Thank you for your interest, but the Weekend Warriors Workshop Team is now full. Stay tuned for updates once the finished courses are released (mid-to-late May)

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For the last week, we’ve been brainstorming the best way to create fun, flexible book marketing workshops for our author friends.

If you remember, we first started thinking about creating the workshops because of the overwhelming response to the Weekend Book Marketing Makeover; you loved the concise, no-nonsense advice and fun, friendly way we approached the sticky subject of self-promotion.

Ever since the book’s release, we’ve received tons of requests for more. So many authors struggle to fit marketing into their lives, and the “weekend” concept, where we break down a self-promotion topic in just a couple of days, really hit a nerve.

“Your wonderful, friendly attitude and style really helps make something daunting literally dissolve into something perfectly achievable.” – Zac Thraves

“…concise but full of helpful and uplifting marketing advice. Thank you Duolit!” – Andrea Lewis

“You girls have a great way of presenting all this — easy to follow and right to the point.” -Suzanne Semsch

We were SO excited to hear the positive feedback, but it was also very clear that the book didn’t quite go far enough.

We get it: you want walkthroughs, specifics and personal help. We’re happy to do it, and teach what we know.

…But this isn’t the sort of thing that we can teach in a book or in a series of blog posts – there’s just more to cover, and more to explain.

Which is why we think the only way it can work is to create an interactive learning experience…

We need to build a series of workshops.

Where We’re at with the Weekend Book Marketing Workshops

We’ve been helping authors market their work for a long time, with great results, but this is going to be our first time creating any kind of interactive book marketing workshop.

We’re both excited and eager to do it, but we want to make absolutely sure that our author friends want to take these workshops and that they will be ginormously AMAZING once they’re created!

And we’re pretty sure that the way these types of courses usually get created…that isn’t going to happen.

Here’s how workshops usually get built:

Someone has an idea for a great workshop, usually because of a huge need/interest in their community. (We definitely have this)
The workshop creator spends months (or years) creating the course, usually in isolation from the folks who will be taking it. (Blergg, not so cool)
The creator launches the course, which reflects what she thought the community wanted back when she started building the workshop months (or years!) earlier. (Wait…err…that doesn’t sound promising at all!)

Maybe it’s just us, but this process really doesn’t sound like a recipe for success!

Which is why we’ve decided to do things a little bit differently:

WE want YOU to help us create these workshops!

Instead of disappearing for a few months to build the workshops in seclusion, we want to create the courses in collaboration with our author friends, the folks who need them the most.

We want to build each workshop with you in mind, then share them with you – every section and lesson — as soon as we’re done creating it.

That way…

You’ll be able to apply the ideas right away, and report back about what you’ve done and how it worked.
You’ll be able to tell us what you like and what you don’t, so that we can make the workshops better than they ever could be if we were building them alone.

Plus, if you decide to participate, you’ll get all kinds of perks…

Special Perks for the Weekend Warriors Workshop Team!

We’re going to need your help to make these workshops awesome, so we’re enlisting our A-team of authors to help us out! Since these are our weekend book marketing workshops, we need some real Weekend Warriors to make them rock!

If you decide to be a part of the Weekend Warriors Workshop Team, you’ll earn all kinds of cool perks, like:

Exclusive access to EVERY workshop before anybody else (including the first three: Plan Your Own Blog Tour, Facebook Facelift and Mailing List Magic)
A direct line to Shannon and Toni, and the ability to influence the development of ALL of the workshops
1-on-1 book marketing advice and coaching (We usually charge $75 for 45-minutes)
Acknowledgement, mention, and exposure in the workshops when they’re released

Eventually, each workshop will cost at LEAST $74 — still a great value for what you’ll gain from every course.

But, if you jump in the trenches with us now as a Weekend Warrior…

…you will have LIFETIME access to EVERY workshop (plus the rest of the above perks) for just $74.

Note: This will be the ONLY way to access the workshops until they’re officially, individually released (at that much higher price).

So… does this sound interesting to you?

How to Become a Weekend Warrior

(…and some kinda bad news)

Here’s the catch — even though we have over 1,000 awesome indies receiving this message, there are only 25 spots available for this one-time Weekend Warriors offer.

So if you know you’re this:

A dedicated indie author committed to your writing career for the long haul
A D-I-Y indie author interested in finding the most effective ways to market your book
A driven indie author inspired to take your career to the next level

And you know you want this:

Lifetime access to the EVERY Duolit Weekend Workshop, including the first THREE (Plan Your Own Blog Tour, Facebook Facelift and Mailing List Magic)
A behind-the-scenes role in creating something special for you and your fellow indies
1-on-1 book marketing advice and coaching from your favorite Duolit pals

Then you’re ready to click this big honkin’ button:

Weekend Workshops Q&A

How will these workshops err…work?

Each workshop will revolve around a central, results-driven topic (revamping your Facebook page, planning a blog tour, growing your mailing list).
Each course will contain six clear, concise lessons that will each take you around an hour to complete (depending on how speedy you are). You’ll be able to start and stop the lessons at your leisure, so you can knock the whole course out in two days or two weeks — it’s up to you.
The lessons will be a mix of text, audio, video, examples and exercises. We’ll do our best to accommodate every learning style!
All of the goodies (videos, slideshows, notes, exercises, and bonuses) will be available online, ready for you to take on at your own pace.
We’ll be here, only an email away, to answer any questions that pop up and give you one-on-one advice, specific to your book and audience. We’re also considering a live chat/conference call for folks who prefer talking things out.

What exactly will I learn in each of the initial workshops?

Keep in mind, this is just a broad outline of some of the bigger topics we’ll cover — the workshops themselves will be way more in-depth!

Plan Your Own Blog Tour

Why planning your own blog tour is WAY more effective than paying someone else to do it for you
Exactly how to choose the BEST tour stops and make sure those stops turn into new readers (and fans)
The best strategies for tour timing, planning and organization (so you don’t go nuts during the process!)

Facebook Facelift

The ins and outs of creating a page your fans will love (including those pesky technical deets)
How to attract new fans to your Facebook page (and make sure they click that ‘Like’ button)
What (and when) to post so your fans actually see your updates (and rush to interact with you!)

Mailing List Magic

Why your mailing list is the absolute BEST tool for interacting with your readers
How to encourage readers to sign up (and what in the world to send out)
Time-saving tips and tricks to keep your updates consistent and FUN

When can I begin taking the workshops?

Well, first we need to assemble our Weekend Warriors A-Team! Once we get it filled, we plan to have the first lesson of each of the courses up and ready for your feedback by March 13th. Our goal is to have the courses completely finished by March 27th (ahhhhh crazy timeline!). Of course, that depends on how much you want us to refine/change 😉

Will being a part of the Weekend Warriors Workshop Team take a bunch of extra time on top of participating in the workshops?

No way — remember, our whole goal here is to be flexible and work around your schedule!

You’ll have as much (or as little) influence in the creation of these workshops as fits into your life — participate in the creation of one of the workshops or all three. Either way, you’ll have complete, lifetime access to ALL of the workshops, so there’s nothing to lose!

And, if the kids get sick, the car goes kablooey and life smacks you in the face, no worries. The workshops will be ready and waiting for you when things settle down!

Can I purchase the workshops individually?

Yes…eventually. But, at this time, we’re only looking for indies to fill our Weekend Warriors Workshop Team. In other words, this is the ONLY way to access them right now. Remember, though, since you’re getting ALL of the workshops for the price of one, there’s nothing to lose!

Ready to get started?

100% Money-back Guarantee

Shannon and I put our all into creating these tools for you, and we care about your happiness and success. Therefore, if you’re unhappy with the workshops for any reason, just send us an email telling us why within 72 hours after the first lesson is posted (so, since the first lessons should be posted by March 13th, let us know by March 16th) and we’ll refund every bit of your money. No harm, no foul!