Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World

I'd recommend PLATFORM, but not in audiobook form. So much of the content would be better as reference. (ex. If I want to read about one specific related to maintaining a blog, I'd look it up in the glossary.) As an audiobook, it's kind of a mess. Hyatt's a more than credible source and a quality author, but he should have hired someone else to do the voice-over. He sounds like a nice guy, but his voice gets irritating after a while and makes the production feel cheap. The info contained in the book is far from cheap, so it's unfortunate. This is the case of a great writer/director also needing to act in his own movie, and the movie suffering for it...so to speak.

Different Voice-Over Talent, content chapters broken up by specific names for sections

Anyone looking to establish a web presence and expand their brand.

Re-record this with Dylan Baker's voice (see: "Steve Jobs" audiobook) and break up the content even more with specific names for sections, include a .pdf glossary, and this would be excellent. Otherwise, it's a mostly-lazy audio translation of an otherwise good book.

Yes, there's a lot of goo information Hyatt points out that is very useful in building your presence in the on-line world. Some of it is basic, but most of us don't do it, and some of it is knew and we should start doing it.

Hyatt is good at making things practical and putting things into a useful context

There are too many on-line gurus around these days, and Hyatt's book helps those who actually know what they're doing stand out from the charlatans.

Michael Hyatt shares useful tips that I have already put into action and I'm not even completely finished.

This book is written as a reference book so I'm still planning to buy a physical copy to read and refer to in the future. I'll probably listen again in the future as well.

This audiobook is fantastic. Mr Hyatt generates tons of great ideas for you to get your name out there as well as the pros and cons of each. He shares from his successes and failures. He really got my mind going.

I loved it so much, I just downloaded the book as well so I can refer to it as I build my "platform". Tons of ideas. You will not be disappointed.

I would certainly recommend this audiobook to anyone looking to build their personal brand. Some great how-to steps in here.

I liked having a lot of detailed steps to building a platform.

I wasn't thrilled about the narration - the author doing it himself. I understand why he did, though. In a book all about building your own brand and putting yourself out in the world, he kind of had to narrate it himself or risk inauthenticity. (is that a word?)

Yes, though I didn't.

This is a great book once you get by the introduction. Very practical ideas, lots of details on getting started and improving your social reach.

Inbound Marketing, Connected Culture

Michael Hyatt does a great job of breaking down into logical, sequential steps, exactly what it takes to develop and maintain an effective platform. There is so much valuable information in this book!

Read by the author. Captivates your attention.

No. This was my first listen.

The book itself is not a novel, so doesn't really "move you" per se.... That said, it does a great job at fulfilling the intended purpose of informing readers how to develop their own platform effectively.

I've purchased the hard copy book as well so I can sift through all of this valuable information over time and continue to use it as a reference for developing my own platform. Great book!

I might listen to it again. Great content with many practical and tangible points to guide your platform development. Some parts on the design and social media usage are too basic for many, but I'm sure it will help real beginners.

Crush It - Gary Vaynerchuck beacuse it inspires you to create better work.

He understood what he was saying since he wrote it.

How to develop a platform.

It moved along great and Micheal is a great reader. Clear and articulate made it easy to listen to.

No, I had to break it up in order to stay engaged. While the reading of it was great and it moved along great, the information was tedious and became just a lot of information. I would have to stop and give myself a break to be engaged again.

The information was good, but not real informative. It was however a great refresher and motivator to get back to doing things that you've let slip.

It needs more interaction. It a boring audio but. I did buy the book. it has great instructions and insides. But its just that, an instruction book. So as an audio book...I don't recommend it. As a book, its a must have to build your platform....

Tom Hopkins the art of selling anything.

Yes.

NO

Don't take this wrong, the book is good. The audio book does not work for me.