One thing authors often overlook when marketing their books is 𝗨𝗚𝗖 — 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. UGC is essentially someone sharing their personal experience or opinion about your book. It feels conversational, authentic, and much less like a polished advertisement. Take these two videos I recently created for 𝗠𝗼𝗺, 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗿 and 𝗗𝗮𝗱, 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗿 by @Mun-Won Chang Instead of simply saying, “Here’s a great book, go buy it,” I’m able to: 👉 Physically show the book 👉 Flip through the pages 👉 Point out details I genuinely liked 👉 Explain who I think would enjoy it 👉 Talk about why it would make a great gift That gives a potential buyer something a product description alone can't always provide: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀. And here's where this gets REALLY interesting for Amazon authors... You can't simply upload your own marketing video wherever you want on your Amazon book listing. However, eligible creators in the 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 can create shoppable videos, tag the products featured, and Amazon may place those videos on relevant product detail pages. That means someone who is already on Amazon considering your book could potentially see a real person holding it, showing the inside, and talking about their experience with it. 👀 That can be incredibly powerful at the point of purchase. Amazon specifically says approved influencer videos may be discovered on relevant product detail pages once the influencer qualifies for on-site placements. 👉 If you want a UGC style video for your book. ORDER ONE HERE FOR $50 💡 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗜𝗣: Don't just think about getting reviews. Think about getting your book into the hands of people who can actually CREATE CONTENT around it. A good UGC-style video gives you something visual, personal, and persuasive that can help a shopper go from:

🎉 We did it!! ❤️ Our community is officially #𝟮𝟵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹! This is the closest we’ve EVER gotten to my goal of breaking into the 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟮𝟱, and I really think we have a shot at getting there. We’ve been absolutely rocking it over here, and this ranking is because of YOU — posting, commenting, participating, welcoming new members, and keeping this community active. 🔥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣: 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟮𝟱! Now… there are a few BIG updates you need to know about: 🚨 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝗦𝗧: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗗 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 If you have friends, fellow authors, creators, or entrepreneurs who have been thinking about joining us, 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. And tomorrow I’m dropping a 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 all about publishing AND marketing a book with Amazon KDP. 👉 It’ll only be about 30 minutes 👉 You do NOT have to catch it live 👉 And I’ll give you one little hint… 🎁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱. DO NOT miss this training! 📚 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦 As our directory continues to grow, I’m putting some new limits in place so we can keep it valuable and organized. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: You can list up to 𝟯 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁. Additional listings will be $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: You can list up to 𝟭𝟬 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁. Additional listings beyond that will be $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸. 💥 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 The Publishing Playbooks sale officially ends at 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝟴/𝟯𝟭. If you’re looking for more clarity around actually publishing a book that has the potential to SELL, this is one of the foundational resources I recommend having. It’s essentially my 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗞 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. Publishing. Topic clarity. Writing your manuscript. Launching. Scaling. Get it before the sale disappears tonight. 🔥 👉 GET THE PLAYBOOKS NOW

As you've been hearing, I'm pivoting the community to a PAID entry on 9/1, so I am making some minor improvements around the community. I'm not the best at organization, so I've taken some inspiration from @Adelina Rosa who has a really great community called Creator Connections 🦉and she has organization on lockdown in there. So I created some new posting categories for us here. ❤️ Connect — Introductions, questions, networking, conversations 🧡 Publish — Writing, covers, formatting, KDP setup, keywords, categories 💚 Marketing — Visibility, Amazon SEO, ads, social media, email, launches 💛 Wins — Book launches, first sales, rankings, milestones, progress 💙 Promote — Share your books, offers, freebies, and promotions 💜 Updates — Community announcements, workshops, challenges, new resources More improvements will be coming soon. (p.s. - new training video will be dropping on 9/1 for the launch 🚀)

We did it!! We officially crossed 2,000 members in this community! 🚀 This was a HUGE goal of mine for this month, and we made it happen. A massive thank you to everyone who has been showing up, participating, sharing your wins, referring your friends, and helping make this community what it is. It’s been a wild ride already, and I’m so excited to see what the next chapter brings for us. 2,000 strong and we’re just getting started. 💕📚 Let’s keep this momentum going!!

Welcome to the New Authors & Future Authors Joining the Community. 📚 If you're new here and you already have a book GREAT! Make sure you get it submitted to the 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬. 📝 If you're looking to publish your first book and you want some guidance on how to get started, take the course 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬. WELCOME IN .... @Pablo Guzman - I own and operate retail businesses, mostly. Bookstores x 2, reptile store, plant store, co-op, 3D print farm. @Lolita M - (referred by @Jen Pm ) @Sacheen Garrison - I am a mom, business owner, and dentist. (referred by @Dr. Shermnae Jones ) @Nasima Begum - I love trying new tea! ✿ Find me in The Gratitude Garden 🪴✨ & The Gratitude Gallery 🎨✨ @Vikki Carter - Author | Writer | AI enthusiast. Storyweaving, crafting, crocheting, and finding creative ways to grow without burning out. (referred by @Lara Knutzen ) @Shruti Srinath - new writer here @Tidewater Investor - Real estate investor focusing on private lending. I do have experience in buy and hold as well. @Anne Walker - I am a HSP empathetic very old soul that wants to help bring the world to a better place one human soul at a time. @James Brunnert @Judy Ermlick @Lela Ndikumana - Learning, growing & building something of my own