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Disclosure
Ryan Levesque spent $1 million of his own money marketing 'Ask'
“I spent a million dollars of my own money.”
Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 5:15 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque
Disclosure
Ryan Levesque received zero royalties from publisher Dunham Books for 'Ask'
“I got no royalty.”
Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 4:35 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque
Disclosure
Ryan Levesque plans to spend his entire next book advance on marketing
“Whatever I get for the advance will be a marketing project for the next book. That's what it comes down to. So the bigger advance, the more books I'll be able to move. And I'm committed to that. Like I'll spend every penny of that advance to in Facebook ads.”
Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 7:58 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque
Disclosure
Ryan Levesque charged $75,000 upfront plus royalties for marketing consulting
“Businesses paid me a retainer. So it ended up being as much as 5000 dollars a month. And that was for a, in the end, a bi-weekly, 30 minute phone call. That was the consulting piece. They'd also pay me a big upfront chunk of money. To design their overall funn…”
Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 13:15 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque
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