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Default BOOK REVIEW - Book Yourself Solid
If you’re struggling to define or grow your business (or if you’re just not enjoying your work as much as you’d like), Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle Even if You Hate Marketing and Selling by Michael Port should be on your must-read list. This title is fun to read thanks to the author’s conversational tone, and he gives a wealth of insight to help readers fine-tune their marketing plans.

Book Yourself Solid includes a link to an accompanying workbook that you can print out and put in a three-ring binder if you so choose. I filled mine out as I went along, and I’m so glad I took the time to do so! Before reading this book, I thought I knew the ideal target market and niche services I wanted to focus on in my business, but I couldn’t shake a nagging doubt in the back of my mind. The problem was that I never sat down and decided exactly who I wanted to work with. Other marketing books tell you that you need to define your market, but this one gives specific examples to show you exactly how detailed you need to be. Thanks to this book, I was forced to put serious thought into what I wanted from my business, and the light bulb finally clicked on. I suddenly knew exactly who I should be serving and what I should be doing for them, which led to a renewed excitement in my work. I could hardly wait to start marketing myself to my new market!

Speaking of marketing, this book also goes into great detail on how to market your ideal services to your ideal clients. There are chapters covering several different marketing campaigns, such as The Book Yourself Solid Networking Strategy, The Book Yourself Solid Speaking and Demonstrating Strategy, The Book Yourself Solid Web Strategy and The Book Yourself Solid Writing Strategy, just to name a few. The author instructs you to choose several strategies that best fit your personality and strengths.

The author then shows you in great detail how to implement your marketing campaign, complete with a multitude of resources (many of which are free) to help you along the way.

I can’t say enough good things about this book! I’ve worked in the marketing industry full-time for over two years and have spent the last seven months honing my internet marketing knowledge, and I still picked up many new marketing techniques.

This paperback book contains 256 pages and can be purchased new for $11.53 through Amazon.com.

Click here to buy the book!

Do you have any thoughts, queries, or feedback on Book Yourself Solid? Share your comments or questions by replying directly to this thread!
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I felt your enthusiasm through your review! I will definitely be adding this book to my collection due to your great review!
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I'm definitely going to have to check this book out! Thanks Tammi!
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This books sounds awesome! I am just getting started in the VA world and know this will probably help me!
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I felt your enthusiasm through your review! I will definitely be adding this book to my collection due to your great review!
So you could tell that I really liked this book? LOL!
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Just a little! I actually ordered it last night!
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Thanks Tammi for another well written review. Another book to add to the list!
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Dawn is correct your excitement showed, I just ordered the book myself. Thanks Tammi
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This is the second book your glowing reviews have convinced me to buy! I'm downloading it from Audible.com as I type this.
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has this book helped you guys get booked solid?
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I purchased the book and I already love it!
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Default Re: Book review: Book Yourself Solid, by Michael Port
I just received this book yesterday, and I have got to tell y'all, it is a great book! I took the book to bed with my last night (huge mistake! ), and I finally had to put it down after a couple hours because it was hard to highlight important areas laying in bed.

This morning I printed the workbook. Oh my, I'm gonna be busy!!

I find this book really timely since I am in the process of putting my new website together. Tons upon tons of helpful info!

I highly recommend it!
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Just started reading the Book and am totally excited to get thru it.
Thanks for the recommendation of these awesome tools!! Not so sure I would have found it on a solo search....and I need ALLLLL the tools I can get ASAP to get my business going.

Absolutely Exciting!!!

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It is going to take me awhile to get through all the book suggestions on the list. Thanks everyone for sharing and helping everyone out.

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This book is absolutely great! There is much food for thought and self reflection. He offers the workbook on his website as well along with a bunch of other freebies! I have not read the whole book...I got about halfway through it. I guess its time for me to pull it out of my tote bag and crack it open again!
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