QUESTIONS I'd ask, and figure you might too:

Nope. Here's why. I'm going to show you every step you need to take to make your podcast or audiobook a reality. I even have a visual SOP you can hand over to your VA if you decide you don't want to do it yourself. So, I don't offer refunds because this is the sort of black-and-white how-to info that you could take and run with... and because I know what's in here works. What I teach is exactly what I did to create an audiobook for Audible, and it's what I continue to do to have a top global podcast with weekly episodes.

Bottom line... the only way this doesn't work is if you don't or won't.

Btw, there's one other reason I won't give you your money back once you've signed up. Because as this becomes more real and you get closer to hitting publish, your ego is going to pop up to say hello. It's going to throw a bunch of shit at you and tell you stop. You're less likely to do that if you've got some cash on the line.

I'm leaving that to a vote by the founding members. Definitely before lunch (Pacific / Mountain time) and probably Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. We'll see what works best for the OGs.

To begin with, I'll do audiobook and podcast office hours together because there is so much crossover, but I expect I'll separate them later as the course grows.

Ask away via the contact form, and I'll get back to you promptly!

I offer a la carte 1:1 help on a paid hourly basis once you're inside if you're really stuck and we can't resolve it in office hours.

I won't sugarcoat it. That will make things go slower, but all the tools I recommend and use are intuitive and don't require code or professional editing knowledge.

You have to decide. Are you fighting more for your perceived limitations, or for possibilities?

A friend of mine posed this question and I thought it was so good, I'm sharing the answer here.

If you pay $6,000 like an author I know was quoted, that includes editing, production, and publishing only. That does not account for the time you'd spend narrating it.

To give you an idea, my book is 80,000 words and the finished audio is 7 hours and 15 minutes long. I'd estimate it took about 9 hours to record (which was edited down to remove mistakes), 5 hours figuring out Audible and meeting it's strict criteria, and 10 hours doing editing and production.

Unless your hourly rate is higher than $500-750, you're better off going the DIY route like I did.

Another way you can think about it is the potential return on investment (ROI) through royalties. I'm doing exclusive distribution through Audible, which is 60% royalties. Non-exclusive is 40%. Let's say you charge $10. You'll make about $6 per book. Based on the $6k quote or the hourly rates above, you'd need to sell 362 - 1,000 audiobooks to break even. Considering 90% of authors never sell more than 200 books, total, that ROI feels like a stretch at worst and delayed break-even at best. 

The decision to DIY or hire out really comes down to the season of business you're in and whether you're better served by scrappiness or freed up time.

Remember, inside the course, you're getting a visual SOP on how to do this, so you can always record the narration and have a VA do the rest.

(PS: As an Audible Creator, you have access to a juicy affiliate program which could make an audiobook more lucrative. Read more here.)