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How long can it take for new websites to start getting orders?

by Xelaetaks
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Does anyone know for niche type of sites how long it might take for some to get their first orders?

I'm sure it varies a lot but I'm curious as my website was launched last Thursday it's a little confusing to gouge how people might even react to it and if/when visitors will start buying items. I think the market I'm in is pretty big online but I wonder how long it might take to see some results. I'm also aware that some seo tricks might help get the site ranked more such as press releases and social media which I do as well.

Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author jfalxr
    Depends.. Very general..

    Many factors includes.
    Your niche, your keywords, competitor, your baklinks,how you gain organic and targeted traffics, etc..
    I never see some people who can estimate their first earnings from the web.. But i hope the best for you..
    Good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author giorgioarmani
    What are you selling?

    Do you have traffic?

    Is it targetted?

    It really does depend, buddy...
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  • Profile picture of the author tdanz
    com one it doestn depend on time at all. if you are getting a lot of traffic the first day and it converts then you will get sale the first day, but if you get the traffic and no conversions and you dont optimize then you might not get sales.
    seo is not about tricks ahh. how about you read more about it?
    do you use analytics etc?
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  • Profile picture of the author Xelaetaks
    Chocoate items - gifts, boxes, specialty chocolate products, etc.

    I have some traffic but I think it is mostly from google adwords which I was doing for a few days since launching and from facebook.

    I guess my target market is people buying chocolate gifts which can be be a pretty varied market.

    I know some things about seo I even attended an SEO confrence a while back - though I'm sure it has changed a lot - I have a wordpress blog I use to help the site with SEO and post stuff like chocolate recipes on there as well and occasionally link back to the site.

    I added google analytics code on my site a day or two ago, since then it says average time on site is 3:32 minutes and 71% bounce rate. Last night I changed the theme on the site though, so will see how that plays out as well.
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    • Profile picture of the author kjamesnv
      That bounce rate (71%)seem a high. Where is your traffic coming from?

      If its from Adwords then you need to fine tune the campaigns. With that kind of bounce rate there may be problems with your site and content. Can you show us the site?

      How much traffic are you getting per day and have you had any conversions yet?
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      • Profile picture of the author Xelaetaks
        I would post the site but as it's still being worked on I think it might be better kept down low until it is a little more worked on.

        I may look into hiring a professional web design company to see if that could be key to having conversions. I haven't gotten any orders so I have a feeling a design change might be key. Also possibly a section that talks about the companies might be something that can help too since it is gourmet companies on there.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeadStartSEO
    Adwords, if your doing it right a week at least after testing, etc. SEO, weeks, months, it all depends on the niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ecommerce Advice
    I agree 71% bounce rate is high - especially from Adwords.

    How many visitors have you had, if it's only a handful (less than 50) I wouldn't worry yet. If it's 500+ you've got issues.

    What pages are people looking at? Just the index page? Are they going through to your product pages and then not buying? That might mean your product pages are missing something, or are they leaving on the checkout page.....

    Work out where people are leaving your site and then why - what are they wanting that you are not giving them?
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  • Profile picture of the author StephanDE
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  • Profile picture of the author ronrule
    Originally Posted by Xelaetaks View Post

    Does anyone know for niche type of sites how long it might take for some to get their first orders?

    I'm sure it varies a lot but I'm curious as my website was launched last Thursday it's a little confusing to gouge how people might even react to it and if/when visitors will start buying items. I think the market I'm in is pretty big online but I wonder how long it might take to see some results. I'm also aware that some seo tricks might help get the site ranked more such as press releases and social media which I do as well.

    Thanks
    What have you done so far to drive traffic?

    I always recommend a $3,000 marketing test using Google AdWords ($100 per day for 30 days). That will guarantee the most targeted traffic, figure out which keywords convert best, and establish a baseline conversion rate for your site. Do this even if there is no possible way you can be profitable with AdWords, the point is to figure out how your site converts in an "ideal traffic" scenario - then once you know, you'll know which keywords converted best so you can optimize for them organically.

    Also ... NEVER advertise your home page. Drop visitors directly on the page that matches what they were searching for. If they were searching for a product or type of product, drop them on the product or category. The home page is a waste of a click.

    This article about landing pages and ad campaigns might help: Making Effective Landing Pages
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  • Profile picture of the author Xelaetaks
    I'm not sure what pages they are looking at exactly, I need to learn how to use analytics a bit more to see what people are doing when they go on the site. I think we are offering the type of products that people will want when they are searching for it though.

    To drive traffic I have done some marketing on Facebook, I have around 2,100 likes at the moment, I also have a blog and post content on things related to the products I have, the blog does get some traffic too and it links back to the site occasionally.

    Thanks for the info. On adwords I was actually advertising right to the homepage, next time I'll link it to the products page in the section it is advertising, that could be interesting to try too!

    I'm working with a web designer to make the main page of the site a little nicer and I think that may make a difference too.
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