Find the longer video version joining a hybrid publishing co-op here. In it we present the case more fully for author co-ops with the benefits. This version cleaned up well! It features many of our authors’ fortes in the beginning, 2015-2017.
Here’s the caveat. Make sure that you only build your reputation with others you respect.
If you are working with people you trust who are talented and working hard for opportunities to serve, use their writing talents for success, and are not too selfish to share tips, this is the model for hybrid publishing and marketing success!