1 call a month
$147/month
You want steady progress: one call a month to go through where you are, and you work on the steps in between.
Choose 1 call a monthGet your book self-published and set up to sell, with me, one to one
I'm Chris Baird. On your first call I show you the whole map for your book and your next step. Then I help you, in private, until your book is published and set up to sell.
Self-Publisher 1-On-1 Program
From $147/month
Private help from me every weekday, and one, two or three 55-minute Zoom calls a month. Cancel any time.
Choose your planNot sure yet? Book a free 25-minute call
7-day money-back guarantee: if you're not happy within 7 days of buying, tell me and I'll refund you in full.
I've self-published 230 books, with 50,000+ book sales, 200 million+ ad views and 750+ YouTube videos.
The 1-on-1 program is monthly coaching with me, Chris Baird, for authors at any stage, from beginners to experienced self-publishers.
We start with a strategy session on Zoom, the first of your monthly calls. I show you the whole map for your book, where you are on it, and your next step. While you work through it, you can message me privately on Slack or by email. I reply every weekday, usually within one working day, and we have one, two or three 55-minute Zoom calls a month, whichever plan you choose. From $147/month, cancel any time, with a 7-day money-back guarantee.
Writing the book is only half the work
The other half is formatting, the cover, the description, keywords, pricing and getting the first readers. That half decides whether anyone finds your book.
What you'll have at the end
We work on the parts that decide whether anyone buys your book.
- The whole map for your book, where you are on it and your next step, from our first call.
- A title, subtitle, description and author bio that say clearly who the book is for.
- Keywords and categories picked from what readers in your category search for.
- Your ebook and paperback published, passing KDP's checks, with a printed proof in your hands.
- Prices set by looking at similar books.
- Your first Amazon ads running, checked with me on our calls.
- If your book is already out: the same work done on your live listing.
The three ways to publish, and what each one costs you
A traditional publisher: they do the work, and you keep a small share of the royalties.
A paid publishing service: you pay for the help and often give up a cut of every sale too.
Self-publishing on your own: you keep the most, but you write the description, sort out the cover, choose the keywords and market the book yourself. One wrong setting can ruin a launch.
Why work with me
I'm Chris Baird. My first books were rejected by Amazon for formatting and quality problems, more than once. It took me 1,000+ hours of trial and error to work out the steps that get a book published properly and selling.
Since 2015 I have helped hundreds of authors publish their books, and I have kept publishing my own, 230 so far. In the 1-on-1 program you get that experience applied to your book.
Your first 30 days
- Day 1. Book your first Zoom call, the strategy session, on my calendar right after you sign up. You get a confirmation with the Zoom link, and you can message me on Slack straight away.
- Before the call. Have your book's title ready, plus a link if it's already on Amazon, and your questions.
- Your first call. This is the strategy session, and it is the first of your monthly calls, not an extra one. Most clients have it within a few days of signing up, at a time they pick on my calendar. I show you the whole map for your book, where you are on it, and your next step.
- Weeks 1 to 4. You work through the tasks you're missing with me in private messages on Slack or email. Send a question, a cover draft or a book description, and I reply every weekday, usually within one working day.
- Your monthly calls. One, two or three 55-minute Zoom calls a month, depending on your plan, to go through what you have done, what is left and what comes next. On the 3-call plan you get a written summary of your next steps after every call.
- At day 30. You have had your first call, you know where your book is on the map, what is done and what is left, and you are working on your next step. Cancel any time; if you are not happy within 7 days of buying, tell me and I will refund you in full.
You stop guessing and stop piecing it together from YouTube tutorials.
What's included
The whole map for your book
On our first call I show you every step of self-publishing, where your book is on the map and your next step.
Your title, description and bio
We work on your title, subtitle, description and author bio until they say clearly who the book is for.
Learn the entire process
Formatting, covers, keywords, pricing, ads and launch, in the order that suits your book. The same steps I use and teach other authors.
Private messages on Slack and email
Stuck on a setting in KDP or a choice of cover? Message me privately. I reply every weekday, usually within one working day. Clients send things like a cover draft, a title and subtitle, a book description, keywords, an ad that isn't getting clicks or a KDP error message.
1, 2 or 3 Zoom calls a month
55 minutes each. We go through what you've done, what's left on your map and what comes next. It keeps you on track.
The group Slack too
You also join the group coaching Slack. Ask as many questions as you like there and learn from other authors. I answer every question, usually the same day or the next.
Choose your plan
Not sure yet? Book a free 25-minute call
This is the map we work from
A sample roadmap. On your first call I show you this map for your book and we start on the steps you're missing.
What authors say after working with Chris
it can really help you get clarity and guidance on what direction you're going next
especially to help keep yourself motivated
Have been able to make small changes in order to get big results...
Chris was able to quickly identify the issue with how to get my book selling right away. I think he was able to lower my expenses by thousands of dollars. Before I e-met him I thought that I must produce 100 books (50 000$) and then I will be able to make ~$1000/month. I didn't understand just how important keywords are in the title or description and now have been able to make small changes in order to get big results. Thanks, Chris!
Live session with Chris Baird
I am an author and I have published a couple of tech books on Amazon. Writing book is one thing I love but getting them to rank and sell on Amazon was one of my biggest problem. Then I met Chris. To myself I knew that I wasn't doing something right but figuring it out was a big issue for me. The live session with Chris is a stepping stone for me. It is the best live session I have ever had. Step by step, he helped me figure out those problems and gave me tips on how to make things better. One of the way he assisted me was with my author biography and also getting my books to rank better. He said " the goal is not to get millions of sales but to get reasonable amount of sales. Thanks alot Chris. All I can say to viewers watching Chris contents is to keep on watching. He is really here to assist and not for just the money.
One-hour session review
I had just launched my first book on Amazon Kindle (eBook), and needed some clarity on what strategies to implement to get my first sales. There was suggestions to change the title in order to rank higher and target more popular keywords, so the book could get more exposure. There were also other ideas for the author bio, and ways to improve the book description again for an increased chance of the customer purchasing the book.
So Chris was of immense help in pointing me in the right direction and providing clarity on what to do next - to progress faster. Organise questions beforehand, so you have clarity on what you need to receive further clarity on.
Easily created my first ad campaign in just a few minutes...
Thanks to Chris' information and willingness to share his success, I easily created my first ad campaign in just a few minutes. He promptly responded to my questions with simple answers, quickly understanding my genre and suggesting attention-getting ads for my book.
Cost-effective, highly professional service
I highly recommend Chris Baird, my problem is that I am not computer literate. Chris guided me through every step. His response was quick. Nothing was too much trouble for him. He has excellent knowledge regarding self-publishing. Chris offers a cost-effective, highly professional service. I would recommend Chris's services to anyone who wants to self publish and needs help.
Great tips to get my book page and my ads right...
Chris was able to help me with setting up my AMS campaigns. He provided me with some great tips to get my book page and my ads right and even took the time to look over the actual adverts I was using
Help with self publishing my first book
The questions I had were related to the self publication process as it was my first time publishing a book. The answers to my questions were very relevant and useful and they helped me in understanding and making sense of various aspects of the self publication process. Other author's and writers should watch the content made by you and ask questions as it will help them understand how the books market works and what it would take for them to get properly discovered and sell their books.
Good Self-Publishing Info
Getting more sales for my book. More efficient use of my book marketing time and money. Many to persevere during the ups and downs of a book project. Yes, because it is 'no-hype', straight-talk advice from the heart.
Reduces the learning curve
How to publish a book. Complete newbie. Directed me to the right resources, and acted as a therapist when I’d question of wisdom of my undertaking. It’s short and sweet. He doesn’t go on and on. Also if you want to talk to him about something specific, you can meet on Slack and discuss things. I recommend afternoon calls. I use it with my coffee first thing in the morning, and well, it’s not a good look.
What have I taken from your advice?
How to sell my ebook on platforms like Amazon and other. You gave me advice in points, I could see your point of view on the subject of selling my ebook; you gave me steps I can follow; I can think of your points and then I can agree or not, and then I can do what you said and check the outcome of my actions. You give advice that is easy to understand; you use good language; your explanations are clear
Thanks
The problems I should say. I don’t think I did anything right the first go around. I had it in my mind I was gonna sell a ton of these and I had no sales. So it’s heartbreaking at first. From the keywords to the title of my book it was just all wrong. Even writing the description was not right.
Read more
So many things to say the least. Well having so many issues with just the low content journals I was putting out. I was able to get on YouTube and I happen to stumble upon your videos and I have to say “ They have really helped me with many things”. To wording my Titles. Then adding those Titles to great covers. Then figuring out that I needed to get them in front of the right audience. So then how much the difference can be made through promotional ads, and promoting them myself through different social media platforms that are totally free. I definitely give A BIG THUMBS UP to all your videos, because I learned so many things through all of them. By telling your story, truly does help other authors realize it’s okay to make mistakes, and realize a lot of those mistakes can be easily fixed. It’s definitely worth trying again, to publish another book just to see how much you can take from these videos, apply these techniques and extra tips that’s given and see how it can change things making it profitable. Seeing the many different ways of publishing, advertising, and the different platforms that can be used gives many ideas and possibilities, that it would be a shame to think how many authors would give up after publishing their first book, such an unimaginable loss of what could have been???? For that, Thank You So Much……
Choose your plan
Every plan starts with a first call where I show you the whole map for your book, and includes private messages to me every weekday and the group Slack. The difference is how often we talk on Zoom.
Recommended
2 calls a month
$267/month
You want to move faster: with two calls a month, you wait less time between calls.
Choose 2 calls a month3 calls a month
$397/month
You're close to launch and want the most support: three calls a month.
You also get a written summary of your next steps after every call.
Choose 3 calls a monthNot sure yet? Book a free 25-minute call and we'll talk about your book first.
7-day money-back guarantee: if you're not happy within 7 days of buying, tell me and I'll refund you in full.
The on-track promise: if your book still isn't published by the end of your third month, your fourth month is free. It applies if your manuscript is finished when you start, you check in with me in Slack every weekday, and you do each step I give you.
Questions
$147 a month is a lot for one call.
It isn't one call. You get the whole map for your book on the first call, private messages to me every weekday, the calls, and the group Slack as well. And the parts we work on (title, description, keywords, ads) are the ones that decide whether the book sells.
How does it work after I sign up?
You book your first strategy session on my Zoom calendar, and you can message me on Slack straight away.
Is my book too early, or already out?
Both are fine. The program is for authors at any stage, from beginners to experienced self-publishers. You start at the stage your book is at. If it's half-written, we start with the steps for finishing it. If it's on Amazon and not selling, we start with the title, keywords, description and ads.
Is every answer from you?
Yes. Every answer is from me, in Slack and by email.
I'm not in Norway. What times are the calls?
Calls are on Thursdays and Fridays, 3 to 5 pm Norwegian time. That's 9 to 11 am in New York and 6 to 8 am in Los Angeles. You see the times in your own time zone when you book.
How fast do you reply to messages?
I reply to messages on Slack and email every weekday, usually within one working day.
I'm not technical.
You don't need to be. Daniel Michael Mullane: "my problem is that I am not computer literate. Chris guided me through every step." If Slack itself gives you trouble, email me.
Will I be sold more things?
No hidden fees or upsells. The steps I give you may name tools that cost money, such as a cover designer, formatting software or an ad budget. I'll say which are worth it for your book, and which a first book doesn't need.
How many Zoom calls do I get?
Your plan sets the number of 55-minute Zoom calls: 1 call a month is $147/month, 2 calls a month is $267/month and 3 calls a month is $397/month. The 3-call plan also gets a written summary of your next steps after every call.
Can I sign up for one month only?
Yes. For that month you get your first call and the map for your book, private messages to me every weekday and your Zoom calls, and you can cancel any time. If you're not happy within 7 days of buying, tell me and I'll refund you in full.
Can I cancel?
Yes, it is monthly and you can cancel any time yourself in the Customer Hub, or email [email protected].
Can I get a refund?
Yes. If you're not happy within 7 days of buying, tell me and I'll refund you in full.
What is the on-track promise?
The on-track promise: if your book still isn't published by the end of your third month, your fourth month is free. It applies if your manuscript is finished when you start, you check in with me in Slack every weekday, and you do each step I give you. It is in addition to the 7-day money-back guarantee and doesn't replace it.
What's the difference from group coaching?
Group coaching is $47/month: you get my help in the private Slack group, where I answer every question, usually the same day or the next. The 1-on-1 program starts at $147/month. You get the group Slack too, plus private messages with me on Slack and email and one, two or three 55-minute Zoom calls a month. Compare both
Get the map for your book on our first call
7-day money-back guarantee: if you're not happy within 7 days of buying, tell me and I'll refund you in full.
The on-track promise: if your book still isn't published by the end of your third month, your fourth month is free. It applies if your manuscript is finished when you start, you check in with me in Slack every weekday, and you do each step I give you.
Not sure yet? Book a free 25-minute call