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 Education › This Is The Number Tip To Increase Your Amazon KDP Book Sales. by Finhy(op): 11:02am On Oct 14, 2022 |
If you are having no or low sales as an Amazon Kindle Direct Publisher. Then read this to the end. If you didn't know, you need to use special phrases or words called KEYWORDS to make your book discoverable on Amazon. Keywords make it easier for readers to find your book. Good and strong Keywords can also be referred to as viable or profitable keywords. Once your keywords are viable, this can directly lead to more book sales. However, before you rush off, you must know that the essence of your keyword research is to provide contextual information on the content of your book. So, whenever you are doing your keywords research, make sure the keywords you are using will accurately portray your book content and reflect the words customers will use when they search (read it again) Ensure you do good keyword research. Use keywords that you will find easy to rank. These keywords must have high search volume both on Amazon and Google with low competition. So when you want to use any keyword, ask yourself if they meet the requirements mentioned above? What Are The Other Rules You Must Adhere To? 1. Think Like a Reader. The first idea when it comes to having a viable keyword is to think like a reader. Ask yourself, how and what would I search for, if I were a customer? For instance, you have a book on how to bake. From the customer's point, what will you search for if you want to buy a book on baking? 2. Always Do Your Search and Verify If a Keyword Is Viable When you come up with your own list of search terms, don't just use them as keywords. Before publishing, search using keywords you are considering using on Amazon. If you get irrelevant or unsatisfying results, make some changes. There are a lot of tools you can use to get keywords, these include, Amazon search bar, Keyword Everywhere Chrome Extension, Keywordtooldotio and a truck load of others including paid tools. 3. These Little Things Can Ruin Your Effort. When typing your Keywords avoid spelling errors, variant of spacing, punctuation, capitalization and pluralization. Don't use words like "bestseller", "best novel ever", "on sale", "available now" etc. Anything misrepresentative like the name of an author not associated with your book. This kind of information can create a confusing customer's experience. KDP has a zero tolerance policy for Metadata that is meant to advertise, promote or mislead. 4. Use The Seven Keywords Backend Space Ensure you use up to seven keywords or short phrases in the seven keyword backend space. Keep an eye on the character limit in the text field. You can change keyword and description as often as you like. However, if your book is available in different formats (physical, audio) keep your keywords and description consistent across formats. My name is Daniel Ibomor, and I teach aspiring entrepreneur how to build a passive Self-Publishing business on Amazon KDP. 1 Like
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| Education › 5 Alarming Things You Must Know About Being A Successful Amazon KDP Author by Finhy(op): 2:11pm On Oct 11, 2022 |
As you start your KDP journey. Stop depending on YouTube videos, blog posts to find profitable niches. If they were that good people wouldn't be giving them away. It's important you learn how to research and find your own keywords, niches and categories. Unfortunately this requires you to do a bit of work yourself. Focus on Publishing in a Particular Niche. One of the common mistakes most publishers make is trying to publish all kinds of books and not focusing on a particular niche. If you're a high content publisher, choose one niche and go all in. It could be health, wealth, parenting and relationship, others. If you're a low or no content publisher, focus on it only. Stop searching for the hot new niches. Just build a good business. Learn to invest your earnings into software, illustrators, courses, ghostwriters etc. This would allow you to grow much quicker. This is the easiest route to expand your business and increase your revenue. Avoid KDP Account Termination If you don't want your KDP account terminated then produce good quality, original books, and stay away from copyright and trademarked items. Don't Keyword stuff your title and subtitle. Don't mislead customers into thinking they're getting something they are not. Learn to be around people with similar goals and aspirations. This will help you level up with your business. Think Long Term I know you want to make quick money but, learn to play the long game. Don't be chasing instant results. This is a business. Learn its rudiments. I wish you all the best.
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| Education › Two Simple But Effective Strategies To Increase Your Book Sales On Amazon KDP. by Finhy(op): 2:02pm On Sep 30, 2022 |
1[b]. Always Use Attractive Cover Design. [/b] This is one of the most important aspects of your book publishing. All books are judged by their covers on Amazon KDP. Your book cover design creates the first impression on your potential readers. Below are some of the ways you can create the wrong impression as an author. ✅ Misspellings ✅ Texts not centered or aligned ✅ Poor design. Your designs should be simple, yet attractive however, avoid anything basic. ✅ Not having a catchy title and subtitle ✅ Low quality images ✅ A turn off for customers is having a low quality cover compared to other books in your nichem 2 Write a Compelling Book Description. Amazon KDP allows a 4000 characters limit when it comes to writing your book description, exhausting this limit doesn't mean your book will sell. Well, to write a description that sells, you can use either of both frameworks. A.I.D.A or P.A.D.S I will be explaining the latter. But, for those who haven't heard of A.I.D.A it's an acronym for. A- Attention I- Interest D- Desire A- Action. While P.A.D.S means P- Problems A- Agitate. D- Discredit S- Solution. ✅ Problem-Address the problem they are facing. ✅ Agitate-Describe the pain in details ✅ Discredit- Address possible solutions they have tried. ✅ SOLUTION- What they stand to gain when they purchase your boom. Then call to action. So, your book that's not selling. Don't you think it's high time you sought it out by checking the cover and book description? I am Daniel Ibomor. Good luck.
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| Education › Re: The Simple Secrets To Making Sales On Amazon KDP? by Finhy(op): 12:24pm On Sep 30, 2022 |
Amazon is an E-commerce giant and KDP is the self publishing section of the brand. It's a platform that allows individuals publish their books and make sales without upfront costs. You get paid when you make sales. You can publish up to three or more different kinds of books, this include, Kindle(eBooks), Paperback, Hardcover and Audible. Amazon handles the sales, marketing, printing and distribution. All you have to do is publish your books, drive traffic to it, and enjoy your royalty. |
| Education › The Simple Secrets To Making Sales On Amazon KDP? by Finhy(op): 12:55pm On Sep 27, 2022 |
The most important part of any creation and marketing phase of your book(s) is doing proper book research. Research helps in figuring out the sales potential of your book. When you fail to carry out a proper market research, you might not get the results you want and you’ll only get frustrated. It doesn’t matter how long it takes, just don't downplay the idea of proper market research when trying to publish books on Amazon. It’ll help you reduce the stress of publishing unwanted books in the market. This is applicable when you are creating low content books, short reads or content books. There are three (3) things you must research on before you Publish your book. ✅ Your Book's Niche/Topic ✅ Profitable or Viable Keywords for Your Book ✅ The Right Categories for Your Book. I would love to talk about everyone of these topics mentioned above because I don't want this post to be too long. I will be discussing how to search for profitable Keywords. Before you publish your books, ask yourself. What keywords would perform best for my book? Doing proper Keywords Research is definitely an aspect that does not need to be neglected. The way you carry out your proper market research, that’s the same way you have to carry out keywords research. This is because keywords are the things that help the potential customers see your books. Having a good quality book and your market not being able to see it, is like winking at someone in the dark. You have what the market wants but when they can't see it, it's of no value to them. In all you do, make sure you do proper keywords research. You might be asking, how do I find viable keywords. Well, this is the goldmine. I know this is one subject I can talk about for over an hour. Lol �� I know a lot of people will advice you to get tools like Helium 10, Publisher Rocket etc. What if, you are just starting out and you need ways to generate profitable Keywords and you have little or no money to invest in paid tools. What should you do? Well, I will recommend a few amazing free tools that I've used. I won't tell you which one works best for me. What are the requirements for a viable keyword? Google Search Volume. Amazon Search Volume (Number of Competitors) The Keyword Conversion Rate (Check the ABSR of the Best Selling books in that particular Keyword. When they have low ABSR it means, the Keyword can convert. Etc. Some tools that can help you with your Keywords Research are listed below: Free tools: DS Amazon Quickview AMZ suggestion expander Keywordtool.io Keywords everywhere Self-Publishing Titans Amazon Search Bar Google Trends Answerthepublic dot com Ubersuggest to determine the number of people searching for that particular topic etc Paid tools: Publisher rocket Helium 10 Book bolt etc As a beginner who is starting for the first time, you don’t need those paid tools to start making money from Amazon. You can make an average of $500-$1000 monthly using free tools so get a course from the right coach and know how these free extensions are used. The paid tools will only make your research work faster but can’t guarantee that you must make sales so don’t waste your money on them as a beginner. ��♂️ What other profitable Keywords Research Strategies do you know. If none. Would you like to know more?
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| Business › How To Write And Publish A Bestseller On Amazon? by Finhy(op): 12:16pm On Sep 22, 2022 |
To the newbie self-publisher on Amazon here is one of the challenges you might encounter and how to solve it. A lot of people often ask, how will I know if my book will sell? Why am I struggling to get ideas for new niches? I will answer both questions above. The golden rule for success when it comes to publishing on Amazon is; 'Don't publish books in niches that are oversaturated or have low demand.' Most people think their book idea is a k!.ller. It's a bang and no way it isn't going to be a bestseller. However, the truth is, you might have something in mind and you think it will be profitable but, the moment you research your idea, it's either over-saturated or it has low demand. So, here's another rule to writing a books that se.ll is. 'Don't sell what you think would sell, you have to sell what's already selling.' When it comes to selling, there are a truckload of niches, you might be confused in choosing the right niche. However, there's a basic rule to get a viable niche. What Makes a Niche Profitable? It should have a high demand and low competition. As at the time of writing this post, the word "entrepreneurship" on Amazon has over 30, 000 search results, that is, if you decide to publish a book on entrepreneurship today, you will be competing with over 30k already existing books. Another example is the word "marriage". It has over 100, 000 search results. You can check the image attached to this post. This is why it's important you learn the idea of finding the right niche. The words entrepreneurship and marriage are too vague if you want to make sales. You simply need to learn how to niche down. I know how much you really want to get this right, when it comes to getting profitable book ideas. Instead of having difficulty in understanding what works and what doesn't. Your search for a profitable niche shouldn't be a waste of time, energy and resources when you end up creating a book without making sales. For you not to go through this, I want to quickly recommend something for you. This will teach you all you need to know when it comes to researching and choosing the right niche and how to get your desired results as soon as possible. The most important thing about this idea is as a beginner, you don't need to invest heavily into getting tools. You can leverage available free tools and you will get profitable book ideas/topics/niches.
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