My Worst Takes & Mistakes Over 500 Episodes

About this episode

In the 500th episode, Thomas Umstattd Jr. reflects on his worst takes and mistakes throughout the podcast's history while celebrating the milestone.

We’ve arrived! It’s the 500th episode of Novel Marketing. To celebrate, I’m giving away the MacBook Neo I reviewed a few episodes ago, but I’m also revealing my worst takes and biggest mistakes over the past 500 episodes. Some of those takes were correct, but when circumstances changed, the advice was no longer good. But sometimes, I was wrong from the start. Gather ‘round and hear the tale of the evolution of the host and his book marketing advice. Listen in or read the blog to find out whic...

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Topics covered

• book marketing
• podcast evolution
• mistakes
• advice
• celebration

Keywords

• podcast
• marketing advice
• book marketing
• mistakes
• MacBook Neo

Mentioned in this episode

Products: MacBook Neo

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