My First Ebook got over 250 free downloads in 2 days. Now what?

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I just released my ebook like a week and a half ago and it kind of just sat there no sales so I decided to run a free promo in hopes I could get some reviews. The promo ends monday and started this past friday.

After 2 days I was already the number 1 free ebook in my category that has A LOT of titles in it. Its not a massive niche but not a small little corner market by any means, which I think is cool for it being my first ebook.

What matters is sales though so I am really going to make a push to have friends and family download and leave a review while its free. My question is when this promo ends would it give me a boost and start seeing sales possibly?
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  • Profile picture of the author aprilm
    Back in the day free promos helped me start making sales immediately after the promo. For some reason, I have read maybe an Amazon algorithm change, this does not seem to be the case any longer.

    I ran a free promo 2 weeks ago for 1 day, got over 200 downloads, but when the promo ended, I didn't see any increase in sales. I got some reviews out of it though....so it wasn't a complete waste.

    I am currently running another promo....different book....for 2 days, so we'll see what happens. I'll try to remember to report back and let you know if I experienced an increase in sales immediately after.
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  • Profile picture of the author eniggma
    Cool thx a lot!
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  • Profile picture of the author SEO Haven
    Reviews are always great for sales, just be careful not to hand out TOO many for free.
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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    OK so can you give us an idea of what sector it is in. I would like to review it. What I have found is that sales are driven by reviews. Try to get many. Also, it will help improve the ranking for you. There are many factors that are important in getting sales like having a super cover. However, good press is #1.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    I sure hope that ebook is packed with affiliate links.

    By the way, if you're not making any money then take this rubbish down http://industryideas.net/
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    • Profile picture of the author PCH
      The thought of getting something for free is the only thing that drives some people to clic, meaning that many of the 250 that downloaded your free ebook probably will never even read it.

      I'd be more concerned with getting some out to people who will give you a good honest and thorough review. For people that really want the product, the reviews will clinch it for them.

      Good luck with sales
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  • Profile picture of the author howtogurus
    Free promos on Amazon Kindle can do two things for you:
    1. Improve your positioning. Amazon counts free downloads as sales when figuring out total sales for an eBook.
    2. Possibility of getting some reviews. But you need to find a way to ask your readers for the review. Chances are they won't give you one unless you ask them for it. I like to put in a little plug for reviews in the preface of the book. "If you like my eBook, let others know. Write a review on Amazon" or something like that.
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  • Profile picture of the author eniggma
    Thx howtogurus i will keep this in mind.
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