Need Advice on Leveraging 6 Figure Current Traffic
I've got a blog getting about 6 figures of traffic per month. It doesn't have many pages, and the pages it does have are good factually but for building a relationship, user engagement, virality, and working in unison towards a prime directive (making money) -- they are not very good.
In short I will need to renovate this entire blog if I want it to do well.
Currently I am working on an ebook that I will sell on this blog in the future. The topic of the blog I am familiar with but the niche itself I am not. So I am actually learning myself as I am writing the ebook. Basically reading technical books from the experts, applying it in my daily life, and then re-writing and drastically simplifying it for my ebook.
So as it stands I will not be completely re-doing/adding any new content or fixing up the site until I finish the ebook. That way I can draw upon topics I've already written inside the book and add whatever zest of psychology, personality, and virality-aspects that good blog posts require. And of course after the completion of the ebook I will be much more knowledgable as well.
Anyway I am just wondering that given the above specifics; if any one has any tips on how I can leverage my 6 figures or so monthly traffic to better my likelihood of future success?
Currently I have stuck opt-in boxes on my site and am getting about 50 subscribers per day on single opt-in, which is only getting about 1% of traffic to opt-in. I am also worried that in a month or two when I actually do email these people they wont even get my messages as it may hit their junk or social tab -- or they may forget about me all together because of the gap in time. I dont know how to solve this issue or if it is a real issue; as currently I am not sending any emails.
Anyway just wondering some tips from experienced email marketers on:
1) How to get more opt-ins currently without emailing or adding new content (1% seems terrible)
2) If the 2 month gap between single opt-in and first email/blog renovation should worry me
3) Anything additional you might do in this scenario
Regards,
EnvelopeLicker
In short I will need to renovate this entire blog if I want it to do well.
Currently I am working on an ebook that I will sell on this blog in the future. The topic of the blog I am familiar with but the niche itself I am not. So I am actually learning myself as I am writing the ebook. Basically reading technical books from the experts, applying it in my daily life, and then re-writing and drastically simplifying it for my ebook.
So as it stands I will not be completely re-doing/adding any new content or fixing up the site until I finish the ebook. That way I can draw upon topics I've already written inside the book and add whatever zest of psychology, personality, and virality-aspects that good blog posts require. And of course after the completion of the ebook I will be much more knowledgable as well.
Anyway I am just wondering that given the above specifics; if any one has any tips on how I can leverage my 6 figures or so monthly traffic to better my likelihood of future success?
Currently I have stuck opt-in boxes on my site and am getting about 50 subscribers per day on single opt-in, which is only getting about 1% of traffic to opt-in. I am also worried that in a month or two when I actually do email these people they wont even get my messages as it may hit their junk or social tab -- or they may forget about me all together because of the gap in time. I dont know how to solve this issue or if it is a real issue; as currently I am not sending any emails.
Anyway just wondering some tips from experienced email marketers on:
1) How to get more opt-ins currently without emailing or adding new content (1% seems terrible)
2) If the 2 month gap between single opt-in and first email/blog renovation should worry me
3) Anything additional you might do in this scenario
Regards,
EnvelopeLicker
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Javisito -
Thanks
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