Gordon Burgett
Gordon Burgett has offered 2000 paid speaking presentations, mostly to associations and conventions and through university extension programs, and currently speaks nationwide about three topics, "How to Get Your Book Published Free in Minutes and Marketed Worldwide in Days!." " "Niche Publishing," and "How to Plan a Great Second Life," offering keynotes, break-out sessions, and workshops at conventions, retreats, and colleges or universities.
In late 2009 and 2010, Gordon also a much-sought bound or e-book about ancillary publishing called "How to Get Your Book Published Free in Minutes and Marketed Worldwide in Days!." Another of Burgett's recent general market books was Niche Publishing: Publishing Profitably Every Time!
Gordon has also published 1,700 articles and offered over 2,000 professional spoken presentations, . During that time he has appeared extensively on radio and TV, as a guest author and a publishing specialist. Burgett is a long-standing member of the National Speakers Association, the American Society of Authors and Journalists, and the Independent Book Publishers Association; has produced 26 audio CD and cassette programs, and has written 39 published books, including Niche Marketing for Writers, Speakers, and Entrepreneurs, Self-Publishing to Tightly-Targeted Markets, Empire-Building by Writing and Speaking, Speaking for Money (with Mike Frank), Sell and Resell Your Magazine Articles, Treasure and Scavenger Hunts, Life After Dentistry (with Dr. Jay Hislop), Standard Marketing Procedures for Dentists, The Travel Writer's Guide, How to Sell More Than 75% of Your Freelance Writing, The Writer's Guide to Query and Cover Letters, Standard Marketing Procedures for All Dentists (with Reece Franklin), Ten Sales from One Article Idea, and The Query Book.
In 2007, three of Gordon's books were revised, updated, and reprinted. These include How to Plan a Great Second Life, the Travel Writer's Guide, and Sell and Resell Your Magazine Articles. His first novel also saw life late that year, and is now available free at his website.
Four of Burgett's books have been Writer's Digest Book Club top choices: Sell and Resell Your Magazine Articles, The Travel Writer's Guide, The Writer's Guide to Query and Cover Letters, and How to Sell More Than 75% of Your Freelance Writing.
Gordon has owned and directed a publishing company, Communication Unlimited, since 1981. It originally specialized in (and continues to offer) books, reports, and cassettes about writing, empire-building, and niche publishing. In 1995, his company merged with Marsha Freeman's Team Systems and created Dental Communication Unlimited and Medical Communication Unlimited, to begin a series of standard operating procedures manuals (and other, related office operations products) for health care professionals. In 2007, Gordon sold Dental Communication Unlimited to Marsha. For the past five years its education imprint has published key education books for superintendents, principals, and K-12 teachers, including What Every Superintendent and Principal Needs to Know, Teachers Change Lives 24/7, The Perfect School, and Finding Middle Ground in K-12 Education: Balancing Best Practices and the Law.
Burgett earned four academic degrees: B.A., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (Latin American Studies), M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison (Luso-Brazilian Studies), M.F.T., Thunderbird Graduate School (Foreign Trade), and an M.A., Northern Illinois University (History). He was twice an university dean, taught Portuguese and history, created a city recreation program in Illinois, directed CARE (and Peace Corps) programs in Colombia and Ecuador (including the Land Directorship of the HOPE ship medical/dental program in Guayaquil), twice studied in Brazil, played professional baseball, and led a gold hunt up the Paushi Yaco (Upper Amazon) River in Ecuador.
He survived to write newsletters, articles, and books. See the newsletter at www.gordonburgett.com/nl.htm. He also has a blog.
Gordon Burgett has offered 2000 paid speaking presentations, mostly to associations and conventions and through university extension programs, and currently speaks nationwide about three topics, "How to Get Your Book Published Free in Minutes and Marketed Worldwide in Days!." " "Niche Publishing," and "How to Plan a Great Second Life," offering keynotes, break-out sessions, and workshops at conventions, retreats, and colleges or universities.
In late 2009 and 2010, Gordon also a much-sought bound or e-book about ancillary publishing called "How to Get Your Book Published Free in Minutes and Marketed Worldwide in Days!." Another of Burgett's recent general market books was Niche Publishing: Publishing Profitably Every Time!
Gordon has also published 1,700 articles and offered over 2,000 professional spoken presentations, . During that time he has appeared extensively on radio and TV, as a guest author and a publishing specialist. Burgett is a long-standing member of the National Speakers Association, the American Society of Authors and Journalists, and the Independent Book Publishers Association; has produced 26 audio CD and cassette programs, and has written 39 published books, including Niche Marketing for Writers, Speakers, and Entrepreneurs, Self-Publishing to Tightly-Targeted Markets, Empire-Building by Writing and Speaking, Speaking for Money (with Mike Frank), Sell and Resell Your Magazine Articles, Treasure and Scavenger Hunts, Life After Dentistry (with Dr. Jay Hislop), Standard Marketing Procedures for Dentists, The Travel Writer's Guide, How to Sell More Than 75% of Your Freelance Writing, The Writer's Guide to Query and Cover Letters, Standard Marketing Procedures for All Dentists (with Reece Franklin), Ten Sales from One Article Idea, and The Query Book.
In 2007, three of Gordon's books were revised, updated, and reprinted. These include How to Plan a Great Second Life, the Travel Writer's Guide, and Sell and Resell Your Magazine Articles. His first novel also saw life late that year, and is now available free at his website.
Four of Burgett's books have been Writer's Digest Book Club top choices: Sell and Resell Your Magazine Articles, The Travel Writer's Guide, The Writer's Guide to Query and Cover Letters, and How to Sell More Than 75% of Your Freelance Writing.
Gordon has owned and directed a publishing company, Communication Unlimited, since 1981. It originally specialized in (and continues to offer) books, reports, and cassettes about writing, empire-building, and niche publishing. In 1995, his company merged with Marsha Freeman's Team Systems and created Dental Communication Unlimited and Medical Communication Unlimited, to begin a series of standard operating procedures manuals (and other, related office operations products) for health care professionals. In 2007, Gordon sold Dental Communication Unlimited to Marsha. For the past five years its education imprint has published key education books for superintendents, principals, and K-12 teachers, including What Every Superintendent and Principal Needs to Know, Teachers Change Lives 24/7, The Perfect School, and Finding Middle Ground in K-12 Education: Balancing Best Practices and the Law.
Burgett earned four academic degrees: B.A., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (Latin American Studies), M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison (Luso-Brazilian Studies), M.F.T., Thunderbird Graduate School (Foreign Trade), and an M.A., Northern Illinois University (History). He was twice an university dean, taught Portuguese and history, created a city recreation program in Illinois, directed CARE (and Peace Corps) programs in Colombia and Ecuador (including the Land Directorship of the HOPE ship medical/dental program in Guayaquil), twice studied in Brazil, played professional baseball, and led a gold hunt up the Paushi Yaco (Upper Amazon) River in Ecuador.
He survived to write newsletters, articles, and books. See the newsletter at www.gordonburgett.com/nl.htm. He also has a blog.
