I Need Your Help to Make Zero to One Million #1 on Amazon on February 5th
Friends--I need your help...
Here's the story.
Five years ago I self-published a book called Zero to One Million. It was about how to build a company to $1 million in sales.
Eighteen months ago in July 2006, I wrote a letter to 110 business book agents sharing my desire to update the book and get it published by a REAL publisher so that I could get the book in bookstores and share my message with a wider audience.
Eleven agents replied. Ten said no and one said yes--so I went with him ;-). That awesome guy, Rick Broadhead from Toronto, got me a publishing contract with McGraw-Hill to update the book one year ago. Sweetness!
I wrote most weeknights and Saturdays at the Starbucks off of HW55 in Durham during April, May, and June of 2007 to fully update the book and tell the story of building iContact to $10 million in annual sales, 18,000 customers, and 80 team members. The book's about 70% new versus the self-published version in case you bought it in 2003 and were wondering.
Now, the book is done--all the disagreements with the publisher about the book cover are over--and it's ready to launch. The book launches technically on Jan 18, but we've set a sales push date of February 5th. Time to push!
The book is my effort to share my message of social change, help anyone (who believes they truly can be) become a multimillionaire entrepreneur, and make what I've learned the hard way about business, venture capital, product development, business planning, building a sales team, opportunity evaluation, management, organizational behavior, hiring and retaining superstars, web 2.0, and marketing accessible to anyone.
Based on the commitments from my blogging friends and 'friends with big lists', I believe we have a realistic shot of making it to #1 on Amazon.com and onto the New York Times Bestseller List on February 5--but I need YOUR help to do FOUR things:
Would you INVITE all of your friends who care about entrepreneurship, business, marketing, web marketing, social entrepreneurship, or changing the world to join this group? (Just click 'Invite People to Join' on the right)
Would you yourself BUY the book on February 5th on Amazon.com? It's $12.71. I'll definitely owe you a drink next time I see you.
Would you EMAIL your list of personal or business connections on FEBRUARY 4TH to ask them buy a copy of the book on Amazon FEBRUARY 5TH.
Anyone that buys the book on February 5 and emails their receipt to bonus[at]zeromillion.com will receive two exclusive video bonuses, "How to Raise $5 Million in Venture Capital: If I Did It At Age 22 So Can You!" and "How We Can Change the World Together: A Plan for The Next 50 Years." VERY N-I-C-E (in BORAT voice)!
So what's the dizzle about where the money's going? This book and promotional effort is not an effort to make any money whatsoever--it's an effort to spread a message of opportunity and social change and share what I've learned as an entrepreneur. All of the proceeds from the sale of the books are going to The Humanity Campaign--an international campaign to end hunger, war, genocide, and poverty and provide access to technology, healthcare, and education at home and across the world. I truly do hope to spend the rest of my life as a leader of our generation to help change our world together.
Really--sincerely and honestly--Mad props from my heart for your help in making "Zero to One Million" #1 on Amazon.com on February 5th and spreading a message of social change and entrepreneurial possibility!
