getting traffic but no sales or little clicks!

[ianternet]

ok guys I have done my part - I have my blog for under 3 weeks - brand new and I am getting 30 unique visitors with about .35% loyal visitors - which is good - but I am not gettin any clicks or sales, its either they are here to read - is there something wrong with the layout? the placement of links etc? I am getting new users everyday but rarely any will attmempt to sign up via feedburner or will click on an adsense or clickbank ad etc

need help on converting visitors to sales - advice?

[Comenius]

Best practice is to put your ads embedded within your content in order to maximize CTR. Right now you have them all in your sidebars, where most visitors will just ignore them.

[Kasparoff]

With only 30 unique visitors per day, it's hard to make any sales at all. You can be in "business" only if you get targeted visitors. Some keywords provide good sales, other keywords are just for traffic. There is a definite line between them.

[frobber]

where are the visitors from?

Are your ads relevant or off topic?

Do you offer your own products or just affiliate stuff ?

[NothingButNet]

You could get more targeted visitors if you join online communities like mybloglog (they have very strict anti-spamming rules, so be careful how you contact the members), spicypage, fuelmyblog, the good blogs and so on.

[joe-d]

You should concentrate on increasing the number of your visitors. Also, play around with your ad placements to see if which one converts best.

[Kasparoff]

Define your target customers and your market. Tailor website to appeal to them.

[mxracer170]

Don’t feel bad, I’m getting about 125 unique visitors a day and sometimes go several days without a sale. Then for some reason in 1 day I get hammered with sales. Is this normal on the net? I’m still pretty new to the whole eCommerce thing. I think my traffic is pretty targeted; I’m getting an average of 9 page views per visitor? Any ideas as to why my sales are so hit and miss?

[yorije]

Ian, I'll give you 2 suggestions 1. either you make your category links black coloured. 2. swap position of your category and ads. see what happens.

[ianternet]

Originally Posted by frobber

where are the visitors from?

Are your ads relevant or off topic?

Do you offer your own products or just affiliate stuff ?

they are coming form all over the place
ads are relevant adsense wise the other 3 ads are kinda relevant

I offer my own and affiliates

[ianternet]

Originally Posted by yorije

Ian, I'll give you 2 suggestions 1. either you make your category links black coloured. 2. swap position of your category and ads. see what happens.

so put one of the ads above category and make the category links all black?
well it is css style so if I change the color of those links all links will be black? and I am using a CMS as well so each category link is created by default and not a true html

[ianternet]

Originally Posted by Kasparoff

With only 30 unique visitors per day, it's hard to make any sales at all. You can be in "business" only if you get targeted visitors. Some keywords provide good sales, other keywords are just for traffic. There is a definite line between them.

yea I have lots of good targeted keywords, real good that I end up on first page of google all the time, well with good marketing with it as well

[noob78]

Yeah, you need way more than 30 unique. I get between 500-900 unique a day w/ about 3-10 clicks a day. Like someone said, blend in the ads with the content, it works.

[noob78]

Originally Posted by ianternet

yea I have lots of good targeted keywords, real good that I end up on first page of google all the time, well with good marketing with it as well

that's awesome! but only 30 unique a day? i only get front page on yahoo... I gave up on Google.

[ebusinesstutor]

Originally Posted by ianternet

ok guys I have done my part - I have my blog for under 3 weeks - brand new and I am getting 30 unique visitors with about .35% loyal visitors - which is good - but I am not gettin any clicks or sales, its either they are here to read - is there something wrong with the layout? the placement of links etc? I am getting new users everyday but rarely any will attmempt to sign up via feedburner or will click on an adsense or clickbank ad etc

need help on converting visitors to sales - advice?

Hi Ian,

I can suggest two things.

1) 30 visitors a day is not enough to really tell how well it will work, you need to ramp this up.

2) When I advertise, I don't send people to a blog or web page, I send them to a landing page with a unique offer. This has better results in converting a visitor to a customer than a general site with multiple topics. Here is an example of one I am running now. www.freetrafficforlife.com

[ianternet]

thanks all - I checked my site on stabrain.com and it says I avg on 444 visitors, but not unique - I guess that is good? and this is an estimation

ebusinesstutor> hmm thanks - that is what I do when I advertise but what bout webpages that I want to help promote, via blogs and email marketing?

noob78> thanks, yea I got on google quite fast within a month pretty neat - you get clicks with adesense, bout sales on affilaite link you may promote?

[ebusinesstutor]

Originally Posted by ianternet

ebusinesstutor> hmm thanks - that is what I do when I advertise but what bout webpages that I want to help promote, via blogs and email marketing?

When promoting a blog, these techniques can work well:

1. Ping blog directories using services like Pingomatic
2. Place copies of your articles in article directories
3. Participate in traffic exchanges
4. Find something newsworthy about what you do and send out a press release using PRWeb.

[ianternet]

Originally Posted by ebusinesstutor

When promoting a blog, these techniques can work well:

1. Ping blog directories using services like Pingomatic
2. Place copies of your articles in article directories
3. Participate in traffic exchanges
4. Find something newsworthy about what you do and send out a press release using PRWeb.

I do all of the stated except press releases....what are they? I have read about them but I have not found no interest in them, unless I am issing an important factor?

[tanjh]

I think providing better content may work...

[ianternet]

better content? trying to see what would be good? I trying to make it unique that is maybe why my writing is off, I always hated writing in school....lol

advice on what type of content?