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Just hit 10,000 views on one article

by Marhelper
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I am not posting this to brag. Yes, it feels good to have one article hit 5 digits but the truth is that it only has a 10% CTR. I have since learned how to get better CTRs. In fact, I have one article under a pseuodnym which only has 1,800 views but over 1,500 clicks. Moral of the story: The volume of readers only matters when they result in going through to your site/product.
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  • Profile picture of the author TimG
    Great lesson you learned there in making a more enticing/attractive resource box for your future articles in order to increase the CTR and your potential profit generation.

    Any chance you can go back and change the resource box in your first article in order to capatilize on the new traffic it generates?

    Respectfully,
    Tim
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    • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
      Originally Posted by TimG View Post

      Great lesson you learned there in making a more enticing/attractive resource box for your future articles in order to increase the CTR and your potential profit generation.

      Any chance you can go back and change the resource box in your first article in order to capatilize on the new traffic it generates?

      Respectfully,
      Tim
      Hey tim,

      I am hesitant to do so because I have done so in the past and the article seemed to get lost somewhere in "Google Land" but it does seem worth a shot. Thanks for the input.
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      • Profile picture of the author TimG
        Originally Posted by Marhelper View Post

        Hey tim,

        I am hesitant to do so because I have done so in the past and the article seemed to get lost somewhere in "Google Land" but it does seem worth a shot. Thanks for the input.
        You could also just write a second article using a pen name with a similar title and the same keywords using a different resource box. This way the first article stays where it is and your second article can be your test article - Just a thought

        Tim
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  • Profile picture of the author absolutelee
    I've noticed that the CTR seems to depend on the niche a lot, too! I've got articles whose CTR's range from 50% down to about 10%. They're all written in essentially the same way.
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  • Profile picture of the author tommygadget
    I agree with Tim, you should try different resource boxes and see what happens.

    TomG.
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  • Profile picture of the author babarapho
    It seems a great job, get me linked to your article.
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  • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
    Yup. I wrote an article last year titled "Britney Spears Nude..." To date it has over 20,000 views. It is actually an anti Britney Spears nude article so, it only has 208 clickthroughs. It does have a 5 star rating, though.
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  • Profile picture of the author Angela V. Edwards
    Originally Posted by Marhelper View Post

    I am not posting this to brag. Yes, it feels good to have one article hit 5 digits but the truth is that it only has a 10% CTR. I have since learned how to get better CTRs. In fact, I have one article under a pseuodnym which only has 1,800 views but over 1,500 clicks. Moral of the story: The volume of readers only matters when they result in going through to your site/product.

    Yep. You are exactly right. I have a few articles that have had 3-6,000 views each. But they didn't result in a very good CTR. Why? Probably because they were written about someone "in the news" and people only read the articles out of curiosity and weren't looking to solve any problems or purchase anything.
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    • Profile picture of the author TimG
      Originally Posted by Angela V. Edwards View Post

      Yep. You are exactly right. I have a few articles that have had 3-6,000 views each. But they didn't result in a very good CTR. Why? Probably because they were written about someone "in the news" and people only read the articles out of curiosity and weren't looking to solve any problems or purchase anything.
      In that instance then perhaps writing the article as a part 1 with part 2 or the conclusion on your actual website might be better suited to entice a reader to click through to your website.

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  • Profile picture of the author jimcal
    Hi,
    Now would probably be a goodtime to do some articles on taxes with tax season approaching and the fact taxes are going to increase to pay for the bailout.
    Thanks,
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    • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
      Originally Posted by jimcal View Post

      Hi,
      Now would probably be a goodtime to do some articles on taxes with tax season approaching and the fact taxes are going to increase to pay for the bailout.
      Thanks,
      Jim
      Sounds like a good idea, now take action.
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  • Profile picture of the author freedom25
    I think it is important to leave the reader wanting more and to offer what they are looking for in your resource box. I try to only leak small amounts of information in the article. I use a strong intro and conclusion and then use the resource box to let them know that if they want a lot more information on the subject they should click through.
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    • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
      Originally Posted by freedom25 View Post

      I think it is important to leave the reader wanting more and to offer what they are looking for in your resource box. I try to only leak small amounts of information in the article. I use a strong intro and conclusion and then use the resource box to let them know that if they want a lot more information on the subject they should click through.
      You cannot argue with that strategy ... sounds like a winner. I also try to pull them in, lead them to the resource box, and then wanting to click thru.
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