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Are you wasting your 7 KDP keyword slots?
In this video, I use my romance novel A New Chapter by the Canal as a real case study to research and improve my Amazon KDP keywords using Publisher Rocket.
I compare my original keywords with actual search data, look at search demand and competition, and show why a keyword can describe your book perfectly and still be a poor choice. I also discover that one of my KDP categories was wrong—and change it.
You’ll see how I research keywords like slow burn romance, closed door romance, love triangle romance, feel-good romance, and more before choosing my final seven.
The biggest lesson? The best keyword isn’t the one with the biggest number. It’s the one the right reader is actually searching for.
Publisher Rocket is a tool I personally use. I am an affiliate, which means I may receive a commission if you purchase through my link. All opinions and keyword choices in this video are my own.
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00:00 Intro
03:38 What KDP keywords actually do
06:32 My book as case study
09:06 How I’m judging the keywords
11:16 Keyword 1
12:25 Keyword 2
15:36 Keyword 3
16:38 Keyword 4
17:38 Keyword 5
19:46 Keyword 6
21:01 Keyword 7
22:01 New keywords
24:36 Final seven
26:57 Biggest takeaways
