One less promotional trick with publishing Kindle Books.

Things change, time changes everything, and Kindle doesn’t want us to use a simple trick that I’ve been taught and have taught you. It’s not a real big deal, but because I like to be able to promote my web address (www.terscott.com) on everything (and you should too), I was deflated just a bit to see that two of my books were in the “draft” mode until I removed the site address. Let me explain.

I learned my lesson in the past about not missing email communication from Kindle. So, I did a search in my email box (I have to do searches now because I get so much email) using the search term “kindle publishing” and found out why two of my books are still in the “draft” mode:

Hello,

Thank you for submitting the following book(s) for publishing to the Kindle Store. During our review, we found one or more issues with your submission that requires your attention before we can move forward.

Marketing Bootcamp for Small Business by www.terscott.com, Terry  Ter  Scott (AUTHOR) (ID:3503972) - Please remove the reference to a website in the author field.

Due to this issue, your book(s) have been moved into an editable status. Please review your book(s) for accuracy and make any necessary corrections by going to the Actions menu and clicking on “edit book details”. Once you have made the corrections, please resubmit the book(s) for publishing by clicking the “Save & Publish” button under Step 8 (Kindle Book Lending). Upon publishing, we will review the files and provide a status update shortly thereafter.

If the message above indicates that a different book has been submitted, you are required to submit the new content as a new book. To do so, choose “Add a new title” from your Account Bookshelf. If you would like to remove an existing book from sale, use the Actions button and choose “Unpublish”.

To contact us about a KDP issue, please visit: 

(kindle address)


Thank you,

Kindle Direct Publishing

So here is what I had:

 

Here is how I had to change it:

 

And now it gets updated:

 

Moral of the story, don't make Kindle mad and keep your books up and selling. Also, keep abreast of these things by signing up as a follower by email. I don't collect your email that way, you will just get these posts automatically in your email box when I do them.

Things are always changing and so it is with Kindle. In my classes I have taught that you can use your web address in this way. Per this message, this is no longer the case.

If you have any comments or questions, always feel free to leave them after any of my posts.

Make it a great day!

Ter

 

PS. I now offer Kindle Coaching via the web on a one on one basis. Check it out at: www.terscott.com/kindlecoach.

 

 

Any songwriters out there? Inspiration with any writing comes to you anytime, and anywhere

This blog is about writing, and typically I talk about writing blogs, ebooks, and the like. However, today I am sharing a bit about songwriting.

Inspiration strikes anywhere and everywhere. And yes, it also comes to me in the shower; who knows why? I have to keep a pad and pen nearby to capture the thoughts before they get away. That’s why I keep a 3x5 card or voice recorder with me at all times. I’ve learned to give it my attention every time because my greatest fear is that if I ever did not accept it as the gift that it is and do so immediately, that not only will I lose it but that inspiration may not visit me again! Yes, I also know that if I don’t act on it, that inspiration will continue seeking someone else who will take action- remember that others were toying with flight the same time as the Wright brothers, and with electricity the same time as Edison; which I do believe in abundance so that’s OK when it will help another to prosper by taking it.

However, inspiration comes to me just when my head hits the pillow; when I’m very tired. Really, “now” I ask. It’s like just getting settled in your nice comfy bed and one of your kids come in and asks for a drink of water. (Looking back now I cherish those memories, but at the time…). Or, inspiration visits me in the early morning hours when it thinks that I’ve had enough sleep and that I must get up “right then” and write it down or it tells me that I need to get up and work on it right then.

This morning was one such morning for inspiration to visit but then it allowed me to write it’s gift on a 3 x 5 card from a stack that I keep at my bedside and then drift back to sleep. Later I edited it a bit and placed it on my website: www.terscott.com/quotepower (where other writers can visit and “borrow” them to use in their writings) and also here in this blog.

As a songwriter I will make time to complete a full version and add a melody later. (Also, if any reader knows of another “published” songwriter who may want to collaborate with me on this, please contact me).

So here it is. Hopefully you may find some inspiration from it to help you today.

 Lyrics to “Live What You Love” by Terry Scott 1/29/13

 

Live what you love in life.

It’s not just “living” that’s nice.

Remember that giving’s your gift,

And gives the world a lift;

Live what you love in life!

Make it a great day!

Ter

Terrific. Energizing. Results!

 

Just Write It!

I practice what I preach! It doesn't matter how good we are as writers, we need to write as often as we can. Next, we need to get published. Like the Nike slogan: Just Do It, let's "just write it"!

Now getting "published" doesn't mean writing and waiting for some large publisher to contact you and offer you a big book deal. With the Internet, there are so many ways to get published and make money, it's almost (add any of your favorite cliches here).

My latest article is published at www.hubpages.com. Just go to the site and do a search for “Ter Scott” and find all articles, or simply click here to go directly to the article: http://terscott.hubpages.com/hub/ThinkBeforePurchasing . It’s titled: Your Creditors are People Too. Please after you read it, leave a comment and consider being a “follower” .

Take some time today, and everyday to put your thoughts into words; words that can make you some pocket change and vacation money, etc.!  (Can I use etc. there? I just did; you don't have to be overly talented to write and make money on the web!).

Make it a great day!

Ter

Terrific. Energizing. Results!

Jim's Write, Publish and Sell Ebook System

OK, as if you didn't have enough to digest from my classes and system, here's another by a friend in the business.

Jim states that you can write, publish, and sell your ebook in just 7 days. I believe him because that's what I do and teach it. For those of you who have taken my class but have not taken action, perhaps watching Jim's video will inspire you to do so. For others who are working away at this, watch the video and learn a few more things.

He's offering his system for only $29 to my students for a limited time and then it goes back up to $49 and higher.

His a link to my page which list his link or you can click on the ad at the right.
“How to write, publish, & sell your own OUTRAGEOUSLY Profitable eBook in as little as 7 days – even if you can’t write, can’t type and failed high school English class!”

Make it a great day!

Ter

Have you seen the attendance sheet?

I just presented a Kindle class to a group of students last night in Two Harbors Minnesota. It went very well, except...

someone took the attendance sheet home in their pile of papers by mistake!

That sheet is the only way I have the email addresses and other info about each attendee. If they don't register for the pdf of the manual used in class, I try to reach out to them with a reminder via that email address.

I always learn from things and in the future I will print this sheet on colored paper and it will be on a clipboard so it won't get mixed in with other papers.

For now, if you are at this blog and see this note, please fax it to me at: 888,
Two Fortyone and 4031 (listed this way to avoid spammers).

Make it a great day!
Ter

Terrific. Energizing. Results!

Get KINDLE PUBLISHING SYSTEM Updates at No Additional Cost

SAVE YOUR "ATTENDANCE CODE"!

If you've been to my In-Class Seminars and Workshops (or Community Education Classes), or you are an Online Student, save your attendance code. From time to time I update the manual and I may make it available to you at no additional cost!

 

If you've been to a recent class, this is how you'll get your materials. If you've attended an event in the past, use your past attendance code (IN CAPS) in both boxes, and I'll send you the updated materials AT NO ADDITIONAL COST!

 

How to get your complete “YOUR FIRST KINDLE BOOK” course materials:

YOU NEED TO REGISTER at: www.terscott.com/getpublished.

If you’ve attended a live Ter Scott class, complete the form but be sure to use the CODE given to you in the class materials so you won’t be charged again when you register. Click “submit” and your pdf. file of the course manual will soon be on its way.

If you are registering online and have not been in a live Ter Scott class, complete the form, return to the page by clicking the back button, and then click on the “buy now” button at the bottom of the form. You pay the low subscription price to get the materials without having to attend class.

·        A copy of the manual; a pdf file format will be emailed to you.

·        You may receive updates from time to time email which will show you more in-depth things that we don’t have time to do in class or include in the manual.

·        You have unlimited access for your questions by me via email for up to 3 months, barring any unforeseen situations. You’ll get my personal email (with instructions) with the manual (or from your in-class materials).

·        You’ll get continual (for as long as the blog is live) ongoing answers to questions etc. via this blog: http://writepublishprofitnow.blogspot.com.

Because of anti-spamming regulations and that I believe in “permission marketing”, to get all of the above, you need to register for them at: www.terscott.com/getpublished. You do not automatically get the materials from attending a class; you must register. If you are having difficulty, please email me at the email address you received in class or leave a comment on this blog.   

You are welcome to visit my other blog that was created for my online students: http://publishyourkindlebook.blogspot.com/.

Add comments on Amazon and Widgets to Your Blog

I've encouraged my readers who are creating a Kindle (or other book format) to have a web site and blog that relates to it. Because of this, I'm offering these steps outlining how to get traffic to your blog and site by first submitting reviews about other Amazon products and how to add an Amazon Ferris wheel or Carousel widget to your blog or site.

In one of my recent blog posts I mentioned a great book that I read by Sylvester Stallone (yes he is not only “Rambo” but he does write and writes well). In the Master Blog Class, I speak about writing reviews in Amazon and linking your “signature” to your website or blog. Here I will show you how I do so and how I add an Amazon Widget to my blog or site; then you can follow the steps.

For anyone who registered in the MASTER BLOG CLASS course, you can get this outline complete with visuals by emailing me at the email address you have on file from your materials. Be sure to use AMAZON WIDGET in the subject line so I or my staff will open it without deleting it. If you came upon this blog via the world wide web highway, you may get it at no cost too! Just go to www.terscott.com/masterblogclass and submit your information in the “register” area and place: AMAZON WIDGET in the coupon code box. On the other hand, better still, register to be a MASTER BLOG CLASS member and get everything for only $29.00; students will tell you that it is worth every penny!

In this post I am showing you the steps without the visuals, and much of the content; just to get you going while you wait for your Pdf. file.

First, I went to www.Amazon.com and did a search for Sylvester Stallone (in books):

I then got a list of books by and about him.

Since I already have the book, I will leave my review and then get a Carousel Widget which will display on my blog(s) so if someone wants to purchase it, it’s available with a simple “click” on the ad widget. The widget will bring the person to Amazon and if a purchase is made, I get some money.

I will first create an honest review.

I click on the title and a more detailed page opens.

I click on “customer reviews” and another page opens.

Now for the fun part; the place where I can give my “two cents worth” and link my name to my website and hopefully bring some traffic to my site or blog. I click now on the “create you own review” button.

I wasn’t logged in so I first get the log in screen.

Now I can create my review!

Wow, you can even do a video review; cool. I don’t have time now but I certainly will do so in the future. For now I will write and submit a review. Because I don’t want to be “embarrased” by having misspellings in the reveiw that the “world sees” I follow my tip that I share with my followers: compose everything in a word type of document (not worrying about editing until completed so as to let the “creative juices” flow) to be able to catch any glaring spelling or grammatical errors. (I even quickly went online to my friend: dictionary.com to see if I spelled grammatical correctly).

Here are my comments:

As a person who sits at a desk writing and showing others how to write, blog and market via the Internet, I was concerned about exercising. When I came across this book I was first intrigued that the book was written by a “Rambo” type but then thought, “well who else but someone with a great physique to write a book about getting into shape”? I got it and learned so much. This guy gives fit facts in a funny way that makes this an easy read and a good work out manual. Well done!

*Ter Scott www.terscott.com

I will now post my comments with my website displayed and link my name to my blog. (While still in Microsoft Word, I highlight my name, right click to display the action box, click on hyperlink and then add the blog address. The box closes and my name is now hyperlinked. I now copy and paste my comments with my name and website to the Amazon comment box. I then click to submit my review and get this box that states my review is being processed. Here is a tip, if Amazon moderates all reviews before publishing, we should moderate the comments on our blogs before posting; just a thought.  

Now I am not sure if the links on my name or website will remain or if they’ll include them at all. I will check back in a few days. You can look to see by going to Amazon and searching for the book and then clicking on comments to find me. The reason I’m doing this (and you should) is to get our name out on the Internet as another opportunity for people to find us when doing a search. Here is an example of another review I did. To find it quickly for this article, I did a word search in Google with this: Ter Scott Dave Lindahl Amazon. Here is what came up:

Here’s what that one looks like on Amazon:

*When checking back, it appears that the links will not show here at Amazon. However, I’m leaving the steps on how to do this here because these are the steps you’ll use when posting a review at other places such as on Internet Yellow Pages etc.

Now I add an Amazon Carousel Widget to my blog (you can do the same steps to add to your site; just copy the same HTML code and use whatever steps necessary to add the HTML code to your site).

I scroll to the bottom of Amazon page and find “Make Money With Amazon”.

I click on “Become an Affiliate” link. (If you are not yet an affiliate, simply follow the sign up steps to do so). This opens a new window; at the top of the page are tabs, I click on the “widgets” tab.

There are many to choose but I click on the Carousel type.

I then place the words: “Sylvester Stallone” in the search box to find products. I then click the “go” button.

I click on the “add product” button which places the selected items to the right of the page. These will be added to my carousel widget.

I notice that the book isn’t coming up in the search so I change from “Amazon.com” to “Books” and click on the “go” button; now this is more like it:

I chose a few books and a few videos (because again, we always need to “consider our audience” and offer what we think they would want).

I click on the “Next step” button.

A preview now shows. I realize that I want a “Ferris wheel” style that is a vertical “look” rather than the “Carousel” which is the horizontal format; you choose what you want to fit into the design of the blog.

OK, that’s better. I do want the products shuffled so that box remains checked. I will show the title but change it to: Sylvester Stallone’s Best; hopefully people will use this search term and will find my blog!

I keep the default size and here it is:

I click on the “Add to Webpage” button (even though I’ll add it to a blog). A window opens with a bunch of HTML code, I copy it and add it to by blog site.

To add this to blogger, first I copy the code. I then sign in to blogger, find the blog I want to add this widget, open the design page, click on layout, click on add a gadget, choose the html option and paste this code into the box and click save. (If these steps within blogger are unclear, consider registering for the MASTER BLOG CLASS, which includes a pdf manual on how to do this or if you already have, refer to the manual). Voila! There is my Ferris wheel gadget!

Now you know how you can get more traffic to your blog (or site) by writing a review in Amazon for a book (or other product). And, I’ve shown how to add a Carousel or Ferris wheel widget to your blog.

Make it a great day!

Ter

Terrific. Energizing. Results!