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- In This Full Free Amazon Ads for Books Video Course:
As many of you have heard, advertising your book on Amazon's Book Advertisement system, formerly known as AMS, has become one the best ways for authors to get their book discovered and even thrive in a crowded Amazon market.
Through AMS, you can now choose when and where you want your book to show up on Amazon – anywhere in search results or even next to another book on their own sales page. Plus, unlike Facebook ads or Google Adwords, in Amazon's book advertisement system, you're advertising your book to people who are ready to buy and are looking for their next book.
You don't have to be a marketing genius to figure out that that is the BEST time to get your book in front of them.
But here was the dilemma…
Creating profitable Amazon book ads can feel daunting and overwhelming for some. Well, not anymore.
So, to help you understand and master Amazon ads, I’ve created a FULL FREE course along with Janet Margot, a former Amazon Ads insider. Janet, who helped develop Amazon’s ad system, brings invaluable insights and expertise to the course.
And it's absolutely free. No…really, no catch, no nothing. Just professional video training showing you exactly how I do Amazon Ads, and even how I did AMS campaigns for multi-NYT bestselling authors like Ted Dekker, and Pat Flynn.
In This Full Free Amazon Ads for Books Video Course:
In this course, you will learn the following:
Part 1: Introduction to Amazon Ads
In this section of the course I will cover the basics to understanding what Amazon Ads are, how they benefit your book beyond just the sales they bring in, how to get more out of them and the best way an author should approach them:
- What Are Amazon Ads and the Different Types
- Benefits of Ads Beyond Direct Sales
- Preparing Your Brand for Amazon Ads
Part 2: Setting Up Your Amazon Book Ad Campaign
In part 2, we go over the different types of ads, how t setup your account and your first Sponsored Product Ads, and Lockscreen ads. We also do a detailed look at the new dashboard and how you can monitor and improve you ads over time. Here, you'll also see my preferred layout, and customizations.
- Setting Up Your First Amazon Book Ads Campaign
- Understanding the Amazon Ads Dashboard
Part 3: The Importance of Relevance
In this section, we will roll up the sleeves a bit and get into some advanced tactics and concepts, starting with selecting the best keywords for your campaigns. With these steps on how to find, and group keywords into campaigns, you'll start working like a legit Amazon ads author in no time:
- The Old Approach To Amazon Ads
- The New Approach To Amazon Ads
- Consequences of Ads With Low Relevance
- Benefits of Ads With High Relevance
- How Amazon Views Ads
Part 4: Selecting Amazon Book Ad Keywords
In this section, we'll look at how you can read your running ads, and the steps you can do to not only improve them, but also grow them. There are some great pieces of information that you can use to find out what is working and how to expand on them. So, definitely don't miss out on this section.
- The Art of Amazon Book Ad Keywords
- Product Targeting vs Keyword Targeting
- How to Find Profitable Amazon Book Ad Keywords
- Grouping Your Keywords for Campaigns
- Creating Amazon Ad Copy That Sells
Part 5: Optimizing & Managing Amazon Book Ad Campaigns
In this section, you’ll learn how to optimize and manage your Amazon ad campaigns effectively. We’ll cover key strategies such as bid adjustments, keyword monitoring, and campaign refreshing to ensure you achieve the highest ROI and lower costs per click. By mastering these techniques, you’ll be able to maintain and improve your ad performance continuously.
- Monitoring your Amazon Book Ad Campaigns Like a Pro
- Adjusting Your Bid
- Refreshing Your Amazon Ad Campaigns
- Creating New Ad Campaigns
Can Amazon Ads Help Authors Sell More Books?
Can get getting your book in front of the right buyers help you sell more books?
Then yes! Most definitely. But it takes a little bit of work and analytics.
But, if you'd like to learn more about other authors and their AMS adventures, then check out the below case studies. Each one consists of examples or tactics that an author employed with AMS and their results (And let me remind you, most of the authors below haven't taken any course, they just gave it a try – but you have access to my free course):
- A Kindlepreneur Case Study by Michal Stawicki: Undeniable results, but with good words of wisdom.
- A Full Report on AMS Ads by Harald at KBoards: Yeah, I know, it's a forum. However, Harald (who if I ever meet him I owe him some coffee) went above and beyond chronicling his AMS books advertisement results. Definitely worth a read!
- Christoph of Authentic Story Telling and his experience: Short but more about his ‘why' and his results.
Podcast Episode – AMS Ads with Brian Meeks
Now, if those numbers scared, you. Don't be. My course will give you everything you need to understand and implement 😉
So, What Next?
Get started learning Amazon Ads for free. Be sure to check out my full video course and start learning how you can get shoppers to see your book through Amazon's Ads system.
So, be sure to sign up for my absolutely FREE AMS Advertisements for Books course and start getting your book discovered on Amazon.
Cheers,
Hi Dave
thanks for the great AMS course. Just one question. If I publish my paperbacks on CreateSpace. Does AMS report include them and therefore they are reflected in ACOS? A bit confused.
I saw your email too, but figured this would be the best place to answer so all can see. The answer is yes. Amazon reports all sales under the Estimated Sales, and ACoS based on the add performance.
Yes, after I sent email, and then I thought others would also be interested in the subject so posted here (sorry for spam!). The only question is why on earth Amazon answered that they don´t include CS (I sent you their answer in email). I was doing maths with my friend analyst on all books on all ads accounting for a variety of factors and could not come with an answer. So many thanks for your reply!
I followed this to the letter, 92,000 impressions, 91 clicks but I’m missing something – no sales. I has produced cheaper clicks than when I tried it myself, and they are around 14p each which is about half of what I was paying before and I found not less then 942 keywords. i’m going to go through the course again and try and figure out why the ads are not delivering.
Excellent, excellent course! Many thanks, Dave! Running my first ad now!
Awesome Eevi! Good luck!
The course is mind-blowing. A go-to resource for any author new to AMS.
This has AWE-SUM sauce all over it! You really OVER DELIVERED on this course Dave. Thanks and congrats!
Haha…thanks buddy!