Visitor Spy By Matt Callen

Carlton Johnson · 10-20-2009, 03:31 PM

Anyone got any feedback on visitor spy by Matt Callen. I have just recieved and email from Matt and the product looks good.

However, I am not sure what it can do extra that say google websiteoptimizer can't do (If I could only figure out optimizer - it's on my to do list

) but I would be interested in anyones feedback.

jrsencio · 10-20-2009, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlton Johnson

Anyone got any feedback on visitor spy by Matt Callen. I have just recieved and email from Matt and the product looks good.

However, I am not sure what it can do extra that say google websiteoptimizer can't do (If I could only figure out optimizer - it's on my to do list

) but I would be interested in anyones feedback.

I am using it now. The most important feature for me are the screen capture recordings, where you are able to do watch a video that shows how your visitors behave on a page.. by "behave" I mean, how they interact with the page... like ...

- do they scroll all the way down, then scroll back up
- do they read the copy line by line carefully
- do they scroll up and down and stop when elements of a page catch their attention like images or bolded phrases, etc

You see, when you interpret google analytics data, you are given a figure like time spent on a page, then you can find out where or what page a person went to next... but the time spent on a page (from the moment a person lands on it and the time he clicks off to another page) is a gray area, where you are left to speculate about what a person might be doing... or how he is reading the content. There is really no way of finding out, as far as I know.. unless you see what he actually is doing.

Knowing how readers interact with your page and the elements on it, will help you improve it. For example, if you notice readers scrolling but always stopping at a certain portion because of a text or image, that can be valuable section, and you might want to test putting a text link or banner link to an offer you are promoting and see if people stopping by that area will click your offer. The reverse of which is, if people are just scrolling past your links to your offers and you need to figure out ways to make them notice, stop and click.

If google analytics data tells you that people are staying on a specific page for an average of 2 minutes, they could be doing anything, and you can only speculate what it is they do, who knows, someone might have landed, then left the computer with the browser still open to get a glass of water or something, then came back and clicked another link.

With visitor spy you will actually see the readers' activity on the screen, and for me that is precious insight into finding out how my page/s engage visitors.

This is not something new, I have seen software like this before... and if not for the tremendous development cost I would have done it myself, hehehe. But VisitorSpy is so far the best there is right now.

twistedpixel · 10-20-2009, 04:34 PM

I tried to use it on my Wordpress Blog and for some reason it jacked up all my other plugins' functionality. Anyone using it with WP?

jrsencio · 10-20-2009, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twistedpixel

I tried to use it on my Wordpress Blog and for some reason it jacked up all my other plugins' functionality. Anyone using it with WP?

I use it on wordpress blogs. Had no problems so far.

KonaGirl · 10-20-2009, 08:14 PM

I have been testing it on WP and am loving it. My favorite is that I am able to get the keyword phrases that the visitor searched for to find me. IMHO, this is the most valuable asset of all because these are keyword phrases that no one else essentially knows about. I can then use these keyword phrases to build other sites specifically targeted to these exact phrases.

This is information that you will not receive from any keyword research tool. Not even Micro Niche Finder, which again, IMHO, is the best.

Another thing that I have found very interesting is the adsense click information. Watching how visitors will maneuver around the site before they will go to an ad.

Now I am thinking, "Hm-m - what was on that ad that was the distraction? What were they looking for that this page did not provide?"

By comparing their search terms to their clicks, I am getting a wealth of information that I did not have access to before.

Hope that helps.

Carlton Johnson · 10-21-2009, 03:48 AM

Wow- Thanks everyone, this is fantastic information and I am borderline getting it.

The only thing stopping me is that I also have hippojaw from when I bought CB2 and I need to check what that does since I think it also has some cool tracking features.

But for the one off investment price of visitors spy for anyone that is actually making reasonably money online this could be a great tool that I can see myself using to great effect.

Know more guess work. I will be able to see exactly what my visitors are doing. Sounds to good to be true.

I am assuming I will probably be hit with some backend upsells as soon as I am ready to hand over my credit card...

koncorps · 10-21-2009, 04:03 AM

I am also borderline, it looks like a great product. Hmm hard choices...

jrsencio · 10-21-2009, 04:23 AM

Just sign up for the free account first, this alone gives you access to the video tracking/recording feature. You can then decide to upgrade to the paid plan later, which will give you access to conversion tracking and link cloaking features.

shark_monster · 10-21-2009, 12:05 PM

Agreed, just sign up for the free account.

Of course there is an OTO upgrade attached on sign up, but if the product makes sense after the free trial then it will make sense at whatever the price is without the OTO. The free trial will let you see how you could use it in your business.

About to try it in some WP blogs. Where are you guys putting the code? Does it work in the footer.php?

brianpat · 10-21-2009, 06:38 PM

I signed up for it today . Looks really good but no instuctions on working with wordpress so I shot off an email to support. Glad to read some of the post here about people using it on wordpress sites.
I have the same question as Shark_Monster ie Where exactly do you put the code. Any help much appreciated.

Thanks Brian Pat

Matt Callen · 10-21-2009, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianpat

Where exactly do you put the code. Any help much appreciated.

Thanks Brian Pat

Hey Brian,
With Wordpress, the code usually just needs to go in the footer.php file. This way it will show up on ALL of your blog pages. Just make sure to put it inside the </body> tag. I usually recommend putting it just above that tag in the code. Usually with most all wordpress themes, the </body> tag is found in the footer.php file.

Any other "support type" questions, feel free to ask at our support desk.

Thanks!
Matt

brianpat · 10-22-2009, 04:40 AM

Thanks very much for that Matt, and thanks of course, for a brilliant product. I did ask support and they got back to me very quickly, but my outlook was playing up.
I think it might be worth giving Word Press a mention on your sales page, maybe it was just me that didn't see it.
All I've got to do now is start getting some traffic.
Cheers
Brian Pat

AndyBlackSEO · 10-22-2009, 02:41 PM

This sounds interesting. May have to have a look into this. I'll check out the sales page later but I'm assuming membership covers more than one website?

belgirl · 12-01-2009, 03:23 PM

This jacked up my sidebar when I inserted the code above the </body> tag.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Callen

Hey Brian,
With Wordpress, the code usually just needs to go in the footer.php file. This way it will show up on ALL of your blog pages. Just make sure to put it inside the </body> tag. I usually recommend putting it just above that tag in the code. Usually with most all wordpress themes, the </body> tag is found in the footer.php file.

Any other "support type" questions, feel free to ask at our support desk.

Thanks!
Matt

Matt Callen · 12-01-2009, 08:33 PM

It's just javascript code added to your blog, so as long as it was added to the right place on your blog, it won't interfere with the other coding of the site. More than likely, your sidebar got messed up due to putting the code in the wrong place, OR because some other code was changed when you edited the footer page.

If that's not the case, then my recommendation is to head over to our support desk and give some specifics (like your url, account info, etc) so that our staff can help.

Thanks!

belgirl · 12-03-2009, 02:38 PM

Not a newbie--code was put in the right place and nothing else was changed--sorry but it does interfere with other coding--on static and wordpress sites. I have filled out a support ticket. Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Callen

It's just javascript code added to your blog, so as long as it was added to the right place on your blog, it won't interfere with the other coding of the site. More than likely, your sidebar got messed up due to putting the code in the wrong place, OR because some other code was changed when you edited the footer page.

If that's not the case, then my recommendation is to head over to our support desk and give some specifics (like your url, account info, etc) so that our staff can help.

Thanks!

10-20-2009, 03:31 PM	#1
Carlton Johnson Hype Free Blogger.com War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 106 Thanks: 18 Thanked 31 Times in 7 Posts	Visitor Spy By Matt Callen Anyone got any feedback on visitor spy by Matt Callen. I have just recieved and email from Matt and the product looks good. However, I am not sure what it can do extra that say google websiteoptimizer can't do (If I could only figure out optimizer - it's on my to do list ) but I would be interested in anyones feedback.

10-20-2009, 04:34 PM	#3
twistedpixel HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: , , USA. Posts: 257 Thanks: 7 Thanked 74 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen I tried to use it on my Wordpress Blog and for some reason it jacked up all my other plugins' functionality. Anyone using it with WP?

10-20-2009, 08:14 PM	#5
KonaGirl HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA. Posts: 236 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen I have been testing it on WP and am loving it. My favorite is that I am able to get the keyword phrases that the visitor searched for to find me. IMHO, this is the most valuable asset of all because these are keyword phrases that no one else essentially knows about. I can then use these keyword phrases to build other sites specifically targeted to these exact phrases. This is information that you will not receive from any keyword research tool. Not even Micro Niche Finder, which again, IMHO, is the best. Another thing that I have found very interesting is the adsense click information. Watching how visitors will maneuver around the site before they will go to an ad. Now I am thinking, "Hm-m - what was on that ad that was the distraction? What were they looking for that this page did not provide?" By comparing their search terms to their clicks, I am getting a wealth of information that I did not have access to before. Hope that helps.
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10-21-2009, 03:48 AM	#6
Carlton Johnson Hype Free Blogger.com War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 106 Thanks: 18 Thanked 31 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen Wow- Thanks everyone, this is fantastic information and I am borderline getting it. The only thing stopping me is that I also have hippojaw from when I bought CB2 and I need to check what that does since I think it also has some cool tracking features. But for the one off investment price of visitors spy for anyone that is actually making reasonably money online this could be a great tool that I can see myself using to great effect. Know more guess work. I will be able to see exactly what my visitors are doing. Sounds to good to be true. I am assuming I will probably be hit with some backend upsells as soon as I am ready to hand over my credit card...

10-21-2009, 04:03 AM	#7
koncorps Direct Marketing Sales War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 338 Thanks: 15 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen I am also borderline, it looks like a great product. Hmm hard choices...

10-21-2009, 04:23 AM	#8
jrsencio HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 272 Thanks: 4 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen Just sign up for the free account first, this alone gives you access to the video tracking/recording feature. You can then decide to upgrade to the paid plan later, which will give you access to conversion tracking and link cloaking features.
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10-21-2009, 12:05 PM	#9
shark_monster Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen Agreed, just sign up for the free account. Of course there is an OTO upgrade attached on sign up, but if the product makes sense after the free trial then it will make sense at whatever the price is without the OTO. The free trial will let you see how you could use it in your business. About to try it in some WP blogs. Where are you guys putting the code? Does it work in the footer.php?

10-21-2009, 06:38 PM	#10
brianpat Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 77 Thanks: 67 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Contact Info	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen I signed up for it today . Looks really good but no instuctions on working with wordpress so I shot off an email to support. Glad to read some of the post here about people using it on wordpress sites. I have the same question as Shark_Monster ie Where exactly do you put the code. Any help much appreciated. Thanks Brian Pat
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10-22-2009, 04:40 AM	#12
brianpat Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 77 Thanks: 67 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Contact Info	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen Thanks very much for that Matt, and thanks of course, for a brilliant product. I did ask support and they got back to me very quickly, but my outlook was playing up. I think it might be worth giving Word Press a mention on your sales page, maybe it was just me that didn't see it. All I've got to do now is start getting some traffic. Cheers Brian Pat

10-22-2009, 02:41 PM	#13
AndyBlackSEO article-writer-pro.com War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 1,330 Thanks: 23 Thanked 124 Times in 106 Posts	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen This sounds interesting. May have to have a look into this. I'll check out the sales page later but I'm assuming membership covers more than one website?
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12-01-2009, 08:33 PM	#15
Matt Callen Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 710 Thanks: 26 Thanked 31 Times in 22 Posts Social Networking	Re: Visitor Spy By Matt Callen It's just javascript code added to your blog, so as long as it was added to the right place on your blog, it won't interfere with the other coding of the site. More than likely, your sidebar got messed up due to putting the code in the wrong place, OR because some other code was changed when you edited the footer page. If that's not the case, then my recommendation is to head over to our support desk and give some specifics (like your url, account info, etc) so that our staff can help. Thanks!
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