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Today me and Kevin Field will be talking about podcasting, a topic we both are passionate about. Kevin helps develop your podcast and get, keep and grow your audience.  He has been doing it for years in radio and now passes on his skills to podcasters. His experience has taken him on incredible journeys from recording at Buckingham Palace to creating content in prisons. In this interview we talk about how to choose the topics that your podcast audience will be interested in creating your ideal podcast listener avatar the 4 pillars of content (passion, money, health and transformation) the importance of audience engagement the importance of being yourself using the language of the audience you broadcast to Food for thought The same but different every episode! You have  to close the circle with the listener - you + (your guest) + your listener Want to Launch a podcast? I will have a half-day live workshop in London on July 30.  I will share everything that worked for me to launch a top New & Notewort

My Guest Today I am interviewing Katya Varbanova (Livestream Katya). Katya is livestream strategist and the founder of the Peri 10k. Peri 10k is an exclusive mastermind of livestreamers. In this interview we talk about how did Katya start her community how to start livestreaming if you don't feel comfortable about it the difference between video and livestreaming which livestreaming platform is the best if you want to build your audience from scratch personality type vs livestreaming success how to use livestreaming as part of the holistic content strategy how often do you have to livestream in order to get traction http://www.anialexander.com/workshop (Want to Launch a podcast?) I will have a half-day live workshop in London on July 30.  I will share everything that worked for me to launch a top New & Noteworthy podcast, grow the audience from scratch to 15k listeners and interview my favorite international influencers. Powered by Eventbrite    

Today I speak to Brian G. Johnson, I'm a serial entrepreneur, #1 bestselling author, engaging speaker, product developer, poodle wrangler and an all around good guy. The one quote that stood out for me and that I truly loved was: Different is superpower! In this interview we talk about what role does one's personality play in branding and the content one creates how to stand out from the crowd how to make people come back to your content why Youtube videos will never become old  

I hope that you and your audience are doing well and the week has been productive and positive so far. Mine is not as productive as I wanted it to be, but on other hand we all deserve a break once in a while, right? In the previous episode I promised to share with you my thoughts and experiences provoked by the New Media Europe. For those who don’t know - and probably many of you don’t since it is not in the US - New Media Europe is a conference for people focused on growth. This is the conference for entrepreneurs, freelancers, business owners, content creators (including podcasters, bloggers, vloggers) and startups in all stages of growth. And I had the privilege of being one of the speakers at that event. I was a speaker for the first time but hope not the last because I sort of enjoyed being on stage. As one of my speaker friends puts it “it’s like being a rockstar”. And I have been a rock soul since my teenage years… Hoops it seems I drifted away… that is not what I wanted to talk to you about. Dur

Today my guest is Laura Roeder. Laura Roeder is the founder of Edgar, a new social media automation tool designed to prevent updates from going to waste. Since 2009, she's been teaching entrepreneurs how to harness the power of social media marketing and create their own fame at LKR Social Media. Laura was named one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under 35 in 2011, 2013 and 2014 and spoke at the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJT9lovNeJM (White House)about the value of entrepreneurship. Laura has spoken at numerous influential industry conferences including, BlogWorld, The South by Southwest Interactive Conference, Real Estate Connect, The Social Communications Summit and Blogher, discussing online marketing, social media, and personal branding. Laura has been seen on Fox News, http://forbes.com/ (Forbes.com), CNET, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, Mashable, Yahoo Finance and many more influential publications and media channels In this interview we talk about How did Laura started her entrepreneurial

Hey everyone! How do you like the new podcast name?  As you see the changes I am making are becoming real now. But there are things that do not change and it’s still me - Ani Alexander :) Those of you who have missed the news can check out episode 156 where I spoke to you about the evolution of the Write to be Read podcast and why it will be turning into something else - hopefully something as exciting as what we had or even better. If you need more details, please http://www.anialexander.com/156 (check out episode 156).  ok so - welcome to the Brand Architect - the podcast that will show you how to stand out, get noticed and be heard. And it will also help you establish your brand and grow your online audience. What I also realized was that we do need a community where  you will get all the emotional and practical support, knowledge, accountability and relationships that you need … all in one place. The Write to be Read was an amazing experience, but I’d love to engage better with my audience and dedicat

http://www.anialexander.com/membership (Please check out the new online community I created few days ago and join the awesome members and me.)   Today my guest is Kim Somers Egelsee. She helps men and women find their passion and purpose, develop and design it, forget the fear and move forward with positive communication, action, confidence and success. She does this through coaching, speaking, mentoring and consulting. Kim is the #1 best selling author of “Getting Your Life to a Ten +”  

This episode is gonna be very different from what you’re used to. In fact I have to be honest and say that this particular episode was the hardest to record… well maybe apart from the very first episode of course… I aired the very first episode of the write to be read podcast on July 1 2014 - almost two years ago. And it has been very exciting, bumpy and rewarding journey since then. For me launching a podcast was an experiment. Apart from the fact that I really wanted to help writers, I was also driven by the curiosity of whether I could actually do it or not. I had no big plans connected with the podcast and I had not even decided for myself for how long I will be doing it. If back then one would say that I would end up sticking to it for almost 2 years and that I would have tens of thousands regular listeners I would probably not believe it. But things turned out the way they did and I am extremely happy with where I am now. I also appreciate every single one of you who’s listening … because you are th

Today I interview Mark Messick. Mark is 16years-old. He is a bestselling author. He has written and publisheddozens of books, sold tens of thousands of copies, and make $4,000a month from my royalties. You can check out http://booksalesdoctor.com/ (his course the Book Sales Doctorhere.)

 Andrew Lowe is an author and book editor from the North of England. His writing has been published in several magazines and newspapers, including The Guardian, The Sunday Times and Men’s Health, and he’s worked in creative and digital roles with GQ, Vogue, Wired and Total Film. He writes psychological thrillers – novels and short stories. His latest novel, The Ghost, is the story of a troubled film critic who finds himself menaced by the victim of a childhood prank. When he’s not working on his own words, he’s fiction editor who specialises in copy editing but also offers developmental/structural work and copywriting. In this interview we talk about the importance of the relationship between the author and editor.

The past few days I spent at the London Book Fair. I was there for the first time and had no idea what to expect. Overall it was a really nice experience and I finally met few people I had interviewed before, so it was super cool. It was nice to meet in person Mark Dawson, Joanna Penn, Ricardo Fayet from Reedsy and Dan Wood from Draft2Digital. And of course I met new people and as a result you will be having new interviews with very interesting guests coming up, so if you haven’t done so already please make sure you subscribe to my podcast on iTunes or Stitcher not to miss any of the upcoming cool content. I wanted to make today’s episode about the London Book Fair and share my impressions, observations and takeaways from the time spent there. So this will be a bunch of different thoughts in not so structured format, but hopefully you’ll like it nevertheless. What is the London book Fair? The London Book Fair this year celebrated its 45th anniversary. It is the world’s leading publishing event: the glob

Today I talk to Sommer Nectarhoff. Sommer is a twenty-four year old writer from Chicago. He’s the author of nineteen books and counting, and though he’s written everything from poetry to literary fiction he’s currently couched in the swords and shields of fantasy. You can get more details about Sommer following the links below: http://www.nectarhoff.com/ (His website) https://twitter.com/nectarhoff (His Twitter) https://www.instagram.com/nectarhoff/ (His Instagram)

Today I decided to go to the other side and get reader’s perspective on things we writers are curious about. And who else could be a better person to talk to than a professional writer who partly makes money by reading books, right? Well it happened so that I knew someone like that and I’m happy to share with you our talk. Jeff Brown is my guest today. He is a podcaster, mentor and speaker. His goal is to help people bridge the gap between intentionality and implementation. He does this by sharing my professional insights, and the insights of successful people all over the world, on leadership, personal development, productivity, entrepreneurship and more through my blog, my podcast, and through personal consulting and speaking. His http://readtoleadpodcast.com/ (podcast Read to Lead )is one of the top podcasts out there and before beginning Read to Lead, Jeff spent 26-years in radio, which obviously makes him way better podcaster   than me :) In this interview we talk about reading and writing and it seems t

http://www.patefactus.com (Andrew O’Brien is the founder of Patefactus) which is focused on helping Entrepreneurs gain more media exposure and learn how to leverage that exposure to create a strong brand and build a larger and more interactive audience. He has been featured on over 70 media channels, many to include national/international media outlets such as MTV, USA Today, MSNBC, BBC, NHK World, Al Jazeera and many others. Along with his media exposure, he has become the most requested speaker in his industry, traveling around the world speaking to some of the world’s top government agencies and private organizations. It is because of Andrews’ success in the media that he was able to become the top in his industry and triple his fee’ in less than 1 year. Andrew’s goal is to help 500 Entrepreneurs triple their income through media exposure by the end of 2016.

Today my guest is http://timknox.com/ (Tim Knox.) He is a sought-after corporate speaker and comedian, published author, talk radio host, syndicated business columnist, and self-professed Mama's Boy, Tim's unique perspective is enjoyed by thousands who listen to his radio show, read his books and columns, and hear him speak every year. You should check out his showhttp://interviewingauthors.com ( Interviewing Writers) too. In this interview we talk about the difference between traditional publishing and self-publishing how to markets your books the business aspect of being a writer building author brand Food for Thought If passion was money every poet would be rich. If the great writers in history had to market their own work chances are we never would have heard of any of them. The hardest thing to do in a crowd is to get noticed. If you are  are a writer - write! Be happy that you have the ability to write. If you'd like to share your thought with me and other Write to be Read listeners, http://www.a

In the previous days I have come across the same topic several times. Then I thought that maybe you have not heard of it yet so decided to let you know about this. What I am talking is http://www.amazon.com/gp/giveaway/home (Amazon Giveaways). Amazon let’s you create and promote a giveaway of items that are sold there. The interesting part of this for us is that we can now create kindle ebook giveaways.  What many authors did before was organizing book giveaways - mainly on Goodreads. Unfortunately you could give aways only paperbacks. I tried a giveaway of my first novel Highfall on Goodreads and although it did bring visibility to my book it did not impact the sales figure. So why is Amazon giveaway different you may think. Well before I dive into this, I have to make a disclaimer. It seems like the Amazon giveaway can organize only the US residents, so if you have http://amazon.com (amazon.com) account but no US address linked to your account then you won’t be able to make it… Hopefully they will roll ov

Today I am talking to Ricardo Fayet. Ricardo is co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of https://reedsy.com (Reedsy), a marketplace connecting authors with the best publishing professionals (think editors, proofreaders, designers, marketers). An avid reader and technology enthusiast, he likes to imagine how little players will build the future of publishing, further empowering authors and allowing them to publish to the same standards as the biggest publishing companies. In this interview I try to understand what Reedsy is, how it works and how writers can benefit from it. Make sure you check out their https://reedsy.com/write-a-book (book editor tool) - it's great.

Today I am talking to Tim Gillette. Tim is the Creator of the “Rock ‘n’ Roll Keys to Business Success – Using Music, Motorcycles and Mentorship to Teach Entrepreneurs to Become Leaders in Their Industry.” In his presentations, Tim uses lessons learned from his love for Rock ‘n’ Roll music, traveling an average of 30,000 miles annually on his Harley Davidson motorcycle, coaching clients, and speaking to audiences. I met him on Blab and we had several interesting conversations there, so I thought that it would be nice to have him over at the podcast too. Today we spoke about blogging, branding and many other things.

Ray Edwards is a Communications Strategist, Copywriter, Author, Speaker, and host of one the top iTunes Business Podcast. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, and with some of the most powerful voices in leadership and business. His clients include New York Times best-selling authors Michael Hyatt (author of Platform and co-author of Living Forward), Tony Robbins (author of Unleash the Giant Within and Money: Master the Game), Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (co-authors of Chicken Soup For the Soul), Jeff Walker (author of Launch), and many more. Ray’s copy and marketing expertise has helped sell an estimated $200 Million or more in products and services. Ray covered the most important points from his book in our interview, but I do recommend getting the book especially now when he is giving away a physical copy of the book for free (until March 1st). https://hw112.isrefer.com/go/wctsfree/a155 (Click to Claim Your Book Now) Food for Thought Copywriting is simply writing that persuades people to b

I already had more than 100 guests, who shared their expertise, knowledge and stories at the Write 2B Read podcast. Some of those interviews have been very successful and some of the guests were more impressive than the rest. One of the names out there, about getting whom I've been asked most was Pat Flynn. It seems like being able to http://www.anialexander.com/35 (talk to him for my podcast )back when Write 2B Read was relatively new and unknown was a big achievement in other people's eyes (I am not telling that it was not). So now I have Pat back with a new interview and new book. For those of you who don't know Pat yet below is his short bio. Pat Flynn makes a living on the internet and considers himself the luckiest person on the earth. Through his very popular blog http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ (Smart Passive Income) and his http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/category/podcast/ (Smart Passive Income Podcast)  he shares his experience and helps his readers reach their goals. I think it is also import