by Tammi Labrecque • 2022
Most author giveaways only hook half the audience. Build one that catches fans and newcomers alike.
4.50
352
🏗️ Platform Building📚 Book Marketing🧲 Lead Generation💌 Reader Engagement💼 Author Business
Newsletter Ninja 2 Summary
Newsletter Ninja 2 87%
Most author giveaways only hook half the audience. Build one that catches fans and newcomers alike.
by Tammi Labrecque 2022
4.50
352 ratings
🏗️ Platform Building📚 Book Marketing🧲 Lead Generation💌 Reader Engagement💼 Author Business
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel
by John Carlton • 2002
Forget clever branding. The ads that sell explain why, paint a picture, and ask for the order.
4.40
144
🖋️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response🧠 Consumer Psychology🗣️ Persuasion💡 Information Products
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel Summary
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel 87%
Forget clever branding. The ads that sell explain why, paint a picture, and ask for the order.
by John Carlton 2002
4.40
144 ratings
🖋️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response🧠 Consumer Psychology🗣️ Persuasion💡 Information Products
The Copywriter's Handbook
by Robert W. Bly • 1985
Most readers never get past the headline. The rules for making every remaining word sell.
3.92
6k+
🖊️ Copywriting Fundamentals✍️ Persuasive Writing📬 Direct Response📰 Headline Writing📺 Classic Advertising
The Copywriter's Handbook Summary
The Copywriter's Handbook 87%
Most readers never get past the headline. The rules for making every remaining word sell.
by Robert W. Bly 1985
3.92
6k+ ratings
🖊️ Copywriting Fundamentals✍️ Persuasive Writing📬 Direct Response📰 Headline Writing📺 Classic Advertising
Write Useful Books
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2021
The product-design method that turns nonfiction books into recommendations, not just purchases.
4.54
769
📐 Book Design Thinking🔄 Lean Publishing🔁 Recommendation Loops📣 Audience Building📦 Amazon Marketing
Write Useful Books Summary
Write Useful Books 87%
The product-design method that turns nonfiction books into recommendations, not just purchases.
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2021
4.54
769 ratings
📐 Book Design Thinking🔄 Lean Publishing🔁 Recommendation Loops📣 Audience Building📦 Amazon Marketing
Beginnings, Middles & Ends
by Nancy Kress • 1992
Three pages to lose an editor: a framework for beginnings, middles, and endings that deliver.
4.00
3k+
📖 Fiction Craft🏗 Story Structure📈 Plot Development🎭 Character Arcs🪝 Opening Hooks
Beginnings, Middles & Ends Summary
Beginnings, Middles & Ends 87%
Three pages to lose an editor: a framework for beginnings, middles, and endings that deliver.
by Nancy Kress 1992
4.00
3k+ ratings
📖 Fiction Craft🏗 Story Structure📈 Plot Development🎭 Character Arcs🪝 Opening Hooks
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson • 2018
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
4.33
634
🎬 Scene Construction📖 Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure⚙️ Story Engineering📋 Structured Outlining
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method 87%
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
by Randy Ingermanson 2018
4.33
634 ratings
🎬 Scene Construction📖 Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure⚙️ Story Engineering📋 Structured Outlining
Hypnotic Writing
by Joe Vitale • 2006
A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.
3.86
833
✍️ Copywriting🎯 Persuasive Writing🧠 Marketing Psychology💬 Hypnotic Language📖 Storytelling
Hypnotic Writing Summary
Hypnotic Writing 87%
A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.
by Joe Vitale 2006
3.86
833 ratings
✍️ Copywriting🎯 Persuasive Writing🧠 Marketing Psychology💬 Hypnotic Language📖 Storytelling
How to Write Letters that Sell
by Christian H. Godefroy • 2016
Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.
4.05
21
🖊️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response✍️ Persuasive Writing🧠 Sales Psychology📰 Headline Writing
How to Write Letters that Sell Summary
How to Write Letters that Sell 87%
Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.
by Christian H. Godefroy 2016
4.05
21 ratings
🖊️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response✍️ Persuasive Writing🧠 Sales Psychology📰 Headline Writing
Your First 1000 Copies
by Tim Grahl • 2013
Sell 1,000 copies without the sleaze: an email list, free content, and genuine reader relationships.
4.14
2k+
📚 Book Marketing🏗️ Author Platform📧 Email Marketing📝 Content Marketing🤝 Relationship Marketing
Your First 1000 Copies Summary
Your First 1000 Copies 87%
Sell 1,000 copies without the sleaze: an email list, free content, and genuine reader relationships.
by Tim Grahl 2013
4.14
2k+ ratings
📚 Book Marketing🏗️ Author Platform📧 Email Marketing📝 Content Marketing🤝 Relationship Marketing
The Content Code
by Mark W. Schaefer • 2015
The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.
3.83
339
🔥 Content Marketing📉 Attention Economics🔗 Social Sharing🤝 Influencer Outreach🏗️ Brand Building
The Content Code Summary
The Content Code 87%
The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.
by Mark W. Schaefer 2015
3.83
339 ratings
🔥 Content Marketing📉 Attention Economics🔗 Social Sharing🤝 Influencer Outreach🏗️ Brand Building
Writing 21st Century Fiction
by Donald Maass • 2012
Plot alone won't keep readers. The craft of making scenes and sentences pull with equal force.
4.34
882
📝 Fiction Craft⚖️ Commercial Literary Blend💔 Emotional Stakes🧠 Character Interiority🎬 Scene Craft
Writing 21st Century Fiction Summary
Writing 21st Century Fiction 87%
Plot alone won't keep readers. The craft of making scenes and sentences pull with equal force.
by Donald Maass 2012
4.34
882 ratings
📝 Fiction Craft⚖️ Commercial Literary Blend💔 Emotional Stakes🧠 Character Interiority🎬 Scene Craft
The Architecture of Persuasion
by Michael Masterson • 2009
Every sales letter follows the same hidden structure. Learn its five parts and sell anything.
4.25
166
🖋️ Copywriting📬 Direct Marketing💓 Emotional Persuasion🧠 Reader Psychology🏗️ Argument Structure
The Architecture of Persuasion Summary
The Architecture of Persuasion 87%
Every sales letter follows the same hidden structure. Learn its five parts and sell anything.
by Michael Masterson 2009
4.25
166 ratings
🖋️ Copywriting📬 Direct Marketing💓 Emotional Persuasion🧠 Reader Psychology🏗️ Argument Structure
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain • 1965
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
4.33
2k+
🎬 Scene Structure⚡ Dramatic Tension👥 Character Development💓 Emotional Resonance🧱 Story Structure
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer 87%
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
by Dwight V. Swain 1965
4.33
2k+ ratings
🎬 Scene Structure⚡ Dramatic Tension👥 Character Development💓 Emotional Resonance🧱 Story Structure
Got Your Attention?
by Sam Horn • 2015
Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.
3.92
250
💼 Business Communication👁️ Attention Economics👋 First Impressions📖 Storytelling Technique✍️ Message Design
Got Your Attention? Summary
Got Your Attention? 87%
Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.
by Sam Horn 2015
3.92
250 ratings
💼 Business Communication👁️ Attention Economics👋 First Impressions📖 Storytelling Technique✍️ Message Design
Snow Leopard
by Category Pirates • 2022
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
4.35
210
🏗️ Category Design💭 Thought Leadership🏷️ Naming And Framing📊 Bestseller Formulas📝 Content Strategy
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard 87%
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
by Category Pirates 2022
4.35
210 ratings
🏗️ Category Design💭 Thought Leadership🏷️ Naming And Framing📊 Bestseller Formulas📝 Content Strategy
Persuasive Copywriting
by Andy Maslen • 2015
Why flattery, secrets, and stories sell harder than features: a copywriter's psychological toolkit.
4.13
143
✍️ Copywriting🧠 Marketing Psychology💓 Emotional Persuasion📖 Business Storytelling🏛️ Rhetoric
Persuasive Copywriting Summary
Persuasive Copywriting 87%
Why flattery, secrets, and stories sell harder than features: a copywriter's psychological toolkit.
by Andy Maslen 2015
4.13
143 ratings
✍️ Copywriting🧠 Marketing Psychology💓 Emotional Persuasion📖 Business Storytelling🏛️ Rhetoric
Writing for Emotional Impact
by Karl Iglesias • 2005
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
4.27
710
🎬 Screenwriting Craft❤️ Emotional Storytelling📖 Reader Engagement🧑 Character Empathy🏞️ Scene Craft
Writing for Emotional Impact Summary
Writing for Emotional Impact 87%
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
by Karl Iglesias 2005
4.27
710 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting Craft❤️ Emotional Storytelling📖 Reader Engagement🧑 Character Empathy🏞️ Scene Craft
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot
by Jane K. Cleland • 2016
A plotting grid that plants a jolt every 70 pages: the method for stories that grip.
4.05
547
🖋️ Fiction Writing🧩 Story Structure⏳ Suspense Writing🔄 Plotting Techniques🎭 Narrative Tension
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot Summary
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot 87%
A plotting grid that plants a jolt every 70 pages: the method for stories that grip.
by Jane K. Cleland 2016
4.05
547 ratings
🖋️ Fiction Writing🧩 Story Structure⏳ Suspense Writing🔄 Plotting Techniques🎭 Narrative Tension
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit
by Robert W. Bly • 2010
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
3.80
185
🛒 Info Products✍️ How-To Writing🔄 Content Repurposing📧 List Building🎯 Niche Marketing
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit Summary
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit 87%
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
by Robert W. Bly 2010
3.80
185 ratings
🛒 Info Products✍️ How-To Writing🔄 Content Repurposing📧 List Building🎯 Niche Marketing
Newsletter Ninja
by Tammi Labrecque • 2018
Your mailing list is not a megaphone. The relationship-first playbook for authors who hate selling.
4.57
2k+
🏗️ Author Platform Building✍️ Indie Authors📚 Self-Publishing✉️ Email Marketing📋 List Building
Newsletter Ninja Summary
Newsletter Ninja 87%
Your mailing list is not a megaphone. The relationship-first playbook for authors who hate selling.
by Tammi Labrecque 2018
4.57
2k+ ratings
🏗️ Author Platform Building✍️ Indie Authors📚 Self-Publishing✉️ Email Marketing📋 List Building
On Writing Horror
by Mort Castle • 1997
What makes readers afraid: the complete craft of horror writing, from first draft to small press.
3.87
1k+
🎃 Horror Writing✍️ Genre Writing🧑 Characterization🧩 Plot Structure⏳ Suspense Writing
On Writing Horror Summary
On Writing Horror 87%
What makes readers afraid: the complete craft of horror writing, from first draft to small press.
by Mort Castle 1997
3.87
1k+ ratings
🎃 Horror Writing✍️ Genre Writing🧑 Characterization🧩 Plot Structure⏳ Suspense Writing
This book will teach you how to write better
by Neville Medhora • 2013
Your reader does not care about you. Copy that sells starts there and never gets clever.
3.92
1k+
🧱 Copywriting Fundamentals💼 Business Writing🧠 Reader Psychology✍️ Headline Formulas👤 Audience Personas
This book will teach you how to write better Summary
This book will teach you how to write better 87%
Your reader does not care about you. Copy that sells starts there and never gets clever.
by Neville Medhora 2013
3.92
1k+ ratings
🧱 Copywriting Fundamentals💼 Business Writing🧠 Reader Psychology✍️ Headline Formulas👤 Audience Personas
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark • 2013
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
3.77
1k+
📝 Short Form Writing✍️ Writing Craft🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques👁️ Reading As A Writer📰 Journalism Craft
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short 87%
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
by Roy Peter Clark 2013
3.77
1k+ ratings
📝 Short Form Writing✍️ Writing Craft🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques👁️ Reading As A Writer📰 Journalism Craft
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish
by Joseph Bates • 2015
Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.
4.21
184
🖊️ Fiction Writing👤 Character Development📈 Plot Structure💡 Creative Process✂️ Revision Process
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish Summary
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish 87%
Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.
by Joseph Bates 2015
4.21
184 ratings
🖊️ Fiction Writing👤 Character Development📈 Plot Structure💡 Creative Process✂️ Revision Process
Launch
by Jeff Walker • 2014
The launch formula that compresses a year of sales into one week, no existing audience required.
3.99
4k+
🚀 Product Launches📧 Email Marketing🔁 Sales Funnels🧠 Mental Triggers📦 Digital Products
Launch Summary
Launch 87%
The launch formula that compresses a year of sales into one week, no existing audience required.
by Jeff Walker 2014
3.99
4k+ ratings
🚀 Product Launches📧 Email Marketing🔁 Sales Funnels🧠 Mental Triggers📦 Digital Products
You Are a Writer
by Jeff Goins • 2012
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
3.80
4k+
🪪 Writer Identity🏗️ Platform Building🏷️ Personal Branding👥 Audience Building✍️ Aspiring Authors
You Are a Writer Summary
You Are a Writer 87%
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
by Jeff Goins 2012
3.80
4k+ ratings
🪪 Writer Identity🏗️ Platform Building🏷️ Personal Branding👥 Audience Building✍️ Aspiring Authors
Platform
by Michael Hyatt • 2012
The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.
4.16
13k+
🌐 Personal Branding📱 Social Media Marketing📝 Blogging📧 Email Marketing👥 Audience Building
Platform Summary
Platform 87%
The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.
by Michael Hyatt 2012
4.16
13k+ ratings
🌐 Personal Branding📱 Social Media Marketing📝 Blogging📧 Email Marketing👥 Audience Building
The Art and Business of Online Writing
by Nicolas Cole • 2020
Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.
4.38
2k+
🖋️ Online Writing📈 Content Marketing👥 Audience Building💻 Writing For The Web🏷️ Personal Branding
The Art and Business of Online Writing Summary
The Art and Business of Online Writing 87%
Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.
by Nicolas Cole 2020
4.38
2k+ ratings
🖋️ Online Writing📈 Content Marketing👥 Audience Building💻 Writing For The Web🏷️ Personal Branding
ADVANTAGE
by Joe Solari • 2020
Your best marketer is your last reader. A system for making every launch bigger than the last.
4.56
52
📈 Cumulative Advantage🧠 Behavioral Economics📖 Reader Psychology👥 Community Building🧲 Brand Strategy
ADVANTAGE Summary
ADVANTAGE 87%
Your best marketer is your last reader. A system for making every launch bigger than the last.
by Joe Solari 2020
4.56
52 ratings
📈 Cumulative Advantage🧠 Behavioral Economics📖 Reader Psychology👥 Community Building🧲 Brand Strategy
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success
by Sean Platt • 2013
Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.
4.28
3k+
📚 Self-Publishing🔽 Product Funnels📧 Email List Building⏰ Writer Productivity🏗️ Author Platform
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success Summary
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success 87%
Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.
by Sean Platt 2013
4.28
3k+ ratings
📚 Self-Publishing🔽 Product Funnels📧 Email List Building⏰ Writer Productivity🏗️ Author Platform
Content Chemistry
by Andy Crestodina • 2012
A visual playbook for turning your blog into a customer magnet, from search to email.
4.10
118
📣 Content Marketing🗺️ Content Strategy🔍 Seo Strategies✉️ Email Marketing📱 Social Media Marketing
Content Chemistry Summary
Content Chemistry 87%
A visual playbook for turning your blog into a customer magnet, from search to email.
by Andy Crestodina 2012
4.10
118 ratings
📣 Content Marketing🗺️ Content Strategy🔍 Seo Strategies✉️ Email Marketing📱 Social Media Marketing
Smart Brevity
by Jim Vandehei • 2022
Readers give you 26 seconds. Journalists' best system for writing shorter and being read.
3.92
10k+
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