If you're serious about making money from your book, this is something you cannot afford to ignore. The category you choose on Amazon can directly impact how difficult it is for your book to compete. Think about this... In some categories, you may need to sell 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆 to compete for bestseller status. In other categories, you might only need around 𝟯𝟬 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆 to reach that same kind of visibility. 🤔 Which category would YOU rather compete in? This is why I don't recommend blindly choosing the category that simply sounds the most relevant to your book. You want to look at: 🔎 How competitive the category is 📈 How well the top books are selling 🎯 Whether your book genuinely fits the category 💰 How realistic it is for you to compete there Choosing strategically can make it much easier to gain visibility, climb the rankings, and ultimately generate more sales. This is exactly the kind of strategy I break down inside my 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. The Playbooks are basically my brain dump of the strategies I've used to generate 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, including how I research book ideas, keywords, competition, categories, and more. You’ll also get my 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 so you have a starting point for finding categories worth researching. 🔥 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 $𝟭𝟱. I normally charge $𝟮𝟳, so if you've been thinking about grabbing them, now is the time. 📚 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 $𝟭𝟱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀. Don't just publish your book. 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲.

🎉 @Jim Flach Just officially published his FIRST children’s book! A huge congratulations to Jim on the launch of Lila and the Sleeping Seed! 🌱📚 👉 ORDER YOUR COPY HERE This sweet children’s story follows Lila as she plants a green bean seed for her dad and learns that even when she can’t see anything happening above the soil, there’s a whole lot going on underneath it. It’s a gentle story about gardening, nature, patience, and learning to give things what they need to grow. Perfect for young readers ages 4–8 who love exploring the outdoors and asking lots of questions. And I absolutely ❤️ seeing another member of our community go from an idea to a published book! Go check out Jim’s new book and show him some support!

One of the goals I set up for myself this year was to try to go on one podcast per month. While time fell short, that priority had slipped, but now it's starting to pick back up again, and I think I can finish the year strong. I just did a podcast with @Shawn Ziem which is live now on YouTube if you want to go check it out!

Congratulations to @Kim Job for officially publishing her first book. A message from Kim: After some hard things happened to me as a kid (abuse, foster care, homelessness) I became hyper independent and spent my whole life pushing, proving, and perfecting to be loved. I knew I could achieve anything I set my mind to. What I didn’t know is that achievement would be my deepest story to untangle. 👉 ORDER YOUR COPY HERE That’s what this book is. Not a theory I studied, but the things I lived and the path I walked to find my way out.Untangled gives you a mirror. You will see your own survival strategies and the stories you're still operating inside. And then it gives you a map. It shows you how to dissolve the stories and lead from your True Self. The part that was never tangled. Because no matter what happened to you, you get to CHOOSE what happens next. I'm also holding an 8 week Live Untangled Book Experience where we'll be walking through the book together. I don't want this to be just another book you read. I want it to shift your world. Get all the details about the book and the experience here: https://coachandkim.com/untangled

Getting an Amazon Ads campaign running is one thing. Knowing how to 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 is another. If you're ready to start giving your book more visibility with Amazon Ads, I walk you through the setup process inside 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺, including some of the important things to watch, how to think about your budget, and some basic rules that can help you avoid blindly throwing money at ads. But once your ads are running and you're ready to really 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗽, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, that's where I defer to someone who specializes in it. 👉 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘀. I've personally taken Matt's Ads Bootcamp, along with @Sybil Hall, and we both walked away with a lot of valuable information that helped us better understand what was actually happening inside our campaigns. Matt recently launched a 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽, and right now he's offering access for just $𝟯𝟵/𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. ⚠️ That price isn't going to last. He only has a few more spots available at the $39 founding rate before it increases to $𝟲𝟵/𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. So if you've already got ads running—or you're serious about learning how to optimize them with expert guidance—𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿. 🚀𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗢𝗡 𝗞𝗗𝗣 𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣 There is a BIG difference between simply running Amazon Ads and knowing how to read the data, make adjustments, cut waste, and put more of your budget behind what is actually working. If Amazon Ads are going to be part of your long-term book marketing strategy, Matt's guidance is absolutely worth checking out. 🚀