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Day: July 18, 2017

The Importance of Categories and Keywords for Your Books on KDP

dealing with book keywords on amazon headache-1557865_960_720I hate keywords. “Use keywords,” they say, for your blog post, your KDP book, your website, your AMS ads. Figuring out which keywords to use is harder for me than writing the actual post/book/ad. But I’m learning.

An example:  the other day while checking the Amazon rank of one of my books after a sale, I noticed something odd. The rank in three different categories was showing. The first one was: Continue reading “The Importance of Categories and Keywords for Your Books on KDP”

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Author Melinda ClaytonPosted on July 18, 2017July 17, 2017Categories Staff ArticlesTags Amazon.com book categories, book keywords, Kdp publishing, keywords37 Comments on The Importance of Categories and Keywords for Your Books on KDP
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