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The easiest way to build your author platform
Connect with your readers, grow your following, and earn a living from your writing—even if you’re allergic to marketing.
Whether you’re a debut author hunting your first book contract or partial to self-publishing, marketing and branding are just as important for growing your readership as the writing itself. Reach new readers, build a direct relationship with your devotees, and start selling your ebooks in just a few clicks with the only marketing platform built by writers, for writers.
Build your writing empire
Over 749,000 subscribers wake up every morning with a daily dose of Stoicism from Ryan Holiday in their inboxes. ConvertKit has helped Ryan bring his newsletter and books to millions of people—all without having to create a complicated email marketing machine.
Read case study“It’s just mind blowing to me. I’ll get emails from billionaires, Fortune 500 CEOs, professional and college athletes and coaches, bestselling authors, publishers and entrepreneurs… ConvertKit is more central to me than any publication.”
Ryan Holiday, author and founder of Daily Stoic
Grow your readership
Cross-promote with recommendations
Work with authors you admire and recommend each other’s newsletter to grow together faster. It’s an easy way to increase discoverability and reach new audiences.
Give away freebies
The best way to create buzz around your writing? Sharing free goodies. Our automated opt-in forms and incentive emails let you offer free chapters and other bonus content so you can entice readers to join your list.
Turn casual readers into true fans
Build your newsletter list
Whether you want to send a regular newsletter or share snippets of your writing process in your emails, our visual email editor makes it easy to connect and interact directly with your readers right in their inbox.
Reach the right readers at the right time
Introducing a new romance title? Let your romance readers know first. Tags and segments let you target readers based on where they subscribed to your email list, where they are in the world, what they’ve bought, and much more so you’re always top of mind.
Get paid for your craft
Sell directly to your readers
Stop ceding control to big platforms, and start standing out from the crowd. With a few clicks, ConvertKit Commerce lets you upload a PDF, Mobi, or any other ebook format, and deliver it to your buyers’ inbox automatically. Sell and fulfill digital orders all in one place.
Earn more money from your writing
Transform your podcast into a profitable business. Showcase sponsorship options on your landing page, send automated pitch emails to sponsorship leads and sell sponsorship slots using ConvertKit Commerce.
Grow your audience faster
With the Creator Network you can recommend and be recommended by other authors in just a few clicks. Grow your lists faster, together.
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4X NYT bestselling author, speaker and entrepreneur writing about all things culture, business and leadership.
Ed Latimore
Former pro-boxer and alcoholic, current writer and aspiring chess master, raised in the projects and earned a physics degree. I teach what I've learned from the hood, the ring, and everything in between.
Jane Friedman
About 30,000 people receive my newsletter. I send it every two weeks. Subscribe and get a free list of my favorite digital tools.
Isa Adney
Subscribe to the Keep Going Club newsletter to get inspiring profiles and films about the ups and downs of the creative life, as well as updates about my next book, The Little Book of Big Dreams, coming Nov 7, 2023 to a bookstore near you!
Nick Wignall
Hi, I'm Nick Wignall 👋 I'm a psychologist, writer, and creator of The Friendly Mind, a weekly newsletter where I share practical advice for emotional health and wellbeing.
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The only marketing platform built for authors
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