Michael Hyatt - Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World

Praise for
Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World

Ive known Michael Hyatt for more than a decade, and during that time Ive seen him master just about every social media platform thats hit the scene. Hes used blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and more to expand his personal platform from a successful book publisher to a leading national brand of his own. Trust me, this guy knows what hes talking aboutso pay attention!

DAVE RAMSEY
New York Times Best-selling Author
The Dave Ramsey Show

A generous book from a man who knows what hes talking about. Michael Hyatt has built a platform, and you can too.

SETH GODIN
New York Times Best-selling Author
of We Are All Weird

Platform is absolutely essential to delivering value. As a big fan of Michael Hyatt, Im excited hes sharing this with you. Your job? Learn about this and implement it. Your success depends on it.

CHRIS BROGAN
President, Human Business Works
New York Times Best-selling Author

Michael Hyatt is the authority on creating a platform in our crowded world, and Platform is the definitive, step-by-step guide to building a platformfrom the ground up. If youre longing to become a true influencer in this world, Hyatt can teach you how. With Platform, Hyatts done the near-impossible: create a guide even more useful than his wildly popular blog!

CLAIRE DAZ ORTIZ
Social Innovation
Twitter, Inc.

I have watched Michael Hyatt build his own platform from the ground up to become one of the largest in the world. And he has done so with the strategies and tips he outlines in this very practical book. Any author, speaker, or small business owner who wants a blueprint for getting the attention and visibility they want, needs to read this book.

JOHN C. MAXWELL
New York Times Best-selling Author
and Leadership Expert

When I finished the last page of Platform, I realized I had more actionable notes from the book than from any other business book Ive read in years. This is the definitive guidebook for building an online presence. Michael Hyatt, one of the pioneers of social networking and blogging, shares his successful blueprint for raising your visibility. Learn from his experience and save yourself time, money, and frustration by following his step-by-step advice.

SKIP PRICHARD
President & CEO, Ingram Content
Group, Inc.

In todays world, having an idea isnt enough to land a book or record deal, get a movie made, or find funding for your startup. You need a platform: A connected following thats ready to try, buy, and spread the word. Finally, in a single book, the blueprint for your platform is revealed by blog wunderkind Michael Hyatt. Youll finish this book slowly, because his simple but powerful advice will interrupt you with go-do-it-now urgency. Read it and expand your influence.

TIM SANDERS
Former Chief Solutions Officer at
Yahoo
Author of Today We Are Rich

For the last five years, if I ever had a question about platform building, social media, or standing out amidst the clutter, I turned to one place Michael Hyatt. As an author who turned a blog into a book and made countless mistakes along the way, I couldnt get my hands on Platform fast enough. Michael Hyatt has written THE handbook to one of the biggest cultural revolutions in the last fifty years.

JON ACUFF
Wall Street Journal Best-selling
Author of Quitter: Closing the Gap
Between Your Day Job & Your
Dream Job

Michael Hyatt offers step-by-step guidance on how to build a platform from the ground up. From starting a blog to creating an online media kit, from building a speaking page to getting more Twitter followers, its all hereeverything you need to know to build your own platform and start getting the attention you deserve.

ANDY ANDREWS
New York Times Best-selling Author
of How Do You Kill 11 Million People,
The Noticer, and The Travelers Gift

I wish I had this book when I wrote my first book. Michael Hyatt has demystified what it takes to build and sustain a strong platform.

NANCY DUARTE
Author of Slideology and Resonate
Principal, Duarte Design, Inc.

Leaders are platform builders. And building a platform in todays noisy and distracted culture is tough, but Michael Hyatt understands what it takes to get there. Everything he writes about he has practiced and lived out. He has the know how and influence that youll want to learn from, providing expertise on the who and what for platform building. This book is important, timely, and deeply practical for any leader hoping to expand their reach and influence, and raise the visibility of their brand, product, service, or cause. I highly recommend it!

BRAD LOMENICK
President, Catalyst

Michael Hyatt has put together the most comprehensive and easy-to-follow resource on platform-building Ive seen. Not only is his method dead-on accurate and trustworthy, its also DO-able, because hes actually done it and proven that it works. Id recommend his advice to all authors, and as a businessperson, Im following it too.

RACHELLE GARDNER
Literary Agent, Books & Such

Yes, talent, desire, and passion are key elements for success as an author, musician, artist, coach, or speaker. But this book identifies the elephant in the roomthe other 90 percent of the process necessary to have a voice in todays arena.

DAN MILLER
Creative Thinker at 48Days.net
and Author of 48 Days to the Work
You Love

Michael Hyatt is a pioneer in social media who is now generously sharing his secrets with those of us who have been marveling at his success for many years. Whether you are a seasoned writer, blogger, speaker, and social media enthusiast, or just now starting out, this book will help you take that next step and begin to build a platform of your own.

DAN T. CATHY
President & COO, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Michael Hyatt is a master of clear communication with major takeaway. He has a gift for conquering complex problems with doable steps and memorable strategies. This book is a must-read for anyone hoping to bring awareness to their product, service, or mission.

CRAIG GROESCHEL
Senior Pastor of LifeChurch.tv
Author of Soul Detox, Clean Living in
a Contaminated World

Masterful communicators walk their talk. Michael Hyatt is masterful. The congruency between what he says and how he lives rings true, so lean in and learn. He crams life into every sentence, so get ready to experience an explosion of ideas!

PATSY CLAIRMONT
Author of Stained Glass Hearts

For business owners, speakers, authors, or anyone who is adamant that they have a message to share, this is the book for you. Michael has nailed it from concept to creation to connection. If you want to be heard, there have to be ears pointing in your direction! Platform is the perfect formula for getting as many ears as possible in listening range so you can be heard above the rest of the clamor.

CARRIE WILKERSON
Author of The Barefoot Executive
Host of BarefootExecutive.TV

Finally! A book that goes beyond the usual fluff you hear and tells you how to actually build an audience. Michael Hyatts Platform is the essential guide to finding your true fans and keeping them. I am recommending this book to every author, artist, and entrepreneur I knowand probably will be for years.

JEFF GOINS
Author of Wrecked: When a
Painful World Slams into Your