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10 Tips for Making the Arrangements for a Local Screening describes in detail how to set up a local screening. It explains how to choose a location, venue, and date, as well as determine costs and what to charge....

10 Tips for Creating a Promotional Video from Your Screening describes how to work with a videographer and video editor to create a promotional video from your screening to further promote your film. It explains what you can expect to pay and what to film. It also suggests how to provide input for editing the video and how to use the video for promotion.

10 Tips for Setting Up Local Screenings of Your Film describes how to set up a series of local screenings in your community and nearby cities if you are doing your own distribution. It describes how to determine your audience, select the best location for your screening, find a venue, and attract an audience. It also describes how to collect payments, run the program, and build on these showings to gain an even bigger audience at future showings.

10 Tips for Setting Up Local Screenings for Your Film describes how to set up a series of local screenings in your community and nearby cities if you are doing your own distribution. It describes how to determine your audience and the best location for your screening, how to find a venue, and how attract an audience. It also describes how to collect payments, run the program, and build on these showings to gain even more of an audience for future showings.

10 Keys for Doing Your Own Film Distribution describes the many advantages of doing your own distribution when you haven’t found a distributor, or to help you find a distributor. It also provides an overview of the many different platforms for distributing your film, from contacting retail channels, to setting up your own showings and selling off your website.

10 Tips for Arranging an Initial Theatrical Screening to Gain Press and Distributor Interest describes how to set up a screening. It indicates what you need to prepare, such as a press kit, trailer, and screener, and how to how arrange for a theater and attract an audience. It suggests ways to get the press and distributors to attend.

10 Tips for Setting Up Theatrical Screening for Your Film describes how to set up a series of screening after your initial premiere. It suggests doing these additional screenings to get more recognition for a film with broad appeal, and it describes how and where to select theaters in different cities. It indicates the kinds of costs to expect for showings in different types of theaters and recommends creating a marketing plan to guide you in doing these screenings to gain more recognition to help with the other types of distribution you do.

10 Keys for Getting Emails with a Landing Page describes the basic steps to setting up a landing page where you offer a free gift, such as a PDF with tips, chapters from a book, or an introductory webinar, and use that to collect emails. It also notes the elements you need, such as a thank you page and autoresponder to send out your gift.

10 Tips for Creating a Good Ad and Landing Page to Get Emails describes how to write and design different types of ads and landing pages to appeal to your target market. It offers some ways to get ideas for your copy, such as seeing what others with related books, products, and services are doing. The book suggests ways to use images and video and recommends different ways to test different ads and landing pages to decide on the best approach.

When Good Relationships Go Bad: A Bad Boss Becomes a Monster describes what happens when Pam’s friend becomes her boss and turns from a warm, caring friend into a rigid, demanding boss. Then, the book suggests a series of alternatives indicating what Pam should do, so listeners can think about what they would recommend and discuss the possible choices with others.

10 Keys for What You Need to Submit for a Distribution Deal describes the many different deliverables required to distribute your film. These include various film formats, insurance forms, releases from actors, crew members, and others involved in the film, marketing and promotional materials, and more. The particular items required will be included in each distributor’s contract, but it’s important to know in advance the types of materials you will have to supply, so you can be prepared for what is expected when you land a deal.

10 Ways to Find a Distributor for Your Film describes how to best pitch your script to distributors, starting with having a good script, writing an effective query letter, creating a short treatment or synopsis, and taking steps to make your script stand out. The audiobook is part of a series of short books, in which each book features tips and techniques for becoming more successful in the film industry.

10 Legal Basics for Getting a Distribution Deal describes the different provisions that are commonly included in a contract for distributing a film. It details the rights you are licensing and the obligations you have in return for what the distributor will do in releasing your film. It lists the many documents you need to supply and suggestions on what you can’t or can negotiate, such as the cost of marketing fees, the term of the agreement, and the requirement for insurance on your film.

10 Ways to Pitch Your Script More Successfully describes how to best pitch your script, starting with having a good script, writing an effective query letter, creating a short treatment or synopsis, a taking steps to make your script stand out. The audiobook is part of a series of short books, in which each audiobook features tips and techniques for becoming more successful in the film industry.

10 Keys to Making a Low-Cost Documentary Feature describes a low-cost approach for producing a feature-length documentary with a budget under $50,000. It features an approach I have used that combines interviews with interviewees and experts along with B-roll shots of activities to use with voice-overs from the interviews. It also suggests ways to find interviewees, obtain funding for the film, and more.The book is formatted like a journal, so readers can write down their ideas for what to do after reading each tip.

10 Legal Basics for Producing a Feature Film or Documentary describes the major legal documentaries you need to produce a feature-length film or documentary. It covers the basics of getting a fictitious name, filing for a copyright, obtaining E&O and other types of insurance, creating release forms for actors, interviewees, crew members, and other film participants, and much more.

100 Ways to Gain More Success is a combination of 10 short books that each features 10 ways to build your business through promotion, using videos, or otherwise expanding your influence. The audiobook is divided into three sections: promoting your books, products, or services; using videos successfully; and other ways to build your business.

10 Ways to Produce a Promotional or Informational Video More Effectively describes different ways to effectively produce a promotional or informational video to grow your business. It suggests ways to set up the video using a script, use the best lighting, dress appropriately, rehearse, and other tips. The book is targeted to authors, consultants, and small business owners. The book is formatted like a journal, so listeners can write down their ideas for what to do after reading each tip.

10 Ways to Create and Use a Promotional Video to Build Your Business describes different ways to develop a promotional video and use it to grow your business. It suggests ways to create the video inexpensively and then use email, social media, YouTube, and other methods to increase awareness and sales. The book is targeted to authors, consultants, and small business owners. The book is formatted like a journal, so listeners can write down their ideas for what to do after listening to each tip.

10 Ways to Increase Your Circle of Influence describes different ways to get others to know, like, and support what you are doing. These range from making connections with business and interest groups online and offline to creating a video channel blog. Other suggestions deal with both offline and online marketing, sales, and promotion. The book is formatted like a journal, so listeners can write down their ideas for what to do after listening to each tip.