This course gives you over 7 hours of specific, actionable tools to help narrators go full time, work with publishers, and take their careers to the next level.
In part one of this course, we take a deep dive into branding and marketing for audiobook narrators.
In part two of this course, we create the tools needed to build relationships with potential clients and work on the tools needed to make a great first impression.
It's also possible to purchase this course with guidance, which includes four 30 minute check-ins where Emily will work with you one-on-one to help you find your authentic brand, improve your website, fine-tune your cover letters to indie authors and publishers as well as answer any questions raised during the course. Return to the general store to chose this option instead.
This course does not cover anything to do with audiobook performance or setting up your recording space to meet publisher or ACX specs. It's recommended you already have these things in place before taking this course.
Testimonials
"I just wanted to share the good news! I successfully negotiated a PFH deal through a cold email!!! I'm one hundred percent sure that this was made possible because of your coaching re: website building and cold letter writing. Not only that, but responses indicating interest and asking for more information have increased. I'm just super excited! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" - Raquel Beattie, Audiobook Narrator
What's Included?
In part one of this course, we take a deep dive into branding and marketing. The course includes:
Marketing Basics - 65 minutes
A thorough overview of all you need to know about marketing yourself as a narrator.
Branding overview - what branding is, why it's important, ways to approach it, and tips on how to do it well
Websites overview - what you need to know about what should and should not be on your website
Demos overview - everything you need to know about making great audiobook demos
Business Cards overview - tips for making effective business cards
Branding and Websites Deep Dive - 71 minutes
Take a deep dive into branding and how to apply it to your website
Go through a branding exercise to help you narrow in on your specific, authentic brand
Watch Emily work with four narrators on finding their brand and give specific notes on how to improve their websites
See the importance of branding your website
See common narrator website mistakes in action
Branding Consistency - 30 minutes
The importance of branding across platforms
Emily gives four narrators feedback on their ACX profiles
A discussion on branding for social media and how to use social media to get work
Final Branding Review - 40 minutes
Now that the four narrators have worked on their websites, see the difference between where they started and ended
See how impactful a well-branded website can be
Final notes and thoughts for the future of their websites
In part two of this course, we take a deep dive into how to build relationships with potential clients and work on the tools needed to make a great impression. The course includes:
Creating relationships with indie clients - 30 min
Where and how to find indie clients
How to approach them
Tips for ways to build relationships with them
Read cold submissions that narrators have sent to authors and learn why they weren't effective
Tips for how to make an effective cold submission
Author Cover Letters - 40 min
Emily works with four narrators on their reworked cold submission letters and helps them strengthen them further
Answers to questions about cold submissions and building author relationships
Publishers are People - 60 min
How to know when you're ready to approach publishers
How to meet publishers
The tools you need to effectively market your services to publishers
Tips for building and maintaining relationships with publishers
Why building relationships with publishers should be empowering, not intimidating
Writing publisher cover letters - 70 min
Tips for how to write cover letters to publishers you've never met or have just met for the first time
Watch Emily work with four narrators on their cover letters to make them even more effective
How to Go full time - 20 min
How to use the tools learned in both parts of this course in order to build a sustainable career
How you know when you're ready to quit your day job
Final words of encouragement
It's also possible to purchase this course with guidance, which includes four 30 minute check-ins where Emily will work with you one-on-one to help you find your authentic brand, improve your website, fine-tune your cover letters to indie authors and publishers as well as answer any questions raised during the course. Return to the general store to chose this option instead.