Many authors don’t use an Amazon Author Page. That’s a shame.
This is a great way for readers to get a glance at all you’re doing, and quickly. Remember, you have just a few seconds to grab their attention, and this is one tool in your authorial tool chest to do that.
This is what my Amazon author page looks like:
This is a great way for readers to get a glance at all you’re doing, and quickly. Remember, you have just a few seconds to grab their attention, and this is one tool in your authorial tool chest to do that.
This is what my Amazon author page looks like:
An Optimized Amazon Author Page
Those book images on the top change depending on my sales. On this particular day, those books were selling the most. If you click on my Amazon author profile now, I bet a few of those books will be different.
The same thing goes for that string of Tweets there. Now, I’ve seen authors with a tweet that’s a month old sitting there. If you’re not using Twitter, disable that because you look silly.
If you’re like me, sending out multiple tweets each day, it’s good to have this. I removed mine for a time during the election because of the all the hate and vitriol I was spewing out on a daily basis, but now I put it back up.
Perhaps you should think of doing the same…depending on your circumstances. If you want ideas on how authors can use Twitter, check out that Goodreads group there.
The same thing goes for that string of Tweets there. Now, I’ve seen authors with a tweet that’s a month old sitting there. If you’re not using Twitter, disable that because you look silly.
If you’re like me, sending out multiple tweets each day, it’s good to have this. I removed mine for a time during the election because of the all the hate and vitriol I was spewing out on a daily basis, but now I put it back up.
Perhaps you should think of doing the same…depending on your circumstances. If you want ideas on how authors can use Twitter, check out that Goodreads group there.
Use Author Central to Change Your Amazon Author Page's Appearance
Here’s what my author bio looks like, which is listed below my picture on the main profile screen. I had to log into Author Central to get this screen, and that’s where you edit all this stuff, choose which image you want, and whether you want tweets and videos to appear. It’s also where you can set up your Amazon blog, something I’ve never done…but probably should. (Maybe 2015, huh?)
Sidebar with my book genres listed, as well as my new releases
On the side of the screen there, when I type in my name to Amazon, I can see what types of books I have, or what genres. That’s all listed on the sidebar there.
Below that sidebar is a list that looks like this:
Below that sidebar is a list that looks like this:
Similar authors to me
These are all the authors that are similar to me. Now, I clicked on all those, and only a couple authors had my name too. These were:
I’m not too impressed.
Overall, having a good Amazon Author page is a good selling point for you, something that builds authority, and gives you a bit more outreach. All the successful authors have them, why shouldn’t you?
Overall, having a good Amazon Author page is a good selling point for you, something that builds authority, and gives you a bit more outreach. All the successful authors have them, why shouldn’t you?
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