How to Fill in the 7 KDP Backend Keywords - KDP Low Content Book Keyword Strategy

[@ajazzilife]

Thank you for the informative video. Straight forward, cutting out the guesswork! Much appreciated! I do have one question, please forgive me if you have already covered this previously. The single keyword are they separated with commas or do you add them w/o commas?

[@paulmarles]

No commas, just a space between the keywords. 👍

[@paulmarles]

No commas, just a space between the keywords. 👍

[@ajazzilife]

@@paulmarles Thank you

[@MdMasudRana21]

Can we put multiple keyword in one box? for example- Box 1 - [teacher headmaster principal school gift] like this?

[@paulmarles]

Yes, you can 👍 That’s exactly how I do it.

[@ShowtimeRI]

Wow, I never realized how wrong I was doing it the way I was doing it. I practically had all the same keywords in all 7 boxes. Why I never watched this video before I will never know but once again you have done a fantastic job and definitely saved me from a lot of stress and heartache! THANK YOU!

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome 👍

[@shantoitomlinson2904]

Thank you Paul Marles, I followed your video step by step and I published my very first notebook on March 31, and it is now on Amazon today. Yaaayy!!! God bless you.

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations! That's great to hear.

[@AnnaS1371]

Thank you so much for this very informative video 😊 finally someone who gives straight advice on keywords instead of the runaround “tips” other kdp people give that just leave you hanging not really knowing anymore than before watching their videos... 👍🏻

[@paulmarles]

Hi Anna, thank you. I’m glad you found the video useful. 😊

[@wendyjenae]

I agree! I was going insane trying to figure this out because other people were giving tips, but wouldn't show actual examples. It was so confusing!

[@msmo3527]

Amazing guidance. Obviously steeped in experience and easy to follow even for amateurs like me. Organized. I really appreciate your friendly delivery and the singularly on-point value you're providing in all the content on your channel. Sincere thanks.

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. Glad you found the video helpful.

[@bharatverma2169]

Thank you so much Paul, by following your strategy religiously, I earned my first royalty within one month of starting online publishing.

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations, that's great! 👍👍

[@healingforall8967]

The kdp amazon best info online!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@thegoodgatsby8010]

Can’t believe you just gave this gold information for free. Bless you🙏

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@NerineMartin]

Thanks Paul for the reminder. I rewatched this video because in 2020 I did an experiment and changed ALL 270 books of mine to have different but relevant to the topic, longtail keywords into my 7 keyword boxes. This seemed to be the BUZZ thing to do by many so called gurus. The result, my sales were terrible and books I would sell each month stopped selling altogether. Hence, I've now changed back to single relevant keywords in the boxes instead. Surprise, surprise, my books have started selling again. Did my sales fall due to COVID that a lot of people were saying was happening, who knows but I'm sticking with my original plans and going single keywords moving forward.

[@paulmarles]

That's good. It's all a learning process and about experimenting.

[@Selinnaguz]

Really? I always try to fill the whole box because so many KZbinrs said to do that. You think should I change it to single keywords again😭

[@NerineMartin]

@@Selinnaguz yes, fill the 7 boxes with as many single keywords as will fit. I stopped doing longtail keywords because my sales dropped significantly.

[@Selinnaguz]

@@NerineMartin or an example of longtail keyword. Sorry if I'm bothering

[@NerineMartin]

@@Selinnaguz entering just this longtail keyword in one box for eg. 'unicorn coloring book for kids ages 4-13' as opposed to filling the 7 boxes with a combination of these words plus others to fill the boxes

[@summervibes4878]

So greatful for your channel. I know it takes hours to learn the information you know but to share that with us in a condensed way is just amazing. Thank you, recently published 2 low content books after watching you

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations! That's great to hear and glad you were able to put the information into action.

[@jophillipsillustration]

Ooooh… just submitted my first book. I will need to go back and rethink this - thanks 🙏🏻

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@deirdrenel2]

I am SO glad I found your videos. Useful, to the point and so straightforward with no faffing!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@m.j.umland8687]

Wow! Very helpful! Best video for finding backend keywords I've seen! Great job!

[@paulmarles]

Hi Michelle, thank you. Glad you found it useful. 😊😊

[@freelancerbaktiar5334]

Thank you so much for this helpful video. This is top secret to get success on kdp

[@paulmarles]

Glad you liked it. 👍👍

[@melikkkk]

I've until now sold 8 books thanks to your advice. Thank you very much! Staying in tune

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations!

[@melikkkk]

@@paulmarles Thank you Paul, Congratulations belongs to you :)

[@mentorrehabemam]

Every day I learn something new from you. Thanks a million

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. Glad you find it useful.

[@SouthbayCreations]

I know this is an older video but it's still very helpful and answered my questions! Thank you Paul for all your efforts! Jason

[@yugenakj]

Thank you very much, Paul. The process is very straightforward for non-fiction books or manuals, where you choose keywords for title and subtitle. For fiction books it seems more vague.The title doesn't illuminate the content (think Salinger's Catcher In The Rye) unless you're being didactic (and probably ridiculous). And using a subtitle to "explain" the title risks trivializing. About backend keywords you risk falling into the generality of niche labels (e.g. 'humorous novel' or 'slapstick comedy'), unless you use something related to the characters or situations in the plot (e.g. 'bumbling inspector' or 'nymphomaniac wife'). But when you search for fiction on Amazon you don't normally use those details, you use macrocategories. So if you're not an author with thousands of reviews, ranking up only with keywords for the fiction genre I think is very complicated. Don't you think?

[@paulmarles]

Agree 100%. This video was designed for publishers of low content books. With fiction building an audience is crucial to get those sales and reviews and, in turn, climb the rankings.

[@scifidesign2]

A very useful video. Neat trick with the ISBN numbers and keywords

[@paulmarles]

👍

[@bellokhaeerat]

Thanks so much for sharing this keyword strategies Sir. It was very helpful and strategic. I will try them out.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful.

[@peterjosefblaas9483]

Thank you very much for this gold info. This feels like a breakthrough for me. I subscribed!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@hateml7380]

Amazing,the little details make the difference💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@USELECKSIONS]

I agree

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 👍👍

[@soikatmaji4685]

That's a brilliantly effective method ... Thanks Paul ;)

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome.

[@caporajawi]

Did you try it and u see results?

[@spaizemunkie4397]

Hey thanks mate 👍 I've liked and subbed... 🤓 It's amazing how in most online projects, understanding how to use keywords efficiently is the difference between doing well and doing not so well 😀 I'm still practicing but I reckon it's a new skill worth learning. Thanks for the quality content 🤜🤛

[@paulmarles]

Exactly. In all the online businesses I’ve run, keywords and understanding them have made the difference between success and failure. A very valuable skill 👍👍

[@MiriamWalcott]

Great info thanks. Just getting back to uploading to KDP and looking for new strategies.

[@WaleedHiggins]

Thanks, Paul for these videos. I see how, if you have researched the title and subtitle, this method of using single keywords and related terms in the seven keyword boxes would be best. Unfortunately, in my case, I published the book without any prior marketing research and so my title and subtitle aren't optimised. Others recommend using long-tail keyword phrases in each of the seven boxes and, in my case, I think that would be best. Either that or I might need to republish since the book's going nowhere.

[@paulmarles]

Then experiment and see what works for you.

[@WaleedHiggins]

@@paulmarles Right. That's a great trick for finding the keywords others are using. I'm going to borrow their categories too.

[@odxymosext5490]

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[@himanshusolanki3118]

Excellent research. It is mind blowing video.

[@stefanyac6763]

Very interesting and much instructive! 🤩

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@awebbdigitals]

Love the analytical process...

[@wilsonsmith6379]

Great job! Dear Paul !

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@wingsandfur7516]

Hi sir i m from Pakistan watching your videos so informative content u explain everything with very well.

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. Glad you found it useful.

[@vincentdepaulngouffo3338]

Thanks a lot for the videos. I think they will help me for the next months as i will start serious kdp publishing.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@JustMamo]

Wow! That makes sense now! 🤯 Thank you so much! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. 👍

[@maitreya1906]

Excellent stuff Paul reverse engineered beautifully

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@amranelihyaoui3869]

Congratulations Paul for the great achievement.

[@algerianeagle9529]

This what i was waiting for thank you so much Captain

[@hopeunang9808]

Nice one

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. 👍👍

[@brightejims1214]

Paul marles u re a blessing sir. Ur video is very we easy to comprehend thanks sir

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Glad you found it useful.

[@ilsecoetzee1138]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! A very informative tutorial like all the videos I've watched so far. I'm sure the rest will be as useful if not more! 😃

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. Glad you found the video useful.

[@fortyfive4523]

Love your content Captain...

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@nurnabe4214]

Awesome! I have learned lots of facts from this video. Thank you.

[@paulmarles]

Thank you Nur. 👍👍

[@AdventureHorseRidinginNYS]

Incredibly informative so thank you

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@CatalinNicanov]

Thank you for taking your time to explain these to us.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@claudiamoore2525]

Thanks

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@spybandit]

Once again outstanding content Captain!!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 👍

[@Julie-ib2ti]

Thanks Paul. Really helpful.

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome Julie. Thank you.

[@daniilverlan2747]

Hey Paul, Thanks a lot for such an informative and useful video!!! Things which you show here I have not seen anywhere else. Go on, you're good at it. Have a nice day and God bless you!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. Glad you’ve found it useful.

[@hardcorgamer007]

thank you.

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome.

[@leannlearnsbooks]

Thanks. Very well researched and proven and thus convincing that it will be useful.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Glad you found it useful.

[@sleepyvibez8586]

Wow! Thank you! I subscribed and liked! 😁

[@jimraj68]

This is brilliant!

[@writerlass5924]

Another smasher!! I was feeling wrong about stuffing the 7 KW boxes with LTK phrases as taught by other KDPers and you have just confirmed my intuition is worth following!!!🙏😸

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@jimraj68]

One of the best I have seen on the 7 boxes ! - Captain would you say that it is unecessary to add ANY word that is in the title and subtitle withing the 7 slots - even if it is a long tail keyword phrase that includes a word in the title?

[@jimraj68]

Also Captain you have repeated the word appreciation in title and subtitle - is this necessary or have you done so to male literal sense witht he sentance in the sub title?

[@paulmarles]

You’re correct that no need to repeat the words you have in the title and subtitle in the 7 keyword boxes and yes, it was just to make sense.

[@chrissyspointofview9403]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome and thank you for watching.

[@LizDelaney3]

Lots of tips and tricks here. Thanks again Paul.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Glad you found it useful.

[@sefaakkaya3443]

thanks king men

[@robertcowles264]

Hi Paul, when are we going to start seeing your news letter?

[@paulmarles]

Soon hopefully but have many projects but limited time.

[@oluwafemitosin554]

Thanks Paul. So glad I found your channel. I published my first recipe journal by watching your video. Watching this, I'm not sure I did well in the keyword section. So I'm thinking of unpublishing and correcting it. Quick question how do we do keyword search like you demonstrated in your video. Also, is there a special way to write descriptions.

[@paulmarles]

These two videos explain how I do keyword research and how I use the keywords: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYeQo4ivd7uMoqc and kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3aVnGSgqKp_mtk

[@oluwafemitosin554]

@@paulmarles thanks a lot. Will check them out

[@MaxGouchan]

Really great and helpful!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@muhamaadajmalhossain8466]

You are awesome. Thanks

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. 👍

[@user-ye7rp3vp9u]

Thank you very much ❤

[@ononyumejane8307]

Thank you so much, sir! This is very important information. Thanks for sharing.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@caelanvmarketing]

Thank you much man been scratching the head about this appreciate it :) keep up the good work

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@Mister.Doodler]

Excellent ! But can we use two words in the 7 keyword box. Example - ‘Gift Ideas’ in a box OR Separately ‘Gift’ and ‘Ideas’ in different boxes

[@paulmarles]

Yes use as many as will fit in the box.

[@Mister.Doodler]

@@paulmarles but if I use ‘gift’ and ‘ideas’ in one box out of 7, will that not be spamming keywords

[@paulmarles]

No

[@Mister.Doodler]

@@paulmarles Thankyou for your help

[@almamunsheakh7890]

thanks. this is realy awesome

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@mariusgeorge4890]

Very useful information! Thanks, Paul!

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome. Glad you found it useful.

[@QatraMinTasnime]

Thank you for this helpful content

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome.

[@angtruong2941]

This video very useful! Thank you so much!

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome 👍

[@evrendemirel9429]

thank you Paul. that's great

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome 👍

[@awebbdigitals]

Coming back for refresher lol thanks!

[@petersongallery]

Very helpful ... Thanks Paul

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome.

[@Frankcombat]

Love this content

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@Hb1NewFine]

Helpful 👍 Really great job CAPTAIN Paul thank you a lot

[@BarbTodd]

Super !!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you.

[@HB_Channel]

thnx Paul 👍 Clear Course ✅

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. 👍👍

[@soulfulreading6884]

Videos are so helpful. Thank you!!

[@prabhakarmishra4143]

Brilliant explanation. Thank you!

[@young1471]

Thanks Paul!

[@thinkjon]

This is the type of knowledge I'm trying to learn to wisely list my books. Really enjoy learning from you Paul, keep the lessons rolling!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. Glad you've found them useful.

[@peterhayble9949]

Thanks man for this I really appreciate

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome.

[@sun2687]

So, on Amazon this full title will show up as: Teacher Appreciation Notebook: Cool Stylish Pink Teacher Appreciation Gift for Women. I have a question on whether it's recommended to repeat Teacher Appreciation for example in the subtitle if it's already been used in the title? Doesn't look bad here, but I ask for other possible scenarios where it could sound repetitive? I guess I could add something to the beginning of the keyword as to not have it come up to consecutively.

[@paulmarles]

It’s fine if it looks natural. I tend to use a different keyword to spread my net wide.

[@gabicreighton7885]

Nandarani Abril, Paul explained your question at 06:30 - 07:14. Using the phrase, “Teacher Appreciation,” over and over again is redundant. Using it only once in either, Title, Subtitle, or 7-keyword is enough.

[@hossnemamun]

What a trick just amazing! yeahhh I love it...... Thank you man.

[@paulmarles]

You’re welcome 👍

[@hossnemamun]

@@paulmarles I need your help. :)

[@Madziuuulek]

wow i am so impressed.normaly i put whole phrases in 7 slots. i have to try your technic. just one question.you fill up all these 7 slots till the end so they re fully packed and try to find so many relatives keywords as you can? or just you use few of them?hank you very much for that video

[@paulmarles]

I don’t aim to fill them unless I have lots of relevant keywords.

[@redesignedbydelicia3052]

Brilliant

[@wilsonsmith6379]

You are GREAT, Paul !!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 👍

[@robertaarmy_thrifter8956]

This is absolutely fantastic. Unfortunately I saw this after publishing my first two books. Is there a way to go back and redo the titles and subtitles to add additional keywords? Thank you for your video.

[@paulmarles]

No, you can’t change the title or subtitle. You would have to remove it and then re-upload it.

[@robertaarmy_thrifter8956]

@@paulmarles Great. Thank you :-)

[@ranayaghi5626]

Thank you .. your language is so clear and you cover a lot of things .. I just have 2 questions.. 1. Is the keywords must be started in a capital latter or small or there is no difference? 2. If my nich for example about sister and on my design there are hearts and I but hearts one of my keywords is this ok or this is unrelated word because its not related to my nich .. and if I but the color of my notebook cover as keywords is that ok ? .. Thank you 😊

[@paulmarles]

1. The keyword in the cover doesn’t have to be capitalised but it should be in the title. 2. Don’t understand this question.

[@proide999]

Hello!! 🎉 Many thanks for your video! Very clear! One question, can we use this strategy to "copy" the keywords of bestselling books in our niche and just use their same keywords to rank higher? Thanks a lot!!

[@paulmarles]

You can. As long as you don't use words that are trademarked.

[@keycupid6526]

Best video thanks!!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏

[@foodieants7878]

Amazing! Thanks for the tips! Really appreciate it!!!

[@paulmarles]

My pleasure!

[@hateml7380]

Keywords in author name is indexed by Amazon !

[@paulmarles]

That’s true but then you end up with lots of author names for different books. I know some people do this but I don’t.

[@hateml7380]

@@paulmarles yes is not good idea

[@oussamaderg2606]

Thank you for the info, so you put for ex: Journal notepad book for men in a single box ? Or journal notepad book and in another men headmaster ...

[@paulmarles]

Do the second example.

[@oussamaderg2606]

@@paulmarles thank you❤

[@shahidus-1016]

So the conclusion is that the single keywords separated by spaces is better than putting phrases and longtail keywords??

[@paulmarles]

That’s correct.

[@deromoona4352]

Hi Paul what do you think if vi put in the keywords box . Like this First one. Planner.notebook.journal paperback. Kdp this is only the first box and in the second one . Some things like this... Women men girls kids mom toddler extra ....

[@paulmarles]

Yes, that’s fine. You don’t need commas in between words.

[@monejvisual9528]

is this the current way? have there been any updates about the algorithm? :)

[@cherisepatterson6961]

Hi Paul. Is there any way to remove a book that is published and re-format it to re-publish it? Thank you!

[@paulmarles]

Yes. Click on unpublish and re-do it.

[@tiarab.1443]

For those of us who have published and have very vague or general subtitles, does using only the keyword slots create the same algorithms if searched?

[@paulmarles]

I think keywords in the title or sub title are stronger than those in the 7 boxes.

[@gabicreighton7885]

Hi Paul, thank you for demystifying Keyword Search for our community. In my humble opinion, this is the best explanation (along with the “ Description Indexing proofs”) given on KZbin to date . Thank you very much for sharing. What’s the maximum number of characters allowed (in each line or overall) in the 7-Keyword Search?

[@paulmarles]

Thank you 🙏. I don’t know what the max is. KDP will just stop you entering any more.

[@Madziuuulek]

it is up to 50 charecters each slot

[@gabicreighton7885]

Magdalena Wojaczek, thank you very much.

[@esraakhaled4168]

Very informative as always, I know that amazon makes combination of the keywords, but I think It's not logical to just add a single word out of the targeted main keywords, let me tell you why, amazon in any way would make those combinations whether from a single word or even from a phrase word, so why to waste those bullets on single words while I could use similar relevant keywords which people already searches for and leads them to the same targeted book I know they would need cause you know people don't think nor search in the same way! in the example you mentioned we could use" thank you teacher gifts , student teacher gifts ,...etc" that way we have two benefits, we have the word gift as well as the complete phrase that - according to a keyword inspector - have good search volume! I might be totally wrong, I love to hear your opinion, what do you think, thanks in advance! :)

[@roytaylor2161]

If a competitor uses highly keywords and they are already famous, surely they will be far in front of the 'attention queue' compared to an unknown author, and thus far more likely to score on that keyword?

[@paulmarles]

Yes, an author does build authority with sales and reviews.