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 fix. It’s a marketplace of vetted instructors and practical training you can actually use, plus weekly webinars, replays, product tours, and book club summaries that save you from reinventing the wheel (again).
What makes Indie Author Training different
It’s a marketplace, not a single “house style” of teaching
We bring in instructors who are legitimately good at what they teach. They don’t work for us, and they aren’t here to recycle the same workshop they’ve been selling since 2018.
They set their own pricing (free to $$$ depending on the course). You choose what you need, when you need it.
It’s built for real-life implementation
A lot of training sounds great while you’re watching it. Then you open the tool and realize the lesson stopped right before the part where things go sideways.
Indie Author Training is organized around the parts that usually go sideways: setup, decisions, and next steps.
Here’s what that looks like in practice:
- Weekly webinars where you can ask real questions
- Replays you can watch on your schedule
- Product tours that show you tools in action
- Book club summaries that pull the useful ideas out of business books
- Courses that go deep on a specific skill
The community, weekly webinars, and replays are free
You can join the platform, attend live sessions, watch replays, and participate in discussions without paying a membership fee.
Courses are separate, and they vary from free to $$$ because instructors choose their own pricing.
It complements Indie Author Magazine instead of replacing it
Indie Author Magazine is where we go deep on insights, reporting, and industry context.
Indie Author Training is where you go to learn a skill, see a tool in action, and get support while you implement.
What you’ll find on Indie Author Training
Weekly webinars (live + replay)
These are practical sessions with instructors who can answer the real questions that never make it into a slick slide deck. Attend live, ask your question, then watch the replay later when you’re ready to set it up.
Browse the weekly webinars and replays here: Weekly webinars + replays
Product tours (the tool walkthrough library)
Product tours are guided walkthroughs of tools authors actually use. The point is simple: before you pay for another platform, watch someone experienced click the buttons, explain what matters, and show you where people usually get stuck.
If you have ever rage-quit a tool because you couldn’t find the automation screen, product tours are your new best friend.
Browse product tours here: Product tours (Tech Tools)
Book club summaries (learning without the “I’ll read it later” lie)
Some business books are gold. Some are 280 pages of the author congratulating themselves.
Book club summaries give you the good parts faster, with structured takeaways and an audio deep dive so you can learn while you’re doing literally anything else.
Browse book club summaries here: Book Club Summaries
Courses (self-paced learning from vetted experts)
Courses live in the marketplace and vary by instructor. Some are free, some are premium, and all of them should meet a basic standard: clear outcomes, practical instruction, and content that respects your time.
Browse courses here: Course marketplace
Community + support (where you get unstuck)
This is where you ask for help, compare notes, and get pointed toward the right next step. You don’t need to already know the “right terminology” to participate. You just need a real question and a willingness to try one next move.
Support details live here: Support
How we keep quality high without making instructors “staff”
Instructors on Indie Author Training are independent. That’s intentional. It means you get a wider range of expertise and approaches, and you’re not locked into one teaching style or one opinion.
It also means we take vetting seriously.
Instructors agree to a shared code of conduct and a baseline standard for how they teach and show up here. If someone’s approach relies on hype, pressure, or confusion, they’re not a fit.
If you want to apply as an instructor, start here: Become an instructor
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?
Explore the platform here: Go to Campus
If you don’t have an account yet, you can register here: Create your free account