# Joe Solari

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Debunking the Amazon Algos with Joe Solari

Joe Solari, the man behind Author Nation and specialist in helping authors succeed in their careers, joins the lads for a deep dive into the much talked about Amazon algorithms, highlighting the big topics from Joe's exhaustively researched article on the subject (linked in the show notes). Suppor…

Why Recipes for Publishing Success Don't Work—and What to Do Instead, with Joe Solari

On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Joe Solari explores why publishing success formulas so often fail. Drawing on a landmark study of cultural markets, he explains how randomness and social feedback loops mean that even books of similar quality can have wildly different outcomes. The good new…

Why Serious Authors Can't Miss Author Nation

I’m going to Author Nation this year, and the founder and driving force behind one of the biggest writing conferences in the world talks about WHY this event can’t be missed if you are looking to take your author career to another level. PREFER to 👀? LINK TO YOUTUBE INTERVIEW PS. There was so much…

The Real Truth About Author Nation — and What It Could Mean for Your Career

Welcome to part two of my no-holds-barred chat with Joe Solari. If you’d rather watch a video, HERE IT IS. This podcast is dropping a day late—on a Monday instead of Sunday—because I spent the weekend at the Toronto Indie Author Conference at the Toronto Public Library, and I’ve got to tell you, I…

Why Indie Authors Should Ignore the Market's Mood and Focus on Their Mission, with Joe Solari

On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Joe Solari draws a lesson from Jeff Bezos's early years at Amazon — when Wall Street was calling it amazon.bomb and Bezos kept building anyway — to make a case for why indie authors need to stop watching their competitors and start watching their readers. U…

ProWritingAid’s Chris Banks on The Feedback Loop That Makes Better Writers

In this episode of the Author Nation podcast, Managing Director Joe Solari sits down with Chris Banks, founder of ProWritingAid, to talk about the feedback, mindset, and community writers need to keep going. Chris shares how a broken ankle helped turn a personal writing tool into one of the most t…

Writing Your Own Story with J.D. Barker

Sometimes strange, auspicious coincidences happen, and you wonder if it’s fate nudging you in the right direction. Like, for example, when I was sitting down reading Confessions of the Dead, co-written by James Patterson and J.D. Barker, getting really into the dark and twisted tale… and an email p…

Author Business Q&A: Profit, Pricing, and Publishing Strategy with Michael La Ronn and Joe Solari

In this member-first Q&A on the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, host Michael La Ronn talks with Alliance of Independent Authors Business Adviser Joe Solari about how indie authors can think more clearly about the business side of writing. Joe explains why authors should focus less on revenue and…

Why Embedded Recruiting Is Becoming Essential for Scaling Medtech Companies with Joe Solari, Managing Director at ZRG Partners, and Lori Prehar, Managing Director of Embedded Recruiting at ZRG

Robotics and automation are accelerating across healthcare, but scaling innovation still depends on having the right people in place. In this episode, Joe Solari, Managing Director at ZRG Partners, and Lori Prehar, Managing Director of Embedded Recruiting at ZRG, discuss how robotics, automation, …

Dodge the Three Cash Traps That Kill Author Businesses with Joe Solari

On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Joe Solari warns authors that a big crowdfunding win isn't the same as a payday. He breaks down the three cash traps that sink successful author businesses — the lag trap, frozen cash, and the shrinking slice — and shows how to dodge them with a few practic…