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Jake Ducey is 24 years old and he\u2019s already written three books with Penguin Random House. Jake\u2019s making money from his books - but he\u2019s out to make a difference. Last year he raised 345,000 pounds of food for homeless people off the back of his book tour. Tune in to hear Nathan and Jake talk self-publishing, how to launch your writing career, and why patience is everything.

Famous Five:

Favorite Book? \u2013 Pitch Anything
What CEO do you follow? \u2014 Oren Klaff
Favourite online tool? \u2014Youtube
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\u2014 Pretty close
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?\u2014Patience

Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:11 \u2013 Nathan\u2019s introduction
01:45 \u2013 Welcoming Jake to the show
02:00 \u2013 Jake wrote a book not expecting to make money from it
02:55 \u2013 Wrote his first book, Into the Wind, aged 19
04:00 \u2013 Self-published; have now sold 30k copies
05:00 \u2013 Made around $100k from that book alone
05:40 \u2013 Got a literary agent because he wanted someone with experience and a mentor
06:30 \u2013 Founded in 2012 and had only $200 topline revenue
06:25 \u2013 Agent\u2019s name is Bill Gladstone at Waterside Productions
06:50 \u2013 \u201cI would recommend going through Amazon if you\u2019re self-publishing\u201d
07:35 \u2013 Next book, The Purpose Principles, was published by Penguin Random House
08:50 \u2013 Had an advance on the contract - around $30k
09:36 \u2013 Jake was starting to pick up momentum by this point
10:03 \u2013 \u201cI want to influence people\u2019s lives\u201d
11:00 \u2013 Took Jake around 4 months to write his 60,000-word book
12:30 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s nice to write a book with support and an editor and help\u201d
13:37 \u2013 Having a publisher is also a credibility stamp for speaking engagements
14:00 \u2013 Jake mostly makes money through speaking engagements
15:13 \u2013 Hired Ryan Holiday for book launch strategy sessions
16:05 \u2013 The next book, Profit From Happiness, will be published in June 2016
17:40 \u2013 Plans to give away his book to underprivileged youth: for every book that\u2019s bought, he\u2019ll donate one
19:10 \u2013 Jake hopes to expand internationally and keep writing books
20:00 \u2013 Connect with Jake on Facebook
21:40 \u2013 The Famous Five

3 Key Points:
Don\u2019t be afraid to self-publish. Publishing houses are more likely to pick you up if you\u2019ve already had some success.
Profit has to intertwine with service and fulfilment. Make sure you\u2019re helping other people.
Most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year and underestimate what they can accomplish in a decade. Be patient.
Resources Mentioned:
Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
Host Gator \u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
Leadpages \u2013 The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
Audible \u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

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