Can AI help a cash strapped author ~ Q -Which key words does AI suggest for MURDER Now and Then?

I was reading about AI one day and, just as a matter of interest, I clicked on Gemini for the first time (on purpose ~ I’ve done it a few times by accident!) to see what Key words it might come up with for one of my books:

For MURDER Now and Then, Gemini writes:

“To optimize the Amazon KDP search visibility for MURDER, Now and Then by Diana Jackson, you should use descriptive, multi-word long-tail phrases. Amazon allows 7 backend keyword slots (up to 50 characters each). [1]

The following targeted keyword combinations are tailored specifically to the book’s dual-timeline plot, regional settings, and themes:

1. Dual Timeline & Multi-Generational Mystery

• dual timeline murder mystery
• interwoven past and present crime fiction
• cold case 100 years later novel
• multi generational family secret thriller [1]

2. Setting & Geographic Locations

• british village cozy mystery series
• bedfordshire true crime inspired fiction
• channel islands jersey mystery books
• small town english countryside murder [1, 2]

3. Plot Hooks & Historical Background

• unsolved historical murder 1919 novel
• farmer wife accused husband death book
• social anthropology british mystery stories
• world war one aftermath crime fiction [1, 2, 3]

4. Comp Titles & Reader Read-Alikes

• midsomer murders style cozy mystery books
• bergerac channel islands crime read alikes
• slow burn british police procedural novel
• traditional english village detective books [1]

Amazon Keyword Strategy Tips

• Do not repeat words that are already in your title (Murder, Now, Then) or author name (Diana Jackson), as Amazon’s algorithm automatically indexes those.
• Avoid punctuation like commas or semicolons in your backend slots; simply separate the words with spaces to maximize character counts.
• Combine terms into long strings to fill out each of the 7 slots (e.g., Slot 1: dual timeline cold case interwoven past present).”

WOW, I thought! There’s even a summary for Amazon’s strategy.

What next? On my next post I’ll explore the actual meta data on KDP for this book currently, and how I might update it.