Comments on: Your 2009 Traffic Plan.

By: John

John — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:18:44 +0000

The feed is in the sidebar, almost immediately adjacent to your comment, in the Meta Category listed as Entries RSS

By: Freelance Biz

Freelance Biz — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:03:37 +0000

Sheesh John, where is your RSS feed? Freelance Biz’s last blog post..We Have A WINNER!

By: irishman

irishman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:30:06 +0000

Thanks for re-introducing simplicity into what can sometimes seem like a mountain that can't be climbed. irishman’s last blog post..ONLINE THEFT EXPOSED

By: Teresa Rothove

Teresa Rothove — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:31:19 +0000

I just finished reading Chris'post, which linked to yours and I want to say thank you to both of you. I am a beginner who has been dragging her feet to even start working on getting out on the net, and one of the things I had not looked at seriously was tracking. I have followed chris' newsletter for awhile and for 2009 - Gentlemen my Hat's off to you both because what has been said makes it easier - meaning breaking each product, etc down so that you see what works and what doesn't.

I would ask you both one question: How long do you track and decide what should go and what should stay. 3 months - 6 months ? Sorry for such a long response.

By: JJ Manning

JJ Manning — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:01:05 +0000

Hey John This is so simple. We have been so busy building and promoting sites that we have forget the basics. I will revisit the 2009 plan and break it down per site and product, rather than sites alone. Thanks for the timely reminder. JJ JJ Manning’s last blog post..Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone

By: Chris Lockwood

Chris Lockwood — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:53:01 +0000

John, I just wrote a long blog post that was inspired by my not keeping good track of things until the year was over, which led to a similar conclusion to yours. It links to your post above. Aren't the "experts" on the forums saying people can't afford to buy the niche products now? (That should have been a clue that thinking was wrong!) Chris Chris Lockwood’s last blog post..How to increase your sales in 2009

By: John

John — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:48:03 +0000

Chris,

I used the average income per sale for illustrative purposes only.

I would always recommend that the each product's performance is measured and analysed individually. Setting individual goals also allows you to dispose of products that don't meet your income thresholds. It's much better to focus on winners than the mediocre, or worse.

Your assessment of niche products out-performing IM products doesn't vary from my own findings.

John

By: Chris Lockwood

Chris Lockwood — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:36:40 +0000

Good plan... what would you suggest for people who are promoting a range of products with varying prices and conversion rates, where something as simple sounding as "average income per sale" may be unknown?

Would you set a specific sales goal for each product, then use your process? Or is there some other way to attack it?

I've started looking at my 2008 results and am surprised at which products did better than in previous years and which did worse. (Short answer is that niche products did better, business/marketing products did worse, which is the opposite of what is supposed to happen in a recession.)

Chris

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By: Hamida

Hamida — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:46:41 +0000

Love this post - with so much info available it's so easy to complicate things, but this makes it so much more straightforward. Happy New Year! Hamida’s last blog post..Are You Building A List?

By: JayXtreme

JayXtreme — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:48:55 +0000

hey John.. It's funny how things like this can work with such precision, the plan you outlined, with the right maths and with pages that you know convert, can almost guarantee a six figure year for anyone.. Great insights dude Peace Jay JayXtreme’s last blog post..Happy Holidays To All My Readers