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{"title":"Price Lab: 5 Experiments to Optimize KDP Pricing, KU & Promo for Revenue Growth","one_liner":"An 8-minute, revenue-first lab that walks authors through five low-risk pricing experiments to increase KDP income, sharpen KU performance, and coordinate promos with ads.","description":"Many authors treat price as an afterthought; in reality price is one of the fastest levers to improve revenue and visibility. In this 8-minute monologue Dan Desmarques drills into five practical pricing experiments you can run on KDP and Kindle Unlimited that require minimal setup and produce measurable lifts: controlled price bands, limited-time free vs countdown deals, KU page-length strategy, coordinated ad+price windows, and price elasticity A/B tests. You'll get clear steps, a compact checklist, and a real case study showing a 34% revenue increase from a two-week experiment. This episode includes exact tracking metrics to record, the hypothesis to state, and the safety checks to avoid harming long-term visibility. By the end you'll have a runnable 3-step action plan to set up your first price experiment this week and a direct CTA to grab the 22 Lions Price Lab spreadsheet and a discounted publishing audit. No hype—just revenue-first tactics authors can execute.","why_now":"Pricing is a timeless lever in publishing: unlike platform novelties or short-lived trends, price experiments are repeatable, measurable, and immediately actionable for any author building a book business.","target_audience":"Self-published and hybrid authors using KDP and KU who want fast, measurable revenue improvements and repeatable experimentation methods without risky gimmicks.","episode_type":"monologue","estimated_runtime_s":480,"outline":["00:00-00:30 — Hook: The overlooked lever: quick framing of the problem—why most authors ignore price and lose revenue","00:30-01:00 — Promise & roadmap: Exact deliverables (5 experiments, checklist, spreadsheet, case study) and what to track","01:00-03:00 — Fundamentals: Pricing mechanics, KU interactions, perceived value, and the metrics that matter (revenue, conversion, page reads)","03:00-05:00 — Five experiments (numbered): 1) price-band test, 2) limited-time free vs countdown deals, 3) KU page-length strategy, 4) short promo+ad window, 5) price elasticity A/B — setup, hypothesis, duration","05:00-06:30 — Real case study: Dan's client walkthrough with inputs, timeline, results (34% revenue lift) and lessons learned","06:30-07:50 — Immediate 3-step action plan: pick hypothesis, set tracking sheet, run and measure; exact fields to record this week","07:50-08:00 — CTA, risks & close: direct CTA to 22 Lions Price Lab spreadsheet and publishing audit, plus quick risk notes and next steps"],"tags":["pricing","KDP","Kindle Unlimited","book-marketing","experimentation"],"duplication_check":{"nearest_match_title":"Backlist Relaunch: AI-Driven Refresh to Double Your Book Revenue","similarity_score":0.34,"decision":"distinct"},"risks":["Short-term price or free promotions can lower perceived long-term value","Running tests with too little traffic yields misleading results","KU enrollment and changes can affect visibility in ways that take time to reverse"],"mitigations":["Use controlled, time-boxed experiments and keep original price listings archived so you can revert","Run tests for appropriate duration and traffic thresholds; track revenue per visitor and conversion rather than headline rank","Monitor KU page reads, rank and ad performance during and after tests; only make permanent changes if multi-metric signals align"],}Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-22-lions-podcast-ai-self-publishing-book-empire-secrets--7016918/support.