The ACC Author Business Setup Intensive is not a list of features you unlock. It is a set of six connected systems we configure, test, and walk you through, so the backend of your author business runs the way it should have all along.
Done-for-you setup in 2 to 4 weeks. Guided handoff. 30 days of stabilization.
Every author platform advertises the same features: a CRM, email, pages, automations. The problem was never access to the features. It was the weeks of configuration, connection, and testing standing between you and a system that actually runs. That is the part we do. Below is exactly what gets installed, and what is live when we hand it off.
Install 01
"My readers are somewhere. I just couldn't tell you where, or which ones actually buy."
Your reader list is the most valuable asset in your author business, and for most established authors it lives across an old email tool, a giveaway export, an ARC spreadsheet, and a store account that never talk to each other. We bring it into one organized reader database.
We import and clean your list, build a tag and segment structure that matches your series and genres, and set up clear reader journeys from new subscriber to superfan, so you always know who you are talking to and what to say next.
Install 01 / Reader List & CRM
Live at handoff
Install 02
"I send emails, but I have no idea if they're actually landing."
A reader list only matters if your emails reach the inbox. We set up your sending domain and authentication properly so your campaigns and sequences send from a trusted, organized foundation instead of a default address that quietly lands in spam.
Then we build the email infrastructure your business runs on: branded templates, your reader magnet delivery, a welcome sequence, and the campaign structure for launches and newsletters, all connected to the reader database so segmentation actually works.
Install 02 / Email & Deliverability
Live at handoff
Install 03
"Every launch feels like I'm starting over from scratch."
You have launched before, which means you already know the pattern: the pre-order push, the launch-day emails, the follow-up, the review ask, the next-in-series nudge. What you do not have is a system that remembers the pattern for you.
We install repeatable launch infrastructure: a launch pipeline to track readers through every stage, and the sequences that handle announcements, follow-up, and review requests. Load the next book's details, and the machinery is already there.
Install 03 / Launch Infrastructure
Live at handoff
Install 04
"Who got the book? Who promised a review? Who actually posted one?"
Managing an ARC team by spreadsheet is one of the most time-consuming, least visible jobs in an author business. We turn it into a tracked process: interest, acceptance, delivery, reminders, review links, and follow-up, all inside the same system as your reader list.
Readers who follow through get recognized. Readers who go quiet get a reminder without you chasing them. And you can see the whole picture for every title at a glance.
Install 04 / ARC & Review Workflows
Live at handoff
Install 05
"My opt-in page is on one tool, my store is on another, and neither one talks to my email list."
Reader magnets, opt-in pages, and direct sales links are how readers enter your world and how you keep more of every sale. When they live on separate platforms, every new reader and every buyer has to be reconciled by hand, or not at all.
We wire opt-ins, reader magnet delivery, template pages, and your direct sales connections into one connected system, so a new subscriber or a direct buyer lands in the right segment and the right follow-up automatically.
Install 05 / Funnels, Pages & Direct Sales
Live at handoff
Install 06
"I honestly don't know what's working. I just know I'm busy."
When your reader list, email, launches, ARC team, and sales are finally in one place, something new becomes possible: you can see them. We build a custom dashboard that shows what matters in your author business without you exporting a single spreadsheet.
List growth, email engagement, launch pipeline movement, ARC follow-through, and direct sales activity, in one view you and your assistant can check in minutes instead of reconstructing over a weekend.
Install 06 / Dashboard & Visibility
Live at handoff
Every Setup Intensive includes the same process, from kickoff to a stable, working command center.
We start with a kickoff call and a structured intake so we understand your books, readers, tools, and goals before anything gets built.
Every form, sequence, pipeline, and connection is tested end to end before you ever see it. You receive a working system, not a to-do list.
We walk you, and your assistant if you have one, through the system on a live handoff call so you know exactly how to use what was built.
Welcome, launch, and ARC sequences come with starting-point copy in place. Refine them in your voice instead of staring at a blank email.
After handoff, we handle reasonable fixes, workflow corrections, and cleanup for 30 days so the system settles in smoothly.
Your $297/month ACC subscription keeps the platform, your systems, and your access running, with support available for questions as they come up.
Four clear stages from kickoff to a stable, working command center. No guesswork, no half-built accounts.
A premium engagement should be clear about its edges. Here is where the build begins and ends.
Running something more complex? We offer custom implementation for larger author operations. Book a scoping call and we'll map it out together.
Enroll in the Setup Intensive, or book a call first if you'd like to talk through your setup before you decide.
$1,500 setup (or 2 payments of $850) + $297/month ACC subscription. Transparent pricing, no sticker shock later.