Best Seller Book Marketing: First Steps to Clarity
The #1 most important step to marketing clarity, finding your tribe, and building your foundation for success
Get access to your readers, influencers, and the media... now
Do you know the titles and authors of all the recent books like you have been published? What category (virtual shelf) they sit on? What the book covers look like? (And if yours fits in?) And finally, are you following the other authors who are writing books like yours?
Having access to this information is the only way you're going to be able to market your book effectively.
Do it, and you'll be able to figure out what other authors are doing on social media and where they're getting media attention.
You can start hanging out where they're hanging out, making friends, and even sharing marketing efforts. Because smart authors know their readers don't buy just one book in the genre they like or the topic they need information on. They buy many books.
Make other authors your friends. Make the media your friends. And connect with readers in a way you never imagined.
In this course, you'll do some market research and competitive analysis, which it is the single most important step you can take to assure the success of your book.
Then... take action.
Do this, and you are way ahead of the game of publishing to five-star reviews on Amazon.
This course will help you navigate the process, every step of the way.
- Copy my spreadsheet template and make it your own
- Use the most recent covers in your genre to inspire your cover designer
- Find out what media outlets are interested in books in your genre
Most authors really don't need expensive marketing and publicity help. When you position your book to stand out in the marketplace and connect with other authors and media who cover them, you are equipped to easily attract readers and influencers on your own.
And you'll have fun doing it.
When you connect with people who have the same interests you do, it just makes everything easier. Let me help you get started.
"Carla’s course is a must for the novice and seasoned self-publisher alike. She lays out the essential steps in a logical and understandable way. She’ll answer questions you didn’t know you had about the publishing industry!"
—Jeanette F. Chaplin, Ed.D., author, Fireweed Glow and other books
Take the first step to getting your book out into the world
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”
― Richard Bach
How much more confident will you be when you know that your book has an enthusiastic audience of readers just waiting to buy?
This course offers lifetime membership and a 30-day 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee.
Whether you've got an agent and a book deal or you publish independently, you're the author and you're the one readers want to connect with!
Here's a secret. Marketing actually begins in the manuscript preparation phase with market research so you can be sure to fit in or fill a gap in the category you're aiming for.
Competitive analysis helps you identify the other authors--your future friends and collaborators--that is your future community.
You'll learn what your book cover should look like, what your website should look like, how your book description should be written, how to craft your author bio, and choose keywords that filter search results for readers eager to read books like yours.
So before you publish, even before you start on that second draft, do this. Guaranteed, it will make your book marketing so much easier. So much!
"It's actually fun to take these lessons. They are full of good advice, practical tips, and they include tons of resource material, all presented in a manner that is easy to follow and use. Carla's infectious, bright personality and generous willingness to help others work their way through the jungle of self-publishing is evident throughout the course."
—Tamara Merrill, author, The Augustus Family Trilogy
"Carla King's courses and experiences have been the most critical step along my road to self-publishing. Her many years of experience in the field is continually updated, and thereby you receive current pertinent information, a critical element in a quickly changing world. After a mediocre experience with an established publisher for my first book, I considered another book project to be unlikely. Without her help and guidance on self-publishing, I doubt my most recent two books would have been written."
—Norm DeWitt, author, Making it Faster
Carla’s well-organized course about self-publishing is packed with friendly and helpful ideas.
—Leila Peltosaari, author, Dancing with Fear and Sell Your Words (release Spring 2018), Tikka Books, Montreal
Position yourself for success
Build your platform, connect with readers, and get ready for five star reviews.
Use this information in your marketing plan. Use it in a book proposal. Use it to guide an author assistant or to work with your publisher on your marketing strategy. This is the ammunition you need to convince yourself, a distributor, or an agent that your book will sell.
Equip yourself with the knowledge that you will publish to five-star reviews. Here's what you'll do:
- Set up and organize your research using Amazon Advanced Search and Google Search
- Use the results to compare your book to the most successful books in your genre
- Follow the authors to get to know how they are talking to readers - these are your readers,
- Discover who the most active influencers are and connect with them
- Discover which podcasts, journals, and other media are eager to talk to you
There will be homework, worksheets, to-do lists, and other extras to help you adjust your strategy and realize the vision you have for your book and your future as an author. There is a private Facebook group for questions, encouragement, and community. And there is a 30-day 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee.
Go from uncertainty to absolute confidence that your book will launch with five-star reviews.
Now... let's do this!
Place your book next to the books from the major publishing houses, make friends with other authors, and start marketing your book to influencers and the media. Give yourself the gift of freedom and the power to publish however you like, whenever you like.
Companionship | Encouragement | Guides | Worksheets | Community
COMES WITH MEMBERSHIP IN A PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP.
WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER!
Get started now!
This course is easy enough for newbies and enlightening for those like myself with certain publishing experience. King gives great ideas and processes around working with beta readers and includes two valuable resources in this module, the Consumer's Guide to Writing & Publishing Tools & Services and the Self-Publishing Boot Camp Guide for Authors. If you are interested in going the indie publishing route, I suggest you start here and travel with Carla!"
–Karen Kappe, Publisher, Tragus Media Project
You can do this!
By enrolling in this course you are committing to succeed as an author. You're committing to finishing your book to professional standards, perfecting your manuscript, and preparing it for publication.
While many authors dream of publishing, most don't take the steps to actually make it happen. So, just by starting, you're actually halfway there. Pat yourself on the back and let's get busy!
You won't be alone. You'll be guided along the path with regular webinars, blog posts, and Q&A sessions. You can also comment on each lesson and join the private Facebook group for discussion, feedback, and promotion.
"Carla has taken the fear and mystery out of self-publishing. Her total knowledge of the process from beginning to end is exceeded only by her ability to communicate it in terms even a novice like myself could understand. A rare talent indeed!"
—J.B. Stronberg, author Earth v Trump: A Failure to Protect
"Carla’s teaching abilities, to not only explain writing in general, but to provide the knowledge necessary to take one's book from start to fruition is much appreciated by the seasoned author as well as one just starting out. Her accomplishments speak for themselves! My writing career has only been possible by the commitment of Carla to teach everything that one needs to know."
—Dan Dockery, Upstart Author
Your Instructor
Carla King is the founder of the Self-Publishing Boot Camp educational series of books and workshops. With a background in technical writing and a passion for travel, she started self-publishing her bicycle and motorcycle adventure travel books in 1994. Since then, Carla has helped many others in their writing and publishing journeys.
King has been known as a leader in self-publishing education since 2010 with Self-Pub Boot Camp courses and books and her Destination Published concierge services. She organizes the self-publishing and technology track for the San Francisco Writers Conference, works as an industry advisor, speaks at publishing conferences, podcasts, and other events.
As the author of many books (on adventure travel) and as a publishing consultant, her firsthand knowledge makes King one of the most trusted guides in the industry. Her Self-Publishing Boot Camp Guide for Authors is the most comprehensive how-to manual for independent authors today. Authors and publishers around the world also count on her Consumer’s Guide for Self-Publishers with reviews of the tools and services that help independent authors publish.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction (5:58)
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StartThe Spreadsheet: Downloading the template (1:26)
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StartEspecially look at author and book branding
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StartFirst Step: Find a few recent books like yours (9:51)
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StartHow to use Google Search to do research (8:32)
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StartThe Spreadsheet: An overview (15:41)
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StartThe Spreadsheet: Finding your book categories (13:31)
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StartThe Spreadsheet: Recap and review (11:28)
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Start2 Great Research Tools: Publisher Rocket & KDP Spy
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StartManaging Your Metadata
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StartApproach influencers