Joshua Weissman sold 60,000 copies of his cookbook on launch day
Joshua Weissman · How to Build a $10M+ Online Empire (feat. Joshua Weissman) · Aug 7, 2024 · at 48:50
Joshua Weissman discusses single-day sales figures following a comedic promotional launch video for his cookbook.
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“Yeah, we sold like, 60,000 copies that day.”
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