By popular request! @Dr. John Elcik suggested we have a day of the week dedicated to sharing our Pinterest pins and keeping each other motivated. And I thought… why have a boring Wednesday when we could have 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬?! 😂📌 The timing is actually perfect because Pinterest is one of those things I 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 I should be more consistent with, but I would always get stuck overthinking: What kind of pin should I make? What should it say? What should I promote? What should I post next? My 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝘁 has genuinely been helping me with this. I now have pins created AND scheduled ahead of time because my Book Marketing Kit gives me the ideas and prompts based on my actual books. Now instead of staring at a blank screen trying to figure out what to create, I can grab a prompt, copy + paste it, create the graphic, and get that pin scheduled. 📌 So we're making 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 a thing! 👇 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! Share what you've been working on, check out some of the other authors' pins, and show each other some love. Let’s get some 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 going! 😂📌 And if you haven't made a pin lately… consider this your sign to make ONE today. It doesn't have to be perfect. Just get it pinned!

A big thank you to @Jen Pm and @Gina Trigo for jumping in early, testing things out, and sharing some really helpful feedback with me. Also thanks to @Nick Nebelsky for sharing an error message he got so I could also turn that up. Based on some of those first suggestions, I pushed out a few updates to the Book Publishing Kit today to make the experience smoother and more useful as you're working through your book. One thing I really want with these tools is for them to keep getting better based on how authors are actually using them — not just how I think they should work. So this is definitely not a “build it once and leave it alone” kind of resource. As more of you start using the Publishing Kit and send me suggestions, I’ll continue making improvements, adding helpful features, and cleaning up anything that could make the process easier. If you already have access, definitely jump back in and check out the latest updates! Want access to the author success kit? You get it if you're a premium member, but through monday you can upgrade to an annual standard member for just $49 and get access! And if you notice something that could be improved, or you find yourself thinking, “It would be really helpful if this could…” — send that feedback my way. Some of the best updates come directly from you guys using the tools in real life. 💗

I just uploaded a brand-new training on publishing + marketing your book on Amazon KDP — and there are a few BIG updates inside that I’ve been waiting to show you. 👀 I’m also revealing some of the new tools I’ve created to help you actually move forward with your book instead of getting stuck somewhere between the idea, publishing, and marketing stages. 🎁 And YES... there’s a giveaway. You’ll need to watch the training to find out how to enter and what you could win. ⚠️ This training is only staying up for 7 DAYS and will be removed on September 8th. Watch it while you have access. 👇

𝗜𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀? Okay… I have been hearing about 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 for over a week now, so clearly there is some BUZZ happening around this platform. 👀 So naturally, I had to check it out. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲? Think of it as a mix between Pinterest, affiliate marketing, and curated recommendation lists. You create lists of things you personally recommend books, products, travel, business tools, resources, and more and other people can browse those recommendations. But here's where I think it gets interesting for 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀. 📚💰 I just opened my account and I'm starting to map out my strategy. 𝗠𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲: 📖 Lists recommending books I personally love 💼 Lists around business, publishing, personal growth, etc. ✍️ A dedicated list featuring 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 You can connect recommendations directly to Amazon, which means someone could discover one of your books through your Benable list and click over to Amazon to purchase it....And there is another potential income layer. Benable automatically monetizes eligible recommendations through its affiliate partnerships, including Amazon, and if you already have your own affiliate relationships, Benable says you can use those as well. So theoretically, your book recommendations can create multiple opportunities: 👉 More exposure for your books 👉 Another source of traffic going to your Amazon listings 👉 Potential affiliate commissions on qualifying purchases 👉 Your normal book royalties when someone purchases your book 👉 Another searchable piece of content working for you online 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. I'm always looking at ways we can build MORE places for readers to discover our books instead of relying only on Amazon search or constantly posting on social media. And Benable says it has a built-in audience and can distribute recommendations through feeds and search engines, which makes me especially curious about what kind of visibility these lists can generate over time. 🔎

Next Monday, I’m dropping another 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 to help you create a fun seasonal book and get ahead of the holiday rush! And we’re making this one interactive. 🙌 We’ll also be kicking off a 𝟳-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 where I’ll give you a new prompt each day to help inspire your designs and get those pages created. You’ll get to choose your theme: 🎃 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 — witches, ghosts, pumpkins, black cats, spooky-cute scenes and more 🍂 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 — pumpkin patches, cozy drinks, farms, leaves, woodland animals and all the autumn vibes Pick one theme or mix them together and create something completely your own! The goal is simple: 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀. I’ve already been playing around with some of the prompts and the designs are SO fun. 😍 Who is in on this?!?! Comment 🎃 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 or 🍂 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 and tell me which theme you’re choosing!