Which reason for low or no sales do you think applies to your current low-content publishing process, and how do you plan on addressing it in order to get those sales rolling in?
I have over 500 listed and only sold 12. I'm thinking I messed up with the keywords in the beginning. I was only using single keywords. My plan is to go back and fix a few of them each week all while continuing to publish new books.
@@MsHill79 As a newbie, that's what I've been doing. Reassessing my use of key words. There is sure a whole lot more to learn in this business than I ever thought. Fortunately, I'm having fun!! Good luck!
I'm doing ok, but could be doing waaay better. Some of the steps you've mentioned I am doing but I need to apply myself more. I just started a emailing list last month, though. I have nearly one hundred subscribers. Although I mentioned how I am doing some of the things you talked about, this video gave me order.
I just found your channel and your "Three Steps" instructions. They are excellent! I found information that I hadn't seen before. I just sent my first book to Amazon, a planner-organizer with extra lined pages, contact list, important dates, and weekly and monthly calendars, gathering information from various UA-camrs and their videos. Not to mention hours of trial and error learning Canva. But I did it and I'm glad! 😂 Again, thank you for the instructions. I wish I had found them several weeks ago when I started this journey. Best wishes from Colorado 😊
Thank you so much! Ironically I am literally in the middle of making my book, and your page played after watching another page...well Listening to another page and yours popped up. It came right on time "divine intervention" it gave me so much insight and encouragement and something I wouldn't have known or thought of if I didn't come across your page. You just gained another follower. Blessings, and thank you for sharing grace for the rookies like myself lol💕🙏🏽
Rachel, Thank you for your clear, organized, detailed, fluff free rich video. Aren't you selling the beast before cashing in? I know you sell courses, it's kind of hard to see what else you would have to offer after watching your very informative videos. Also, thank you for answering many questions in the comments and at times in depth. Quite a few post videos and never bother replying to questions. We learn from those replies because often, we have the same questions. Also, thanks for your great Free Guide.
Hey, was searching and learning about amazon Kdp and came across your channel. It is quite informative and helpful. I have a query. Kindly do make a video for people who are unable to get the formatting right in the kdp previewer.. I make e books on canva and it downloads in pdf form and now kdp doesnot support pdf files so the formatting is always out... kindle create is also not helping to sort the low content books formatting..I don't know where I am going wrong. Kindly do make a video on this issue,if more people are facing it.
Thank you! I have over 100 and they are cute! Recipe, dream journals, drawing and sketch pads and nothing!!! I have read that I need to have a website or place where I can keep all of them in one place. What do you think?
Thanks for this video. I think low content publishing is just as demanding as writing a fiction book, if you are making books from scratch and trying to put out quality low content books. I am planning to quit low content in December, it's been nearly one year and I've made a few odd sales. I cannot even cover 1 month's rent with the money I have made. I make journals from scratch and I have sold 1 copy in the USA and all my other sales are in the UK and other parts of Europe. I was so excited about publishing my first book a year ago. Now I am exhausted and frustrated.
Hi Mica. LC publishing is definitely more work than most people anticipate, and success can depend on the skillsets a person already has in place when starting, as well as how much time and effort a person is willing to spend to fill in the gaps in their skillsets. If you've made some sales then there's no reason you can't learn how to amplify those sales. But you definitely need to feel in your gut that continuing to pursue LC publishing is the right thing for you to do. Whatever your decision is I wish you all the best in your endeavours.
Mica L, Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. There are no guarantees, there are plenty of dead-ends and rabbit holes, and your patience and belief in yourself will be tested. I'm a newbie and still in the learning curve, but my last small business took SEVEN years to build up to a sustaining income. What I have been able to glean from researching KDP is that it is an evolving, "organic" process. In other words, your external success will be the result of internal factors such as persistence, discipline, mindset, and the ability to adapt and make changes when things are not working. If KDP is not for you, and as Paddy at Stackin' Profits says, You cannot see yourself doing KDP long-term, then cut your losses but celebrate the "détour" and all the new things you learned. Good luck to you.
I feel your struggle. It’s one thing when you see consistent progress but when a year passes with little to no sales you feel the need to try something else perhaps less time consuming that might have a bigger market.
I love watching your videos. Very helpful. I think I was lulled into a false sense of success when I began. I sold over 40 LC books my first month (Feb 2020). Then covid hit and my sales plummeted to around 5 books sold the next month. (Many were travel themed!) I kept uploading in new niches and then began publishing in a niche that is the same as my main business that I run. My books are selling, but only about 2-10 per day. And, yes, it is the 80/20 rule. I sell the same 10-15 books that generate most of my sales. I am unsure how to ramp up more sales. I have done all the things you indicated in your video. Perhaps I need to change keywords? Anyway, thanks for the tips. Great video as always!
Thanks for your comment! The two main areas that most people need help with are keyword research and design. You could definitely try switching up your keywords and categories to see if that helps. I'd also get another set of eyes on your designs for some feedback in that area. I would say that this is where people really tend to struggle the most if they have no background in art or design. Keep me posted!
@@RachelHarrisonSund agreed. I am a graphic designer with over 20 years experience. I actually even have a current client for whom I am designing book covers for their fiction series. So I think it’s my keywords. I will keep tweaking. Fingers crossed.
You are one of my favorite YT on this field...(p.s but, have you seen they terminated Jame summer accounts? Why?) Thanks Rachel!!! for your great contents
Jade Summer has copyright issues, the team has been 'stealing/ripping off' from other artists. Reports were made but Amazon did nothing. I believe they offended some of the big names or they cost Amazon money by what they did and Amazon did something finally. Amazon rarely bans people without a good valid reason.
Jade's case is similar to James Alexander case. If you do shady things with Amazon and get caught, it's good bye to your account. Although I am sure they'll find a way to come back into Amazon.
The only sales I’ve gotten since I started in May 2022 are people we told about or from author copies. I now have 6 journals with Bible verses, one in Spanish.
Thank you for your four-step plan. I am on my first Low Content Book I do have a way to go. It sounds like at least 1-2 year deal to establish anything in sales, maybe longer.
Thank you for this and all your videos which highlight the reality of the KDP self publishing journey. I have learned a great deal from your informative UA-cam channel.
Hi, thanks for stopping by! First, create a downloadable freebie that's relevant to your niche. Then add a URL that leads to your freebie inside your book. When the person visits the URL they will exchange their address for the free download and your email list will have a new subscriber. Hope that helps!
Thanks. I've got,quite a,few books published on KDP. I've sold mostly locally here at home through author books. Very few via KDP. They are Christian Spiritual books covering various topics. They are selling in Christian books shops here at home and individually. My promotion is via FB and Utube. God bless.
thank you Rachel Harrison-Sund for your video and I love your content and keep going i have a question about amazon account termination if amazon terminate your account is that means you can't ever open a second one to start from scratch and thankyou
I've written and published 9 books this year alone, with a 10th and 11th in the works. All together I have a total of 17 books on Amazon so far with an 18th and 19th in the works. One of my titles is a 9-book series called " P.U.S.H N PLAY FOR LIFE." I write and publish just for the fun of it. Besides, I learned that if you want to hide something from a fool to put it in a book. Lol😂It's not really about the money. Although, I've sold very few, and that's a start. I'm just blessed and grateful to God for allowing me the opportunity at an amazing accomplishment. Nothing beats a failure but a try😇
@@abdulrahman-he2dk I'm actually a ma'am. That's my profile picture of Jesus Christ. You just create an Amazon account, and sign into Amazon Publishing Services with your email, and it should say Book Shelf, Reports, Community, and Marketing. Look below that, you will see Add New Title. Try it and let me know if you need help😇
9 books? Are you kidding me? I'll tell you what. Why don't you write just one book. One. Not two, not three. Focus just on one single book. Make sure that it's good, that it's memorable and that it's worth buying. I don't think those 9 books are good at all.
@@StudioSerious1 How would you know if they're good if you never even read them? That's like saying you don't like a certain type of food, if you never even tried it. I'm up to 21 ebooks. They're all script novels. How many books have you written and published? Well, looking at the way that you write, probably 0. You need to quit hating. I don't care what you think. You don't get paid to think. Jealously is a disease, so get well soon and get a life, hater💯😇
@@latricewillins-butler5403 21 ebooks. Trash, man, trash. I don't need to read you to know that what you write is garbage. These are just numbers. Quantity. Not quality. Waste of paper. You don't get it because you are an amateur, a scribbler. If you would be a serious writer you would understand that there isn't such a strong, powerful emotion as hate. Do you think the young Eminem's lyrics would be great if he wasn't full of hate? I'll tell you. The answer is no. Hate is what makes you come up with a nice sentence, a good paragraph, a good solid page. Put some hate in the words you write down. Otherwise keep churning out low content books, fill your life with garbage.
Thanks Marybeth! You can easily set up your list for free in Mailchimp. The best way to bet customers onto your list is by creating a freebie that you can include a link to inside your books. When a customer downloads your freebie they also join your email list. Then you've got paying customers you can promote other books to in the future. Is this something you will try for yourself?
In the beginning it can be good to test out multiple niches until you find one that you have success in, then focus on just that one niche for awhile until you've gone as far as you can with it. Then move onto a second niche, and so on. Create as many high quality books in the niches that you have success with as you can.
What do you mean by Low content books? In all these programs using the term low content books assuming everybody knows what they are can you please explain
I have about 30 books up that are medium content, my cover and interior is good and l belive keywords are as good as can be from what l learned,..but no sales. It gets frustrating for sure when you cant see what is wrong. Maybe ads ?
Glad it was helpful! The best way to get a customer on your email list is to provide a URL to a freebie (that you have created) inside your book. The customer can go to that URL, download your freebie, then they're on your list.
Offtopic - each time I watch your videos I feel like you look like a psychologist / counselor :), could be at a conference)). Oh perhaps a psychological astrologer. Although, in appearance you look like a sister of a tantric practitioner which I know (a beautiful lady btw), interesting how some people look alike like relatives. Cheers, Tatiana 🌻
Nice video there ! As always .really motivating , while still realistic . Tell me about one thing please, Is it as easy as it has been , to get a kdp account ??
The LC space is severely oversaturated with copy cats and plagiarizers, or people slapping something together quickly and thinking it will sell. But buyers aren't stupid. They can see the mimics and the low-quality efforts and they're not going to spend their money on it. I have one LC book that I made, but I researched a particular niche, talked to people in that niche (my ideal buyers) to get their feedback, added my own creative spin on it, designed it in a high quality, and after a few months of marketing it, I'm now making $1,000 per month from that single LC book. But I put real time, thought, money and effort into it. I ordered test copies, and when the page details were misaligned, I fixed it and reordered it again to test it. There are so many people doing this now, so if you enter this space, you have to come creatively and with a good, original product. My unique idea has done well, so of course, now I see the vultures trying to mimic and copy my exact ideas and designs. It's gross, but they won't succeed that way. Their books won't sell trying to mimic someone else's concept.
I couldn't have said it better myself, Kay! I'm so happy to hear that your hard work payed off! You're right-those flooding the market with junk won't stand a chance long term; research, real effort and a quality book are the only way to go.
@@amberana Nope. Amazon doesn't protect or respect you owning any creative rights unless you have formal copyright (typically for a novel or manuscript, not a journal like this) or trademark (which, I looked into it, and it is very expensive to apply for and tricky--you need a lawyer to navigate it). In the end, I decided it wasn't worth the hassle. Amazon Marketplace is a kind of free for all. Amazon themselves will mimic the products of small business sellers and undercut them with pricing. So it's not a surprise that they allow this to happen to everybody else. My low content book still sells well, but I'm getting to a point where I think looking into other alternatives (meaning, not strictly selling on Amazon) is the end goal for my product.
Thank you, as always great. One question? How to get customers’ email? I remember you once said to write the email inside the products. So the question is, how do we encourage the customer to use that email, and how do we get his email in this way?
Hi Sam, the best way to get a customer on your email list is to provide a URL to a freebie inside your book. The customer can go to that URL, download your freebie, then they're on your list.
@@RachelHarrisonSund I’m glad you answered my question. But I’m confused. Freebie for what product? What is he going to get from us later for free? For example, a journal planner in Amazon? But this is impossible. How can we give a journal planner to the customer for free in Amazon while it has a minimum printing fee?
@@hellomartywoods What might be attractive for a person who bought a planning jurnal?free Digital Wallpapers ? a free video file? A free course? Ms. Rachel has a free book sales course on Amazon. But is this course attractive to his clients?
@@samrak9459 May be not as simple as it sounds. Rachel gives a free guide, she put a link in one of her videos, I clicked on it to get the free guide as a download and she sent it to me to my e mail. That's how she got my e mail (her guide is great by the way). Now the question is, what could you offer ad a freebie? Not necessarily easy to know what.
Do we publish low content books as ebooks or paperback? For example, a journal seems better as a paperback, but perhaps people prefer to print a downloaded journal. Can you provide some guidance?
thank you Rachel for all the information provided in this video, please answer me is this field (kdp publisher could be my only income so would be able to cover all my taxes daily life's needs ... I am working in a call center and I m done with sh..t I already have 400 lcb live and generate 10 to 15 dollars a month I want to know please how much I could reach I improved all the skills I could do but nothing changed , my pc performance let do only lcb books .....any advices I'm gonna be so gratful
There are many LC publishers who are earning significant income (covering all of their expenses and saving any additional income) but it takes time to build up and everyone comes with a different skillset. I would say if you have 400 books live and are earning $15 a month you'll need to go through each part of the process I outlined in my video to see if you can make any improvements. This will take time, and even once you get it right it will take more time still to start generating more and more sales. I would definitely hold onto your job and see if you can improve your LC publishing results on the side until you've determined if you can start generating more sales. It took me several years to earn what I consider to be a full time income-I don't say this to be a downer, I just want to be honest and realistic with you. I think it's best to come at this business model as a source of side income that you build slowly over time so that it's not relied on solely in the beginning. Otherwise there can be too much pressure to make it work quickly if you're in a tough financial spot. I wish the best with it and please keep me posted.
I have published almost 300 low content books And I got only one sale. It is very disappointing and discouraging. But I'll still try to upload some more books and then I'll wait for sales
@@marieshaw1261 Doubt she just copy and pasting whatever other UA-cam viewer is doing. The market is more saturated than the rainforest. This isnt some golden goose for house wives.
Hello and thank you so much for this video. Very informative for a beginner like myself. I was able to recognize why my books are not getting any sales. Could you clarify in the optimization area where you mention 'title information and keyword slots' - should low competition keywords used in the 7 keyword slot be long tail keywords or short tail. For example, for a number tracing book, can i use keywords like gift, birthday ideas for son, homeschool (provided these are low competition) in the 7 keyword slot? Thank you so much, Gizelle Mendes
This isn't advice anyone will want to hear, but unless you're willing to put in serious work to stand out, low-content books are NOT for you. The market is extremely saturated now that it's a popular niche. It's barely even niche at this point. To those who missed the train, don't worry. There's always new trends to jump on, but you need to be ready and listening or you'll miss it.
I’m going to make low content books each with 10-20 different covers. I’ll list them when I have 100 in total. Each will be £3-£5. This way I can easily earn £100/month.
Which is the better print option for colouring book on kdp. I mean blank n white print or colour print. And is there any difference in the print and paper quality in black and white and colour print
W-O-A-H, r u elder sister of Millie Bobby brown?? Coz ur face is similar to her!! And and and, please make a video on step by step process "how to publish our book in KPD" it's my humble request..🙏 I write psychological thrillers & murder mysteries.
Thank you for sharing this video that was great information. I write mostly Erotic-Comedy fiction and marketed my e-books last year on Amazon KDP but haven't yet made any sales. One of my fictional stories which is non-erotic I made 2 sales this year. May need assistance in this. This is now my full time occupation.
@@Tiffany-mv6wt Hi Tiffany thank you for your interest. I have written many but, I am unsure whether I can share the titles here on UA-cam also my website. I'll see what I can do.
Yes and no. Everyone is into fast results. Therefore, they more or less, copy each other. Cookie cutter output. All it takes is creativity, creativity keeps you above the herd. Creativity is abundant and can only fade as your imagination fades.
Awesome! Concise, to-the-point amd actionable advice. Thank you so much. One question though, have you personally experienced any improvement in sales metrics after tweaking keywords for books that had zero or to very little sales?
Hi Niaz, yes, absolutely! When I first started using my current keyword method I went back and applied it to previous books that weren't making many sales. The sales improved almost immediately.
@@RachelHarrisonSund Thank you so much. I am not sure whether I should ask but asking anyway 😊 Is your current method a secret or is it something you are fine with sharing?
so I am writing a ten novel book series called dark mysteries of the paranormal. the first three books have been published on amazon and it's a LGBTQ supernatural anthology series where all the stories are connected. but I have barely sold any copies.
AI is taking over the publishing business as it has the blogging sphere...sadly, I don't see KDP being profitable in 3-5 years as AI becomes easier and people really start cranking out better and better quality publications in mass.
So is anyone here actually making money off KDP books? I'm not talking about a few sales here or there...I'm talking at least $1000 a month above ad spend?
It's the same reason why a lot of really great books, art, and other goods aren't selling; because the market is full of wanna be artists (who are awful) and wanna be "writers" who are awful. The market is SATURATED. Weeding out all of that flim flam takes the patience of job and most people don't want to wade through a pile of novices just to get to the good stuff.
Which reason for low or no sales do you think applies to your current low-content publishing process, and how do you plan on addressing it in order to get those sales rolling in?
saturated
I have over 500 listed and only sold 12. I'm thinking I messed up with the keywords in the beginning. I was only using single keywords. My plan is to go back and fix a few of them each week all while continuing to publish new books.
@@MsHill79 As a newbie, that's what I've been doing. Reassessing my use of key words. There is sure a whole lot more to learn in this business than I ever thought. Fortunately, I'm having fun!! Good luck!
@@alohaleslie9407 absolutely and I'm happy to say I've gotten 5 sales so far this month! YIPPEE 😁
I'm doing ok, but could be doing waaay better. Some of the steps you've mentioned I am doing but I need to apply myself more. I just started a emailing list last month, though. I have nearly one hundred subscribers.
Although I mentioned how I am doing some of the things you talked about, this video gave me order.
I just found your channel and your "Three Steps" instructions. They are excellent! I found information that I hadn't seen before.
I just sent my first book to Amazon, a planner-organizer with extra lined pages, contact list, important dates, and weekly and monthly calendars, gathering information from various UA-camrs and their videos. Not to mention hours of trial and error learning Canva. But I did it and I'm glad! 😂
Again, thank you for the instructions. I wish I had found them several weeks ago when I started this journey.
Best wishes from Colorado 😊
Thank you, i started 2 weeks ago and was so enthusiastic to start and your words and framework has been so encouraging and helpful.
You are so welcome! What do you think your biggest takeaway was?
Thank you so much! Ironically I am literally in the middle of making my book, and your page played after watching another page...well
Listening to another page and yours popped up. It came right on time "divine intervention" it gave me so much insight and encouragement and something I wouldn't have known or thought of if I didn't come across your page. You just gained another follower. Blessings, and thank you for sharing grace for the rookies like myself lol💕🙏🏽
Thank you so much for the excellent video.. I was feeling downhearted because my books were not selling.
Thanks For the Knowledgeable Information
Published my first 4 books and this was just what i needed to hear to not give up. Thank you so much.
My first book i have done 84 pages just published today really positive and proud of my self
How do you create an email list from customer who buy on Amazon. What are the steps?
Your advice is like a breath of fresh air!
Thanks applying your suggestions now
Beautiful video as always. Analytical and concise. So much to learn from these facts as highlighted. Thank you Rachel. You are a blessed soul.
Rachel, Thank you for your clear, organized, detailed, fluff free rich video. Aren't you selling the beast before cashing in? I know you sell courses, it's kind of hard to see what else you would have to offer after watching your very informative videos. Also, thank you for answering many questions in the comments and at times in depth. Quite a few post videos and never bother replying to questions. We learn from those replies because often, we have the same questions. Also, thanks for your great Free Guide.
Thank you so much for your very analytical----and reassuring--- approach. Very helpful!
Thank you so much for your help. I wasn't sure about how to go succeed on this new venture. Your channel has been so helpful. You're awesome. Thanks
You are so welcome!
Hey, was searching and learning about amazon Kdp and came across your channel.
It is quite informative and helpful.
I have a query. Kindly do make a video for people who are unable to get the formatting right in the kdp previewer..
I make e books on canva and it downloads in pdf form and now kdp doesnot support pdf files so the formatting is always out... kindle create is also not helping to sort the low content books formatting..I don't know where I am going wrong. Kindly do make a video on this issue,if more people are facing it.
Thank you! I have over 100 and they are cute! Recipe, dream journals, drawing and sketch pads and nothing!!! I have read that I need to have a website or place where I can keep all of them in one place. What do you think?
Can you please make a video on starting an email list from your buyers on amazon? Thanks for all of these amazing videos!
thank you for your video is it good if i make multiple design for the same book just for A/B testing
Thank you so much for your help.😍😍😍😍💖💖
Thanks for this video.
I think low content publishing is just as demanding as writing a fiction book, if you are making books from scratch and trying to put out quality low content books.
I am planning to quit low content in December, it's been nearly one year and I've made a few odd sales. I cannot even cover 1 month's rent with the money I have made.
I make journals from scratch and I have sold 1 copy in the USA and all my other sales are in the UK and other parts of Europe.
I was so excited about publishing my first book a year ago. Now I am exhausted and frustrated.
Hi Mica. LC publishing is definitely more work than most people anticipate, and success can depend on the skillsets a person already has in place when starting, as well as how much time and effort a person is willing to spend to fill in the gaps in their skillsets. If you've made some sales then there's no reason you can't learn how to amplify those sales. But you definitely need to feel in your gut that continuing to pursue LC publishing is the right thing for you to do. Whatever your decision is I wish you all the best in your endeavours.
lol giving up after a year?.....Success is NOT meant for you buddy
Mica L,
Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. There are no guarantees, there are plenty of dead-ends and rabbit holes, and your patience and belief in yourself will be tested. I'm a newbie and still in the learning curve, but my last small business took SEVEN years to build up to a sustaining income. What I have been able to glean from researching KDP is that it is an evolving, "organic" process. In other words, your external success will be the result of internal factors such as persistence, discipline, mindset, and the ability to adapt and make changes when things are not working. If KDP is not for you, and as Paddy at Stackin' Profits says, You cannot see yourself doing KDP long-term, then cut your losses but celebrate the "détour" and all the new things you learned. Good luck to you.
how many books have you created?
I feel your struggle. It’s one thing when you see consistent progress but when a year passes with little to no sales you feel the need to try something else perhaps less time consuming that might have a bigger market.
great advice ...
How can one do promotions on their amazon kdp books ?
I love watching your videos. Very helpful. I think I was lulled into a false sense of success when I began. I sold over 40 LC books my first month (Feb 2020). Then covid hit and my sales plummeted to around 5 books sold the next month. (Many were travel themed!) I kept uploading in new niches and then began publishing in a niche that is the same as my main business that I run. My books are selling, but only about 2-10 per day. And, yes, it is the 80/20 rule. I sell the same 10-15 books that generate most of my sales. I am unsure how to ramp up more sales. I have done all the things you indicated in your video. Perhaps I need to change keywords? Anyway, thanks for the tips. Great video as always!
Thanks for your comment! The two main areas that most people need help with are keyword research and design. You could definitely try switching up your keywords and categories to see if that helps. I'd also get another set of eyes on your designs for some feedback in that area. I would say that this is where people really tend to struggle the most if they have no background in art or design. Keep me posted!
@@RachelHarrisonSund agreed. I am a graphic designer with over 20 years experience. I actually even have a current client for whom I am designing book covers for their fiction series. So I think it’s my keywords. I will keep tweaking. Fingers crossed.
@@theluxadventurer it’s also good to get people on fiver to create those covers to see if they’re covers help sell your books.
You just boosted my confidence :) Thank you for sharing!
You are one of my favorite YT on this field...(p.s but, have you seen they terminated Jame summer accounts? Why?) Thanks Rachel!!! for your great contents
Jade Summer has copyright issues, the team has been 'stealing/ripping off' from other artists. Reports were made but Amazon did nothing. I believe they offended some of the big names or they cost Amazon money by what they did and Amazon did something finally. Amazon rarely bans people without a good valid reason.
Jade's case is similar to James Alexander case. If you do shady things with Amazon and get caught, it's good bye to your account. Although I am sure they'll find a way to come back into Amazon.
The only sales I’ve gotten since I started in May 2022 are people we told about or from author copies. I now have 6 journals with Bible verses, one in Spanish.
Great information! Is there a way to change your pricing on your book?
Can you go into more detail on the different things you're speaking about? What is formating for html
Thank you for your four-step plan. I am on my first Low Content Book I do have a way to go. It sounds like at least 1-2 year deal to establish anything in sales, maybe longer.
I hear you.
Thank you for this and all your videos which highlight the reality of the KDP self publishing journey. I have learned a great deal from your informative UA-cam channel.
I'm so glad i fell on your channel. Quick question, how would you go about starting the e-mai list?
Hi, thanks for stopping by! First, create a downloadable freebie that's relevant to your niche. Then add a URL that leads to your freebie inside your book. When the person visits the URL they will exchange their address for the free download and your email list will have a new subscriber. Hope that helps!
I haven’t started yet, but wondering if I should maintain multiple store fronts?
Thanks. I've got,quite a,few books published on KDP. I've sold mostly locally here at home through author books. Very few via KDP. They are Christian Spiritual books covering various topics. They are selling in Christian books shops here at home and individually. My promotion is via FB and Utube. God bless.
Do you have a source for better quality books
What are some of the strategies to build email list for low content books? Do you have an existing video on that?
How do you get an email address from your customers on Amazon?
You buy a crystal ball. They do the printing, packaging, shipping and they keep their customers secret.
You just got a new subscriber! Thank you so much 🥰
Yay! Thank you!
thank you Rachel Harrison-Sund
for your video and I love your content and keep going
i have a question about amazon account termination
if amazon terminate your account is that means you can't ever open a second one to start from scratch
and thankyou
How do you collect emails from your customers?
Great share, very encouraging video info...!
Hi Rachel
Thank you for the good content
Do you know how to set a book category on excel for KDP? Please help 🙃🙃🙃
I've written and published 9 books this year alone, with a 10th and 11th in the works. All together I have a total of 17 books on Amazon so far with an 18th and 19th in the works. One of my titles is a 9-book series called " P.U.S.H N PLAY FOR LIFE." I write and publish just for the fun of it. Besides, I learned that if you want to hide something from a fool to put it in a book. Lol😂It's not really about the money. Although, I've sold very few, and that's a start. I'm just blessed and grateful to God for allowing me the opportunity at an amazing accomplishment. Nothing beats a failure but a try😇
sir, how i write book for Amazon Kdp.
@@abdulrahman-he2dk I'm actually a ma'am. That's my profile picture of Jesus Christ. You just create an Amazon account, and sign into Amazon Publishing Services with your email, and it should say Book Shelf, Reports, Community, and Marketing. Look below that, you will see Add New Title. Try it and let me know if you need help😇
9 books? Are you kidding me? I'll tell you what. Why don't you write just one book. One. Not two, not three. Focus just on one single book. Make sure that it's good, that it's memorable and that it's worth buying. I don't think those 9 books are good at all.
@@StudioSerious1 How would you know if they're good if you never even read them? That's like saying you don't like a certain type of food, if you never even tried it. I'm up to 21 ebooks. They're all script novels. How many books have you written and published? Well, looking at the way that you write, probably 0. You need to quit hating. I don't care what you think. You don't get paid to think. Jealously is a disease, so get well soon and get a life, hater💯😇
@@latricewillins-butler5403 21 ebooks. Trash, man, trash. I don't need to read you to know that what you write is garbage. These are just numbers. Quantity. Not quality. Waste of paper. You don't get it because you are an amateur, a scribbler. If you would be a serious writer you would understand that there isn't such a strong, powerful emotion as hate. Do you think the young Eminem's lyrics would be great if he wasn't full of hate? I'll tell you. The answer is no. Hate is what makes you come up with a nice sentence, a good paragraph, a good solid page. Put some hate in the words you write down. Otherwise keep churning out low content books, fill your life with garbage.
I published my book in amazon
But no sale
I will changed categories rate and etc
But 😢
Why?
Please tell solution
My book name A storm in the vacuum
Great video, thank you! How do we go about getting an email list?
Thanks Marybeth! You can easily set up your list for free in Mailchimp. The best way to bet customers onto your list is by creating a freebie that you can include a link to inside your books. When a customer downloads your freebie they also join your email list. Then you've got paying customers you can promote other books to in the future. Is this something you will try for yourself?
@@RachelHarrisonSund probably as soon as I research exactly how to create that type of link
Thank you so much for your response 😀
Rachel, How many LC quality diverse topics books should a creative start with?
In the beginning it can be good to test out multiple niches until you find one that you have success in, then focus on just that one niche for awhile until you've gone as far as you can with it. Then move onto a second niche, and so on. Create as many high quality books in the niches that you have success with as you can.
What do you mean by Low content books? In all these programs using the term low content books assuming everybody knows what they are can you please explain
The market is also Ultra saturated from everyone jumping in during the pandemic. I have like 6 sales in the last 2 months.
How do you get an email list from Amazon sales?
I have about 30 books up that are medium content, my cover and interior is good and l belive keywords are as good as can be from what l learned,..but no sales. It gets frustrating for sure when you cant see what is wrong. Maybe ads ?
Great video, lots of good information. How do you start/build an email list. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! The best way to get a customer on your email list is to provide a URL to a freebie (that you have created) inside your book. The customer can go to that URL, download your freebie, then they're on your list.
@@RachelHarrisonSund thanks!
Thank you Rachel, great video and appreciate the test popups.
Offtopic - each time I watch your videos I feel like you look like a psychologist / counselor :), could be at a conference)). Oh perhaps a psychological astrologer. Although, in appearance you look like a sister of a tantric practitioner which I know (a beautiful lady btw), interesting how some people look alike like relatives. Cheers, Tatiana 🌻
Glad it was helpful! What was your biggest takeaway?
Hahah, I love that! Maybe it's the bun! 😂
Nice video there ! As always .really motivating , while still realistic .
Tell me about one thing please, Is it as easy as it has been , to get a kdp account ??
Thanks, Sofiane! Getting a KDP account is easy, yes. What that your question or did I misunderstand it?
@@RachelHarrisonSund yes ,you got it right , I must edit something !.... Or maybe two ( Sofiane //spelled :Sufyan)
great video, very good points, thank you.
Thanks for watching, Terri! What was your biggest takeaway?
Thanks Rachel, this was very useful.
Do you have videos on Key words?
I've published 10 books. I can't even find them on Amazon, even thought they are "live". Help!
The LC space is severely oversaturated with copy cats and plagiarizers, or people slapping something together quickly and thinking it will sell. But buyers aren't stupid. They can see the mimics and the low-quality efforts and they're not going to spend their money on it. I have one LC book that I made, but I researched a particular niche, talked to people in that niche (my ideal buyers) to get their feedback, added my own creative spin on it, designed it in a high quality, and after a few months of marketing it, I'm now making $1,000 per month from that single LC book. But I put real time, thought, money and effort into it. I ordered test copies, and when the page details were misaligned, I fixed it and reordered it again to test it. There are so many people doing this now, so if you enter this space, you have to come creatively and with a good, original product. My unique idea has done well, so of course, now I see the vultures trying to mimic and copy my exact ideas and designs. It's gross, but they won't succeed that way. Their books won't sell trying to mimic someone else's concept.
I couldn't have said it better myself, Kay! I'm so happy to hear that your hard work payed off! You're right-those flooding the market with junk won't stand a chance long term; research, real effort and a quality book are the only way to go.
Thank you Kay. ❤
Can you put on a description that you own rights and people can not copy you? or how would that work
@@amberana Nope. Amazon doesn't protect or respect you owning any creative rights unless you have formal copyright (typically for a novel or manuscript, not a journal like this) or trademark (which, I looked into it, and it is very expensive to apply for and tricky--you need a lawyer to navigate it). In the end, I decided it wasn't worth the hassle. Amazon Marketplace is a kind of free for all. Amazon themselves will mimic the products of small business sellers and undercut them with pricing. So it's not a surprise that they allow this to happen to everybody else. My low content book still sells well, but I'm getting to a point where I think looking into other alternatives (meaning, not strictly selling on Amazon) is the end goal for my product.
@@kaysee482 Thanks for sharing! Great info.
Thank you Rachel !
You're welcome, Joe! What was your biggest takeaway from this video?
Thank you! ❤
Thank you, as always great. One question? How to get customers’ email? I remember you once said to write the email inside the products. So the question is, how do we encourage the customer to use that email, and how do we get his email in this way?
Hi Sam, the best way to get a customer on your email list is to provide a URL to a freebie inside your book. The customer can go to that URL, download your freebie, then they're on your list.
@@RachelHarrisonSund I’m glad you answered my question. But I’m confused. Freebie for what product? What is he going to get from us later for free? For example, a journal planner in Amazon? But this is impossible. How can we give a journal planner to the customer for free in Amazon while it has a minimum printing fee?
@@samrak9459 she meant a digital freebies. Free download. Complementary. You get the freebies after you entered your email.
@@hellomartywoods What might be attractive for a person who bought a planning jurnal?free Digital Wallpapers ? a free video file? A free course? Ms. Rachel has a free book sales course on Amazon. But is this course attractive to his clients?
@@samrak9459 May be not as simple as it sounds. Rachel gives a free guide, she put a link in one of her videos, I clicked on it to get the free guide as a download and she sent it to me to my e mail. That's how she got my e mail (her guide is great by the way). Now the question is, what could you offer ad a freebie? Not necessarily easy to know what.
Great video info, very helpful...!
Thanks Fiona! What was your biggest takeaway?
Are you still publishing books for Q4?
does Amazon provide you with actual customer emails after each sale?
Ah, we wish! That's the problem, we don't do the printing, packaging, shipping, thus we do not know our customers!
Thank you for this video. Very helpful! 👍🏼
What a great video. Thank you!!
Best Lecture !!😍😍
Hi Rachel, thanks for the video. Do you know how to add more images to the book page ? It only shows the front and back covers ? Thanks
Like she mentioned, utilize the new A+ content feature.
Fantastic video
Thanks! 😃What was your biggest takeaway?
Do we publish low content books as ebooks or paperback? For example, a journal seems better as a paperback, but perhaps people prefer to print a downloaded journal. Can you provide some guidance?
Definitely as paperbacks. eBooks don't really work for low-content, as they're not really in a printable format.
thank you Rachel for all the information provided in this video, please answer me is this field (kdp publisher could be my only income so would be able to cover all my taxes daily life's needs ... I am working in a call center and I m done with sh..t I already have 400 lcb live and generate 10 to 15 dollars a month I want to know please how much I could reach I improved all the skills I could do but nothing changed , my pc performance let do only lcb books .....any advices I'm gonna be so gratful
There are many LC publishers who are earning significant income (covering all of their expenses and saving any additional income) but it takes time to build up and everyone comes with a different skillset. I would say if you have 400 books live and are earning $15 a month you'll need to go through each part of the process I outlined in my video to see if you can make any improvements. This will take time, and even once you get it right it will take more time still to start generating more and more sales. I would definitely hold onto your job and see if you can improve your LC publishing results on the side until you've determined if you can start generating more sales. It took me several years to earn what I consider to be a full time income-I don't say this to be a downer, I just want to be honest and realistic with you. I think it's best to come at this business model as a source of side income that you build slowly over time so that it's not relied on solely in the beginning. Otherwise there can be too much pressure to make it work quickly if you're in a tough financial spot.
I wish the best with it and please keep me posted.
UA-cam algorithm has led me here, thank for this
I have published almost 300 low content books
And I got only one sale.
It is very disappointing and discouraging.
But I'll still try to upload some more books and then I'll wait for sales
Have u made sales now?
@@marieshaw1261 Doubt she just copy and pasting whatever other UA-cam viewer is doing. The market is more saturated than the rainforest. This isnt some golden goose for house wives.
Implementing one change at a time… Are you suggesting deleting the current upload and redo the listing?
I think so. I’m playing with my first listing and every time I change anything at all it has to be approved again, but it’s usually quick.
Thank you 😊
Hello and thank you so much for this video. Very informative for a beginner like myself. I was able to recognize why my books are not getting any sales. Could you clarify in the optimization area where you mention 'title information and keyword slots'
- should low competition keywords used in the 7 keyword slot be long tail keywords or short tail. For example, for a number tracing book, can i use keywords like gift, birthday ideas for son, homeschool (provided these are low competition) in the 7 keyword slot?
Thank you so much,
Gizelle Mendes
Thank you
You're welcome! What was your biggest takeaway?
Am I the only person having problems with the free guide download? It says error Not Safe
i have published 120 books and i started 3 moths ago but i have only 7 sales ....so what is wrong ?!
being in ming the 7 sales are from different books
That is a lot of books.
@@hellomartywoods Not really:)
Hi Rachel. Your bun hair makes you so attractive. Thanks for the video.
This isn't advice anyone will want to hear, but unless you're willing to put in serious work to stand out, low-content books are NOT for you. The market is extremely saturated now that it's a popular niche. It's barely even niche at this point. To those who missed the train, don't worry. There's always new trends to jump on, but you need to be ready and listening or you'll miss it.
I’m going to make low content books each with 10-20 different covers. I’ll list them when I have 100 in total. Each will be £3-£5. This way I can easily earn £100/month.
Which is the better print option for colouring book on kdp. I mean blank n white print or colour print. And is there any difference in the print and paper quality in black and white and colour print
My ebook published yesterday 'Power and Persuasion' by Randolph Britain is doing great. Thanks for motivating me to do it Rachel 👍🙂
Congrats!
What is "low content"?
W-O-A-H, r u elder sister of Millie Bobby brown?? Coz ur face is similar to her!! And and and, please make a video on step by step process "how to publish our book in KPD" it's my humble request..🙏 I write psychological thrillers & murder mysteries.
Thank you for sharing this video that was great information. I write mostly Erotic-Comedy fiction and marketed my e-books last year on Amazon KDP but haven't yet made any sales. One of my fictional stories which is non-erotic I made 2 sales this year. May need assistance in this. This is now my full time occupation.
Erotic-Comedy? Sounds interesting, whats the title-so i can check it out
@@Tiffany-mv6wt Hi Tiffany thank you for your interest. I have written many but, I am unsure whether I can share the titles here on UA-cam also my website. I'll see what I can do.
Well if anyone wants to check out my books, they're called "Haunted School" and " Forbidden Love" by F.A. Alanna
The reason they aren’t selling is because two million other people are also selling kdp.
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I doubt it there’s always enough customers for everyone to make money no matter the topic
Nah it’s the design. You buy what’s unique and different. Not what you can get anywhere.
Yes and no. Everyone is into fast results. Therefore, they more or less, copy each other. Cookie cutter output. All it takes is creativity, creativity keeps you above the herd. Creativity is abundant and can only fade as your imagination fades.
But there are 213 million people buying every day, and only 2.3 million active shops, so it's not always the competition
Awesome! Concise, to-the-point amd actionable advice. Thank you so much.
One question though, have you personally experienced any improvement in sales metrics after tweaking keywords for books that had zero or to very little sales?
Hi Niaz, yes, absolutely! When I first started using my current keyword method I went back and applied it to previous books that weren't making many sales. The sales improved almost immediately.
@@RachelHarrisonSund Thank you so much. I am not sure whether I should ask but asking anyway 😊 Is your current method a secret or is it something you are fine with sharing?
Cause nobody can find it in search. The end. Algorithm blues.
Hahaha! I totally published a floral journal. SMH.
Don't feel bad, I've published dozens of them too!
Me too! Lol I thought it was pretty 😆🤦🏽♀️
Several hundreds of books no sales😮
Hello 👋🏻 What is your Amazon page? Can I see your books you are selling?
Thanks for this video. The problem with not achieving sales is the lack of patience and not giving each stage of the work time and review
Ama beginner I need help
I put myself in a real competitive market.
so I am writing a ten novel book series called dark mysteries of the paranormal. the first three books have been published on amazon and it's a LGBTQ supernatural anthology series where all the stories are connected. but I have barely sold any copies.
I’m interested; have a link?
AI is taking over the publishing business as it has the blogging sphere...sadly, I don't see KDP being profitable in 3-5 years as AI becomes easier and people really start cranking out better and better quality publications in mass.
So is anyone here actually making money off KDP books?
I'm not talking about a few sales here or there...I'm talking at least $1000 a month above ad spend?
It's the same reason why a lot of really great books, art, and other goods aren't selling; because the market is full of wanna be artists (who are awful) and wanna be "writers" who are awful. The market is SATURATED. Weeding out all of that flim flam takes the patience of job and most people don't want to wade through a pile of novices just to get to the good stuff.