The 30-Day Book Awards Challenge: Is It Possible to Win?

About this video

Dale reports his 30-day Book Award Pro challenge, disclosing he is an affiliate via dalelinks.com/bookawardpro. After interviewing founder Hannah Jacobson in early September, he took the Pro plan on September 10 and added the largest Fast Track Boost. He describes Book Award Pro as an awards curation platform with an algorithm that matches books to awards. The plans he lists are Essentials at about $9 per month (DIY), Plus at about $59 per month (adds the algorithm and nominations kit), and Pro at about $189 per month (done-for-you, including one award entry per month). The Fast Track Boost cost $999 for five additional entries, roughly $200 per entry. His total investment was about $1,188, of which about $471 was entry fees, leaving about $717 for the service. Of six entries in 30 days, he says he won three awards in the period and two more afterwards, with two more pending. He shared wins via Amazon Author Central and social media, and says Book Award Pro also promoted the wins for free. He reports the ebook averaged about 16,000 in Amazon Best Sellers Rank and the print book about 200,000, and judges the spend worth it for third-party credibility.

Key takeaways

• Dale discloses he is a Book Award Pro affiliate and says his total 30-day investment was about $1,188
• He breaks that down as about $471 in entry fees and about $717 paid for Book Award Pro’s curation, nomination kits, and reporting
• Plan prices he cites are Essentials about $9/month, Plus about $59/month, and Pro about $189/month, plus a $999 Fast Track Boost for five entries
• He claims he won three of six entries in 30 days and two more afterwards, with two additional awards still pending
• He says he promoted the wins through Amazon Author Central’s editorial section and social media, and values the permanent ‘award-winning author’ status

Episode details: published December 17, 2020 · 12:47 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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