The Financially Free Author Show with Carolyn Choate

The Financially Free Author Show with Carolyn Choate

If you're a solopreneur, author, or small business owner who is perplexed by marketing, this podcast is for you! Join me as I interview experts in website traffic, tools for online businesses, and get our burning questions answered. Like, what is the role of blogging in 2025? How do Facebook ads work for small businesses? How can I learn to publish my own books?

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June 4, 2025 73 mins

Raw and unedited real talk with Adi Soozin covering the truth about wealth, why you aren’t the hero, small details that change everything, increasing engagement by finding out what people want, and so much more! https://adisoozin.com/

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Show Notes: https://financiallyfreeauthor.com/post/show-notes-robbie-samuels


Most Authors Struggle for Reviews—He Gets 200+ Before His Book Even Drops.

Robbie Samuels takes the same basic book launch strategy we all use and amps it up with a staggering amount of strategy, making his launches the most successful in the industry. Listen to him explain not only how he gets hundreds of reviews for his launches but also how being an...

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As a long-time blogger myself, I've been watching the changing Google and AI landscape wondering if SEO still works and if there's even a reason to blog anymore. So I invited Ricky Kesler, co-founder of Income School here on YouTube and owner of Project 24, to come talk to me about how to keep blogging relevant in the new AI world.Learn more about Project 24 here: https://project24.incomeschool.com/?affiliate_code=751d43(af...

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In the entrepreneurial world, “mindset” has become the new buzzword everyone’s whispering reverently… but is it all just smoke and mirrors?

Lately, I’ve felt like the only one daring to ask: Is mindset work actually moving the needle in our businesses, or are we just spinning our wheels at expensive retreats and journaling our way into oblivion?

Instead of nodding along, I decided to challenge the narrative.

I asked around for someon...

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Are you dreaming of publishing your book, but feeling overwhelmed by the process? In this episode, I sit down with author, educator, and publishing pro Erik Seversen, who created a powerful bundle of three self-publishing courses designed to take you from idea to income.Whether you're just getting started or want to scale your publishing efforts, Erik's step-by-step system breaks down the entire journey:✅ Writing your book ...

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Are you showing up on podcasts—but leaving powerful content (and leads!) on the table?Whether you're a coach, consultant, or creative entrepreneur, this is your roadmap to getting way more mileage out of every podcast interview you do.Podcasting expert, Lyndsay Phillips, reveals how to turn your podcast guest appearances into a content goldmine that fuels your business for weeks (or months) to come.If you're using podcast g...

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I asked Alli Marler all of my burning questions about using Facebook ads!❓Does Facebook advertising work for my kind of business?❓How do I know if my Facebook Ads are working?❓How much should I spend on Facebook Ads?❓How can I make Facebook ads less confusing? ❓Can I do this myself or do I need to hire help?📝 Meta Ads Readiness Quiz (to help people know if they're ready for ads) → https://go.allimarler.com/quiz📝 META ADS SOS:...

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If speaking is part of your business in any way, you have to watch today’s podcast episode! James D Feldman is here to show us an AI tool that is absolutely game-changing. My mind was blown as soon as I saw what it can do. Watch and see how it quickly and easily finds me paid speaking engagement opportunities along with email and voicemail scripts highlighting the exact needs from the speaker RFP. You are going to want this powerfu...

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Kelly is the genius writing coach behind Hack Your Muse, helping writers bust through their blocks. Today we're talking about a project we're working on together, a BINGO-type game to get all us authors to do regular and consistent marketing tasks. Marketing our books doesn't have to take hours and Kelly has even turned it into a game. Soon we will have a community available to share our Bingo card wins, provide accoun...

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Regina Garay of Right Brain Loves Left is on the podcast to help us with the time management around staying consisten on social media as authors! "People who are right-brained are said to be more creative, intuitive, and imaginative. Those who are left-brained are thought to be more analytical, factual, and logical. Our brain has incredible potential - we are given the gift of both." Check out her cool Business Booster...

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My friend Melissa from Moonbridge Marketing was so surprised when I announced I had a Book Launch Planner ready to go! She called with lots of questions and then thought others might have the same questions so she came on the podcast to ask me all about it! Here's where you can get the Book Launch Planner: https://bit.ly/BookLaunchPlanner I kept telling myself I didn't know how to do a "proper" book launch, that...

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As a PR coach and publicist, Lilian is in the storytelling and relationship building business. She empowers authors to push past limiting beliefs and gain the confidence to learn how to build strong PR and marketing mindsets and learn how to build and launch successful PR campaigns. Why? Because she believes that inside every author is the potential to become a global industry leader and it is her goal to make sure that they feel ...

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I am so excited to bring you this interview and demo with Dana, the COO of BookBrush, which is a realy cool software to help you create all the promo images your books need! https://www.bookbrush.com Get onto my email list at https://www.financiallyfreeauthor.com/freeguide before Wednesday June 7th so you can enter the giveaway for a free ticket to Book Mar Con! https://bookbrush.com/bookmarcon/

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Create Business Relationships that Last & Close More Sales. Build relationships online and nurture them offline using the 7 STEPS TO BUILD SOLID BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAST (& GROW YOUR BUSINESS) in this FREE download https://www.janiceporter.com/#7Steps

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Leverage Up with the LinkedIn TRIANGLE STRATEGY that Builds Relationships and Gets Results. https://leverageupllc.com/

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The signature speech template: https://bit.ly/signaturespeak

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Mart-Mari is on the podcast to tell us about her experience self-publishing a book about her weight loss journey. It will be so interesting to hear how the process is the same and different in South Africa v.s. America! See her books here: https://amzn.to/3B1cIGT

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The Brave Healer Business Accelerator Program is a seven week program designed for those looking to tell their stroy and use that stroy to grow their business. Laura DiFranco is the founder of the publishing company Brave Healer Productions, helping healers become authors and expand their impact on the world. More about the Business Accelerator Program here https://lauradifranco.com/business-accelerator/

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Amanda from https://www.carvemypath.org/ is here to talk about the mind-body connection and how to utilize it to manage stress.


This episode is sponsored by me! 


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Ally E. Machate is a bestselling author and expert publishing consultant leading serious authors toward success since 1999. She leverages experience with Big Five publishing and indie bestsellers, along with her team of skilled experts, to serve as your books’ best ally with editing, design, publishing, and marketing services and support. Find out more and get free gifts at www.thewritersally.com.


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