It's taken a while - but my new site got a SALE today!

by ChristineP

Posted: 14 years ago 23 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Hi! I just wanted to share my euphoria - I have a site that competes for a really competitive keyword. I'm nowhere near the top 10 in google for my main page - in fact the best ranking is one of my inner pages ranked about 100 in google.

I've been article writing, web 2.0 linking, adding to my blog etc.. and because of another post I found here at WF - I edited and added to all my product descriptions.

Well, today it all paid off! I got the wonderful e-mail - "Payment Received"! and boy was today a great day to get that - yesterday I was lamenting all my hard work and wondering when I might see some results!

So - all the rest of you out there waiting for a sale - it's just around the corner!

Yahooo!

Christine

#sale #site #today

RuiGomes 14 years ago

Congratulations!

When you keep working hard, success will actually come to you.

Keep working and you'll see even more sales
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abednego 14 years ago

Congrats!

How long did it take, if you don't mind me asking?
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oneplusone 14 years ago

Well done

Your first sale is like your first kiss, you will remember it for the rest of your life.
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- warriorkay 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by oneplusone
  
  Well done
  
  Your first sale is like your first kiss, you will remember it for the rest of your life.
  
  You got that right, even though right
  now I can't remember which is more
  memorable for me, my first kiss or my
  first sale,
  
  Kingsley
  
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GameVoid 14 years ago

Congratulations!

This IM stuff is a lot of fun, and making money off of it makes it even better.
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- Rufus Steele 14 years ago
  
  Congrats Christine,
  
  Now rinse, repeat and double the effort.
  
  You've just learnt and applied the 2 most important lessons - Keep it Simple and This Takes Hard Work!!
  
  Set yourself small, incremental targets to start with to keep your belief and desire up - i.e. First Sale, Second Sale. 1 Sale a Week. 1 Sale a Day etc etc.
  
  Well done!
  
  Regards
  
  Rufus
  
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Dimitris Skiadas 14 years ago

Congratulations on your success!Keep up the good work!Hard work as i always say DOES finally pay off!The first sale makes you feel that at the end is worth the shot taking!

Dimitris
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- jtpada 14 years ago
  
  Congrats!!
  
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infxautom 14 years ago

Congrats! I think that one of the most important things when you have a product is : patiente. Because even if you work hard and you get dissapointed, just wait a moment because the sale could be on the next corner, as you said.
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ChristineP 14 years ago

Thanks Everyone!

To answer the question "How Long Did it Take"? The site went live in May, I was heavily promoting in June - went on vacation in July and started tweaking and working on it again in August.

Now clearly I'm going to be ramping it up!
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cashcow 14 years ago

Congrats! And the best part is that the types of things you are doing have a cumulative effect so hopefully you will start seeing more and more sales coming faster and faster!

Lee
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jacquic 14 years ago

Well done!

Great to hear! Super feeling, isn't it? Bet you can't stop grinning.

Print off a copy of that first payment notice, frame it, and stick it up on the wall - any time you feel a bit unsure, look at it and feel uplifted and positive.

Look forward to you putting a post up in a few months' time saying you've reached your 100th / 1,000th sale!
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- dougp 14 years ago
  
  Congratulations. Make sure to track to see where that sale came from, so that you can find ways to focus in on your marketing more.
  
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luckyone2day 14 years ago

Congratulations on the sale. I bet you was really excited to get that email.
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Vick S 14 years ago

The cool part is if you can make 1 sale you can make 10... 100... 1000.... Just do more of what worked and less of what didn't ;-)
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- davidjames42973 14 years ago
  
  Congratulations on your success. Sometimes it does take some time, but once you get over that hump more and more sales begin coming in....
  
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Justin.Zimmerman 14 years ago

Great job Christine. It is always hard in the beginning
and it can feel like you are wasting time dreaming, but
once that 1st sales comes in you want to brag to
everyone you know...especially the naysayers
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Gary King 14 years ago

That's awesome Christine.

Try to find out where that magical click came from and build up your efforts there.

Then find related/similar sources (web sites, article sites, blogs, etc. - wherever the click came from) and ramp up those efforts.

Feels amazing, doesn't it? Congrats.
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ChristineP 14 years ago

Thanks all for the cheers! I'm *still* smiling!
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good2go4 14 years ago

Another great success - well done - the forum seems full of them today - but you must be over the moon

Like everyone has said anything is possible now - you only have to find that one thing that works and then keep at it.

I am thrilled for you
Best wishes
Lisa
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- Garymgar 14 years ago
  
  That is really fantastic!!I can't wait to make my first sale.
  
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Richnana 14 years ago

Congratulations on your tenacity. I wish you sales into whatever stratosphere of earning you desire. You deserve it. it will keep coming. Actually, there is no better outward feeling than going to your email and seeing that message. I think that is addictive and that is why we do Internet Marketing.
Cause when you open up a paycheck, you get the opposite feeling
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