Sorry... you caught me testing

by Scott Ames

Posted: 14 years ago 16 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Sorry for the pop up ... I was testing
Sorry for the price higher than Joe paid, I was testing
Sorry for the terrible color, I was testing
Sorry for the Goofy headline, I was testing
Sorry for the pop under, I was testing
Sorry for the trite phrases and cliche's , I was testing
Sorry for the 12 emails today, I was testing
Sorry for the wacky video, I was testing
Sorry for the yucky audio, I was testing
Sorry for the testimonials, I was testing

Check with me later and you'll see things are better. I also will probably be smiling.

#caught

Suthan M 14 years ago

*huh?

Not getting ya Scott? :-?
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- Killer Joe 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Suthan M
  
  *huh?
  
  Not getting ya Scott? :-?
  
  Suthan, he was just testing...
  
  KJ
  
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  Scott Ames 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Killer Joe
  
  Suthan, he was just testing...
  
  KJ
  
  LOL!!!! That was good.
  
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dvduval 14 years ago

I think he is saying don't be afraid to try things, because some of them will turn out quite well, and he will be smiling because he made money.
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- Scott Ames 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by dvduval
  
  I think he is saying don't be afraid to try things, because some of them will turn out quite well, and he will be smiling because he made money.
  
  Petty much you got it.
  
  I was thinking of the customer that would come to a site, see a popup, get mad and leave. That lead me to think of what happens when a page is being tested. Someone has to visit it and vote with their dollars. Some of them will surely encounter the bad stuff that is being tested.
  
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KristiDaniels 14 years ago

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- ozduc 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by KristiDaniels
  
  That is why you shouldn't test the bad stuff.
  
  Even if it makes you money?
  As they say "one mans trash is another mans treasure"
  
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affiliatecoachlandon 14 years ago

Here's when you should stop testing....when you've already ramped up and one screw ups could cost you 6 months of rent.
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Dennis Gaskill 14 years ago

Sorry about this response...I was testing.

Come on now, someone had to do it.
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- Scott Ames 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill
  
  Sorry about this response...I was testing.
  
  Come on now, someone had to do it.
  
  Ha ha.. funny!!
  
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- AnnaHamer 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill
  
  Sorry about this response...I was testing.
  
  Come on now, someone had to do it.
  
  you beat me to it...
  
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OzDesign 14 years ago

True, you just need to keep testing and trying to get better results, not just for IM, but every aspect of life. E.g cooking, which direction to drive, restaurant to go etc. Even big manufacturers make different products to test us all the time.
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cleaningpro 14 years ago

You need to Understand FTT
Focus, Test, and Track.
I was Focus
I was Testing
I was Tracking Results

I'll have more visitors
I'll have more sales
I'll have more money

Cleaningpro
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Gama Seva 14 years ago

I was also cought with $1 price tag on my $67 worth product while testing
It was a supid mistake...But I've got him to write a good testimonial

Gama
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KristiDaniels 14 years ago

How can the "bad" stuff make you more money?

My definition of "bad" is that it makes less money.

What's yours? Whatever it is... you need to change it before you do more testing.

Only test the good stuff and you'll be fine. You'll just be making good even better.
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- lovemyth 14 years ago
  
  That's the only way to track what works and what doesn't...
  
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KristiDaniels 14 years ago

That's silly talk.

No successful business person I know tests and tracks bad stuff.

It certainly is NOT the only way to know what works. Whoever told you such a naughty lie?

Have you never heard of a swipe file? Have you never heard of copywriters? Or word use studies? Or pricing studies? Or any other kind of advertising or copy studies? Have you never heard of proxy tests or associative tests?

Nobody with any brains actually tests the known bad stuff. That would be business suicide when your competitors are using modern tools to only resort to testing the good stuff against the better stuff.
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