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Episode 558: Shaan Puri (  / shaanvp  ) and Sam Parr (  / thesamparr  ) break down the 5 genius business tactics that have turned broke authors into millionaires.

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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:00) James Patterson's hit-making formula
(12:30) Jack Carr's shameless product placement
(18:00) Steve Rinella's $100M content to commerce play
(23:30) Other $20M - $50M authors
(27:00) The genius of the Navalmanack
(30:00) How Hugh Howey became self-publishing's unlikely hero
(39:30) James Clear's new habit app
(44:00) The super networking tactics of Andrew Wilkinson

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Links:
• Daily Stoic - https://dailystoic.com/
• Stratemeyer Syndicate - https://stratemeyer.org/
• Jack Carr - https://www.officialjackcarr.com/books/
• Meateater - http://meateater.com/
• Navalmanack - https://www.navalmanack.com/
• Wool - https://hughhowey.com/books/wool/
• Goodreads - http://goodreads.com/

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth

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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
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