We will be using this thread to delcare your WHY for publishing a book. Answer the following questions. 1. I want to publish a book because _____________________ 2. I want this book published by __________________ 3. When this book is published the door it opens for me is _____________

⚠️ I am thinking about locking this group down to PAID because I keep seeing the same kind of scam happen over and over again. People enter the community posing as high profile authors to try to gain your trust and win your business. As you can see 3 different accounts i've had to ban over time from scammers / spammers trying to sneak in and take advantage of this community. How do they get in? Most of the time when they apply to join they have the HIGH RISK flagged to them and I immediately DENY, but they are getting smarter to the spam and catching on. They apply under the name of SOMEONE ELSE then once they get in they update their display name to show whatever author they are trying to impersonate. ➡️ Do you think a paywall would be the right solution to avoid this? ⁉️ What do you think would be a fair rate to access the community for new members? **No changes are happening right now but I've been thinking a lot about this recently to better protect the community and my SANITY. 😆

Hi Krista, Some keywords show high search volume in Publisher Rocket (e.g. 5,000+ searches) and a very low competition score (around 3), but they don’t appear in Amazon autocomplete when typing into the search bar. Would you still consider using keywords like this, or is the lack of Amazon autocomplete a red flag?

Share whatever you’re working on or proud of right now. This community is full of creators, authors, and entrepreneurs, and sometimes the best thing we can do is help each other get a little more visibility. 💡 IDEAS ON WHAT YOU COULD SHARE: • Yourself and what you do • Your Skool community • A book you're writing or recently published • A project you're building • A shoutout to another member • A video, post, or resource • Affiliate links (yes, those are allowed) The goal is simple: help our members get seen. Just one request so this stays valuable for everyone. 👉 1 RULE: If you share something, please also leave a thoughtful or helpful comment on someone else’s post. Support goes both ways, and when we all participate, the whole community benefits. Now let’s see what everyone is building 👇

If you already have a published book, I want to help get more eyes on it 👀 Inside our community, I’ve created a 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, and I’d love to feature your book there — completely FREE for members. 👉 If your book is already published (preferably on Amazon), just send me a DM and I’ll get it added. Why this matters…getting exposure is one of the hardest parts of self-publishing. While being in the directory might not instantly generate sales, it does something incredibly important behind the scenes: - Sends traffic from external sources to your book - Creates backlinks to your Amazon listing - Signals to the Amazon algorithm that your book is getting attention And those signals? They matter. 🔍 This is where my SEO background comes into play — I’m very intentional about how this directory supports your book long-term. But here’s the truth most people miss… Traffic alone won’t fix a poorly optimized book listing. If your book page isn’t set up properly, you could be leaving sales on the table. Ask yourself: 👉 Did you actually do keyword research before publishing? 👉 Are your categories strategic… or just guesses? Most people skip this step or don’t know how to do it effectively. That’s why I personally use tools like Publisher Rocket — because data matters if you want to sell. 🚀 Want Me to Optimize Your Listing For You? If you’d rather skip the learning curve and just have it done right… I’m now offering Book Listing Optimization inside the classroom for $150. Here’s what you get: - Full keyword + category research - Optimized book description rewrite - 1:1 Zoom call to walk through everything + help implement This is designed to help you turn your book into something that actually converts. ⚠️ Heads up: This price won’t stay at $150 for long.