Busy Entrepreneur Avoids Wasting Time While Launching a Professionally Published Book and Brand

Colleen Souza (00:00) The number one benefit I've had in working with Book Launchers to write my book is not wasting time. I'm an efficiency person and for me, being efficient with my time is critical. I share earlier that I also am a realtor and I'm in business and so I'm a busy person and to be able to know which steps to take, in which order, who to communicate with, who to contact, from the editing of my book to getting the ISBN numbers, getting it copyrighted. knowing how to work with Ingram Spark and knowing how to work with Amazon KDP and just knowing how to set up the marketing, everything. sort of just, they took what could have taken me hours of time I didn't have to give and sort of just laid out the plan. And that was probably the most efficient and powerful thing for me is it allowed me not to waste my time or energy, which is wasting my money. So it was really good. Hi, I'm Colleen Souza and I'm the author of Living by the Mantras. writing my book my life was very busy and I am a business owner but I was truly inspired by a combination. I've had a number of careers and I have felt very good about the success I've had in them and I noticed that there was a pattern. that wove its way through the different careers that I've had and the success that I've had with it from being a classroom teacher and being an award-winning classroom teacher, nationally recognized through coming on board with my husband and running our real estate business, 10Xing that and becoming top producers that were recognized nationwide. I realized that the same pattern that also included the success of the three children I have that are all great professionals now and love each other well and get along, that there were a handful of rules that we lived by and I felt like those were something to be shared because they worked in a family setting, they worked in a classroom setting, they worked in a business setting. And so what inspired me to write my book was the fact that these common sense wisdom value principles that we called mantras in our house seemed to be worth sharing with others. The benefits of Book Launchers for me was phenomenal because I've had, like I've shared, I've had success in a number of careers, but part of that success is becoming an expert at what I was doing in each one of those career fields. And once you become an expert in those fields, then you feel like you know what you're doing. I did not know what I was doing when it came to launching a was a completely different animal. so Book Launchers was wonderful because they laid out a path for me and they had a wonderful team to support me all the way through. I found having them sort of hold my and be at my back the whole way through made the difference between just putting out a book and putting out a book that I know will have impact and success. knew that Book Lunchers was right for me. I'm not gonna pretend that I didn't hunt a little bit. I didn't go out there and take a look. I listened slash read Julie's book, Self Publish and Succeed, and I got a lot of great ideas. And so I said to myself, I need some assistance in this. I would be wiser. I've always lived by the mantra that I'm too poor to buy cheap. And so what I decided to do was enlist a coach or help along the way as I wanted to self publish my book. I knew BookLaunchers was my solid decision to go with because they had all of the bases covered and they offered, for me, I liked their, I believe it's called their platinum package, but what it was was all inclusive. It's like taking a vacation and not having to worry about anything. And it has really pushed and inspired me to stretch to the next level in life. It has pushed me to get back involved in social media in every way. And so in the process of having my book launched, I've already been on almost 20 podcasts. done a number of news broadcasts and I'm in the process of launching my own podcast which will be live in the next week to two weeks. So it has pushed me out there and really given me the opportunity to go into this new career. But I do believe that the launch of this book and the strength that came with the launch of this book is gonna push me to new levels. I recommend Book Launchers because the staff is knowledgeable. The team is knowledgeable when it comes to creating everything it takes to build a book. They have years of experience combined from their tech support to their marketing support to just understanding the nuances that are involved in the industry of publishing. And it's an ever-changing thing. To work with a team of experts that know what they're doing and that can support you, the whole process becomes part of helping you grow rather than being a frustration. So I think that the Book Launchers is a good choice.