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On May 15, we’ll select 20 people and post the list. You’ll then provide a mailing address and we’ll send it directly to you.
[We have randomly selected 20 people – thanks for all the great feedback! See the list of the 20 winners of Michael Hyatt’s book. Email me your mailing address. The books will ship within the next two weeks. Please allow a couple weeks for delivery.]
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I’ve been a subscriber for a few months now and enjoy getting the updates in my email inbox. Thanks Michael!
I appreciate your support Caleb!
I plan to read Michael’s book whether I buy it or get it free. I hope to learn how to build and leverage my platform into a brand that allows me to positively impact young people.
That’s great Britton. Let me know what you think of it.
I’m already subscribed. If I won Michael’s new book I hope to learn how to better build my community and platform. I want to eventually start earning money through my writing and consulting. I think his book would really help me.
I agree – I think it will help us all. Thanks Dan!
No problem.
Ok, I’ll bite. Been following you on Twitter for a while, so I’ll jump in more!
Thanks Bret. Looking forward to getting better connected.
I look forward to reading your e-book…I know I will learn more of how to grow my blog/platform on purpose. I think with Michael Hyatt’s book “Platform” I hope to learn more of how to discover my voice with blogging and go up to a new level as I’m just starting to develop a platform. Thanks for a chance to win the free ebook, Michael!
Thanks for stopping by Lorna!
Michael – I’m looking forward to checking out your e-book, lots of stuff resonating in the description you provided. I work in a large company leading a team, I’ve just recently moved to a different organization and wanting to build a strong platform for the office I’m responsible for, I think Michael Hyatt’s book and yours are additional tools I need to pull it together into a cohesive package.
Thanks Dawn! Congratulations on your new opportunity and good luck with the transition!
Thanks Dawn! Congratulations on your new opportunity and good luck with the transition!
Michael as you know from our brief email conversation I am student affairs professional and i am looking at starting a blog for my students and others in the field and I fell Michael Hyatt’s book Platform will give me some great nuggets of info.
Looking forward to the launch of your blog. Let me know if I can help further.
Hey, Michael! You know your blog is one of my favorites. 🙂 I want to read Platform because Michael Hyatt is an expert on that subject. I will use his knowledge to build my platform – isn’t that what we writers need? A better platform? His blog intrigues and motivates me on a regular basis – I can’t wait to read his book!
Thanks Regina! I agree – I appreciate Michael’s transparency. Platform will be more of the same – only deeper. It really is about finding your voice and helping others find theirs.
Signed up for your e-mail updates and I am looking forward to reading Michael’s new book to help improve my new start-up.
Thanks Steven. I’m sure he’ll have plenty of great content to help with your startup. Good luck!
Signed up for your valuable e-mails and I’m looking forward to using your books, so I can improve and be a bigger help for those around me!
Great Mike!
Already subscribed to your blog and looking forward to more great content from you.
What I hope to get from Michael’s new book is a look into how he built his amazing platform. He did a great post the other day on how his site had very little traffic in the first few years of existence and then exploded with traffic. I know the book will encourage me and push me to the next level.
Same here Joe. I was very surprised by how long he worked to increase his traffic. His transparency has helped so many of us navigate tons of obstacles.
Looking forward to the book! I’m sure it will be beneficial for where I am in my life right now….finished some of my courses… career change… going with my passion!
Looking forward to the book! I’m sure it will be beneficial for where I am in my life right now.
Thanks Kathryn!
I would love a copy of your book, plus Hyatt’s book if one is available. I am brainstorming a business right now to make a difference for families dealing with Autism. I am hoping to connect with some influential people at the Autism One Conference in May, and help make a difference.
Awesome Troy – feel free to download my eBook anytime following the links you received in the subscribe email. Sounds like a great cause you are working on!
I am starting a new platform in May that I am very excited about and I’m very grateful for Mr. Hyatt choosing to publish this book for me to help get my platform off to a good start. So considerate of him!
That IS very considerate of him – just in time!
Signed up for the emails and would love to get your book. I’m an aspiring author and working on building a following. I want to learn all I can so an agent/publicist will see I am worth the risk to invest in!
This is great. I recommend a couple of other resources, if you’ve not already discovered them: Tribes, by Seth Godin
How to write a winning book proposal, by Michael Hyatt
Follow Jeff Goins blog – http://goinswriter.com
These will prove invaluable on your journey.
Thanks for the other recommendations. I do follow Goins blog- very helpful.
I’ve heard of Tribes but have not read it- guess I should.
No question. Definitely!
I really enjoy listening to Michael Hyatt’s podcast & reading his blog. I hope to learn a lot from his new book.
The best part of all your posts and that of Michael Hyatt is that I AM LEARNING new things! I look forward to learning how to build a platform. Michael’s total subscriber as at today (2.58pm Nigeria time) is 207,004. How did he achieve this? I’m expecting this and many more from his book ‘Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World’. I also follow his blog and Podcast. Thanks in advance!
From reading “Platform”, I want to learn the best social media to use to help grow my readership. Thank you for offering several copies of what I am sure is an excellent resource.
Thanks Henry. No doubt Michael will address the role of social media in building your platform.
Michael’s book compiles years of experience into a usable format. He has filtered the info for us –filtering is what gives value to essential information.
Plus learning from other’s mistakes is always a good thing.
So true Bill. I have learned much from him which has saved me countless hours and streamlined the platform development process.
Exactly Bill! I love the fact that Michael has made his content so easy to use and apply.
Michael,
I look forward to getting my copy of Platform. Thank you!
Welcome Jill.
Please enter me in your contest for the book “Platform”. With all the social media, it is a noisy world and I would like to learn more about being heard in this type of environment. Thanks, Dianne
It IS noisy out there. You’re in Diane!
I have learned a lot from MH regarding productivity, leadership, etc. As the local director for an inner city missions organization I am amazed at all of the different things he has been able to maintain and keep balanced. (Blog, twitter, podcast, speaking, etc) I am anxious to learn how he uses all of these things to build his platform and still has time to have a life.
I’ve often wondered the same thing – he is incredibly productive and effective.
New to your blog. Love reading Michael Hyatt’s blog and excited to learn to build a platform and how that can help in developing into a leader.
Welcome Jeremy!
Thanks my friend. Great thoughts.
I would love to build my platform and Michael Hyatt is wise and generous with his wisdom.
I agree Robbie. I appreciate his authenticity and generosity.
I would love to build my platform and Michael Hyatt is wise and generous with his wisdom.
I’ve enjoyed learning about blogging and podcasting from Michael’s podcasts. Having just started a consulting business on my own, I’m interested in how Michael has built his platform.
I have enjoyed the new podcasts also. Thanks Chuck!
I follow Michael on Twitter and love the insight!
Same here Aaron.
I’ve been enjoying Michael’s blog and now his podcast and glean from his insightful messages. His style of communicating is personable and “real”. I believe “Platform” will help me launch my new business venture as a personal “Life Coach”. It’s really about finding our own voice in this world, then helping others find theirs. I know his book will be nothing but inspiring and am looking forward getting my hands on it! (Pick me, Pick me!!!)
I subscribed. Please enter me to win Michael Hyatt’s new book. Thanks so much.
Thanks Kelly! You’re in!
You’re in Kelly! Welcome.
i just bought your ebook for Non-Fiction book proposals. I can’t wait to see what’s in this one!
Thanks Marissa! I, too, have read Michael Hyatt’s book on non-fiction proposals. Enjoy your day!
Creating a new platform from scratch…can’t wait to read the book!
Thanks Doug!
I believe Mr. Hyatt’s book would be an invaluable tool to help expand my online platform. When one realizes the wisdom Mike has gleaned from the years of developing his own platform, it is easy to see how the insights shared in the book can save a person both time and money. It is sure to be a resource that one would turn to again and again.
Thanks for the opportunity to get a copy of this great book!
I agree Mac. I have learned much from Michael Hyatt.
Michael,
I look forward to reading your posts and learning more about you.
I spotted a tweet by Michael Hyatt that introduced you–that’s a pretty awesome endorsement.
Michael Hyatt’s book Platform is sure to be a hit. He has definitely demonstrated the principles and to go behind the scenes with him will be exciting. As an owner of a digital marketing agency we help clients with building platforms all day. I’m sure there are ideas to be added to our playbook from Platform.
However, I’m most interested in applying it to several of my own personal (pro bono) projects–one currently with a Pastor and a Church–that necessitate the use of less big budget resources and more passion and sweat. Since we still want BIG results I think Michael exposing some of his secrets behind growing MichaelHyatt.com will yield us some smart strategy and tactics for those projects.
Good luck gathering a quality community!
Great Bill! Good to hear that an expert like yourself is still learning from others in your field. Love the creative idea behind the ministry endeavor too.
Fantastic site bro’. I believe Micheal’s book Platform will help me raise (no pun intended) my already existing platform to a new level. Thanks for the opportunity!
Thanks Jay. I’m looking forward to the same.
I think that’s exactly what the book will do for you and for others. Michael lays out his knowledge in easy to digest and use nuggets. One of the most encouraging things was his recent blog post on his traffic growth. Absolutely amazing.
God has me on a radical endeavor: living by faith by dreaming big, challenging my own status quo, and taking the Gospel to East Asia. I will need to build a network of prayers, supporters and partners who will in a sense go with me.
Thanks
Love it Mark! I prayed for you this morning.
Hoping to learn how to leverage my present platforms & create new ones for upcoming projects
Thanks my friend. Good luck on your new projects – Keep growing!
I’ve been reading Michael for several years. His idea of “platform” has been very helpful. I want to hear how he’s pulled the ideas together. Working with communication in a church, this is huge for me right now.
Same here Jon. I, too, believe that there are many applications to church communications.
I look forward to reading Michael Hyatt’s book Platform!! As a church planter I am constantly seeking and learning ways to expand influence. I am confident Hyatt’s book will be a valuable resource!
I agree, Wade. I hope many in ministry take advantage of the great resource. Thanks for sharing my friend.