DotCom Secrets Sold 26,000 Copies in Its First Month
Russell Brunson · Why We Turned Down a $35 Milllion Acquisition Offer With Russell Brunson of ClickFunnels · Feb 17, 2016 · at 5:25
ClickFunnels co-founder Russell Brunson discusses the book sales numbers for 'DotCom Secrets' with host Nathan Latka.
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“Month one, we sold 26,000 copies since then. We sell a lot of them. I'm not sure exact numbers are probably at 30 or probably 40, 40 something thousand copies now.”
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