Ted is a #1 Amazon bestselling author who writes suspenseful, smart crime thrillers. His goal is to get your blood and brain pumping.
He's been featured by Kirkus magazine, ABC, FOX, iHeartRadio, and many other media outlets. He's a winner of a Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award and a Silver Medal in the Readers' Favorite Book Awards.
Who is this guide for?
This guide is primarily for self-published authors - in any genre across fiction and non-fiction - who are responsible for their own marketing.
If you're an aspiring author who hasn't yet published a book, this guide is for you too. Learn how to build a fanbase before your first book is released so you can sell a lot of copies on release day.
Authors who are partnered with publishing companies can pick up various actionable tips from the guide, too.
Do I need technical skills to apply the steps in the guide?
No. Though the 5 steps are focused on online marketing, you do not need any coding or data-science skills to apply them.
Will this guide cost me any money?
The guide is 100% free. Acting on many of the tips - such as growing your following on social networks - won't cost you a dime.
Other tips in the guide - such as running paid ads - will require you to spend some money. However, the size of your budget is up to you. The guide also recommends various software tools that can help you, which come at a small cost.
If you just want to act on the free tips, and not use the software tools, that's fine - you can still surely grow your author presence that way. However, to experience the full benefits of the 5 steps, you should use the tools and run ads.
Fortunately, with the tools and ads, you can sell a lot of copies of your book(s). You can easily earn back the investment you make in yourself, plus possibly generate a large profit.
How much time will the steps take to implement?
If you already have a book on Amazon, you can possibly become a bestselling author within one week with the paid-ad techniques in this guide.
Growing your email list may cost much less than running paid ads, however, that tactic can sometimes take a few months to generate a big enough fanbase for you to reach a bestseller chart.
In brief, you can become a bestseller very quickly if you have a moderate (or larger) marketing budget, or you can become a bestseller over a few months with a much lower budget.
Am I guaranteed to become a bestselling author if I apply these steps?
No. Though good marketing can help an author become a bestseller, a book's success is of course largely based on the book itself.
If you apply all the steps in this guide, but have a book with a cover, description, or story that is not appealing to readers, you will likely not become a bestseller.
However, if you are confident you have a book that will resonate with an audience, these marketing tips will help you get it into their hands. As they place orders on Amazon, your name will climb up the charts.