BEFORE
Establish the starting point.
Your book’s current Listopia presence is documented.
A baseline to compare againstTHE AUTHOR PROOF CENTER
OPEN THE FILE. FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE.Don’t Take Our Word for It.See Exactly How Your Book Would Be Marketed.
You’ve probably received enough book-marketing pitches already. So instead of giving you another promise, we’ll show you the process, the deliverables, and how the work can be verified before you decide.
No obligation. No guaranteed bestseller claims. No purchased reviews.
HOIGNIS / AUTHOR FILEPREVIEW EDITION
Clear scope. Visible work. Your decision.
A DIFFERENT STARTING POINT
Already been contacted by too many book marketers?
01 / START WITH YOUR QUESTION
What Would You Like
to Verify First?
Choose a concern. Inspect the work, the boundaries, and the evidence behind it.
YOUR DUE DILIGENCE STARTS HERE ↙02 / SEE THE WORK BEFORE YOU TRUST THE PROMISE
Every Service Should
Leave Evidence.
WORK COMPLETED
Research with a reason.
Relevant reader-created lists are researched based on genre, themes, setting, audience, and eligibility. Permitted additions are documented.
Book-specific. Scope-led.PROOF DELIVERED
Inspect the record.
“Nothing hidden behind ‘trust me.’ You receive a record of the work.”
CLEAR BOUNDARIES / BEFORE WE BEGIN
A transparent way to work.
What We Do
- Research relevant discovery opportunities
- Identify suitable Goodreads lists
- Conduct book-specific keyword research
- Research Amazon categories
- Document completed work
- Provide verification links/screenshots where applicable
- Focus outreach on relevant reader interests
- Build campaigns around the book rather than generic promotion
What We Don’t Do
- Sell positive reviews
- Dictate review language
- Promise bestseller status
- Guarantee a specific sales number
- Hide the work behind vague reports
- Use fake testimonials
- Ask authors to blindly trust campaign claims
If a proposal ever leaves these boundaries unclear, ask us to put the method in writing.
03 / YOUR DELIVERY FOLDER
See the Deliverables
Before You Become a Client.
Open the files. See the structure. Your agreed scope determines which reports you receive.
AUTHOR WORKSPACE / DELIVERABLESSAMPLE REPORTS — DEMONSTRATION ONLY
SAMPLE REPORT — DEMONSTRATION ONLY. No client data, campaign results, or completed research is represented here.
04 / YOUR BOOK, NOT A GENERIC CAMPAIGN
See What We’d Research
for Your Book.
A little context changes everything. Prepare a brief for a free manual review by Hoignis.
THE AUDIOBOOK PATH
A reader is a beginning.
A listener is the goal.
When audiobook sales are your priority, Goodreads and Amazon visibility are discovery channels. The next step is a clear route to the audiobook, followed by measurement.
- 01Reader discovery
- 02Book interest
- 03Audiobook page
- 04Listener
- 05Measurable result
CAMPAIGN MEASUREMENTEXPLORE EACH CONNECTION
Campaign
Define the audience, objective, reporting period, and a baseline before launch.
Not every retailer provides perfect sale-level attribution. Where direct attribution is unavailable, campaign traffic, baseline sales, and retailer reporting are compared to evaluate performance.
05 / YOU STAY IN CONTROL
Done-for-you where possible.
Author-controlled where necessary.
You hired us to reduce your workload, not create another marketing job for you.
After you decide to work with us.
- 01
Confirm the scope
Before payment, agree on services, deliverables, timing, and access needs in writing.
- 02
Share the starting point
After payment, provide your book links and any agreed materials or reporting exports.
- 03
Review and approve
Hoignis researches and prepares the work. You approve proposed account changes.
- 04
Implement and verify
Authorized work is completed, pending items are identified, and you receive the final record.
| THE WORK | HOIGNIS | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|
| Book research | Responsible | — |
| Audience research | Responsible | — |
| Goodreads research | Responsible | — |
| Keyword research | Responsible | — |
| Category research | Responsible | — |
| Documentation | Responsible | — |
| Recommendations | Responsible | — |
| Approval | — | Responsible |
| KDP account authorization | — | Responsible |
| ImplementationCollaborative | Responsible | Responsible |
| Final verification report | Responsible | — |
Your passwords and payment details stay private. Any access needs are agreed before implementation.
A LOW-RISK FIRST STEP
Before You Hire Us,
Let Us Show You What We See.
Send us your book. We’ll identify potential discovery, positioning, and visibility opportunities so you can evaluate our thinking before deciding whether to work with us.
A manual review. A considered response.
No instant scores. No fabricated findings. A person reviews your book.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER, ON YOUR TERMS
You Don’t Need Another Marketing Promise.
You need to know what will be done, why it matters, and how you’ll verify it.
Free initial analysis. No obligation.