How can I test my WSO sales page conversions before paying $40?

Says who...?

Definitely not by spamming..

If you give so much details about your WSO in your post
with the link in your signature then you'll be seen as
promoting your WSO without paying the $40.

But on another note, NEVER, NEVER,NEVER in a public
forum say that you can't afford to pay $40 if you
are selling something. People don't want to buy
from broke people. They want to buy from rich
people.

-Ray Edwards

WSO's are usually the place to test how good your copy is and get reviews on a product, so I would say that is the starting place, but if it is a good valuable product and not junk then get a copy out the influential people on this forum and try get them to promote it, I cant see why they wouldn't as long as it is good and fits in with their usual promotions.

You should also put your original WSO live in another marketplace to make sure it recoups your money, after all if you cant make the basic $40 back on a product launch then something is going wrong.

yeah, its not great rep wise

Why have you opened three threads to ask your question?

If you have a good product and useful to internet marketer. You may want to contact big names and introduce your product to them.

Offer them 60 - 70 percent commission

What you need to do is write good copy that sells the product and then people will find out its true value, if it is quality then your not ripping them off.

If you give them value put in a system that collects the feedback and also has them sharing this with others therefore maximising what you get from each lead and sale, this also then becomes social proof of how good what your selling is, and then you will sell more.

You can then bump the price up due to demand when you put it on the other bigger market places.

If you want to test it, while trying to gain profits I would suggest solo ads. This will help you get instant traffic (& hopefully profit) towards a targeted group of people. This can be very inexpensive and if done properly yield a great roi.

You can go to "hiring now" section or "looking for help" on this forum to find a reliable solo ad business in your niche.

Hope this helps

I am *not* a WSO creator; I've never made one. Probably never will. (Don't quote me on that).

But, I've been marketing and selling a variety of products and services (my own and affiliates) for well over a decade.

It seems to me the question you're asking is "why wasn't my WSO profitable".

All advertising methods have hidden intricacies.

$40 for an "ad" (a WSO is essentially a paid ad with built in feedback) that brings targeted traffic from the warriorforum seems like a relatively good marketing method. But what are the hidden intricacies of a successful WSO launch? - One (in my opinion) is having your own list to promote it to. Feed the WSO platform with your own traffic. Another secret that I've observed is having reviewers who will say your product is the bee's knees. (This is sure to offend some people, but think of me as Honest Abe; positive reviews in the WSO forum are paramount to your success, and negative feedback can cripple you; I've witnessed this on a few occasions) - Finally, having people that help promote it is key.

(NOTE: To experienced WSO creators who say I'm wrong, calm down (lol, some of these WSO creators are quite fierce indeed); again I've never sold one, and this information is based upon my observation alone. If you think I'm so wrong, correct me.)

As to why it's not profitable for you? Well, you already have the statistics, you can tell better than anyone.

Maybe your copywriting absolutely sucked?

Maybe your conversions weren't great. At $40, it shouldn't take too many $7 sales to make your money back; but perhaps the demand for your product wasn't as high as you thought?

Maybe your backend wasn't great (no upsells? You should have immediate upsells! Just ask McDonalds or GoDaddy what they think about upsells, and if they're statistically profitable). - At the very least, you should have an autoresponder promoting some type of upsell, preferably a high priced upsell.

And finally, maybe your starting price was too low! (Would it have sold just as well with a $17 price? $27? $37?) Just food for thought.

PS: I have no idea what your offer was, if you want PM me and I'll give it a second look.

Steve,

In order to create a successful WSO you will have to make an investment. You will have to spend money on copywriting, designing, banners and promotion, payment processor, etc... Membership sites may involve expenses with platforms and plugins as well.

So, $40 is just a small expense, a drop in the sea. It shouldn't be a problem for someone working with a good launch plan. After you launch the WSO and your JVs start mailing you should expect to make way more money than $40.

If you have a product but don't know how to launch it, I recommend you to make some research and learn about product launch and JV promotions. Creating the product is just part of the process, promoting it properly is also a challenge.


Regards,

William

If you dont have big money for a copywriter, try do a deal with one that maybe is quite new, you could ask them to do the copy for a percentage of the sales.

Obviously make sure they have generated a few decent sales elsewhere first.

try looking around this forum and I am sure you will find someone, give them the product, so they can see its value and work together on it, if you can make more than your money back because they can increase your percentage to a new level then all the better.

But I would still try and get some marketers with big lists to check over the product and get them to promote, this way you get better traffic numbers and better conversions.

Hey Steve,

Just wanted to give you a tip since you and I both sell software. Something I have noticed is that when I first post a WSO I get good traffic but a lower conversion rate (Around 1%) this is from the window shoppers just browsing the top threads on the forum. However when I let the WSO fall to the 4th or 5th page I get much less traffic, but much higher conversions (around 5.5%), I believe it is because at this point my traffic is from people actually looking to buy software.