Self-Pub Growth Hub - HiddenGemsBooks

Self-Pub Growth Hub Sessions

The goal of Hidden Gems has always been to provide on-going support for authors in their quest to achieve self-publishing success. For the most part, we’ve achieved that through a combination of our services, as well as our regular author focused blog posts and podcasts.

However, while using our platform as a megaphone to broadcast tips and tricks to the community can be helpful to some, there are others that benefit more from the back-and-forth that comes from being part of a more collaborative community of peers that regularly share their goals, successes, failures and the lessons they’ve learned.

It was being part of a thriving and close knit author community that helped grow the writing careers of both Craig and Roland, propelling them to a level of success that would have taken far longer, if at all, had they been forced to figure it all out themselves.

The Self-Pub Growth Hub is our attempt to bring that experience to authors today. Through regular live (virtual) collaboration sessions, Craig and Roland will help guide a group of authors through a variety of topics, as well as allow for the group to share and learn from each other. Depending on your interests, there are three different sessions to choose from, or you can even sign up for them all.

These types of sessions are fantastic for on-going learning, meeting other writers, asking questions of us or your peers, getting feedback on your current projects, hearing from occasional guest speakers, and so much more.

Self-Pub Growth Hub Sessions: General Details

Each session is approximately an hour long and led by either Craig or Roland

Sessions are run via Google Meet, at set dates and times published ahead of time

Each session will be recorded and available for a limited time so that they can be watched by anyone that missed it

There are 3 groups of sessions to choose between, based on topic. Authors choose the type of sessions they are interested in, and will be invited to attend all the sessions for that group. Each group will hold a session every 2 weeks.

On sign up, you will be granted a 2 week trial period before subscription billing begins. You will be able to attend any sessions for your group(s) held during your trial period, as well as any recordings that are still available from previous sessions. If you determine that these sessions aren’t for you and cancel before the end of your trial period, you will not be billed.

Once you’ve started your full subscription, you can still cancel any time, which will stop any future payments (but will not refund any payments already made). Once you cancel, your access to the groups and recordings will remain until your current billing cycle is done, at which point all access will be removed.

Pricing

SELF-PUB GROWTH HUB - SINGLE GROUP

$50/month

Select one of the three groups listed below and gain access to the twice a month sessions for that group
Individual group recordings will be available for 2 weeks from date of the session
- Example: If the session was held on Dec 10th, then the recording of that session would be available until Dec 24th

SELF-PUB GROWTH HUB - ALL ACCESS PASS

$100/month

Gain access to the bi-weekly sessions of ALL THREE groups listed below
Individual group recordings will be available for one month from date of the session
- Example: If the session was held on Dec 10th, then the recording of that session would be available until Jan 10th
Occasional exclusive coupons for Hidden Gems services will be available to All Access Pass subscribers
Potential offline discussion group - TBD
- (if there is enough interest, we may set up an on-going discussion group on Discord or Reddit or something like that, where all subscribers would be welcome to talk between sessions)

Self-Pub Growth Hub Groups

All groups will follow the same overall format, with discussions being led by Craig or Roland with authors encouraged to participate, ask questions, share knowledge, etc.* Sometimes there may be guest speakers invited to talk about a specific topic that they are experts on. Participants can feel free to suggest topics of interest for future sessions.

Topics and times will be posted ahead of time, but those that cannot attend live will have access to the recordings.

* Session formats, topics, and other aspects of this service are subject to change based on feedback and discussion with the groups. These sessions may evolve with the needs of the community, and this page will reflect the latest as closely as possible.

Group 1 - Book Marketing, Advertising & Promotion

Led by Roland Hulme

Our marketing expert will guide group members through the various tips, tricks and best practices of marketing, advertising and promotion. Whether he walks you through the complicated Facebook ad interface or teaches you how to set up and effectively use Amazon Attribution tags, there will be plenty to learn in these sessions.

Group 2 - General Self-Publishing Tips

Led by Craig Tuch and/or Roland Hulme

Depending on the topic, you may see Craig, Roland, or even both of us leading these sessions. This group is meant to cover topics of general interest to self-publishers, covering things like cover design, effective blurb writing, setting goals (and meeting them), social media tips, new services and tools available to self-publishers (and whether they’re worth it), etc. Authors will be encouraged to share and give feedback to the group as much as possible so that we can all learn from each other.

Group 3 - AI for Authors

Led by Craig Tuch

The world of AI is evolving at a breakneck pace, with new features and tools coming out weekly. While many authors are still on the fence about AI, others are seeing the benefits and want to learn more. These sessions will focus on ways to use AI as an assistant, to help ease your workload, as well as evaluate the various AI models, tools, and services to determine what is right for you and how they can be leveraged within your workflows.

hidden gemsbooks