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Direct sales tools can be amazing. They can also quietly turn into a second job. Here’s how to tell the difference. If you’re thinking about selling direct, you’re already ahead. Direct sales gives you higher margins, better customer data, and a relationship with readers you actually control. It also comes with a reality check: the…

A fast “start here” map for authors who want fewer tools, better systems, and less time yelling at dashboards. If your author business feels messy, the fastest fix usually isn’t “learn more.” It’s “pick the right next lever.” Product tours help because they let you see tools in action before you commit. The only catch…

A quick decision filter you can use before you start another free trial, another subscription, or another “this will fix everything” phase. Most tool problems aren’t tool problems. They’re decision problems. You don’t need more options. You need a better filter. This checklist is that filter. Use it before you buy anything, before you start…

Free trials feel helpful. Product tours are usually faster, cheaper, and less rage-inducing. Free trials sound like the responsible choice. “I’ll just try it before I buy.” Reasonable. Adult. Sensible. In practice, free trials are where author productivity goes to die. You sign up, you get dropped into a dashboard with 400 options, and by…

A no-drama framework for picking tools that fit your workflow, your budget, and your tolerance for dashboards. Most authors don’t have a “tech stack.” They have a tech pile. It starts innocently. You buy one tool to solve one problem. Then you add another because the first one “doesn’t do email.” Then you add a…

A guided map of the software categories authors actually use — so you can stop collecting subscriptions and start building systems that work. Most author tech stacks don’t happen on purpose. They happen the way junk drawers happen: one “quick fix” at a time, with a growing pile of stuff you don’t use but feel…

Before you buy another tool, watch someone who knows it walk you through it. That’s the whole point of our product tour library. Product tours exist for one reason: most author tech decisions are made while stressed, rushed, and half-convinced the problem is your brain. It’s not your brain. It’s the tool. A product tour…

A simple way to get clearer answers, faster — without feeling awkward, pushy, or “too basic.” The fastest way to get value from a webinar is to show up with a question that someone can actually answer. That means you bring context, you name the decision you’re trying to make, and you keep it specific…

Live Q&A, real experts, no fluff — here’s how our weekly webinars work and how to actually use what you learn. Our weekly webinars are free, practical, and built for authors who need answers they can use immediately. Show up live when you can. Watch the replay when you can’t. Either way, you should leave…

A clear set of standards that keeps Indie Author Training useful, respectful, and drama-free. Indie Author Training is a marketplace, which means you’re going to see a lot of different voices, teaching styles, and opinions. That’s a good thing. You get more expertise, more perspective, and more options. It also means we need a shared…

Not everyone can teach here. Here’s how we vet the experts behind our courses and weekly webinars. Indie Author Training only works if you can trust the person on the other side of the screen. That’s the whole point of a marketplace like this. You come here so you can learn from people who actually…

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…

Indie Author Training exists because authors keep getting stuck in the same dumb place: you finally have time to work on your business… and you spend it hunting for a login, rewatching a random YouTube video, or trying to remember which “expert” you trusted back when Facebook groups still felt helpful. This platform is the…