My First KDP Month's Earnings 2022 - Mistakes, Lessons & How to Find KDP Niches

[@archiewronnie5189]

So ive been reading this book titled the purple cow and having to watch you talk about being unique with your ideas i think you are making a really valid point on that. Thank you so much and i still wish i can easily wrap my head around different new ideas and find the best. And you are cute

[@LisaIrby]

Thanks, Ronnie. I wish I could convince more people to get this. I watch all these various youtube videos and everyone wants to watch the "Top 5 KDP niche" videos yet they complain why they can't sell. Yet I JUST started KDP this year and my 8 best sellers are all in niches that have never, ever been featured on any of these videos. I need people to wake up and see that these videos benefit the creators more than they benefit the people learning. Think outside the box and you will do far better than following all the trendy stuff.

[@sharondavis3535]

😂I just let water overflow watching your video 😂it’s like a Ted talk. Been doing KDP two years and you’re a fresh inspiration. Thank you I’m revitalized🙏🏽

[@virgilhare7443]

Auntie Lisa, this is your nephew lol. I've been following you since 2012 or before. You gave me the foundation to get my website business off the grown and now I'm going into Amazon Sales. Thank you for your content. I appreciate it!

[@LisaIrby]

Awwww hey nephew! 😀

[@YourChicGeek]

Come on through Lisa! I am sooo proud of you girlie. I know that you are going to crush it. I love how you put emphasis on narrowing down your niches because in the world of KDP this is key! Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@LisaIrby]

Thanks, girl! I'm keeping my eye on your great videos as well! Keep putting out that golden KDP and Canva content!

[@rheiyn8050]

you are a blessing! I work for someone and I handle his KDP account. I felt bad because He's spending much on Ads but not really getting more on sales. This is a huge help. Thanks a lot!

[@LisaIrby]

Timestamps ('cause you know I can ramble! lol) 1:58 The Amount 3:05 Product Breakdown 3:22 What I Published 5:58 Why I Regret Ignoring Advertising 8:59 It's All About The Niches! 9:22 Keyword Tools Don't Help Me 10:51 My Keyword Research Strategy 19:04 Mistakes

[@chipdisk]

Thanks Lisa. From a long time subscriber (we go back years)

[@robc1111]

I have been looking into the printables niche for a bit and noticed how profitable it is. As you said, there are so many avenues to go down regarding content. I decided to start off with the coloring book niche. A day or so ago I purchased a course on creating biblical-based coloring books. And after watching this video, it gave me more inspiration to get started. Thanks for sharing the info. Loved it!

[@stephenonichabor9413]

Are you done with your biblical colouring book? Will love to purchase for my pupils. Thanks

[@keycupid6526]

OMG why I haven't watch this . This is really helpful for someone without idea how to niche down. I like the way you show us how to do it. Your example shade my light for other ideas. I like that you show the process. it's not like the others channels which just only telling to niche down but did not show any example process to us. This video really helpful. Thanks a lot

[@HellzSayzDANCE]

I am so grateful for your comments about tools not helping. I find them overwhelming too! I love your videos, and I’m just trying to break into KDP myself. I was super excited to see you bring out KDP vids! You break things down in a very real way and you’re easy to listen to. Thanks again 😃💜💕

[@latricewillins-butler5403]

I've written and published 20 books on Amazon so far. One of my titles is an 11-book series called P.U.S.H N PLAY FOR LIFE, along with other titles. I do it for fun. I've only sold a few copies and received 5 stars on some of them. It's a struggle, and I'm doing my very best. I won't give up. I'm just blessed that I have this opportunity to do what I love. Thanks for the video😇

[@zjg9610]

How you doing right now?

[@latricewillins-butler5403]

@@zjg9610 Good. How are you?

[@zjg9610]

@@latricewillins-butler5403 good, have you sold any books, I’m about to start aswell

[@latricewillins-butler5403]

@@zjg9610 Yeah. I've sold quite a few. It's been so slow lately. I'm not giving up. Congrats on your book. Good luck to you.

[@cococrafts9640]

I see some of your books are on kindle unlimited. Do you get paid for those?

[@SFVone]

That's a great start! I've been doing KDP for 3 years now, LOVE it. It's so fun. Figuring out the ads can take some time but it's so beneficial! Edit: Your tips are great by the way. Gotta niche down.

[@LisaIrby]

Yes, it does but I feel like I will stick with it this time.

[@angiewilliams4646]

Thank you for the T. So refreshing to just hear the facts and no fluff. Bless you for sharing your info to us.

[@april3492]

Thank you, Lisa! I really appreciated your time teaching us all this thing x

[@ndumi-light]

Loving your vibe and authenticity from Johannesburg, SA!!! 💜

[@mixdifferent8428]

I have known your channel for a while, and I noticed in your videos that you are an honest and respectful woman who respects your followers and offers everything that is useful. Your advice gave a result with me and I thank you.. I appreciate your words on the paid tools. The heart.. Searching manually and accurately from the platform is much better.

[@simonedm111]

This is by far the best niche video I've ever seen so far. There are many people on here who mean and who truly want to help, but yours exceeds because of the examples you gave. I've been really praying about finding the right niche, since I struggle so much with indecision and boom your video came along. Thank you so much for all that you do! New subbie here ❤

[@LisaIrby]

Thanks for that Simone. Really glad that helped.

[@mdtanjimulislam1654]

@@LisaIrby Hi can you help me

[@RODowd]

Thanks. You simplified something which seems complicated.

[@AllofNia]

I don't know why you ended up in my TL but girl I hit that subscribe button just for this video. Looking for more videos. By the way I sold 16 KDP books only once and I don't know what happened I never sold nothing again so I'm going to look forward to improve everything.

[@anneckhartvlogs]

So glad to see you back with videos AND that you are now doing KDP! I've been doing this for the past two years and am slowly growing low/no content income!

[@diabolodb]

Talk about timing! I just started KDP 2 weeks ago, looking forward to your videos. They are the reason why my redbubble shop is doing so well! A thousand thanks

[@LisaIrby]

I'm so happy to hear that your RB shop is still doing well! No one talks much about RB anymore, but it's still my #2 behind MBA. Love the product diversity!

[@diabolodb]

@@LisaIrby Still trying to get accepted on MBA. Hopefully soon🤞

[@RagsToNiches]

This is awesome - congrats on your sales. I love how you explain things and your authenticity. Looking forward to seeing your progress in 2022!!

[@HtopSkills]

Good advice for anyone who wants to make money with KDP.

[@roxane3226]

Thank you lisa i used to follow you when trying redbubble and zazzle then i quit, now i found your video on kdp i started in the business five months ago, thank you for the video it is very clear and helpful. Waiting for the ad video.

[@chrisjames4817]

Thank you Lisa for sharing your keyword strategy, along with mistakes/regrets, it really helps! I subbed after your last kdp video & hoping you find the time & inspiration to make more kdp content. You have a fresh perspective, more genuine than other creators in this space, I appreciate you sharing your experiences as well. You've got me inspired - Im done watching videos and going to fire up canva & create my first low content book. I just need to get something out there today and learn from it!

[@LisaIrby]

Awesome! Thank you, Chris. 😀

[@bjamison]

Wow, I remember seeing you online many, years ago when you were teaching affiliate marketing, Google adsense and SBI Content website building. Lisa is the OG to this internet game and always came with receipts! You look and sound great. Great seeing you again, continued blessings💫

[@LisaIrby]

Thank you! ❤️

[@storiesbydesirae]

Very helpful! Thank you! Also, I love how you say, "All I need is 1 sale!" 1 sale is the motivation. Thank you for that reminder.

[@angelamurphy3]

Absolutely wonderful advice! I just found you. This wasn't by accident. Thank you!

[@sharonwoods6873]

I'm ready to start my KDP with Amazon, I have so many ideas! Thanks for this!

[@poeticnation6251]

"Thank you" for your honesty and sincerity (I just joined your channel fam). This is a great video about the behind the scenes profit and expense aspects of KDP. This gave me some awesome knowledge about niche, and keywords, and how to increase profits. I picked up some amazing ideas - Thanks again.

[@kingdean123kd]

Just finished my first month on KDP. This video is helpful and relatable

[@Julie-mg9xk]

Thanks Lisa! I just found your channel. I started my KDP journey a week ago. No sales yet but your video has me hoping!

[@BouHNouF]

I like the way you talk you look so honest and I really appreciate the information that you gave in this video

[@LisaIrby]

Thank you Frinzar!

[@UnlimitedMama]

i totally agree with the analysis paralysis with SEO tools and things like that. i end up spending way to much time figuring out what keywords to use and overthink it all

[@damnboy7191]

Hey there. I was just checking kdp videos and found your channel. I used to watch your tutorials back in 2009 2010 on blogger. Nice to see you again on youtube

[@LisaIrby]

Welcome back!

[@vipkiddad4898]

You are such a blessing! Thank you for taking time to make this video. Incredibly helpful for a new person like myself.

[@LisaIrby]

Glad it was helpful! I've got another one coming soon that talks more about how I create my books.

[@howto2882]

I know you have been around. I have bought some of your products. I just got started with Kdp as well. Let's go on this journey together.

[@Juanrivers2022]

This real person successful stories do inspire, i just need the software to illustrate and publish for KDP. I will start my journey this month

[@Trinergy-Livewire]

You got tenacity! Been seeing you around YT for years!! I think this is a winner niche for good content.

[@bambubombon]

it's so nice to see you again!!

[@alohaleslie9407]

Aloha Lisa! This was really awesome! You have definitely given me new food for thought. And you're so early in the game. Many of our tutorial friends have been doing it for awhile and I really appreciate their expertise. However, your courage to share your KDP journey...very cool! Thanks!

[@sharondavis3535]

So smart 🙏🏽all this value and usable information. Thank you🙏🏽

[@thatkdpguy]

Wow great work! Looking forward to where you are in 12 months time

[@LisaIrby]

Thanks for being such an inspiration.

[@jnetta8]

I am SO glad your video pop up on my TL! This is the best video that I have come across concerning KDP and tips on how to get started and "nicheing". I want to start getting some passive income and with me be in grad school right now, I feel KDP will be the best option for me. Thank you so much for this! I'm sure I will be going down a rabbit hole on your channel now. lol!

[@LisaIrby]

Ha! Welcome, JustNette!

[@Simplewisdomwithandrea]

Thank you, Lisa! That keyword part of the video I felt like I should have paid for. Lol. Thank you for your generosity in sharing and genuinely trying to help us win too!❤️

[@LisaIrby]

I'm glad you found that helpful. That is the part I really hoped people would find the most helpful because it's so misunderstood.

[@oooBoEoNooo]

I've watched the video for the second time now. Great explained! Remember everyone: The road to Pod and Kdp Olympus is paved with sunflower seeds.

[@LisaIrby]

🤣🤣🤣

[@stormcrow3096]

Excellent video, lovely spirit, I'm glad to have found your channel as I too begin my KDP adventure. Thank you.

[@JennyHansenLane]

Girl, I don't even need more ideas BUT YOU WILLED THEM TO ME in this videos. I'm gonna act on them and report back. Thanks for this video.

[@lisasims3970]

this was so helpful. thanks so much. i remember seeing u years ago tlkin about tshirts. its good to see tht ur still doing good. i rediscovered ur channel thru niches to riches utube channel. much love

[@LisaIrby]

Hey!! Welcome. ❤️

[@eldritchpodblast]

WOW. You are SUCH a breath of fresh air!! I've been looking into KDP for a little while and everyone else seems to try and shill some sort of tool or their own agenda. You just talk STRAIGHT FACTS! Thank you, you have no idea how much your words help so many others. Definitely going to look into this more. :) The only thing I can't see is the "Product Details" part on Amazon, the part where you see what the ranking is etc. Is this something that's only on US? Thank you!

[@LisaIrby]

You need to download the extension called Quick DS Amazon Extension. It's free!

[@eldritchpodblast]

@@LisaIrby Thank you so much, Lisa. Can't wait to get started.

[@kattiagordon1900]

Thank for your honesty. You confirmed for me that I was going in the right direction . You also gave me fuel to make it better. Look forward to more videos

[@amandadelacruz8141]

I'm so glad I found you. I've watched a lot of your videos on your 2createawebsite and chitika days. You still look great!

[@LisaIrby]

Awww thx!!

[@phyllisedmondson8517]

Thank you Lisa I’m so happy for you. You always on point ! Your gurl Kim George got it gonna on 🤩 My book was just published on KDP .. You and Kim are setting a foundation for newbies like me .. May you continue to receive blessings in your life and your business 🙏🏾❤️

[@LisaIrby]

I meant to reply to you. Thanks for all your support of my videos Phyllis.

[@ladyccb178]

Thank you so much for this detailed information. I'm a beginner and you have helped me tremendously, so you have a new subscriber! I'm looking forward to more information!

[@BarbaraClayArtisticsoulwithin]

This video is soo amazing. You made me really excited about doing KDP. I must admit that I am really nervous about doing ads but I am willing to try. Thank you so much for your tips and encouragement. It is greatly appreciated.

[@LisaIrby]

The key is to start small. No need to spend crazy amounts per day. My bids started at $3/day but you can start lower.

[@jenbcosgrove]

Great video! Thank you for sharing your KDP experience with us! I have always learned a lot from your Amazon merch and other videos as well. Hope you have a fun and very prosperous 2022!

[@LisaIrby]

Thank you, Jen!

[@RaNa-pq3xi]

What an amazing person you are being so helpful to your fellow human beings. Learnt so much from you ♥️🙏💫

[@LisaIrby]

Thank you!

[@lifeobservations9691]

You're so genuine! Thank you for all the information on your channel

[@TaylorHaselton]

That’s amazing for first month! I just posted my income report for my second month today!

[@annaleeblysse]

I bought that Psalms in Color coloring book at a travel stop on a road trip maybe 4.5 years back. That company produces books on what seemed like sketchbook quality paper. It’s a beautiful book. I gave it to a friend, but it was unforgettably beautiful in quality and art.

[@LisaIrby]

Really? Wow!! That’s great!

[@junquette3000]

Lisa, love your perspective and love the fact that you are real (I feel like I would have done the same thing with the sunflower seeds😆). I really appreciate your outlining your strategy. Thanks!

[@RichyRichMusic]

You are the best Boss. We will catch up, much love.

[@WallaceStandard]

Yeah. You are pure gold. Incredible.

[@domarchie9558]

Great info. Ive got to get on merch somehow. But with the easier application process of kdp i might try it some stage in the future.

[@JessicaNiles]

Great video, Lisa! I'm excited to start on this KDP journey. :)

[@TaylorHaselton]

This was so helpful! Thank you! I just started my own KZbin channel. You’re doing better with sales right now, but hoping to learn from you!

[@justmyluck702]

This helped and motivated me so much. Thank you so much.

[@EniolaIjaduolagoodnews]

Thanks a million! Very helpful video.

[@oooBoEoNooo]

Hello Lisa! You had told me in the comments of your last video that you would explain exactly how to break down a niche in the next video. And now it's really here! :-) Thank you so, so much for this! May the roasted sunflower seeds be with you ;-)

[@LisaIrby]

LOLOLOLOLOL! You were the person I was thinking of so I'd hoped that you'd watch. Glad it helped.

[@thewiseman2976]

great video as usual😍😍I ll be waiting for more

[@Oneil1570]

Appreciate you. You can also request that kdp increase the look inside feature so that will solve that issue of only seeing the first pages. That’s why no one mentions it.

[@LisaIrby]

Ohhhhhhh! No wonder. Thank you!!!

[@redone823]

@@LisaIrby look into 'A+ content'. It's another way to show case your book, interior, your other books and anything else.

[@LisaIrby]

@@redone823 Thank you.

[@ArianaM1975]

I had a quiet 2020 (very little publishing) but still some passive income, which I loved. I'm back at it as of this month though. Starting first with redesigning some covers of a few okay sellers (but the books really SHOULD do better!), to get my creative juices flowing again!!

[@LisaIrby]

Good luck Ariana. I have a couple of covers I want to re-do as well. That makes such a huge difference in conversions.

[@toshajohnson]

Another fantastic video! I knew you were going to kill it in KDP too! Congrats!

[@LisaIrby]

Thanks Tosha! I should have listened to all of you telling me about this long ago.

[@toshajohnson]

@@LisaIrby Don't worry about that. I'm just glad you got in on it!

[@juanmeowmix1530]

Great video and tips!

[@Luiza-Affonso]

Very helpful video, Lisa! I look forward to more content regarding your ads strategy! My automatic targeting campaigns are failing on both KDP and Merch By Amazon. Even the impressions numbers are low compared to manual targeting.

[@LisaIrby]

If your impressions are low that means your bids are too low. Did you try slowly inching up your bids?

[@jenniferward6821]

So genuine. Thank you!

[@Never-Say-Never]

Lisa, your videos are awesome! Love your energy and excitement, gets this old mans blood flowing for ideas. Love the info on niching down. Do you have a video that can walk me through Merch's ad process, or any advice on the procedure? Thanks for all you do.

[@LisaIrby]

Hey Roger! Thanks! No, not at the moment, but there are some good ones out there. Check out Cameron from Merch Jar.

[@Never-Say-Never]

@@LisaIrby Thanks Lisa, I actually watched the video that you had posted on Twitter from Ryan Hogue and Cameron and I've put 2 ads up to get started. Thanks for what you do ♥

[@danjumaabdullahi5163]

This is wonderful Thank you for the valuable tips

[@Shopgirl2000]

3 hours per book !!! That is extremely quick!! Would love to see how u do that!!

[@LisaIrby]

I'm going to go over my process in my next video. Stay tuned!

[@barbarafoks2470]

@@LisaIrby Amazing ! Ill be glued to my screen when your next vid comes out. x

[@LisaIrby]

@@barbarafoks2470 Aw! Thanks! lol

[@WholeheartedVegan]

you are so inspirational. love your energy!

[@hamzaagh9090]

Thank you for this valuable video, I'm starting my jouney on KDP this month Hopefully I can make the same results as you 😅

[@LisaIrby]

Wish you the best!

[@DannyOnDemand]

Great job for the first month, thanks for the info!

[@alicelong100]

Awesome sales! Congratulations!

[@SamanthaFl]

In the beginning of my merch journey I only used MI but felt like it was too distracting. Only had it for 2 months. Once I stopped using it my sales started increasing dramatically. I think marketing is very important especially these days.

[@LisaIrby]

Glad it's not just me! Seems like everyone uses it.

[@SamanthaFl]

@@LisaIrby definitely the newbies because it gets push a lot especially on YT

[@FreddieIsMyMoto]

Hi. What's "MI" please?

[@LisaIrby]

@@FreddieIsMyMoto Merch Informer

[@lisa2cooltodance]

HI lisa ! my name is lisa too lol , do you have a video on how to create the KDP book itself, maybe a walkthrough on the basics?

[@LisaIrby]

Hey Lisa! Not yet. These are the only 2 videos I've ever done on KDP since I literally just started. But hopefully I'll have more walkthroughs soon. 😀

[@lisa2cooltodance]

@@LisaIrby Perfect , Looking Forward to learning from your videos if you continue to post about KDP. Alot of the ones I find are the fake how I made 50 million dollars in one week from KDP lol.

[@Rebecca-qs2qh]

Great info. Thanks!

[@dlewis4601]

Can you share more about the ads and what that entails?

[@annmalleybooks]

Wow. Good work!!!

[@Rebecca-qs2qh]

So you made sales from ads set at 5 to 7 cents default? Just making sure & wondering if that's possible (for me). Thanks!

[@LisaIrby]

Yes but they were as high as 17 cents at one point. I was changing often depending on conversions. Be careful not to try to compare to someone else’s results too much because it will vary depending on the niche and competition.

[@Rebecca-qs2qh]

@@LisaIrby That's what I was thinking after I posted. You would have good keywords since niched down well prob, & less competition maybe. Thanks so much! I just started with ads.

[@LisaIrby]

@@Rebecca-qs2qh That's exactly it! It starts with the niche. That's why I hit that part so hard. When you do that well, everything gets easier. Bingo! You got it!

[@expatdu5409]

Fine and intelligent - Thanks for the tricks and tips

[@LisaIrby]

Thank you!

[@accardo4321]

you will do well girl!!

[@RailinX]

So insightful! Thank you

[@CSDesignz]

Very Inspiring thank you

[@jimmiejohnson4712]

Is the Bible copyright free? The Bible itself is NOT copyrighted. The original text (written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek) has been around for thousands of years and so isn't even eligible for copyright protection in any country. I just had to check it and see for myself

[@LisaIrby]

Someone commented it’s public domain.

[@GroooviChick]

Depends on the version…

[@trinitri9345]

Hi Lisa.. great video. Question...why wont you want to click on someone's sponsored ad? What are the implications of that?

[@LisaIrby]

It’s an ethical thing. It costs someone per click and I am not buying the product so why waste a click? Not fair to the advertiser if I have no intention of buying.

[@trinitri9345]

@@LisaIrby thanks for responding . Have a nice day!

[@casst748]

Thanks Lisa, your way seems much easier for me, until I figure out that keyword research strategy. Also do you know how come when your products go live on Merch and you go to Amazon to look for it you can't find it?

[@tonipugh5939]

You are inspiring my dear!

[@WeAreNotGoingBackEver]

Wish I could give you more than one thumbs up.

[@LisaIrby]

Awwwww thank you!!

[@annabellak.2864]

Wow, great insights. I feel like I'm overanalyzing with all the tools and it just makes me anxious. Do you check if Amazon auto-populates your keyword in the search bar? To see if people search for it.

[@LisaIrby]

Yes, now that’s the one thing I definitely check for.

[@annabellak.2864]

@@LisaIrby Thank you ❤️

[@journaldesigns]

Love your videos, as always.

[@LadyLilac]

Wow this is so inspiring! I’ll be working hard on kdp this year too:)