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oladayo042:
Oga boss, it's been a very long time.

If you are very confident that the keywords have no commercial value, please don't buy it. This conclusion is actually easy for me. The fact that over ten thousand people search for the keywords on Google doesn't automatically make it valuable. If the domain is a dot com, ask yourself why it is available till date.

The major reason why end users buy names is to build businesses on it. A 10,000 search volume keyword with no commercial value is not a good buy, in my own opinion. I will provide an example to buttress my position.

DownloadPDFConverter dot com is currently available (01/04/2015 at 9:23 pm) and has been like that since June 2012. This name has 12,100 search volume, $0.23 CPC and the keywords even have some commercial value but no one is interested in taking it till now. Why? Though the keywords have some commercial value, that value is very low. The service that the keywords describe is a low value service that has tons of competition. (Caveat: Though I won't buy this name, I'm not asking anyone to buy it.)

Above all, please remember that this is entirely my opinion, which may be wrong. Please take it with a pinch of salt.

Danyl:
pls house I have been registering on google adsense with my blog for more than 6 times but google has always been saying insufficient content bla bla after 38 blog posts. I had an adsense account through my youtube account n I have been trying to use it for my blog but they respond almost immediately as if they have tagged my site..please has anyone experienced tthis kinda treatment?

Sarahn:
Iytech

Gotta warn you, my opinion has never been pretty.
if you can't take a harsh critique, it is better you don't read ooo...



THE GOOD...


It is a good thing that you were just flexing your design skills.




THE BAD...


It is Kindle Direct Publishing not kindle Publishing. This distinction is VERY important.

Your pen name sucks.
No one(referring to customers of your book such as expert indie publishers as well as the newbies who will know it is a pen name) will take a name such as Dr. Randy Donaldson seriously.

Dude, Randy = rake.
Americans have a corrupt mind, they would be too busy laughing at the pen name to take you seriously.
Use the name if you instead selling something of an e.r.o.t.i.c nature.

If you want to know more about pen names,I have given link on kindle crusher.
Better still, ask mk82 for advice.


subtitle
Huge income is too vague...
How can you say MILLIONS, then contradict yourself by writing HUGE INCOME?
Be specific.
For instance:
Kindle Cash Generator: How I make $1000 a month with KDP.



THE UGLY...

The title is misleading and incorrect.
The last I checked there was only one person who hit the millon dollar mark in KDP and it was John Locke.
But after taxes, and other expenses, it was no longer in millions.
In other words, Millions in KDP ONLY is unheard of.
Else it would be news.

The cover art is too bland. It looks more like a poster
than an ebook cover.
The unprofessional fonts you used mismatch and does not provide a contrast.


Try reducing the pic to a thumbnail size.
What did you see?
Me? I just saw blue.


SUMMARY.
Change the pen name
change the title and subtitle.
Resdeign the cover and make it more sensual.

Harsh? That just the way I roll...

Happy Publishing!

ferhyntorlah:
@twosquare, yeah I agree it isn't a MUST for one to be skilled in graphics but for me, I feel it's better. That way, you get to cut costs when the cover isn't too complex. It's just my opinion, strictly mine. There are times one may need the services of a skilled designer but for that book cover I saw, the designer isn't a pro. Anyways, what do I know?

Bestlyf:
Yes, you can.

mk82:
I know someone who published about 90 books in 6 months and they are all quality books. That is almost 4 books per week.
It is possible if you have the knowledge, practice time, the required writing/editing skills and the correct strategy.
You also need a lot of cash and a good team of freelance writers.

Sarahn:
They have included it.
Just got my bank account added.
Haven't withdrawn yet.
Cos I am too chicken to try...

mk82:
For those of you that have started working on books, ensure your research is properly done. Don't just 'think up' a topic to write a book on. Make sure you research and find a keyword that is selling on Amazon kindle. Even if the niche is popular on Google or clickbank, Amazon is the ultimate test.
Another tip: Avoid niches where all d bestselling books are by celebrity authors.

all4naija:
The fact that the Nigerian PhD holders are bunch of annoying individuals who are concerned about their individualism makes me nauseate each time I see them. The researches he is talking about are not going to end up providing solutions to the problems because he has no modern techniques to do that, like publishing them on the online journals, on peer-to-peer review sites,feature them on famous news channels, etc. I am not impressed by those ludicrous researches in thier acropolises. They have nothing to offer the nation with their PhD certificates. Please...