Welcome to Profitable Publishing™! This podcast is for coaches, consultants, speakers, and service providers who want to package their expertise into a book that builds their brand, attracts their clients, and supports real business growth. This isn’t for authors who just want to get their book out there.
This is for business owners who want to position themselves as the go expert in their field and serve their audience on a deeper level.
If you help your readers get a result it’s time to leverage your book to do the same for you: open doors to speaking opportunities, attract premium clients, develop lasting partnerships, and make consistent income. This podcast shows you how to turn your expertise into a profitable publishing™ strategy aligned to your book.
On this podcast, you’ll learn how to:
This isn’t just about selling more books.
This podcast is for business owners who know their book can open doors, land speaking opportunities, premium services, partnerships, and consistent income.
Profitable Publishing™ is hosted by Ashley D. Shepard is a 5x author, book marketing strategist, and self publishing consultant who supports independent and self published authors with generating revenue before they release. She’s also an Atlanta area wife and mom of two who understand building your author brand in the margins of your day.
It’s time to publish and market on your own terms, grow your brand intentionally, and use your book as a true business asset to support clients or generate leads.
So if you’re a coach, consultant, author, or service provider, subscribe now and discover how to make your book the most powerful part of your brand. Click play today to start your profitable publishing™ journey today.
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Welcome to Profitable Publishing™! This podcast is for coaches, consultants, speakers, and service providers who want to package their expertise into a book that builds their brand, attracts their clients, and supports real business growth. This isn’t for authors who just want to get their book out there.
This is for business owners who want to position themselves as the go expert in their field and serve their audience on a deeper level.
If you help your readers get a result it’s time to leverage your book to do the same for you: open doors to speaking opportunities, attract premium clients, develop lasting partnerships, and make consistent income. This podcast shows you how to turn your expertise into a profitable publishing™ strategy aligned to your book.
On this podcast, you’ll learn how to:
This isn’t just about selling more books.
This podcast is for business owners who know their book can open doors, land speaking opportunities, premium services, partnerships, and consistent income.
Profitable Publishing™ is hosted by Ashley D. Shepard is a 5x author, book marketing strategist, and self publishing consultant who supports independent and self published authors with generating revenue before they release. She’s also an Atlanta area wife and mom of two who understand building your author brand in the margins of your day.
It’s time to publish and market on your own terms, grow your brand intentionally, and use your book as a true business asset to support clients or generate leads.
So if you’re a coach, consultant, author, or service provider, subscribe now and discover how to make your book the most powerful part of your brand. Click play today to start your profitable publishing™ journey today.
Already listening?
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Grab a copy of Profitable Publishing™ with Preorders https://www.PreorderProfits.com/book
Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sheppublishing
Connect on Social
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sheppublishing
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-d-shepard
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sheppublishing
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sheppublishing
This intro episode of the Profitable Publishing™ podcast shares the goals and vision for the podcast with using a book as a business asset and explores book marketing strategies to support business growth. This episode covers the introduction to the podcast, the profitable publishing™ plan, the purpose of your book in your business, and the best book marketing strategies for coaches, consultants, speakers, and service providers.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Profitable Publishing™
02:46 The Importance of Intentional Publishing
05:37 Building Your Brand Through Your Book
Think writing a book means chasing royalties and hoping for bestseller status? Think again. In this episode, you'll discover why traditional publishing advice fails business owners and what to do instead.
Ashley D. Shepard breaks down the Profitable Publishing™ framework: a strategy that positions your book as a client-attraction tool, not just another product to sell. You'll learn how one author made $4,000 in her first four weeks, why book sales are the wrong metric for coaches and consultants, and how to align your book with your brand to generate qualified leads.
If you're a coach, consultant, speaker, or service provider considering writing a book (or you have one that's not working hard enough for you), this episode reveals the strategic shift that turns authors into sought-after experts.
In This Episode:
00:00 Introduction to Profitable Publishing™
03:02 Understanding Profitable Publishing™ and Why it Matters
05:41 The Shift from Traditional Publishing to Profitable Publishing™
08:24 Leveraging Your Book for Client Attraction
11:42 Creating a Profitable Book
14:30 Aligning Your Book with Your Brand
17:45 Building Credibility and Visibility
20:28 Conclusion and Resources
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Profitable Publishing™ is for coaches, consultants, speakers, and nonfiction authors who want to package their expertise in a book that builds their brand, attracts clients, and supports real business growth. This isn’t for authors who just want to get their book out there.
Your book has more sales to make, more doors to open, and more people to serve. But traditional publishing advice doesn’t quite fit your publishing goals.
On this podcast, you’ll learn how to:
You wrote your book to make a difference. Profitable Publishing™ helps you make it happen in a way that aligns with your business or brand.
This isn’t just about selling more books.
It’s about creating the kind of ecosystem that gives you the freedom to publish on your terms and profit at the same time.
If you’re ready to make your current or future book a powerful part of your brand, subscribe now and start your Profitable Publishing™ journey today.