The Wealthy Author Podcast: How to Make Your Book Your Top Salesperson

The Wealthy Author is a business podcast for thought leaders who actually want to make money with their book. Hosts Steve J Larsen and Marley Jaxx show you how to turn what you already know into a real book, write it in weeks instead of years, and use it to bring in leads and sales every day. Every episode has one goal: make your book the top salesperson in your business.

A Wealthy Author's book sells for them

A Wealthy Author is an author whose book is the top salesperson in their business. The book is not a trophy for the shelf. It works every day: it introduces you to strangers, answers their objections before the first call, and sends the right readers to the next step with you.

Most authors never get there. Most books sell about 250 copies when the publisher fails the author. The difference is rarely the writing. It is whether the book was built to sell something after the reader turns the last page.

Steve J Larsen and Marley Jaxx host the show

Steve J Larsen and Marley Jaxx are the co-founders of Pursuit of Profit Publishing, and they record the show from their studio in Boise, Idaho. Steve is the former lead funnel builder at ClickFunnels. Marley has built a 200,000-subscriber YouTube audience. Together they help business owners write and launch books that bring in leads.

Every episode answers one question: how does a book make money?

The show stays on the business side of books. Expect episodes on:

• Turning what you know into a real book. Your expertise is already there. The work is shaping it.
• Writing it in weeks, not years. An unfinished book sells nothing, so speed matters.
• Launching it. A real launch puts the book in front of buyers instead of a quiet listing.
• Daily leads and sales. The book feeds the rest of the business every single day.
• Keeping 100% of your IP. Unlike traditional publishing, the rights stay with you.

The show's motto says it in six words: "Write it once. Get paid forever."

The two-day book: film it on stage

Steve and Marley's method uses one small live event. Clients film their book in 2 days in front of a small live audience. The team writes the manuscript from the recordings, and the audience gives real-time feedback while the ideas are still on stage.

Once it launches, the book becomes the foundation of a 7-Figure Client Machine: the system that turns readers into booked calls and backend sales. The full method is in The StageBook, their book on filming a book from a stage.

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Proof that a book can sell

One result mentioned on the show: Ryan Lee sold 4,000 copies of his book in his first week. Put that next to the 250 copies most books sell, and you can see the gap this show exists to close.

Four ways to be part of the show

The Wealthy Author is built for listeners who take part:

• Ask a question on the show. Record a voice question of up to 30 seconds at thewealthyauthor.com. Selected questions are played and answered in depth on an episode.
• Be a featured interview. Get your own episode to feature your business, book or idea, recorded in the Boise studio or virtually. Apply to be featured. Interview slots are not guaranteed.
• Interview Steve and Marley on your show. You ask the questions and they fill the episode. Request an interview.
• Join the community. Talk with other authors in The Wealthy Author Facebook group.

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