The All Inclusive Amazon Promotion Page

[Richard]

I know there is already a thread for liking tags. This thread is about helping your fellow authors in every way possible on their Amazon pages.

If you want to participate, copy and paste this into your post and provide the links.

1. Author page - please click "Like" on the right of the page.


2. Title - next to the title of the book, please click "Like"


3. Tags - please click like on all of the tags.


4. Reviews - please click "Yes" on "Was this review helpful to you?" the 5 and 4 four star reviews.

Confused? Mine will be the first example.

1. Author page - please click "Like" on the right of the page.
http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Stephen...

2. Title - next to the title of the book, please click "Like"
http://www.amazon.com/Collapse-New-Am...


3. Tags - please click like on all of the tags.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tags...


4. Reviews - please click "Yes" on "Was this review helpful to you?" on the 5 and 4 four star reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/Collapse-New-Am...


Once you have posted this, do the same for others in the thread and check back periodically to catch up.

Thanks!

[Graham]

Great idea Richard! I've just done all of yours. Here are mine -

1. Author page - please click "Like" on the right of the page.
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008F0EH38


2. Title - next to the title of the book, please click "Like"
http://www.amazon.com/Way-Out-But-Thr...

3. Tags - please click like on all of the tags.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tags...

4. Reviews - please click "Yes" on "Was this review helpful to you?" the 5 and 4 four star reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/Way-Out-But-Thr...

[Richard]

Thanks Graham, returned the favor. :)

[Graham]

I've liked all of yours, Joe. Cheers

[Paulette]

1. Author's Page:http://www.amazon.com/Paulette-Mahuri...

2. My Book (click on each book & like): http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_...

3.Tags: (click on each book and scroll down to tags and click on each tag) http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_...

4. Reviews that are helpful: (click on yes for any 4 or 5*) http://www.amazon.com/Persecution-Mil...

[Paulette]

Richard wrote: "I know there is already a thread for liking tags. This thread is about helping your fellow authors in every way possible on their Amazon pages.

If you want to participate, copy and paste this int..."

Done yours can you scoll down to mine and do same. Tks

[Paulette]

Graham wrote: "Great idea Richard! I've just done all of yours. Here are mine -

1. Author page - please click "Like" on the right of the page.
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008F0EH38


2. Title - next to the title..."

I've done all of yours, Graham. Can you scroll down and do mine. Tks.

[Paulette]

Joe wrote: "Nice idea. Here are mine:

1. Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Joerg-Meier/e/B...

2. My Books: http://amzn.com/3000375236
http://amzn.com/B007TJGJMS
3. Tags: h..."

I've done all yours. Can you now do mine. Scroll down. Tks.

[Graham]

I've just done all yours Paulette, thanks.

[Paulette]

Graham wrote: "I've just done all yours Paulette, thanks."

Tks!

[Richard]

Thanks everyone! All caught up.

[Brandy]

Fun idea! I'll go through and tag and such in a minute.

1. Author page: http://www.amazon.com/Brandy-Haru/e/B...

2. My book: http://www.amazon.com/Light-Years-ebo...

3. Tags (just scroll on the book page)
4. Same with the review.

Thanks in advanced guys!

[Paulette]

Brandy wrote: "Fun idea! I'll go through and tag and such in a minute.

1. Author page: http://www.amazon.com/Brandy-Haru/e/B...

2. My book: http://www.amazon.co..."
Hi Brandy! I just liked and tagged everything including your author page. Would you be so kind as to return the favor:
http://www.amazon.com/Paulette-Mahuri...

http://www.amazon.com/Persecution-Mil...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Persecution...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Persecution-M...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Persecuti...

[Grant]

Hi Brandy,

I just liked and tagged your book. I also agreed with your review and liked your author page. Here are my links:


http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Revel...
http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Earth-Se...
http://www.amazon.com/Deacon-Leeds-Py...

Thanks :)

[Richard]

All caught up, thanks everyone.

[Brandy]

Thanks to everyone! I'll return the kindness!

[Randy]

I will take care of all on this page. I'd appreciate it if all would return the favor. Thanks

1. Title - next to the title of the book (Kindle and print), please click "Like"
2. Tags - please click like on all of the tags.
3. Reviews - please click "Yes" on "Was this review helpful to you?" on the 5 and 4 four star reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Loch-ebook...
http://www.amazon.com/Sarah-Of-The-Mo...

[Paulette]

Randy wrote: "I will take care of all on this page. I'd appreciate it if all would return the favor. Thanks

1. Title - next to the title of the book (Kindle and print), please click "Like"
2. Tags - please cli..."

Just did what you asked. Here's mine for same and thanks:

http://www.amazon.com/Paulette-Mahuri...

http://www.amazon.com/Persecution-Mil...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Persecution...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Persecution-M...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Persecuti...

[Graham]

I have liked all of your pages and reviews, Randy. Thanks :)

[Damon]

Hi all. I'm not asking for a bunch of likes or tags or anything, but I AM asking for information about how Amazon ranking works. My novel released in June, and has been reading well and has surprisingly already gotten 6 reviews on Amazon. I noticed after the first 2-3 reviews that the rank of the novel improved dramatically. After the last 3 reviews it seems the novel's placement in the ranking is affected negatively, even though I'm fairly certain all reviews have been 5 stars. I'm not sure what to make of it and hope to gain perspective from you all with more experience. Thank you!

[Grant]

Damon,

Check this blog out. Though it's not an absolute answer it should help to give you some insight.

http://phoenixsullivan.blogspot.com/2...

[Damon]

Thank you for the link, Grant.

[Tommy]

Damon wrote: "Hi all. I'm not asking for a bunch of likes or tags or anything, but I AM asking for information about how Amazon ranking works. My novel released in June, and has been reading well and has surpris..."

Check to see if your 5 star reviews read as "real" or not. If they were solicited, there's a good chance that they look fake. Amazon customers are learning to recognize fake reviews.

These fake reviews usually go like this:

"This is the best book in [genre]. I absolutely recommend this great book to ANYONE. (Insert plagiarized or slightly altered book blurb here)

Generally speaking, your book should not have all 5 star reviews. It just looks bad. Check out the best sellers lists. Most, if not all, on a given list will all have varying numbers of 1,2,3,4 and 5 star reviews.

Even if your work deserves all 5 star reviews, your book's page won't look legit unless it has some 2, 3 and 4 star reviews. Harsh reality.

As far as ranking goes, no one knows exactly how the algorithm works, or which factors weigh heaviest.

Our group, Author To Author Support, has a lot of cool features that you can use to promote your book, including review exchange (although we frown on people exchanging reviews without actually reading the material)

In no way am I implying that your reviews aren't real (I didn't look). I'm just raising the point for discussion.

[Damon]

HI Tommy,
Thank you for the response. I've had a few moments where I did question having all five stars so far. It's wonderful that the book has been read so enthusiastically, but I do also recognize the potentially questionable appearance of these ratings to someone scrolling through books to choose from for purchase. I'm grateful to those who've taken time to post a review after reading the book, but I know they're not all writers or professional reviewers, and so their good intention could raise eyebrows depending on how they write the review. For example, one person finished the book and contacted me through email. I asked if this person might post his/her thoughts on Amazon. Once he/she started to do so, I actually received an email later that expressed a worry that his/her review wouldn't sound as articulate as others. I almost suggested it not be posted then, if it were a source of stress. I ended up responding with more thanks for his/her concerns and said to just be sincere and not worry. The review ended up posting and it DOES seem awkward, but it was heartfelt. So I know it's a gamble at this stage, and a saturation point online has probably long been hit, well before I released my novel in late June, to where everyone is incredibly aware of possibly fraudulent postings and schemes when it comes to self-promotion and manipulation of the numbers to achieve "success" with one's book. I know I'm far removed from being able to control most perception post-publication beyond readings or signings I can organize, but as far as my online curiosities concerning Amazon, your feedback has helped me understand better the way others see the screen, and what they likely do with that information. So, thanks again for your time in chatting with me! I'll check out your group linked above and be in touch. Have a beautiful weekend.

[Richard]

Thanks everyone, all caught up.

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Graham wrote: "Great idea Richard! I've just done all of yours. Here are mine -

1. Author page - please click "Like" on the right of the page.
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008F0EH38


2. Title - next to the title..."

I have done the same for see mine..

1. Author page - please click "Like" on the right of the page. http://www.amazon.com/Imran-Usman/e/B...


2. Title - next to the title of the book, please click "Like" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00949ZLHU


3. Tags - please click like on all of the tags.


4. Reviews - please click "Yes" on "Was this review helpful to you?" the 5 and 4 four star reviews.


Still understanding the the last one but done the first three.

[Joe]

Hi guys, here is my updated list. Great group of people here - thanks to everyone for their help!

1. Author Pages:
http://amzn.com/e/B007WQDPL6
http://amzn.com/e/B008T8WXZU

2. My Books:
http://amzn.com/B007TJGJMS
http://amzn.com/1479130648
http://amzn.com/B008T4TAAA
http://amzn.com/1478354984

3. Tags:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tags...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tags...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tags...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tags...

4. Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/product-reviews...
http://www.amazon.com/product-reviews...

Thanks! I start working on yours!

[Trista]

So... what does "liking" the book accomplish, anyway?

[Barbie]

Trista wrote: "So... what does "liking" the book accomplish, anyway?"

Not really sure about what the likes accomplish but the tags are important as they can help readers find your book.

This is a wonderful site and I feel thankful that people start these opportunities for writers, especially us newbies. But I spent 3 hrs one day liking and tagging through a whole list then an hour and half another day doing likes and tags not counting the other random times I've gone through and liked and tagged for others. I did this faithfully and honestly even showing the numbers. But I was sadly disappointed when my numbers barely changed. When people say they are liking and tagging and I didn't see the numbers or tags on my page change much well . . . what can I say. I found more reciprocating from the FB sites when they do the like chains. Just my humble experience.