How To Set Up Your Goodreads Author Profile (Step-By-Step Guide)
If you’re an author — or becoming one — here’s how to get started on Goodreads ⬇️ 👉 Step 1 — Create a Goodreads account Go to goodreads.com → Sign Up Use the email you’ll actually check. 👉 Step 2 — Search for your book Already published? Search title → open book page → scroll to the author name. Click your name → select “Is this you? Let us know” If your book isn’t published yet — skip to Step 5. 👉 Step 3 — Apply for Author Status You’ll submit: ✔ your name ✔ book link ✔ confirmation you’re the author Goodreads reviews & approves it. 👉 Step 4 — Customize Your Author Profile Add:📸 a warm author photo📝 a meaningful bio🔗 links to website + socials📚 your books🧠 your areas of expertise💛 what you care about This builds trust. 👉 Step 5 — Add Unpublished / Upcoming Books (If Relevant) Yes — you can list works in progress. This helps:✨ early awareness✨ metadata accuracy✨ credibility (We’ll ask Steve the best timing approach!) 👉 Step 6 — OPTIONAL: Sync Your Blog If you write regularly — readers can follow. 👉 Step 7 — Start As A Reader First Add books you loveRate honestly Join conversations gently Stay human, not salesy Because Goodreads is a reader space first. 🎤 We’ll dig deeper into all this when Steve Sarner — former Goodreads VP joins our Impact Mastermind session soon. Jan 21 📆 Mark your calendar Bring your questions 💛