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How long does it take to make a sale?

by el-chucklebuck
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It's just embarrassing man. I've been going strong with George Brown's 'Google Sniper' course, as well as dabbling in some Facebook advertising thanks to Kris Mainieri. It's been about a 2 months now, and I still haven't made a single sale. What's the deal? Is it normal to have a dry spell when first staring out? Seriously de-motivating. :confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author Zeus66
    It's probably one of two issues:

    1. The traffic isn't very targeted.
    2. The sales material isn't doing its job and converting.

    When I face that kind of crappy situation (and yes, it happens to us all at some point), focus on fixing one or both of those and I can almost guarantee the sales will start coming.

    John
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    • Profile picture of the author el-chucklebuck
      Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

      It's probably one of two issues:

      1. The traffic isn't very targeted.
      2. The sales material isn't doing its job and converting.

      When I face that kind of crappy situation (and yes, it happens to us all at some point), focus on fixing one or both of those and I can almost guarantee the sales will start coming.

      John
      Well my fellow Texan, I'd have to say it might be the latter. The traffic I do get is very targeted. Maybe the sales material isn't that great, although it does have a decent gravity on CB. ?who knows?
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    • Profile picture of the author oneplusone
      I was going to reply and say exactly what John said, he is right - it is one of those 2 things which is your issue.

      Another thing I would add is maybe try selling in a different market, I believe when you are new it is best to go for the obvious markets i.e. diet/weight loss, dating, relationships etc

      Trying to sell advice for curing acne isn't easy for even experienced marketers let alone a newbie. Most people who have acne and are bothered about it are teenagers - and teenagers have limited disposable cash.

      If you want to sell this type of product a better bet would be weight loss or hair loss.
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      • Profile picture of the author el-chucklebuck
        I figured the obvious markets such as 'diet/weight loss, dating, relationships etc' would be just too saturated for a newb. Maybe not? And I also assumed that the teens would just use their folks' card. Maybe I'll just sell my acne site on flippa and move to a more obvious niche. Thnx man.
        Originally Posted by oneplusone View Post

        I was going to reply and say exactly what John said, he is right - it is one of those 2 things which is your issue.

        Another thing I would add is maybe try selling in a different market, I believe when you are new it is best to go for the obvious markets i.e. diet/weight loss, dating, relationships etc

        Trying to sell advice for curing acne isn't easy for even experienced marketers let alone a newbie. Most people who have acne and are bothered about it are teenagers - and teenagers have limited disposable cash.

        If you want to sell this type of product a better bet would be weight loss or hair loss.
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        $2500/month is the goal.
        "The more I see, the less I know, the more I like to let it go." -Red Hot Chili Peppers
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  • Profile picture of the author averagejenny
    Yes, it can get frustrating when selling products but you have to experiment with different methods and see what works best. Try PPC advertising if you have money to invest or try article marketing which is free and becoming more effective. Just a suggestion.
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    • Profile picture of the author el-chucklebuck
      Originally Posted by averagejenny View Post

      Yes, it can get frustrating when selling products but you have to experiment with different methods and see what works best. Try PPC advertising if you have money to invest or try article marketing which is free and becoming more effective. Just a suggestion.
      I've thought about ppc, but I don't really have the money to invest in it. Kris Mainieri just did such a good job persuading me in his FB-advertising video. Come on war-room!!!!! I thought you would be a catalyst to my success!!!
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      $2500/month is the goal.
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  • Profile picture of the author kingprosperity
    Originally Posted by el-chucklebuck View Post

    It's just embarrassing man. I've been going strong with George Brown's 'Google Sniper' course, as well as dabbling in some Facebook advertising thanks to Kris Mainieri. It's been about a 2 months now, and I still haven't made a single sale. What's the deal? Is it normal to have a dry spell when first staring out? Seriously de-motivating. :confused:
    You can even sale within one day or a week... The thing is that it depends on your product. If there is too much free information available on net then it's quite tough to make a sale...

    not only that your method of advertising also matters. I seen your that diet acne... I feel that there is a lot of free information available... why people will buy ?? Target some niche market and you will sale immediately. Acne, according to me, is not a good niche any more.

    There are a lot of other niches... for example...

    food in pregnancy.
    exercises in pregnancy.
    loosing weight in old age or after pregnancy.
    have obedient children.
    earn by making continental teas or coffees. (100 ways of making coffee)

    etc. etc. I just though these within a minute... may be it's not that much good but still you need to target a valuable high quality niche in order to earn quickly and for long term. Hit people needs. Provide solutions not suggestions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zeus66
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    • Profile picture of the author el-chucklebuck
      Hell yeah!!!
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      Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

      Don't mess with Texas!





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  • Profile picture of the author GuerrillaIM
    I have built an affilliate site before, got all excited then not made a single sale... Forgot about it and then months later it makes a load of sales out of the blue.

    Getting started is the hardest part. All the info products sales pages get you into a state of mind where you have paid off the mortgage before you even get your first site online and when that site doesn't perform so well it is understandably a let down.

    This is where most newbies stop, maybe blame other people, maybe think its all a scam and stop.

    A small percentage of people carry on. They keep putting stuff out there and taking action and seeing things through to completion. Eventually (believe me, it does work) you will hit something that works for you and makes you some money.

    Over time, if you consistently put stuff out there, some things will hit and make money. The longer you do it, the better you get at spotting the patterns of what makes money and what doesn't. Until one day you are creating online systems with ease and can be pretty sure your efforts will yield a consistent return.

    The learning curve on this stuff is really hard. Sure you can follow a system to the letter in a mindless way, but this seldom in my experience is the key to success.

    Just make sure you keep creating tangible results by taking action and dont get stuck in over analyzing something that doesn't work and the ebook reading cycle.

    Usually it is a lot quicker to drop something non profitable and move on rather than analyzing it to death and still making no money on it.

    My policy is to setup a project and see if it makes money. If it does I carry on and try to increase its profit. If it doesn't work, I don't becoming emotionally attached to the work, I drop it and move on to the next thing I want to try.
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    • Profile picture of the author el-chucklebuck
      Originally Posted by GuerrillaIM View Post

      A small percentage of people carry on. They keep putting stuff out there and taking action and seeing things through to completion. Eventually (believe me, it does work) you will hit something that works for you and makes you some money.
      Well, I plan on carrying on.


      Originally Posted by GuerrillaIM View Post

      My policy is to setup a project and see if it makes money. If it does I carry on and try to increase its profit. If it doesn't work, I don't becoming emotionally attached to the work, I drop it and move on to the next thing I want to try.
      Oh no, I've become emotionally involved with my site. I just love it too much. It's like my child. :p
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      $2500/month is the goal.
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      • Profile picture of the author GuerrillaIM
        Originally Posted by el-chucklebuck View Post


        Oh no, I've become emotionally involved with my site. I just love it too much. It's like my child. :p
        Hehe you may laugh but this forum is full of people who have setup one site over a year ago and are still trying to get it to make money rather than drop it and try another site.

        Anytime I see a "OMG I QUIT" post and the OP adds whats they have done in last year it is usually what most IM people would output in a day or two.

        Just thought I would give you a heads up. I am not trying to discourage you from your site you have done, keep working at it by all means, but make sure you keep getting stuff out there until you do something that is able to make a sale.

        I usually don't measure "how long" it takes to make a sale in time. I usually monitor traffic and relate it to the effort it takes me to generate that traffic. If you are putting effort/money into it and it is not returning money then its not working and time for big changes or to try a different product/technique.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tymarkinc
    Originally Posted by el-chucklebuck View Post

    It's just embarrassing man. I've been going strong with George Brown's 'Google Sniper' course, as well as dabbling in some Facebook advertising thanks to Kris Mainieri. It's been about a 2 months now, and I still haven't made a single sale. What's the deal? Is it normal to have a dry spell when first staring out? Seriously de-motivating. :confused:

    Hey took a look at your site, looks good for a sniper site. I like your call to action and your final thoughts section.

    I would change the review around though. You start your review off with a negative. I would put the positive stuff first.Just like I told your site looks good first

    Anyways,The benefits should be the meat of your review.

    Since you took the position of a person that used the product you might want to tell a little story about how you had horrible acne and couldn't get a date.(you know what I mean) Take them from your low to a high.

    Also, I noticed you were only using one keyword in your title tag. "diet for acne", you could utilize that space some more and add another keyword like diet for acne review or just add review and it will count as two keywords in your title tag.

    Keep plugging away. The sales will come...

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  • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
    Originally Posted by el-chucklebuck View Post

    It's just embarrassing man. I've been going strong with George Brown's 'Google Sniper' course, as well as dabbling in some Facebook advertising thanks to Kris Mainieri. It's been about a 2 months now, and I still haven't made a single sale. What's the deal? Is it normal to have a dry spell when first staring out? Seriously de-motivating. :confused:
    Sometimes it can take no longer than 5 minutes to make a sale, and sometimes it can take months.

    You are missing something in your offer, or you are not offering to the right people, or you are not offering to enough people, or your offer sucks. lol

    Go back to the drawing board and see where the issue is.
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