10 Ways to Promote Your KDP Books for FREE!!!

In this video, I’m going to give you 10 promotional tips that will help you to create a monthly passive income for yourself, with a low content book business. These tips include everything from setting up an online store, to how to get more publicity for your books on Amazon.
0:00 - 10 Tips on How to Promote Your KDP Low Content Books for FREE!!!
0:08 - Animated intro.
0:18 - A brief intro to my channel.
0:44 - What this video is all about.
1:23 - Tip 1: Create a catchy name for your book store.
4:53 - Tip 2: Why you need to own the .com domain of your store name.
6:47 - Tip 3: Which social media accounts are best to promote your books?
7:41 - Tip 4: How to create your avatar and header for your social media accounts.
9:00 - Tip 5: How to create an Amazon Author Page.
14:20 - Tip 6: How to open and setup a Link Tree landing page.
19:11 - Tip 7: How to use book mock ups to promote your low content books.
25:37 - Tip 8: How to use inspirational quotes to get more traffic.
27:08 - Tip 9: Using theme related hash tags to attract more customers.
29:37 - Tip 10: How to add your books to 8 additional categories on Amazon.
36:29 - Closing thoughts.
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[@jasmyneemmerick]

I've watched this video twice - second time taking detailed notes. It's like a mini-course with walk away action items. (I even let the commercials play all the way through as a thank you 🙂)

[@CraigBabin]

I appreciate that Jasmyne, but you don't need to watch the commercials. It doesn't actually help my channel, in fact it can hurt it. Watching ads that you're not interested in (solely to generate more money for my channel) is considered "invalid traffic" and my channel can actually be demonetized for it. In fact, it's something I'm dealing with right now. So if you're not interested in an ad, skip it! But I appreciate the sentiment.

[@agniiiiie]

It’s to good to be true - sucha a detailed video for free! Thanks! Greets from Poland 😊

[@CraigBabin]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alohaleslie9407]

Thanks, Craig, I had no idea that I already had my Author Page in so many countries. I thought I would have to create each one separately and I don't! Whew! Good stuff. I look forward to more. :)

[@CraigBabin]

Yeah, Amazon some times gets things right when it comes to making its sellers lives easier ... very rarely, but sometimes. lol

[@yourhomecitysource]

Speaking of Author pages, Craig. I thought that we couldn't use Author names that weren't names (like Old Town Books)? If we can, that's great news. :) Please advise. Thanks so much for your excellent videos.

[@ChachisCats]

Amazing content Craig. Thank you!

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome.

[@immortalbigd4122]

thank you for all the amazing infor i learned a hell of a lot after watching your video a few times and writing must of the info down on paper.

[@CraigBabin]

I'm glad I could help.

[@thrivingjane]

Another great video - you are so generous with your knowledge

[@CraigBabin]

You're too kind.

[@crazygoodmovies]

Awesome video, Craig! Thank you for this valuable info!!

[@CraigBabin]

It was pleasure.

[@sharondavis3535]

Thank you💎taking copious notes and will rewatch all the information !

[@CraigBabin]

Ahhh you're a note taker ... I'm more of a watch it, try it, screw it up, and then re-watch it again kind of guy.

[@redesignedbydelicia3052]

This is gold 😊

[@dawntudor4280]

Wow! This is so useful and down to earth! Thank you 😊

[@CraigBabin]

You're quite welcome Dawn.

[@marannbenn]

Thank you soooo much for your time and sharing your knowledge! May God continue to bless you!🙏

[@CraigBabin]

Thank you John. And you're quite welcome.

[@coriineo]

Thanks a lot! So many useful info!

[@CraigBabin]

Glad it was helpful Corinne!

[@printjellydesigns]

Absolutely worth the watch! Great informative video with such helpful tips; thank you :D

[@CraigBabin]

I'm glad you found it helpful Cindy.

[@shirleysnow7593]

Excellent, thanks Craig. I have much to learn, and you explain everything so well. Much appreciated.

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome Shirley.

[@cosmicempathofmagik7497]

Great tutorial! I have to watch it again though, just to make sure I got it all. Practice makes perfect. Thanks, Craig.

[@CraigBabin]

You're quite welcome.

[@webcare_live]

Great. Thank you!

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome.

[@juliotorres_FloridaRealtor]

This was really good, TY!

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome!

[@mcarolcat]

Super resourceful! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent, Craig!

[@CraigBabin]

My pleasure!

[@MichaelPhillips-hg1ty]

Absolutely excellent video! Thank you so much - As someone who is just dabbling with LC books at the moment I have found this the inspiration I need to get more serious about this - thanks again

[@CraigBabin]

You're very welcome! Best of luck Michael.

[@joywrenncreative]

Soooo useful!!!

[@CraigBabin]

I'm glad you liked it Joy.

[@76np]

Wow, you are awesome...thank you! You have provided so much value to your viewers.

[@CraigBabin]

Thank you for saying so, I appreciate it.

[@jic7843]

Yeeees! I wish I found your channel sooner. I’ll apply some of the ideas you provided. Thank you sooooo much. 👍🏽

[@specialk8927]

I watched a previous video of yours and you suggested to put your website on the spine of your book for various reasons therefore I went immediately and bought a domain! Thanks for your tips and tutorial!♥️

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome!

[@SatyaSanathani]

Thanks for sharing the information. Very well described for the beginners.

[@CraigBabin]

My pleasure!

[@jacobdavid]

This video is chock full of content. Must watch. Thank you Craig Babin for sharing your knowledge. Just an amazing video.

[@CraigBabin]

I'm glad you enjoyed it Jacob.

[@lilianamunoz5601]

Excelente tutorial. Gracias Craig.❤

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome Liliana.

[@user-ng2eh2hc6t]

Thank you so much Craig! So many useful tips! I will definitely add the author page, and the 8 extra categories to my books! Appreciate this! Best success to you and everyone reading this.

[@CraigBabin]

Glad it was helpful Kah!

[@thenocturnalist]

Thank you for the informative videos I've learned so much

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome.

[@brendahampton9800]

Excellent tips, thanks!

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome Brenda.

[@66AngelaT]

Excellent video! Thank you.

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome.

[@Svartr.HrafnSvartr]

I've been entertaining the thought of opening a KDP account for a few years so I've been watching videos on the topic for a while now. After bingeing on your videos for the past couple days, I just want to say that I appreciate the information in this specific video. There are some things here that no one else has brought up such as steps to take BEFORE designing and uploading anything to KDP. Thanks!

[@CraigBabin]

I'm glad that you found it useful.

[@The_Knight_Time]

WOW!!! This is such a great informational video that every single author should be doing. This is absolutely wonderful! Thank you

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome Tina.

[@EyeOnPanama2]

Craig thank you. Very valuable information. I will watch again to take action. Gracias

[@CraigBabin]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@missnicolecnainstructor]

This was extremely helpful, thank you🙂

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome!

[@rosemaryma9847]

Great video, Thankyou

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome.

[@Harsh.Chaturvedi]

Thank you for this

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome.

[@annettemhoulihancareysuen]

This was so helpful! I am a salesperson but sat thinking about the best ways to sell my "book store" rather than an author selling, thank you!

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome.

[@pierrebernard719]

Craig, this is a GREAT VIDEO! I followed it step by step. The only problem I came across was with the author page. I didn't realized that KDP carried over accounts from Amazon Advantage. But with a couple of calls, Author Central told me you can have more than 1 author page. So I created a second on under my branding so only the new and current books I am creating will show up. Thanks for all your useful information! Now let me see if I can sell some books!

[@CraigBabin]

You can have up to 3 author pages. Best of luck with your book sales Pierre!

[@sheilaS1111]

You have been so helpful 😊

[@CraigBabin]

I'm glad to help Sheila.

[@sheilaS1111]

@@CraigBabin you mentioned getting a website, which company do you recommend? Also, with a Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest page, is a website necessary? And, how do you feel about Fiverr for marketing?

[@CraigBabin]

@@sheilaS1111 I don't remember mentioning needing a website, I think what I said is that you need an online store to sell your books from; as long as you have an authors page on Amazon ... that'll do. By marketing are you referring to hiring an artist to create logos and banners for you? If so, yeah Fiverr is fine. Just make sure you're using somebody reputable.

[@digitalmarketingcode]

Exelente Tips. 👌

[@CraigBabin]

Thanks Johanna.

[@jackiewhigham1476]

Thank you ☺

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome 😊

[@Smartmoneyempire1]

Nice concept Craig

[@CraigBabin]

Thanks.

[@AniMoted]

Great video, subscribed :)

[@CraigBabin]

Glad you liked it.

[@jachico7080]

Thank You

[@CraigBabin]

You're welcome.

[@redesignedbydelicia3052]

Soooo enjoy your videos! I’m focusing on ads/optimizing this week. Launching a new book this week how many reviews do you feel are “enough” to launch? For folks to feel good about buying it lol.

[@CraigBabin]

I don't think there's a specific amount, once you start getting into the double digits, people will be more comfortable buying your book. And that's simply because most customers just assume that the first few reviews are probably from family and friends.

[@annemariesavellano734]

Hi Craig thank you for the detailed tips! Another Question is, regarding the mock -up, do you have a tutorial on how to upload the designed mock ups on the page as it is only making us upload the front page and manuscript on kdp ... sorry Im a newbie haha

[@CraigBabin]

I don't understand your question. The book mock up is entirely separate from your KDP files. You have to upload a book cover PDF and a book interior PDF to KDP. The mock up is just a promotional PNG that's created in Photoshop to help display your book for advertising purposes, it has nothing to do with KDP. If you're asking me if I have a video that shows you how to upload your book to KDP ... yes I do. You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJK5k4SPaNSqbrs

[@annemariesavellano734]

@@CraigBabin Got it, I saw a video where it says that we cannot add Book covers if we're selling through KDP Amazon, Just 1 cover page and just create designs for A+ Content

[@Bigbad2000]

HI Craig, loving the videos. Not sure if you know or if you have done a follow up video yet, but covervault has shut down. If you have I will get to it eventually! Would you have any other recommended mockup sites (paid or free is fine for me) that I could use? Cheers

[@CraigBabin]

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[@cafecito25]

Hi Craig, Thank you for this informative video! I am a little confused, at the beginning of the video you say to open an Amazon Store. Is this separate from the Author page? Thank you.

[@CraigBabin]

No, the author page is for KDP self publishers, what a store front is to all other Amazon Sellers. The only way to get an actual store on Amazon is through Seller Central. And Seller Central is for people who want to list their products on the Amazon platform. Your KDP books are already on the Amazon platform, so there's no need to sign up to Seller Central and pay the monthly fees. What I meant by you need a store is that you need a spot where customers can find all of your books in one spot. And for KDP publishers, that would be your author page.

[@cafecito25]

Thank you for your reply. I am going down your list and checking off each tip as I work on setting up to promote my low content books.

[@romabourke9842]

Hi Craig, do you recommend different Author Names for different Niches? There are 2 Niches I like. Thanks in advance

[@CraigBabin]

That's a great question. I would say it depends on how unrelated the two niches are. If one of your niches is how to exercise and the other is healthy recipes, then one author is fine. But if one niche is beauty tips and the other is automotive repair, then definitely use two separate author names. It's important to give the appearance of being an authority in whatever niche you're selling in.

[@christiannilsen2835]

Great content! Can I have multiple author pages for different Brands? I would like to seperate kids books from adult content for better seperation. Thanks!

[@CraigBabin]

I think you can have up to 3 under one Amazon account. But you can only have 1 Amazon account.

[@toniepaiva]

Awesome tips. One question. If we sell on Amazon KDP, we are not supposed to sell on third party websites. The website that you create for your brand cannot sell them directly I assume. It can only link to proper amazon links. Is that correct ?

[@CraigBabin]

Yes, you could post a photo (mock up) of your book on your website with a link to the Amazon product page below it, but the customer would have to buy it from your Amazon product page. If you want to sell directly from your website and ship the books yourself, then I would recommend using a printer like Lulu Publishing, so that you can purchase the books at cost up front. And with Lulu you can still list your books on Amazon through their print on demand service.

[@Ngr666Kong]

thanks so much. ill try to comment on everyone I watch. Is there a way you can upload a up to date video for composition notebooks and journals? the process in kdp seems to have changed a bit. please and thanks so much😍

[@CraigBabin]

I think the only thing that has really changed is that you no longer need to to pick an ISBN number when it comes to no content books like journals. Other than that, the upload process should pretty much be the same. But I'll have to take a look at it to see. If I see a significant change, then I will make an update video.

[@Ngr666Kong]

@@CraigBabin thanks again. Awesome detailed videos🤗

[@CraigBabin]

@@Ngr666Kong My pleasure.

[@zay-antalarabella3303]

Thank you for this ! I have a question regarding the AmazonKDP account, is there a way to upload more pictures for my book on my amazon profile? I have seen that other sellers have more presentation pictures, not just the book cover. Thank you!

[@CraigBabin]

That's a very timely question. The next video I'll be releasing will be on that very subject and I'll be walking you through how to do it.

[@zay-antalarabella3303]

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[@alohaleslie9407]

Are you talking A+Content advertising. If you are, it's an awesome way to show your "stuff." ;)

[@CraigBabin]

@@alohaleslie9407 Yes, the video is right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6a4aXyrl72hqJY

[@melindafloyd960]

Thanks, Craig, can I get a free course in pdf to start Kdp amazon

[@CraigBabin]

I don't have anything in PDF but this video here explains how to get started: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJK5k4SPaNSqbrs

[@MuzMURRAY]

Is there regular size for a large coloring book, like A4 (7.50" x 11.50"? I don't see it in your list

[@CraigBabin]

Are you referring to KDP sizes? Only the sizes they specify on their website. The closest to that size would be 8.25" X 11.69". kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GVBQ3CMEQW3W2VL6

[@MuzMURRAY]

@@CraigBabin Yes, I was. Thanks, Craig.

[@annemariesavellano734]

Thanks Craig, is the book mock editing available for Canva?

[@CraigBabin]

The book mock up template comes in a Photoshop file. If you don't have access to Photoshop, you can always use Photopea.com. It's a free Photoshop knock off that you can use straight from your browser. I don't use Canva, so I really don't know what file types they accept.

[@annemariesavellano734]

@@CraigBabin Awesome! Thank you so much

[@shojibislam7986]

Brother will help me with an information. I work in Amazon KDP. Can I market my book on the marketplace? Creates an Amazon Associate account. Will there be any problem in the account? It would help me a lot if you let me know.

[@CraigBabin]

I don't know KDP's policies for their employees, so I can't speak on that. Sorry.

[@User-srr4wv2]

Is there a way to see the inside of your guitar tab book?

[@CraigBabin]

The book in this video is not an actual book, it's just a mock up for demonstration purposes. But you can go on Amazon and find plenty of guitar tab books to get some ideas from. Try here: amzn.to/4536EL7

[@razv14]

😊 Can we give amazon affiliate Links to the social media platforms to promote are own books?

[@CraigBabin]

Absolutely. In fact Amazon encourages you to do that.

[@DhyanaStudio]

Craig, very informative, a question for you, Please help me understand. If my books are under my name, do you recommend creating the author page as my name? Can I choose a pen name as an alternative to my author's name? Of course, I will research all the platforms to make sure the name is available and not taken.

[@CraigBabin]

If your books are written/created under your name, then yes, by all means create your author page under your name. That's the way I do it. If you chose to use a pen or store name, you can do that as well. Just keep in mind that there is more to making money online than just self publishing low content books. That's just one income stream. You ultimately want to have multiple incomes streams working for you all at once. And to keep those streams cohesive, you'll want to create them under one brand. In this modern day and age, it's less about selling a product and more about selling a brand. So if you're planning on being the face of your brand, then you're customers will be buying into you ... so you may as well use your own name as your brand. Especially if you take the route of using KZbin to promote your income streams, then your customers are really buying into you. Now if you're going to build your income streams around your meditation studio, then make that studio name your author name. Just keep all of your income streams cohesive under one brand.

[@DhyanaStudio]

@@CraigBabin Perfect, I will do that, a great suggestion. Thank you, Craig.

[@thomasinamurphy1340]

how can I change the Author's name after placing some of my books under my name? I'm just starting out with low-content books with KDP. I like the idea of another name that can be the same as my website and social media.

[@CraigBabin]

You can't change your name after you've created your page. And the name of your author page must match the name of the author on your books. But you can create another author page under the same KDP account but with a different name. Just make sure that any future books you publish, have that new author page name as the author of the book.

[@thomasinamurphy1340]

@@CraigBabin Thanks

[@vvignesh1102]

Is it possible for create more than one author pages

[@CraigBabin]

You can have up to 3 author pages with different pen names.

[@roopasartvoyage]

Hlo sir I really like your idea for promotion bt i am confused a bit bcoz u said share the url of each amazon country marketplace bt in new author page their is a single url can I use that only in worldwide and if not than how can I get others url

[@CraigBabin]

Amazon has now changed their promotional links to "one link". So you only need to promote the one author page. If someone from another country clicks on that link, they'll be taken to the Amazon author page in their country.

[@Svartr.HrafnSvartr]

@@CraigBabin Have you updated your author link on your KZbin account? I'm in Canada, but when I click on your Amazon link from here, I'm taken to your US author page.

[@CraigBabin]

@@Svartr.HrafnSvartr It's an affiliate link, so it's suppose to (in theory) send you to the marketplace of whichever country the viewer is in. But it seems to only work with product pages and not author pages. 60% of my KZbin audience are in the US (only 1.5% are Canadian), so I just point the links to the US platform instead of the Canadian one.

[@Svartr.HrafnSvartr]

@@CraigBabin No worries. Amazon isn't too difficult to navigate back to the .CA pages and listings. I think most Canadians are quite used to everything being US-centric!

[@thismomof5]

When I put my name in, it separates my name with a comma and adds the last name in front. So the formatting and what my chosen author name is are being thrown off. How do I plug my name in so it's not formatted that way?

[@CraigBabin]

When you put your name in where? I need more information.

[@thismomof5]

@@CraigBabin When I’m creating a book and put my name in the author section.

[@CraigBabin]

@@thismomof5 Is it your own name you're using or a made up name?

[@thismomof5]

@@CraigBabin it’s a made up name. But I’ve checked other sellers and they have 3 words in their authors name and no comma.

[@CraigBabin]

@@thismomof5 If you are putting only one word in each of the 3 name boxes and it's giving you a comma separation, try putting two words in the first name box and one word in the last name box. But it should work with just one word in each of the 3 name boxes. Make sure that you're not putting anything in either of the prefix or suffix boxes. If it doesn't correct itself, contact KDP.

[@obicelestine3715]

Thanks Craig. I asked some questions on your video about A+ content on Amazon. Do well to attend to them. I also wanna know if you have any other Mock up tool that's free and available for mobile devices

[@CraigBabin]

Photopea.com is free, but I'm not sure if it works on mobile devices.

[@obicelestine3715]

Ok. Thanks.... I'll be waiting your response on the other video

[@CraigBabin]

@@obicelestine3715 I've already replied to your questions ... go back and view your original comment.

[@sashas.4478]

Are we actually selling on our onlinebookstore, or is it to advertise our book collection?

[@CraigBabin]

If you create your own website, then you're only advertising on it. Each book advertisement would lead to your Amazon product page. But in this video, I recommend using your Amazon Author Page as your book store, so in this case you would be selling from your store, because your Author Page is on the Amazon platform.

[@sashas.4478]

@@CraigBabin Thank you so much for your respose! I am relieved it is a passive income bookstore.

[@nanamay03]

Hi Craig.. do you do ads when you're posting your books on Facebook? and what do you think of Facebook Store? Where you can just promote all the notebooks in the store for visitors to choose. Also, I do have a question.. do I have to have a photoshop knowledge / photoshop software to have this work? Hope my questions make sense.

[@CraigBabin]

Hey Elyana, I personally prefer using Facebook groups to promote my products for FREE, instead of using paid ads. I use groups to get traffic to my KZbin page all the time. Join a bunch of groups that are in a similar genre as you and just leave useful tips and comments, when people start seeing you as someone who is knowledgeable in that genre, they will seek you out. All you have to do is leave a link at the bottom of your post, to wherever you want them to go. And yes, the Facebook store is a great way to display all of your books on your Facebook page. As for ads, if you've done your research and you know there's a big market for your particular product on Facebook, then yes, Facebook ads are definitely worth it. And finally, you only need to know how to do, what I've shown you how to do (in the video) in Photoshop. So you don't have to be a Photoshop master. And no, you don't have to have Photoshop, you can also use the free alternative Photopea. You can find it at Photopea.com I hope this helps.

[@andrejohn4216]

@@CraigBabin Hi Craig how i can find Facebook groups to promote my products for FREE... thanks a lot

[@CraigBabin]

@@andrejohn4216 Just search for groups on Facebook that are based on whatever theme your book is about. So if you're creating word search puzzle books about Halloween, search for groups that discuss Halloween.

[@splufford]

As far as I am aware you cannot use Shutterstock images in a logo as it's against their licence

[@CraigBabin]

If you're referring to a brand logo, you're absolutely right. Any thing that could possibly be trademarked has to be created from scratch. You can't use any type of preexisting imagery, even if it has a creative commons license on it. Because once you trademark it, you're claiming complete ownership of it. That's the reason that I suggest in the video to create your own image. The wording on Shutterstocks licensing agreement is tricky. They say that you can use their images in the following: "As a digital reproduction, including on websites, in online advertising, in social media, in mobile advertising, as part of product packaging and labeling, letterhead and business cards, point of sale advertising". But I think that when it comes to logos and where you can't use their images, that they're referring to registered trademarks: "Use any Visual Content (in whole or in part) as a trademark, service mark, logo, or other indication of origin, or as part thereof". Indication of origin means ownership. You don't own your avatar of any social media website (unless you created it yourself, or it's your own face ... then you have copyright protection), or if it's trademarked. If you wanted to trademark your avatar, then you would definitely have to create it yourself. But you may be right, I probably should have said "have an image created for you, on a site like Fiverr", instead of buying one from Shutterstock ... just for clarity sake. Thanks for pointing that out. My bad.

[@starqueenlotus3755]

So then we hv to create a website book store. Then thats not free.

[@CraigBabin]

You don't need a website book store, just use your Amazon author page.

[@Financiallyfreeauthor]

The categories thing has changed. Now you pick three categories and can’t request more.

[@CraigBabin]

Yeah, I know. But there are 9 other good tips in this video, so it's still worth leaving up.