Guides that Sell for You
Most businesses spend thousands trying to get attention. But they overlook one of the simplest tools that actually boosts sales and wins loyalty: a guide your customers want to read.
A smart, well-structured guide doesn’t just explain. It works like a silent marketer, keeping your company in front of customers, establishing your authority, and gently guiding them to buy, all without pushy ads or hard sells. That’s what I create.
I build custom business guides that help your customers trust you, remember you, and ultimately buy from you. I also craft:
- In-house guides that keep your team efficient and aligned.
- Sellable guides you can offer as standalone products.
But if you want to drive sales and strengthen your brand, the customer-facing guide is where the ROI lives.
What You Get with Custom Business Guides
I’m not just a designer dropping text into a template. With a background in copyediting, teaching, writing, and structuring information for learning, I bring three layers of value to every project:
- Clarity & polish – Every page is clean, sharp, and free from errors that make businesses look sloppy.
- Instructional flow – I know how people learn. Your guide will follow models that help readers not just read but retain and act.
- Design that delivers – Professional layouts, branding integration, and a structure are built in for usability.
In short, your content becomes a business tool—something that improves performance, builds authority, and drives results.
Types of Guides I Create
- Customer-Facing Guides: Branded resources that build trust, boost sales, and position you as the expert your market remembers; in other words, a low-pressure, high-impact marketing tool.
- Internal Business Guides: Streamlined SOPs, onboarding manuals, training toolkits; keeping your team sharp, consistent, and efficient.
- Sellable Guides: Short, non-fiction guides you can offer as paid products.
Proof that Guides Work
Guides drive measurable business growth:
- 131% more likely to buy: Consumers are 131% more likely to purchase from a brand after consuming educational content (Conductor).
- 3x more leads: Branded educational content generates three times as many leads as traditional marketing (Content Marketing Institute).
- 40% faster onboarding: Companies with strong documentation reduce onboarding time by up to 40% (Devlin Peck).
Your guide isn’t just a “nice-to-have.” It’s an ROI engine on paper (or digital file).
How It Works
Every project follows a simple, streamlined process:
- Discovery & materials review – You share your draft content, notes, or existing resources.
- Structure & polish – I organize, edit, and apply proven learning models so it flows.
- Design & branding – Layout, typography, and visuals sharpened to your brand’s look.
- Delivery – You receive a ready-to-use PDF (printable + web-optimized).
Optional add-ons include: custom cover design, tables & infographic elements, fillable fields, and multiple audience versions (internal team vs. customer-facing).
Example: “Your Guide in 5 Steps”
1️⃣ Quick Email Checklist
You answer a few questions so I know your goals, audience, and rough scope.
2️⃣ Consultation Call
We dive into the project, refine your vision, and outline optional add-ons.
3️⃣ Onboarding Questionnaire
You provide content, branding, and notes so everything is ready to start.
4️⃣ Creation & Review
I structure, polish, and design your guide; you get up to 3 revisions.
5️⃣ Delivery & Launch
Final PDF(s) delivered—printable, web-optimized, and ready to use or distribute.
Packages & Pricing
1. Essentials – Up to 20 pages
$1,200 – $2,000
- Copyediting & organization of your provided material
- Instructional flow for clarity and learning retention
- Branded PDF design (printable + web-optimized)
- Includes 3 revisions
Best for: businesses with solid draft material that just need it polished and professional.
2. Enhanced – Up to 40 pages
$2,500 – $4,000
- Everything in Essentials, plus:
- Content shaping (turning rough drafts, bullet points, or slides into flowing copy)
- Basic visual enhancements (icons, simple charts, styled callouts)
- Option to adapt content for internal + customer-facing versions
- Includes 3 revisions
Best for: sales teams or business owners who want a customer-facing guide that sells while doubling as an internal asset.
3. Premium – Up to 75 pages
$5,000 – $8,000
- Everything in Enhanced, plus:
- Premium cover design (up to 5 design choices to choose from)
- Advanced visuals or infographic elements (up to 5 additional elements)
- Optional add-on: fillable PDF fields
- Optional add-on: Multi-version delivery (internal, customer-facing, sellable format)
- White-label delivery (your brand only, if requested)
- Includes 3 revisions
Best for: businesses investing in a polished, revenue-driving asset to distribute widely, sell directly, or use as an authoritative customer resource.
Add-Ons (Available at Any Tier)
- Extra revisions: $150–$250 each
- Extra pages beyond tier limits: $75–$125 per page
- Image/graphic assistance: $250–$500+
- Accessibility-ready formatting: $800+
- Fillable fields: optional, $300–$600+
- Multiple audience versions: $300–$1,200+
Consultation
All projects begin with a personalized Zoom or phone consultation ($250–$400). Book the project, and the fee counts toward your total. Decide not to proceed? It covers my time and expertise. No strings, just clarity. This session ensures your guide hits your goals and leaves a lasting impression.
- Tailored insights and direction, even if you don’t proceed
- Helps define scope, tiers, add-ons, and deliverables upfront
- Ensures your guide is built to drive sales and lasting customer trust, make your in-house SOPs run more efficiently, or sell it as your product.
“The right guide doesn’t just inform. It sells.“
Turn your knowledge into the reason customers choose you, and not the competition.
Email me to get the Quick Email Checklist. It’s the first step toward a guide that sells. After that, we’ll book your consultation and map out your project.
References:
131% more likely to buy (link to source)
40% faster onboarding (link to source)
60% lower onboarding costs (link to source)
