I actually got terrified by my ACOS, I just launched a book and started advertising 2 days ago with small no of impressions, a lot of clicks and not so many orders (spending my daily budget) ...I was about to stop the advertising but needed the courage to not do it 😅 and came across your video. I will give it a month for testing, even if I go on a big loss. Thank you, really insightful ❤
If you are getting many clicks but not many sales then there are other problems you could be facing such as low conversion rate which you should definitely fix before spending more money :)
Fantastic vid, Barry! I have to admit that it was a little surprising to see a photo of myself behind your whiteboard. Love how you break things down. SERIOUSLY - You give TWICE the value in your freebie videos than any one else teaching KDP. Even though I've already paid for a different, more expensive training... I'm feeling a little tempted to join up.
I really appreciate that. I apologise for adding your photo I should have asked for permission first :) I'm glad you're finding the videos valuable Ben. If you were happy with the results your books have brought in based on the more expensive training you wouldn't be tempted to join :)
Hello, Barry. I can't find the information. How do people embed a video on their book in a promotional campaign? Or does it automatically come from reviews?
If you're referring to video ads they do that through brand ads on Amazon advertising. If you're refering to reviews you can upload videos in thr appropriate section when leaving your review on Amazon :)
Hey, thanks for the video, I like that it is very visual! I just launched I really cool development journal on Amazon, it’s not sailing yet, so I’m studying all I need to make an honest and fair money from my labor and investments. A quick question Can you give me a definition of what is “organic sales”? I kinda have an understanding, but not sure. Let me try. So organic sales are sales that are out of advertisement basically it’s from Those who bought the book again, clicked it from another resource or by following the author’s page, or some of his friends sent a link to really cool book to read or buy So these are sales that are skipping the whole advertisement and research process . Is it correct?
Can it make sense to switch off the ads at some point or to lower the bids everywhere? My ads as a whole consume 90% (that's the TACoS, as you called it) of all royalties, i.e. I spend €1,800 and receive €2,000 in royalties, for example. My book always ranks 1-3 organically for the most important keywords, so it would sell organically even without ads. Probably less, but my profit would certainly be significantly higher. Does it make sense to lower the bids for ads significantly in order to make more profit, or will this weaken the book project in the long term and should I be satisfied with the 10% profit? The book is 4 months old, so I would be in the optimization phase
This is a very common problem I see with my clients as well. I wish I could explain exactly what you need to do through the comments but it will be easier with my whiteboard. I will make a video on this :)
Hi again Barry. For the next 6 months, from september, I want to focus on KDP high content again. I want to get those thousands of euros of sales on KDP for the next 6 months. I'll be at it all day long, 7 days a week. Not counting my hours. What else do you recommand me in addition to your paid community ? (tools / courses ...)
I dont like promoting my course because I don't like sounding salesy but it's the most valuable course on KDP you can find on the Internet for a very low price. (Price will be increasing soon) However, no matter what you do, gathering knowledge is the most important. You seem like you have the work ethic to succeed :)
Hey Barry... Thanks for this helpful video... Quick question: How can I tell which of the clicks in my ad campaign has converted into a sale? Most of my sales are not shown in my ad campaign, so they're mostly organic... Monitoring the bsr is not a reliable way to know because sales can be delayed.
I agree that ABSR is not the most reliable way to track sales. However you can measure your total sales vs ad sales to figure out the organic ratio. The ad sales should show up on your dashboard :)
Hey barry ..thank you for everything..i just wanna ask you at what age exactly you start making real money on KDP and forget about all the miserable life before it haha
To be honest life was more exciting before I had money coming in from KDP because I had a dragon to conquer in a way. Now it's a little bit boring because I found a system that works and is repeatable. But I've only started to make enough money to pay for my lifestyle these past 2 years :)
Focusing on ACoS during the launch of your book is one of the dumbest things I've ever been told. Your book is at it's lowest price point because you're trying to gain ranking, it has zero previous sales data, so Amazon won't help you get organic sales and you have the least amount of social proof meaning the lowest CVR you'll have during the books lifetime. Do you focus on ACoS during the launch of your book? Let me know your results :) Also Profitable Publisher 3.0 is Now Open! This is the exact system my students have used make 80-120 sales a day WITH ONE BOOK!👇👇 www.barrykdp.com/profitablepublisher3
@barrygeorgioukdp I'm telling you. 2nd half of 2020 I studied KDP for 6 months. Then february 2021, I was ready to launch and go all in. Took 2 courses then a 3rd from one of the most prominent french "kdp guru" who did regular income reports and 80k euros in 2020. His courses were empty, no example, no practical, no concrete, nothing, just blah blah blah (nothing to show on screen, barely.. You imagine that ! KDP is so technical that a "coach" showing barely anything on screen, I was scandalized.) He promised one expert intervention. Guess how long was the intervention : less than 3 minutes on a stumbling slow video !!! That's a pure scam ! I spent many month before that stydying kdp, I took the courses before launching to make sure I was backed by the "experts" and the revelation of all their secrets, AND NOTHING !!!! I had to go by myself, did kdp all 2021 and 1st half 2022, learned valuable lessons by myself, figured out that those "gurus" were teaching the WRONG STRATEGY while revealing no real niche, no real method, no real example to follow and to be inspired, etc. Etc. Now I know the right strategy is high content, focusing on a niche, high quality books and covers, and using ads systematically. But I need an expert to lead me and inspire me in all of that, and to reveal all his secrets. NOt just blind blah blah blah !!! KDP is everything but blah blah. It's very technical and practical. Anyway, I see in your videos a lot of value, I hope the community is were you reveal all the practical details, not just blind blah blah.
I completely understand. The community is extremely helpful and includes many exclusive videos and members have been getting positive results but if you're really serious about KDP and making it work, my Profitable Publisher 2.0 program is where you're going to get the most amount of value. I show everything practically and you get free lifetime access to the community. I just launched a book last month and this month it's made over $600 with very minimal ads optimizations. KDP is very simple if you know the right system :)
I actually got terrified by my ACOS, I just launched a book and started advertising 2 days ago with small no of impressions, a lot of clicks and not so many orders (spending my daily budget) ...I was about to stop the advertising but needed the courage to not do it 😅 and came across your video. I will give it a month for testing, even if I go on a big loss. Thank you, really insightful ❤
If you are getting many clicks but not many sales then there are other problems you could be facing such as low conversion rate which you should definitely fix before spending more money :)
Thanks, man! Your channel is a treasure trove of valuable content. Keep going!
I appreciate that. I'm glad you're finding everything valuable :)
Thanks a lot buddy..... the value that you put on the table is phenomenal.❤
I'm glad you think so. I'm just sharing everything I've learnt so you don't have to go through the same struggles :)
Thanks brother. Super informative video.
Glad you found it valuable :)
Fantastic vid, Barry!
I have to admit that it was a little surprising to see a photo of myself behind your whiteboard.
Love how you break things down.
SERIOUSLY - You give TWICE the value in your freebie videos than any one else teaching KDP.
Even though I've already paid for a different, more expensive training... I'm feeling a little tempted to join up.
I really appreciate that. I apologise for adding your photo I should have asked for permission first :)
I'm glad you're finding the videos valuable Ben.
If you were happy with the results your books have brought in based on the more expensive training you wouldn't be tempted to join :)
You're a stud Barry haha. Hook is on point. Keep up the great work.
Appreciate that Toby. Looking forward to seeing you hit your million with KDP :)
Super video!
Glad you found it valauble :)
Super Ads lesson.👌👌👌
Thanks for it
Glad you found it valuable Felix :)
Thank you, Barry.
No problem. Glad you found it valuable :)
thanks again!
You're welcome :)
The best ever .well done
Glad you found the video valuable :)
Do you go high in your ad spend on launch?
I spend as much as I can during launch for the most relevant keywords :)
Hello, Barry. I can't find the information. How do people embed a video on their book in a promotional campaign? Or does it automatically come from reviews?
If you're referring to video ads they do that through brand ads on Amazon advertising. If you're refering to reviews you can upload videos in thr appropriate section when leaving your review on Amazon :)
@@barrygeorgioukdp Is brand advertising through video effective? Have you tried this type of advertising?
Hey, thanks for the video, I like that it is very visual!
I just launched I really cool development journal on Amazon, it’s not sailing yet, so I’m studying all I need to make an honest and fair money from my labor and investments.
A quick question
Can you give me a definition of what is “organic sales”?
I kinda have an understanding, but not sure. Let me try.
So organic sales are sales that are out of advertisement basically it’s from Those who bought the book again, clicked it from another resource or by following the author’s page, or some of his friends sent a link to really cool book to read or buy
So these are sales that are skipping the whole advertisement and research process . Is it correct?
If someone clicked on a sponsored version of your book listing that shows up in the search results, that's a paid sale. If not it's organic :)
How much it takes time from phase 1, 2 & 3?
Depends on your book and niche :)
@@barrygeorgioukdp for coloring book?
Good good good !
:)
Can it make sense to switch off the ads at some point or to lower the bids everywhere? My ads as a whole consume 90% (that's the TACoS, as you called it) of all royalties, i.e. I spend €1,800 and receive €2,000 in royalties, for example. My book always ranks 1-3 organically for the most important keywords, so it would sell organically even without ads. Probably less, but my profit would certainly be significantly higher. Does it make sense to lower the bids for ads significantly in order to make more profit, or will this weaken the book project in the long term and should I be satisfied with the 10% profit? The book is 4 months old, so I would be in the optimization phase
This is a very common problem I see with my clients as well. I wish I could explain exactly what you need to do through the comments but it will be easier with my whiteboard. I will make a video on this :)
Hi again Barry. For the next 6 months, from september, I want to focus on KDP high content again.
I want to get those thousands of euros of sales on KDP for the next 6 months.
I'll be at it all day long, 7 days a week. Not counting my hours.
What else do you recommand me in addition to your paid community ? (tools / courses ...)
I dont like promoting my course because I don't like sounding salesy but it's the most valuable course on KDP you can find on the Internet for a very low price. (Price will be increasing soon) However, no matter what you do, gathering knowledge is the most important. You seem like you have the work ethic to succeed :)
@@barrygeorgioukdp YEs I have it. I'm hungry !
Hey barry ..do us some vedios on A+ content ..show some magicsl secrets bro hahah
A lot of publishers have been requesting that. I will make a video on A+ Content soon :)
@@barrygeorgioukdp thanks bro
Hey Barry... Thanks for this helpful video... Quick question: How can I tell which of the clicks in my ad campaign has converted into a sale? Most of my sales are not shown in my ad campaign, so they're mostly organic...
Monitoring the bsr is not a reliable way to know because sales can be delayed.
I agree that ABSR is not the most reliable way to track sales. However you can measure your total sales vs ad sales to figure out the organic ratio. The ad sales should show up on your dashboard :)
I have ACOS 98% and I'm doing good
That sounds great. Is your book currently in the profit collecting stage or the growth phase?
@@barrygeorgioukdp I have both
That's awesome :)
Hey barry ..thank you for everything..i just wanna ask you at what age exactly you start making real money on KDP and forget about all the miserable life before it haha
To be honest life was more exciting before I had money coming in from KDP because I had a dragon to conquer in a way. Now it's a little bit boring because I found a system that works and is repeatable. But I've only started to make enough money to pay for my lifestyle these past 2 years :)
@@barrygeorgioukdp seems interesting thanks
100%
:)
Perfectly confusing and long winded with zero real instruction.
I'm sorry you weren't able to see the value of this video
Focusing on ACoS during the launch of your book is one of the dumbest things I've ever been told. Your book is at it's lowest price point because you're trying to gain ranking, it has zero previous sales data, so Amazon won't help you get organic sales and you have the least amount of social proof meaning the lowest CVR you'll have during the books lifetime.
Do you focus on ACoS during the launch of your book?
Let me know your results :)
Also Profitable Publisher 3.0 is Now Open! This is the exact system my students have used make 80-120 sales a day WITH ONE BOOK!👇👇
www.barrykdp.com/profitablepublisher3
@barrygeorgioukdp I'm telling you. 2nd half of 2020 I studied KDP for 6 months. Then february 2021, I was ready to launch and go all in.
Took 2 courses then a 3rd from one of the most prominent french "kdp guru" who did regular income reports and 80k euros in 2020.
His courses were empty, no example, no practical, no concrete, nothing, just blah blah blah (nothing to show on screen, barely.. You imagine that ! KDP is so technical that a "coach" showing barely anything on screen, I was scandalized.)
He promised one expert intervention. Guess how long was the intervention : less than 3 minutes on a stumbling slow video !!! That's a pure scam !
I spent many month before that stydying kdp, I took the courses before launching to make sure I was backed by the "experts" and the revelation of all their secrets, AND NOTHING !!!!
I had to go by myself, did kdp all 2021 and 1st half 2022, learned valuable lessons by myself, figured out that those "gurus" were teaching the WRONG STRATEGY while revealing no real niche, no real method, no real example to follow and to be inspired, etc. Etc.
Now I know the right strategy is high content, focusing on a niche, high quality books and covers, and using ads systematically. But I need an expert to lead me and inspire me in all of that, and to reveal all his secrets. NOt just blind blah blah blah !!! KDP is everything but blah blah. It's very technical and practical.
Anyway, I see in your videos a lot of value, I hope the community is were you reveal all the practical details, not just blind blah blah.
I completely understand. The community is extremely helpful and includes many exclusive videos and members have been getting positive results but if you're really serious about KDP and making it work, my Profitable Publisher 2.0 program is where you're going to get the most amount of value. I show everything practically and you get free lifetime access to the community. I just launched a book last month and this month it's made over $600 with very minimal ads optimizations. KDP is very simple if you know the right system :)
@@barrygeorgioukdp That's what I'm asking for Barry. Practical expert revelations. Where can I access the Publisher 2.0 program please ?
@RazoRickyKDP Check the description for more information Ricky :)
@@barrygeorgioukdp Ohh I found it ! And I like your funnel 😉Good old OTO 😉