The most frustrating part of self-publishing is getting people to notice and purchase the books we are publishing...

We will often spend anywhere from a few days to a few months writing books we can be proud to put our names on...

Next, we will write our book descriptions and design a good book cover...

When we finally finish all of the steps and publish our books on Amazon, we excitedly wait to see the sales start rolling in...

Unfortunately, we often wait in vain for our book sales to take off...

It is so very frustrating...

We know we have written a great book, but no one is buying it...

Sometimes a few people might buy our books, but no one is leaving reviews on our books...

Probably the most disheartening bit about it is all of our family and friends asking us how our book sales are going...

We are wanting to tell people, "People seem to be loving my book," and "Sales are humming along nicely," but those are words that seem to only apply to other people...

It is like a kick in the gut...

Clearly the world is kicking sand in our faces and mocking our attempt at writing a book...

And, you seem to be powerless to change your fortunes as a self-published author... Or, are you?

Let me tell you a story...

I wrote my first book in 1999...

I had a newsletter mailing list with over 3,000 subscribers...

I wrote that first book, built a sales page, then I started promoting my book to my subscribers who had been with me for nearly one year...

And, I sold just one copy... One measely, lousy copy of a book that I had spent weeks writing...

I was so disappointed...

In fact, I was crushed...

I was so irritated with my experience that it took me five years to write my second book!

The dismal failure of that book took the excitement out of writing my newsletter... I folded it about six months later...

I only wrote a total of three books in the 2000's...

Since 2010, I have written and published over 100 books...

Here is the thing that convinced me that I should write more books...

The book I wrote and published in 2009 went on to sell hundreds of copies... It earned for me thousands of dollars in royalties... And the feedback on it was absolutely outstanding! People loved that book.

That book I published in 2009 taught me a very important lesson...

It taught me that once you have written a good book, you have to give people the opportunity to find it and buy it...

In sales, there is this concept called A-I-D-A...

What it means is this...

• Attention - We have to get people's Attention...
• Interest - People must decide they are Interested to know more about our books...
• Desire - We have to help people decide they have a Desire to read our books...
• Action - We have to ask people to take an Action -- often "Click Here to Learn More"
  or "Buy My Book Here"...

The hardest part is getting people's attention...

There are approximately 1,000 print books and 3,000 ebooks published every single day...

Your book is just 1 of 1.4 million books that will be published this year!!

If we are to be successful with our book publishing businesses, we must find a way to cut through the muck and HELP CONSUMERS DISCOVER OUR BOOKS...

We have to get people's ATTENTION, show them why they should be INTERESTED, help them to decide they have a real DESIRE to read our book, then ask them to take an ACTION...

POPULAR AUTHORS don't have to struggle to find readers...

They already have fans, who are interested in reading more of their books...

Popular authors already have people's ATTENTION and INTEREST...

They only need to give people the specifics of why they would want to DESIRE to read a particular book, and to ask them to get a copy of their latest book (ACTION)...

Think about James Patterson, Stephen King or Nora Roberts...

Consider Bill O'Reilly or Dr. Phil McGraw...

These are book authors who already have legions of fans, fans who are just waiting to hear about their latest books, so they can go get a copy for themselves...

All of which brings us to the most important question of all of them...

We have to get people, who buy books, talking about our books and us as book authors...

There is a community online where 80 million people, who love buying books, hang out...

The website gets 50 million unique visitors and it delivers 430 million page views every single month...

That community is the largest social media network of its kind on the Internet...

You have probably already heard of it, and you might already have an account there...

It is called Goodreads.com, and it is now owned by Amazon...

Setting up your author account, and claiming your book titles is ONLY THE FIRST STEP...

Instead of sharing cat pictures on Facebook, you should spend your free time socializing with people on Goodreads, who might be interested in reading your books.

There are actually several strategies that you could be using on Goodreads to get the ATTENTION of people, who may be interested in buying your books.

According to one of the managers at Goodreads, there is one thing that all popular book authors have in common...

More Reviews = Higher Popularity

So our goal on Goodreads should be to:

• Become part of the community.
• Strike up friendships with people on the website - people who may one day become your biggest cheerleaders.
• Talk to people who enjoy reading books in your genre.
• Meet and talk to other book authors.
• Get the ATTENTION of people who would enjoy reading your books.
• Socialize with people who will be willing to REVIEW YOUR BOOKS.
• Communicate with your READERS.
• Answer questions about your books.
• Give people the ability to share your books with others in the community.
• Provide people a platform to share reviews of your books with a larger community of readers.

Andreas Quintana and Bill Platt worked together to bring together this training to show you how to use Goodreads to promote your books...

Delivered in a 19-page PDF, "Goodreads Decoded" will show you how to get started, how to claim your books, and six methods to help you grow your exposure on the Goodreads website.

When you have finished reading, you will understand what you should be doing, when you log into the Goodreads website, and you see the path forward to drumming up some real interest in your books.

Q1: Are there any up-sells?

A1: Just one. "Goodreads Goldmine" is priced at $17.

It goes into some detail about the Goodreads Self-Serve Advertising program.

It also describes:

• 7 steps to ensure a successful book promotion ad campaign.
• 6 steps to making your author profile the best it can be.
• 6 additional steps to maximize the value you receive from your Goodreads participation.
• And much more...

Q2: Can I promote my coloring books, diaries, planners, journals, activity books or puzzle books on Goodreads?

A2: Yes, you can.

Just take a moment to dig through the Goodreads search engine.

In a cursory check, I found listings and reviews for "Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book," "Wreck This Journal," and many others.

I found listings - some with thousands of Goodreads reviews - for coloring books, puzzle books, activity books, journals, planners, and more...

If you decide that this training guide does not live up to the promises I have made for it, then please ask for a refund of the money you paid for the product.

Simply send Bill Platt an email to *support ~at~ thephantomwriters.com*, to request your refund.

Please allow me up to 72 hours to process your refund, as I do occasionally have a life outside the Internet.

Also be advised that if you file a dispute with PayPal, instead of giving me a chance to process your refund directly, my Money-Back Guarantee will become null-and-void, and I will fight your dispute with the intention of winning the dispute.

There is no need for either of us to be ugly about this. If you are not satisfied with this product, simply ask for a refund and allow me time to process your refund.

This training is delivered in a 19-page PDF...

P.S. If you have any questions about this offer, drop Bill Platt a note
at “support ~at~ thephantomwriters.com”. He will be happy to answer
your questions.

Bill Platt

Andreas Quintana

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