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Share Your Visions EVERYWHERE With Multimedia Publishing!

Continents floating in a quantum universe. Share Your Visions Everywhere!

Do you have a Vision or two you want to share with the world?

Something to help people or businesses have better experiences?

Or simply your own stories?

Marie Forleo

The world needs that special gift that only you have!

Marie Forleo

I am something like a Zen Master at getting information out to audiences worldwide across a wealth of platforms.

Here is what I do to spread the word of my own visions for the world. I can do the same for your visions.

Blog Posts

Most content launches start with a blog post like this one.

Often, I will write directly in WordPress or draft in Google Docs.

I’ve trained an AI system in AWAI Copyediting, Copywriting, and across many subject areas.

I use folders in Grok. Most AI systems will work great. I often ask for copyediting feedback and a revised draft. I use this approach for client projects as well as my own.

Splash Images

I use a variety of sources and Adobe Photoshop to create an image that conveys the message.

These images are essential for search listings, YouTube, and social media posts.

Google Search Console

I use Yaost in WordPress to optimize for search engines (SEO) and AI learning models.

Then I register with Google Search Console.

Registering with Google Search Console, combined with the steps outlined below, can help the page appear in search results within a few hours of launch.

Social Media

I use GoHighLevel to send messages across social media platforms, including LinkedIn profiles and pages, Facebook profiles and pages, Instagram, and more.

Sometimes I copy and paste the blog post, edit it, and send it. Or I will create an intro and a link.

Following Dan Kennedy’s guidance, there will always be a Call To Action with a link.

Video Streaming

I follow up the blog post with a related live stream using StreamYard Studio.

My streaming destinations are LinkedIn, YouTube, and many Facebook profiles and pages. More destinations are available through StreamYard.

The marketing tool in GoHighLevel can send the video to more destinations.

LinkedIn is my favourite connection platform.

Audio Podcasts

I can use the audio and transcript from StreamYard to syndicate an audio podcast through Buzzsprout.

Often, I paste and edit the blog post for use as the show notes. Adding the transcript can improve search results.

The word ‘podcast’ has come to describe a general ‘broadcast’, either video or audio. The usage is unhelpful as the platforms are quite different, with different distribution mechanisms and audiences.

Podcast destinations such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Podcast Index, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and more.

The audio podcasts get to a different audience than the video broadcasts and social media.

And people can subscribe to your podcasts on most of these platforms.

Another bonus is that your episodes could also appear in search results.

Substack and LinkedIn Articles

Both Substack and LinkedIn articles show up online and in email to subscribers.

The blog post can be pasted in and edited, providing a quick way to reach another audience.

I connected my Substack account to my Buzzsprout podcast acount and Substack generated Substack posts from my podcasts.

Bonus!

Email

Email is still the best way to reach people who want to learn about your golden content and offers.

If not, they can simply unsubscribe.

Most content that would go into a blog post can also be sent via email for convenience to your audience.

I use Kartra for email, membership courses, video, surveys, landing pages, and more. I am one of the top experts worldwide on the platform and have helped many clients on the platform.

A three-month trial of Kartra is available now.

Book Publishing

There are many reasons for publishing a book, including leaving your insights and stories for posterity and opening doors for you and your business.

Putting a book on Amazon with Amazon KDP gives you a presence on the world’s largest book market.

Listing on IngramSpark enables book sales through bookstores and makes the book available for order in libraries and other outlets.

The content from blog posts can also be used in your books.

Shared Visions Unlimited and collaborators can help publish your books in multiple formats, including:

  • Print Book
  • eBook
  • PDF (great for lead magnets and printable resources)
  • Audiobooks
  • Digital Experience Editions (Kartra Memberships)
  • Flipbook.
  • Book Website.

Membership Courses

If you come to me with a book idea, I will also suggest developing a course.

The same goes for a course—could we publish a book on the topic?

My membership platform of choice is Kartra because it integrates text, video, audio, surveys, quizzes, payments, and more into a sophisticated multimedia membership course that performs better on smartphones than many dedicated apps.

GoHighLevel, Teachable, Kajabi, and other platforms are also worthy.

Media Articles

Sometimes your content would also find an audience through magazines, newsletters, radio, and television. Start with your local media outlets.

Publicity

The launch of a book, membership course, product, or service can attract significant attention through press releases.

Speaking

Speaking on podcasts, in broadcasts, at events, in networking meetings, and in front of interested groups can help bring your vision to the world.

Come be my guest on the Shared Visions Unlimited Show!

Across Multiple Dimensions

Werner Heisenberg

Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.

Many people believe that humans are not limited by time and space and can communicate through practices such as prayer, meditation, and connections beyond conventional notions of the physical world.

Next Steps

Please consider using more of these platforms to share your vision with the world.

I can help you plan and implement many of them.

Greg Dixon
Your Chief Enabler
Shared Visions Unlimited

The Writer’s Journey from Writing to Publishing with Two Penny Publishing

📔 Greg Dixon talks with Thomas Goodlet, Sr., owner of Two Penney Publishing, about his journey from music to running a book publishing company. And what your publishing journey would look like with Two Penney Publishing. 📚

As a writer, you have a lot of different options for publishing your book, from learning how to publish for free or nearly free with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and IngramSpark to Traditional Book Publishing.

The road to traditional publishing is long and nearly impossible for most authors. Most major publishers have self-publishing divisions. For example, Hay House Publishing has Balboa Press.

Two Penney Publishing provides an affordable middle option.

No matter which path you choose, the publishing journey includes a number of steps, including:

✅ Writing

✅ Editing

✅ Formating

✅ Illustrations

✅ Cover Design

✅ Marketing

✅ Submitting

✅ Audiobook Production

The Two Penny Publishing Roadmap to Publishing Your Book.

The team at Two Penny Publishing has specialists in each area to help you every step of the way, starting with writing and book development coaching.

Learn more at https://twopennypublishing.com/

Greg Dixon
Shared Visions Unlimited
Publishing | Marketing | Story Productions | Fun With Music

Greg Dixon’s Golden Connections ~ Something For Everyone!

Greg Dixon provides links to his best resources in one place.

I have helped many people and companies in many ways over the decades.

This page provides links and short explanations of the many resources and personal projects I have created over the years.

Have fun exploring!

What do you need help with? I will likely be able to make at least some suggestions.

LinkedIn is my main target for posting content and connecting with individuals and project teams.

My YouTube channel has hundreds of videos on a wide range of topics, including training, marketing, projects, events, and music. It is an archive of what I have done since 2007!

I started an audio podcast last year with many episodes.

I offer a wide range of publishing and marketing services, especially related to publishing books, courses, and membership programs.

My encouragement to everyone is to preserve family members’ personal stories while you still can.

I offer planning and resources to capture stories and related media, assembling them into montages, websites, Life Vaults, and books to preserve and share legacy.

Playing Music For Fun!

My personal project for 2026 is Playing Music For Fun, where I help people explore music and get past personal beliefs like “I have no musical talent”.

You were born musical, and a lifetime of joy awaits you at all levels.

I am looking for musical guests to share their journey on my video podcast.

https://playingmusicforfun.com/

Comprehensive Publishing and Marketing Special Offer

Greg Dixon's Golden Publishing Retainer

In simple terms, I have a deep set of experiences, tools, and strategies to help people publish and market many things.

If you have something you want to share as an author, speaker, or course creator, I can help you.

Want to share personal and family stories? I can help you with that.

Have a vision for the world to share? I’m your man.

Want to sell tickets to shows and events? I’ve had a lot of success with that.

Do you have products and services to sell? Let’s get the word out and create the systems to make the sales.

I have an affordable and sustainable retainer to work with you to achieve your publishing and marketing goals.

The retainer is $388 for the first month and $88/month until cancelled.

The idea is to launch your project, keep it available online, and build over time. Examples include landing pages, sales funnels, blogging websites for stories and marketing, and more.

Your project may be much bigger than that. We can discuss that as we get the first steps done.

Ready to get started today?

Here are some sample projects for the Golden Publishing Retainer.

Personal and Family Story Productions

One of the things I love to do is capture, preserve, and share family stories. This is why I bought my first still and video cameras.

Over the years, I have created everything from photo montages to books to multimedia collections and websites to share personal and family stories.

I am running a Family Story Challenge: Capture family stories while you can.

I teach people how to plan, collect, assemble, and publish one or more family stories.

Working with me for a story production includes:

  • Planning the stories to capture.
  • Creating a set of Google Drive folders for you and your family to upload and organize photos, documents, and other media to have a safe place for it and for use in story productions.
  • Assembling one or more story productions.
  • Creating some or all of the following to share the information and stories:
    • Blogging website for multimedia content that can grow over time.
    • Print books.
    • Audiobooks.
    • Video presentations.
    • Secure multimedia repository.

In many ways, a website that I provide is the best place to share stories over time.

Book Publishing For Authors and Speakers

Earlier this year, I ran a Writing For Fun challenge, encouraging people to write simply for the sheer joy of it.

There are also many reasons why you may want to publish books, including:

  • Leave a legacy.
  • Share information to make the world better for people or businesses.
  • To be entertaining.
  • Englighten the world.
  • Build your world presence, influence, and authority.
  • Attract clients and customers to your offers.
  • Get speaking gigs.

Why do you want to publish your books?

Whatever the reason, here is how I help authors publish and market books:

  • Help with the planning and assembly.
  • Copyediting. I can recommend some developmental editors and ghostwriters.
  • Preparing the manuscript for submission.
  • Preparing covers for the print and eBook versions.
  • Submit to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing and IngramSpark as appropriate. Part of the discussion is whether you want to self-publish or submit to a traditional publishing house. I can help with those decisions and support promotion either way.
  • Help with query letters and social media campaigns to promote the book before, during, and after the launch.

One thing to consider is creating an author website right away to publish excerpts and promote the book before it is published.

Let’s discuss your book goals.

Video For All Occasions

Video has been a huge part of what I have done for the last thirty years and continues to be a large part of the publishing and marketing I do today.

My YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/gregdixon2007 gets around 1.8K views a month organically across hundreds of videos published since 2007.

The channel is something of an archeological dig of everything I have been interested in along with many interviews and client projects.

Many more video projects are not public on the channel.

Video is key to story productions, marketing, training, fun interviews, and more.

I have recently been extracting the audio for a podcast.

Video using in-person and online tools can be part of your Golden Publishing Retainer.

Leverage Your Golden Content With Courses and Membership Programs

If you have book content that teaches helpful things for people and businesses, I encourage you to create an online course and membership program to make a difference in lives and make money.

Maybe you already have a book that would be good for that?

Going the other way, perhaps you have online courses and training programs that would make good books.

Publish Everywhere!

Here are the main elements of my Golden Publishing Sales Machine.

  • Publish a Book
  • Publish a related Online Course and Membership Program
  • Cross-market
  • Use the content for promotion, including webinars.

The main reason I subscribed to Kartra was to create and sell online courses.

I have all of the tools, experience, and strategies to implement a Golden Publishing Sales Machine for you.

Kartra is also great for sales landing pages, email marketing, webinar funnels, payments, and other resources for your success.

Golden Publishing Retainer Offer

Let’s get started for $388 for the first month and $188/month until cancelled.

Help Writing Coaches Publish and Market Client Books

Greg Dixon helps writing coaches and ghostwriters format, publish, and market client books.

Are you a writing coach and ghostwriter?

I can format and publish the edited manuscripts for your clients. That could include adjusting or creating covers for the print and eBook versions.

I can also help with marketing before and after the book is published.

Marketing strategies include blogging, getting on podcasts, and sending query letters to booksellers appropriate for the book niche.

I can also create author websites and landing pages to sell the books and get the author booked to speak and do book signings.

Affordable Rates

I can also refer book clients to you for coaching and editing,

Let’s chat to see how we can work together.

Marketing and Publishing Actions to Grow Your Business

If you are an author, coach, speaker, or entrepreneur, your growing success is built through consistent actions.

This post presents a number of action steps that you can take yourself or with my help.

Some of the actions are daily and weekly practices, and some are small projects. Start with the one with the most impact today and add others over time.

Here are some actions to consider.

Blog Posts

One of the most effective ways to share your ideas and offers is to publish a blog post regularly.

You can register the posts with Google Search Console to get listed in searches quickly,

You can leverage these posts through repurposing:

  • Publish as a LinkedIn article
  • Publish on Substack
  • Publish as Social Media Posts
  • Use in Online Courses and Membership Programs
  • Include in your books.

I can help you with the writing and publishing.

Social Media Posts

Regular posts on social media can keep you in mind for potential collaborators, clients, and customers.

Building a tribe can also help you get speaking gigs and podcast invitations.

The posts also contribute to your online presence through searches. Be the go-to authority who seems to be everywhere!

Many of the people you meet networking will check out your online presence by searching.

I can help you with that.

Update Your Online Presence

Do your website, social media profiles, and YouTube channels present what you offer in a magnetic way?

Or are they out of date and ineffective?

I offer a free review with suggestions for improvement.
My partner Bonnie is fun to work with to tweak your profiles.

Using More Video

Video is one of the best ways to get people’s attention to what you have to offer.

Video is also a fabulous tool for sharing your insights or simply entertaining.

Videos can be simple live streams from your phone, full productions, or anything in between.

I use StreamYard Studio to stream interviews, commentary, offers, and training to a wide audience.

I will also use the audio from the to create a podcast to reach a broad audience through audio platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and iHeartRadio.

Need help to set up and sustain our video strategies?

Connecting With Email

The best thing you can do for your long-term success is to build a mailing list and send regular emails to your tribe.

Often the first action step for your potential collaborators and clients will be to sign up for your mailing list.

Here are some actions with your mailing list:

  • Email at least once a week with information to engage people with you and what you offer.
  • Mail invitations to events and workshops.
  • Deliver a series of emails on a specific topic or training as an automated sequence.

I use Kartra to capture leads and send emails. There are many other platforms.

I can set you up and help with your email content and strategies.

Presentations and Workshops

A live presentation where people can engage with you and ask questions can help you attract and convert people to your offers.

I can provide many examples of people who generate thousands of dollars of revenue through presentations and workshops.

I can help you implement full workshop funnels.

Book and Course Publishing

Nothing moves you from being a one-to-one service provider to having a scalable business than having books and courses.

Books can also be your lead magnet and calling card for getting publicity and invitations to speaking opportunities.

A book and course combination can be your golden ticket to success.

The good news is that courses and books can often be built using content from your posts, videos, and presentations.

I can help you with all of the book, course, and multimedia publishing steps.

What Are Your Goals?

Let’s discuss your goals and how to implement some or all of the action steps.

I offer you a free suggestion report for the actions that would help you the most, sorted by priority, including links to some resources to help you implement them yourself.

And I am available to help you implement.

Is My Power Publishing and Marketing Process for You?

Greg Dixon ~ Is My Power Publishing and Marketing Process for You?

I am combining the best practices from my Publishing and Marketing experience into my Power Publishing and Marketing Process.

The goal is to build Authority, Influence, and Sales for you.

I am working on a book and membership program for those who want to implement themselves.

I am available now to implement the Power Publishing and Marketing Process with you.

Is this for you?

The Power Publishing and Marketing Process is for you if you want to publish a book, course, or almost anything else.

The Power Publishing and Marketing Process can revitalize your golden content if you have unproductive books and other creative assets.

If you want to be invited to speak on broadcasts and stages, the Power Publishing and Marketing Process is for you.

Want to expand your business?

The Power Publishing and Marketing Process will attract clients and customers to your products and services.

Does any of that resonate with you?

Please put your questions in the comments.

Let me know if you want to join the conversation.

Greg Dixon, Your Chief Enabler
Shared Visions Unlimited Publishing and Marketing

Let’s discuss your big, audacious Blue Sky goals.

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Why I Want You To Publish Your Amazing Books and Stories

Why I Want You To Publish Your Book and Stories.

My first idea for this article was to ask why you want to publish your books and stories.

Then I realized that many of you are not yet on your publishing journey ~ perhaps this is a new idea for you.

So here are some of the reasons why I want to publish your books and stories.

Sharing Your Gifts

The world needs that special gift that only you have ~ Marie Forleo

As Marie Forleo says, the world needs your insights, knowledge and stories. Books and story productions are a great way to do that.

Clarity and Catharsis

The process of writing and publishing your books and stories can help you crystallize some ideas and provide rewarding insights for yourself.

Sometimes you simply need to get things out of your head onto paper.

Influence and Authority

A book and other media can establish you as the authority and attract people to your offers and open doors for speaking engagements.

Preserve and Share Legacy

Books and story productions are a great way to preserve and share personal and family stories.

I urge you to capture family stories while you still can.

Publishing Options

There are many free and near-free options for you to publish yourself.

Services like BookBaby can help you.

And Greg Dixon can help you with every step of the publishing journey from idea to publishing in many formats to promotion.

Setting Up the All My Relations Book Website

Setting Up the All My Relations Book Website

Greg Dixon set up a website at https://allmyrelationsbook.com/ for writing and publishing the content for the book as part of his publishing adventure.

Here are the steps:

  • Registered the domain name on Namecheap.
  • Set up the WordPress site on Cloudways (you can host anywhere, and platforms like Wix would also work for this).
  • Connected the domain name.
  • Added key plugins.
  • Wrote home page.
  • Started and ‘chapter’ blog.
  • Submitted to Google Search Console.

Now I need to write a lot!

Do you want to join the adventure with your own book?

Writing Live With Greg Dixon ~ A Book Creation Adventure

Writing Live With Greg Dixon ~ Book Creation Adventure

Join me for an adventure as I write and publish a book called All My Relations over the next month.

I will broadcast regularly to demonstrate the steps and progress.

Here is the basic plan:

  1. Create Google Drive folders for the project.
  2. Add notes to the folders.
  3. Start filling out a Book Manuscript Template.
  4. Register a domain and start a WordPress website for the book.
  5. Write and share the chapters on the website.
  6. Do a few editing rounds.
  7. Format the book for print and eBook publishing through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
  8. Publish on Amazon.
  9. Run a marketing campaign.

Starting With Google Drive Folders

I create folders for the following:

  • Book Notes
  • Book Manuscript
  • Book Covers
  • Book Images
  • Video Clips
  • Book Planning

Creating a Book Website

I register a domain name and create a WordPress website on Cloudways.

The home page will introduce the book and provide a working table of contents.

Writing and Publishing Chapters

Over time, I will write the chapters in Google Drive and publish as blog posts on the website.

More steps coming as the project progresses.

Do You Want to Join the Adventure?

You are welcome to follow along with what I am doing online with your own book project.

If you want my help with creating the Google Drive folders, setting up a website, and cheering you through the process, sign up for my most affordable retainer at $88 per month. I provide everything you need.

Publishing an Existing Book

You can apply the publishing steps to a book you already have.

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