Keith Stone
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Randy Judd:
This is Keith Stone, we had communicated about your ability to sell so many books. So what is your secret? I have written three books. Two novels and my memoir. I have been a quadriplegic for seven years. Look me up on Amazon or go to my personal page Keith-stone.com
Randy Judd
Hey Keith, thanks for reaching out. I've got a great marketing plan to sell you hahahahaha.
Seriously, I had to learn as I went. A lot of trial and error and watching a ton of youtube videos to learn how to do different things. Here is the basic route I've taken so far. I say 'so far' because I'm learning everyday.
1. Edit, Edit, and Re-edit my book. If I wanted good reviews, I needed it to be polished.
2. Get as many reviews as I could. I joined Pubby.com and was able to get about thirty through them in a month or so. I also did a few free days on Kindle Unlimited to get more books in people's hands for reviews. I ask for reviews at the end of the book itself.
3. Once I had about fifty reviews, I started doing ads on Amazon. This wasn't very productive for me. Maybe I wasn't doing the right key words or something, but I only sold a couple of books over a month.
4. My sales really started to take off when I started Facebook Ads. I started with $5/day spend and increased it a little every week. As long as my royalties were twice as much as my spend, I kept increasing. I got to $90/day and wasn't seeing it increase. Right now, I'm at $50/day in ads, and my Royalties are about $110/day.
5. Recently, I got chosen for a 'Deal of the Day' which helped one of my books. I didn't have anything to do with that. They choose you.
6. On my facebook ads, when people comment, I try to answer them and invite them to my FB Authors Page. This has allowed me to get a following and if they like my first book, hopefully, they'll read my second.
I think that's about all. I looked at your books and I think you've got a good place to start.
Goodluck,
Randy
Seriously, I had to learn as I went. A lot of trial and error and watching a ton of youtube videos to learn how to do different things. Here is the basic route I've taken so far. I say 'so far' because I'm learning everyday.
1. Edit, Edit, and Re-edit my book. If I wanted good reviews, I needed it to be polished.
2. Get as many reviews as I could. I joined Pubby.com and was able to get about thirty through them in a month or so. I also did a few free days on Kindle Unlimited to get more books in people's hands for reviews. I ask for reviews at the end of the book itself.
3. Once I had about fifty reviews, I started doing ads on Amazon. This wasn't very productive for me. Maybe I wasn't doing the right key words or something, but I only sold a couple of books over a month.
4. My sales really started to take off when I started Facebook Ads. I started with $5/day spend and increased it a little every week. As long as my royalties were twice as much as my spend, I kept increasing. I got to $90/day and wasn't seeing it increase. Right now, I'm at $50/day in ads, and my Royalties are about $110/day.
5. Recently, I got chosen for a 'Deal of the Day' which helped one of my books. I didn't have anything to do with that. They choose you.
6. On my facebook ads, when people comment, I try to answer them and invite them to my FB Authors Page. This has allowed me to get a following and if they like my first book, hopefully, they'll read my second.
I think that's about all. I looked at your books and I think you've got a good place to start.
Goodluck,
Randy
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