What do you struggle with online?

8 years ago

The designing elements are my challenge, I outsource these and it is costly however I prefer the highest quality design work and I don't have time to learn InDesign myself. While I pass on the cost to my clients for graphic design, if I knew how to do this myself it would add an edge to my marketing offering.

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Jeff Burritt

Banned 8 years ago

Yeah, a lot of people struggle with this one.

There are, however, quite a few free tutorials online for gimp (free) and photoshop (paid) on youtube. So depending upon what you're doing it's not too hard to learn if you're so inclined.

Several years ago, I bit the bullet so to speak and just learned photoshop. I'm glad I did.

Originally Posted by gingerninjas

The designing elements are my challenge, I outsource these and it is costly however I prefer the highest quality design work and I don't have time to learn InDesign myself. While I pass on the cost to my clients for graphic design, if I knew how to do this myself it would add an edge to my marketing offering.

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agmccall

8 years ago

Driving traffic has always been the biggest obstacle for me. I think it is because I do not stick to one method long enough. I really need to focus on a method or two and stick with them for a month or so and then measure the results

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nagasima11

8 years ago

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hynds 8 years ago

Originally Posted by nagasima11

Driving free traffic is the most difficult

Yes that's right, almost MMOs struggle at this phrase.
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  Traffic is often a big one.
  
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  Yes that's right, almost MMOs struggle at this phrase.
  
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Uchewaf 8 years ago

Originally Posted by nagasima11

Driving free traffic is the most difficult

You should not generalize it. While it may be the most difficult for you, it may be the simplest for another person.
For me it is list building.
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ivanadee

8 years ago

I am not good at designing and that's not a big problem anymore since we can outsource stuffs

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IdosellShop 8 years ago

Originally Posted by ivanadee

I am not good at designing and that's not a big problem anymore since we can outsource stuffs

That is actually right direction- it is better and much more cost efficient to outsource some work to professionals. This way you do not lose focus on business goals. It is a common mistake of online store owners that they wish to have all developed inhouse.

A simple calculation gives you always right answers- is it worth in long run to do it in-house or this will be one time only job.
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Sarevok

8 years ago

Focusing and getting to work.

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talfighel

8 years ago

Most people just don't believe that they can succeed. In the back of their mind it is telling them that they will lose and not succeed.

Finding good traffic sources that work is a challenge too, even for me when I got started. The best thing you can do is to test all sorts of places to see what works and what doesn't FOR YOU individually. Don't look at what other marketers are doing. Just see what works best for you.

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Jeff Burritt

Banned 8 years ago

Good point. A lot of finding what works comes down to testing to see what works. Even copy/paste methods don't always work for everyone. Ultimately, the only way to know for sure is to try it and see.

Originally Posted by talfighel

Most people just don't believe that they can succeed. In the back of their mind it is telling them that they will lose and not succeed.

Finding good traffic sources that work is a challenge too, even for me when I got started. The best thing you can do is to test all sorts of places to see what works and what doesn't FOR YOU individually. Don't look at what other marketers are doing. Just see what works best for you.

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lil59

7 years ago

Originally Posted by Jeff Burritt

Good point. A lot of finding what works comes down to testing to see what works. Even copy/paste methods don't always work for everyone. Ultimately, the only way to know for sure is to try it and see.

Sometimes a person best option is to take themselves away from the situation and try to regroup and reflect on what they have tried so far, and why it has not worked.

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lil59

7 years ago

Originally Posted by talfighel

Most people just don't believe that they can succeed. In the back of their mind it is telling them that they will lose and not succeed.

Finding good traffic sources that work is a challenge too, even for me when I got started. The best thing you can do is to test all sorts of places to see what works and what doesn't FOR YOU individually. Don't look at what other marketers are doing. Just see what works best for you.

A lot of people arent seizing opportunities for success because they dont believe they can succeed. Even if they could do something that would make them successful, they dont believe they can do it. It is in their mind that they are a failure. And that self-limiting belief is enough to stop them from taking those critical first steps for success. A lot of people are not aware that theres greatness in them. They dont believe that anyone would want the value that they have to offer. Their actions can change if their beliefs change. They need to step out on faith and believe they can do it. This is just my opinion.

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Oziboomer

8 years ago

As you mature it always comes down to managing in one way or another.

There are always swings between personal effort, managing staff and controlling the work/life balance.

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Jeff Burritt

Banned 8 years ago

Yes, managing work/life balance is an important one too.

Originally Posted by Oziboomer

As you mature it always comes down to managing in one way or another.

There are always swings between personal effort, managing staff and controlling the work/life balance.

Best regards,

Ozi

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Boris Qs

8 years ago

Staying focus is a big one for me

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luciesmazanska

8 years ago

Driving traffic for me, is now pretty easy, because its my job.
But when I started with IM, it was the most difficult thing, and I think that this will be difficult for everyone forever, because: NO TRAFFIC = NO OPT -INS/SALES = NO MONEY!

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George Schwab

8 years ago

Originally Posted by luciesmazanska

Driving traffic for me, is now pretty easy, because its my job.
But when I started with IM, it was the most difficult thing, and I think that this will be difficult for everyone forever, because: NO TRAFFIC = NO OPT -INS/SALES = NO MONEY!

ITS YOUR JOB?

thats sounds good

why dont you drive some of that for me?

seriously....

can i hire you?

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superowid

8 years ago

FREE traffic! Most of the time! Free, targeted and converted traffic!

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maxsi

8 years ago

Convert more optins into sales $$$$ ( it's what I'm working on)

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Jeff Burritt Banned 8 years ago

Conversions is another big one for sure.

When we do it right we take visitors and turn them into buyers.

Originally Posted by maxsi

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JasmineIPassmore

8 years ago

Honestly, I have and continue to struggle with EVERY area on your list from time to time.

Writing salescopy - I have struggles writing this myself and have been overcharged by pro copywriters.

Product creation - I have had big success selling new products that I introduce every 6 months. But always coming out with something bigger and better is very hard if you have been in this industry for years on end...Big thing here is staying engaged and staying a few steps ahead of everybody else as you progress through the ever changing world of Internet Marketing.

Like I said, I have struggles with EVERY single area you mentioned at one time ore another...and even right now!

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yukon

Banned 8 years ago

Interesting, free traffic is the biggest problem.

I'm curious how many of those folks actually participate in the niche they target. Are they just building sites and walking away or are they actually involved in the niche outside of their own site/s?

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Jeff Burritt

Banned 8 years ago

I don't know. Good question. And the second biggest hurdle people are saying is converting traffic into sales.

Originally Posted by yukon

Interesting, free traffic is the biggest problem.

I'm curious how many of those folks actually participate in the niche they target. Are they just building sites and walking away or are they actually involved in the niche outside of their own site/s?

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atheistjutawan

8 years ago

thanks Burit ... a very good poll here ... so free traffic has always been a problems for most of us in MMO and others niche also right ?

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paderipedofil

8 years ago

a very helpful poll here Burit ..keep it up

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Alex July

8 years ago

As we see from the pool results, what most of people struggle with is driving free traffic. Maybe, the solution is simpler that we might think? Maybe, there are no free traffic at all? We spend either our time, or the money. And there is nothing to struggle with.

What I'm struggling with is to stay focused and disciplined in my online business.
Passive income kills creativity, motivation, inspiration.

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Jeff Burritt

Banned 8 years ago

Do you mean passive income fuels creativity, motivation and inspiration? At least it does for me

Originally Posted by Alex July

As we see from the pool results, what most of people struggle with is driving free traffic. Maybe, the solution is simpler that we might think? Maybe, there are no free traffic at all? We spend either our time, or the money. And there is nothing to struggle with.

What I'm struggling with is to stay focused and disciplined in my online business.
Passive income kills creativity, motivation, inspiration.

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rick98media

8 years ago

My biggest struggle is converting traffic into actual paying members.

I know there are a ton of new people coming onto the net everyday to buy, but it just seems that competition from similar niches to my own is at an all time high.

There are just so many good products/services these days, I REALLY have to up my game to stay competitive.

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dmgwriting

8 years ago

Driving free traffic, for sure. But, I'm working on it! Always learning and adapting!

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Anders Jorgensen

8 years ago

My big thing is traffic to offers and I am currently applying my first serious strategy.

I found the system that has the training years ago and invested in several of the products. I just never focused on learning to drive traffic to offers at all but I realized it this year 2016 and now got a going ad campaign on Bing ads learning how to make it work.

Earlier in the day I posted a video on my fan page about how it is going:

https://www.facebook.com/Achieving-Y...8876873842229/

The system allows me to focus on my weak links and as I learn I can grow and expand the way I choose on my own time. So right now it is traffic and mainly that.

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aizaku

8 years ago

I'm not struggling per say but definitely Converting traffic into buyers

is the thing i work on the most.

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Jeff Burritt

Banned 8 years ago

The two biggest ways I've found to convert traffic into buyers is:

1. Crafting a better salespage
2. Deploying an engaging email campaign

With a 3rd being Facebook retargeting, and it's a distant third for me. The two big ones seems to do most of the work for me.

Originally Posted by aizaku

I'm not struggling per say but definitely Converting traffic into buyers

is the thing i work on the most.

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aizaku

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Jeff Burritt

1. Crafting a better salespage
2. Deploying an engaging email campaign

With a 3rd being Facebook retargeting, and it's a distant third for me. The two big ones seems to do most of the work for me.

I'm always doing 1 & 2, since I always feel like I can improve on this.

But retargeting is something, I havent implemented yet

good one,
Ike

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chemtechguru

8 years ago

List Building on the cheap is definitely the hardest task I find.

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Jeff Burritt Banned 8 years ago

I'd start by giving stuff away on facebook, which redirects to optin salespage.

Then expand to a blog. Give high-value stuff away, like plr.

Then create your own product/course, and sell it as a wso or on jvzoo.

Do some blogs and youtube videos promoting your offers.

It takes time and work, but it works.

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List Building on the cheap is definitely the hardest task I find.
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davidoriolguide

8 years ago

For me it would be making video training i would get of track while doing it very easy

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conradomahy524

8 years ago

I tend to struggle most with the technical stuff, hence why I outsource as much of it as possible hah

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onegoodman

8 years ago

just sales, i can drive the traffic, closing the deal tend to be the hardest part

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Jeff Burritt Banned 8 years ago

Good point, what we often call 'conversion' in IM is really 'closing the deal.' It's sales. It's often more an art than a science. Ask some IM folks here to look at your offer/salespage, and give you some feedback. From my experience marketing is not about one method, it is about testing out different methods. So be prepared to experiment a little, and try out different things.

Originally Posted by onegoodman

just sales, i can drive the traffic, closing the deal tend to be the hardest part
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zahidkomedi

8 years ago

Keep it up Burit ..a nice job here

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Nathan Isaac

7 years ago

Let's get some fresh new input on this poll

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Julio

7 years ago

I picked traffic since my website is brand new and google is not sending any traffic over but the site is getting traffic from website linking and direct typing.

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Nathan Isaac 7 years ago

Originally Posted by Julio

I picked traffic since my website is brand new and google is not sending any traffic over but the site is getting traffic from website linking and direct typing.

How are you driving traffic?
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morphius1375

7 years ago

Driving free organic traffic has been a real pain for me. I am learning and figuring out how to get better with it.

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amuro

7 years ago

Originally Posted by Jeff Burritt

Anonymous Poll:

What is your biggest struggle with online marketing? (choose one or more)

-Writing salescopy
-Driving free traffic
-Converting traffic into buyers
-Technical stuff: hosting, websites, troubleshooting, etc.
-Designing: artwork, graphics, fonts, videos, etc.
-Ads: optimizing ROI
-Managing: Outsourcing, customer service, work/life balance, etc.
-Product creation
-List building

Deciding whether to focus on free or paid methods like blog commenting, forum posting Vs Facebook and Google Ads.

As well as managing my ROI verus my spending power in balance.

I also came to realize if you want to make a lot of money fast, the best and most realistic way is to select high ticket affiliate programs.

However here is another problem.

In order to promote those, you yourself also have to invest like most customers.

Programs such as MOBE.

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Pinkysoll

Banned 7 years ago

Yes, driving traffic into sales can be quite a struggle. But once you believe in your products and you know in yourself that they're great, people will do as well.

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Nathan Isaac

7 years ago

Traffic seems to be the winner so far. It can be a tough thing

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Julio

7 years ago

Hello Nathan,

I submit my site to directories, forum signature, adding links to domain appraisal sites.

I'm always learning new ways to drive free traffic to my site. I don't do paid traffic when my site was a blog I was receiving about 5000 visitors a month.

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discrat

7 years ago

Originally Posted by Julio

Hello Nathan,

I submit my site to directories, forum signature, adding links to domain appraisal sites.

I'm always learning new ways to drive free traffic to my site. I don't do paid traffic when my site was a blog I was receiving about 5000 visitors a month.

Yeah those site directories are not very effective much anymore, imo

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Higginbotham

7 years ago

Is there an option for all of the above?

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Nathan Isaac

7 years ago

The game is changing dramatically. What if free traffic is just a by product of putting out good content.

Before you could just put out plr content and rank a site in not time.

Nowadays, people want real information. High quality reviews.

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RosanneS

7 years ago

Out of the list in the poll I checkmarked Ads: optimizing ROI

It's super easy spending lots of money online to make sales BUT to do it consistently with enough of a profit to stay in business is no easy task.

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stephenm44

7 years ago

List building! Seem to lose more subscribers than I get by driving traffic to my squeeze page!

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