The Balanced MomCast | For Overwhelmed Christian Moms Seeking Time Management, Work Life Balance, and Focus

Your email list is the most powerful and effective tool for nurturing your audience, earning authority on your topic, and selling your books. Today author and podcast host Laurie Christine shares how she added over 500 people to her list by guesting on one podcast. Listen in! For show notes go to https://writingoffsocial.com/43

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

Your friend has written a book and you are excited to be part of her launch team. Except you don’t use social media. Can you still make a difference?  Why yes, yes you can! This week we’re sharing 5 creative and effective ways to support your fellow author friends without using social media. Listen in!

P.S.- Mary K. will share 2 more out-of-the-box ways to support your fellow author friends in this week’s bonus tip email! Sign up for our newsletter (before July 15, 2024) to receive those tips! For show notes and the link to sign up, go to https://writingoffsocial.com/42

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

In today's episode, we delve into the power of live events as a growth and marketing strategy for authors. Laura Richmond, a traditionally published author, shares insights on why live events are effective, how to find events that align with your ideal reader, tips for maximizing your impact at these events, common pitfalls to avoid, and encouragement for authors seeking alternative methods to grow their audience and sell their books without relying solely on social media. For show notes go to https://writingoffsocial.com/41

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

In a world clamoring with information overload, you may feel like your words are just adding to the noise.  How do you know when to stay silent…or when to speak up anyway? If you sense the world is drowning in words and you hesitate to add yours to the mix, today we offer three questions to ask yourself so that you can discern whether to hit publish or pause. Listen in. For show notes go to https://writingoffsocial.com/40.

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

Today, we’re continuing our conversation with Gabe Cox as she shares how her business has grown since leaving social media and what she’s doing to make it happen, as well as the response she gets from other entrepreneurs in the online space when she tells them she’s not on social media, Finally, she offers encouragement and practical steps you can take if you, too, want to leave social media but are afraid to do so. This is Part 2 of a 2-part conversation. For show notes go to https://writingoffsocial.com/39. 

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

Any writer considering leaving social media will wrestle with fears and questions: How will you stay in the loop? How will you connect with other writers or with your readers? How will you sell your books? What if it doesn’t work? Today’s guest chose to face her fears and grappled with each of those questions. Join us as she shares how she overcame them. Gabe Cox is an online business and goals strategist, a podcaster, and the author of three books. Through her company, Red Hot Mindset, she encourages women to grow their business without social media. For show notes go to https://writingoffsocial.com/38

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

Last week in EP36, podcast host and industry expert, Thomas Umstattd, Jr, unequivocally affirmed that social media is no longer working for authors. Today, in Part 2, Thomas shares three things you can do instead of social media, what marketing strategies are working well for indie authors in 2024, and where he sees the publishing industry headed in the coming years. For show notes, click here.

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

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If you have kids on a traditional school schedule in the U.S., two things are true: 1) it’s summer break, and 2) the children will be home for the next 10-ish weeks. Summer balance is different than schoolyear balance. But as we will learn today, balance isn’t so much about what we do, but what we think about what we do. Today I’m sharing four mindsets to find your summer balance.  Also, at the end of this episode I share my plans for summer balance and how you can connect with me.  For show notes, click here.

While the Balanced MomCast is on hiatus, you can find me at Behind the Balance on Substack, Writing Off Social, or The Scoop on Balance. 

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In the early days of social media, a writer could speak directly to her reader and even go viral. Today, however, neither of those things are possible. In the first of a 2-part conversation, Thomas Umstaddt Jr. explains the rise and fall of social media and why the publishing industry still clings to a metric that is no longer valid. Click here for show notes. 

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

This is Part 2 of a replay of my 2022 conversation with Sarah Turner, mom to 6 kids (ages 11 to 29). Sarah passed away March 2024. I'm so grateful for her influence on my life. For show notes click here.

While the Balanced MomCast is on hiatus, you can find me at Behind the Balance on Substack, Writing Off Social, or The Scoop on Balance. 

Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance 

Website: The Scoop on Balance