D.J.’s Comments (group member since Nov 08, 2017)

D.J.’s comments from the Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie group.

Sam (Rescue Dog Mom, Writer, Hugger) wrote: "Here's my latest:
https://medium.com/@sambeachdogs/havi...

Off to catch up on clapping for you all! Hugs"



Shared and clapped.

I’m running a sponsored product ad. That’s what it’s called.

Ad options not as options. I can’t edit on the phone.

I need to switch to that. I’m doing an automatic version of the first of the three as options. Naturally, I can’t remember what it’s called. I’ve gone from 6 impressions to 132 over night and no clicks. If I’m honest I’d be shocked to get clicks. But we’ll see.

Thanks Angel.

Judy wrote: "she complains a lot! Her blind spots are caused by swollen veins."

That sounds painful. Mine isn't painful. I hope your daughter's isn't.

Carmel wrote: "DJ...I particularly love your writing style and pointed sarcasm. You are refreshingly honest, a trait I have always loved!"

Thank you Carmel. I sometimes worry about my lack of filter! I think it fell off a few years ago. The replacement only appears to have a 'say what you really mean' setting.

I was very angry here:

https://medium.com/@debzcooper/i-need...

I was very angry here:

https://medium.com/@debzcooper/i-need...

I suspect you are outbid which is why you aren't showing up. The example in the AMS video showed someone choosing 75p as a bid. I've got 10p. I'm not expecting much.

So does it tell you which keyword generates impressions? I've looked at the report for yesterday and nothing is listed. Or am I doing that too soon? I should wait for the book I suppose.

FIVE. FIVE impressions. lol

Thanks Carmel. I'll give it a time to 'warm up' and then see about changing the manual with a truck-load of keywords. At the moment after a day I've got a stonking 4 impressions and obviously no clicks at that number of impressions. At least at this rate I won't run out of money :-)

My book on how to do all this should arrive tonight.

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You're not the only person I've read who has reported a decline in sales in recent years. I feel I missed the boat having not published until 2016. I have never had sales amount to more than a few quid and a loss of hundreds of pounds overall when you take into account promotions, covers and editing software I have bought. But like you, I'll plod on.

OK here's another one. I'm aiming for thought-provoking. It shouldn't be horrendous.

https://medium.com/@debzcooper/the-pr...

Well, I get half a dozen people reading mine and I’d say 5 out of 6 are in this group lol. It’s a start. And I’m not comfortable writing articles about writing. I can never word them to my satisfaction. I’m just writing something that may or may not be a good idea.

Yeah I think that’s it.

To be paid you need to be in the partner program but you don’t need to be a paying member. Only claps from payment members lead to payment. I think I also read that they take into account other interaction with the articles like comments and the time spent reading it. All clapping helps whether from paying members or not as it could help build a following.

I wish I knew how to be a person who makes 1000 a month. I currently get just under £20 lol

He’ll be great. He’s very amusing.

I hope he gets lots of claps.

Carole wrote: "My brother has joined the family business!! Please follow and clap- https://medium.com/@unclekhornik/8-da..."

Done.

Judy wrote: "well written, Debz, my daughter goes through this every month"

Thank you Judy. It isn't pleasant, is it? I hope your daughter doesn't suffer as much.

Carmel wrote: "When I started the sponsored products with keywords, I started getting some sales. But I've also heard, and read, that you do better with tons of keywords, like hundreds. My current ad has over 400 keywords."

So is that the manual setting of a sponsored products ad but with a ton of your own keywords added? I'll have to think some up. Hundreds? Crikey.