A roadmap for new members: where to find courses, how to join weekly webinars, and how to connect with the community.
You can get real value from Indie Author Training in 15 minutes. The trick is picking one small win instead of trying to “get organized” for three hours and accidentally creating a brand new hobby called Platform Browsing.
This is your shortcut.
Step 1: Pick your goal (so the platform can actually help you)
Choose the thing you want to improve right now:
- You want to sell more books
- You want to simplify your marketing
- You want to clean up your tech stack
- You want a better writing workflow
- You want to stop feeling behind
You don’t need a five-year plan. You need a next step you can finish this week.
If you don’t know your goal, pick this one: reduce chaos. It pays off fast.
Step 2: Start with a webinar (because you can ask questions)
Weekly webinars are the fastest way to get unstuck because you can bring your exact situation and get an answer from someone who knows the topic.
Here’s how to make webinars actually work for you:
Watch with one question in mind
Before you hit play, write one sentence:
“I’m trying to , and I keep getting stuck at .”
That’s your filter. If the webinar helps with that, great. If not, move on. No guilt.
Take notes like a normal person
Do not take perfect notes. Take useful notes. Aim for:
- One idea to try
- One tool or process to check
- One follow-up question
Browse the weekly webinars and replays here: Weekly webinars + replays
Step 3: Use product tours when the problem is “the tool”
Sometimes your issue isn’t strategy. It’s that you are staring at a dashboard and thinking, “This app looks like it was designed by someone who hates me.”
That’s what product tours are for.
Use a product tour when you need to:
- See what a tool can really do before you buy it
- Figure out where the buttons are (without rage-googling)
- Compare tools that claim to do the same thing
- Understand the setup path so you do it right the first time
Browse product tours here: Product tours (Tech Tools)
Step 4: Use book club summaries when you want the insight, not the homework
Business books are helpful, but they’re not the only thing you have to do this week.
Book club summaries give you the key ideas, plus an audio deep dive, plus prompts you can use to apply the concept to your author business.
Use a summary when you want:
- Better mindset and habits without reading 300 pages
- A simple framework you can apply immediately
- A discussion thread to think it through with other authors
Browse book club summaries here: Book Club Summaries
Step 5: Buy a course when you want the full system
Webinars and tours are fantastic for fast clarity. Courses are what you grab when you want the whole workflow, the full method, and a guided path.
Courses vary from free to $$$ because instructors set their own pricing. You’re not paying for access. You’re paying for a specific training outcome.
Browse courses here: Course marketplace
Three “start here” paths (pick one)
The 15-minute path
- Watch one webinar replay that matches your current problem
- Write down one next step you can do today
- If a tool is involved, watch one product tour for it
The 60-minute path
- Watch a webinar replay
- Watch one product tour for the tool mentioned in the webinar (or the tool you’re stuck in)
- Read one book club summary that supports the same goal
The weekend path
- Watch two webinar replays on the same topic
- Choose one course that matches your skill level
- Post your goal in the community so you have accountability and support
Where to ask for help (so you don’t spin your wheels)
Ask for help as soon as you hit one of these:
- You’re stuck on setup and you’ve tried twice
- You have three tool options and you can’t tell the difference
- You keep watching content but nothing changes in your business
- You need someone to sanity-check your plan
Support details live here: Support
Start Here (use this if you’re brand new)
Quick-start plan (15 minutes total):
1) Pick one webinar replay that solves a current problem: Weekly webinars + replays
2) Watch one product tour for a tool you already use: Product tours (Tech Tools)
3) Read one book club summary and steal one idea for this week: Book Club Summaries
Ready to jump in?
Start here: Go to Campus
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