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Answer You - The Single Biggest Marketing Mistake Online
Communications consists of both speaking and listening. There are studies on the customer side of two-way communications that point out qualities that introverts naturally have what buyers are craving. The key finding is a focus on listening to understand!I don’t usually give personal information readily.Fact is, introverts listen more than talk. Now guess what extroverts who seem to have the corner on the rules in business, do more of? They talk! So, isn’t this terrific? And, it’s quite a coupe in the way that all is balanced in nature.Whether you give a sales presentation, hold a staff meeting or attend a business-networking event, most people are more interested in what they have to say, not what someone else has to say. And introverts are r
If your traffic fluctuates on a given day from a given traffic source (which it WILL) your results will always be SKEWED.
Your conversion rates for a specific test may in fact be HIGHER for that given day. OH JOY!
But, guess what? If the traffic to your site happened to fluctuate so more of it happened to come that day from a source that typically converts higher than the rest of your traffic, it's very possible that your "test" may have...
DECREASED YOUR CONVERSION.
That's right, DECREASED! But you'd never know it because looking at your overall traffic stats "appears" as if your average daily conversion rate increased.
So what do you end up doing? You KEEP that test because you think it is making you more money.
99.999% of online marketers are making this mistake. And people wonder why it can be difficult to make money online.
Reason #1: Poor Tracking
We'll touch more on this topic in the near future. I strongly believe it's the
What are your biggest issues with the results you are getting with your current training program?If we wanted to list them out... the list could be long. But chances are... many of them could potentially fall into three groups:1. Current program is too costly, budget concerns, not enough emphasis on making training a priority due to cost issues.2. Lost productivity due to current workflow, lack of a systematic organized way to deliver training, limited resources.3. Delivering training that isn’t conducive to all four learning modalities; trainees aren’t realizing the full benefit of your program.Simply stated, the biggest issues with training are cost, resources and ineffective learning modules and courses.Historically, although
Yes, I'm an Internet Marketing old geezer.
I have pretty much tried it all and seen it all online when it comes to marketing tactics.
Certainly, there are new strategies and tactics being thought of and tested everyday, and that's why I continue to buy new ebooks and teaching products from others because you can never know it all -- no matter how successful you are.
But the single biggest mistake I see online, and have seen for many years, regardless of the strategy being used, is one simple thing...
POOR TRACKING!
People often ask me...
"John, is there any ONE thing that you can attribute your online success to?"
The answer is simple... TRACKING.
I am a tracking FREAK. I track everything. And I mean EVERYTHING.
As my good friend Jonathan Mizel likes to say...
"As online marketers we are not in the 'marketing' business we are in the MATH BUSINESS."
If you want to know the difference between success and failure online it comes down to one thing.
If you want to know the difference in making 10 dollars online or $10,000, it comes down to one thing.
If you want to know if your hard work is not going to waste, its comes down to one thing.
TRACKING.
I like to joke that the secret to being successful in Internet Marketing is this really complex "formula."
Then I go on to explain this exact formula...
When we do things online, such as our marketing tests, site changes, place ads, buy clicks, do a JV, whatever, one of TWO things happen EVERY TIME.
Yes, only one of two things happen.
1. THEY MAKE US MONEY 2. THEY LOSE US MONEY
Amazing rocket science isn't it?
The fact of the matter is Internet Marketing is EASY. It's an absolute JOKE to make money when you have the basic fundamentals down, and that you TRACK your efforts.
The tracking results will tell you what works and what doesn't. Then it's EASY...
YOU KEEP DOING WHAT WORKS AND STOP DOING WHAT DOESN'T!
In order to be extremely successful online you must learn to track everything. You must learn the value of tracking and get used to doing it.
You make a change to a headline on your site you must track it.
You test a different price you must track it.
You use a different description on your Web Site to get people to opt-in to your list you must track it -- not just the percentage of people that opted in, but also the QUALITY of the people that opted in. I.e. Are they buying or taking the necessary ACTION you want for them to take AFTER they have opted in?
The biggest tracking mistake people make is lumping all of their TRAFFIC SOURCES together when trying to determine their conversion rates.
In other words, when someone is trying to figure out how many people are buying or taking a specific action when they visit a site, they are taking their total traffic numbers and doing the math based on the total number of buyers (or whatever the desired action was.)
BZZZZZZ THANKS FOR PLAYING.
Major mistake. Huge. Yet marketers are doing it everyday. And ironically, it's being done by some people that are making a lot of money!
I know, because many of these people are friends of mine and I've given them a hard time about it. We laugh about it, but they know it's true and they are working hard to become better "trackers" as I hope you will too.
(Don't worry I'm almost done with this article and will stop rambling in a moment.)
The problem with not tracking traffic sources (such as individual pay-per-click keywords, link partners, search engine listings, JV links, affiliate links, etc.) is this...
YOU CANNOT ACCURATELY DETERMINE WHAT IS *WORKING* WHEN YOU TEST.
For example, if you run PPC campaigns for multiple keywords (and if you track them properly) you will find that some keywords generate great conversion rates and sales.
Others will create sometimes NOTHING.
In fact, many will be losers. I.e. they don't turn a profit. Yet many PPC advertisers will continue to just lump all their PPC traffic together, and as long as they are making more than they are spending they consider it a "Victory."
DUMB.
Tracking allows you to MAXIMIZE your efforts. It allows you to SQUEEZE every last penny of profit our of your marketing.
The other major pitfall with lumping all of your traffic sources together is when you go to make changes -- such as testing prices, or different headlines, or new bonus offers, or another guarantee, or anything else.
If your traffic fluctuates on a given day from a given traffic source (which it WILL) your results will always be SKEWED.
Your conversion rates for a specific test may in fact be HIGHER for that given day. OH JOY!
But, guess what? If the traffic to your site happened to fluctuate so more of it happened to come that day from a source that typically converts higher than the rest of your traffic, it's very possible that your "test" may have...
DECREASED YOUR CONVERSION.
That's right, DECREASED! But you'd never know it because looking at your overall traffic stats "appears" as if your average daily conversion rate increased.
So what do you end up doing? You KEEP that test because you think it is making you more money.
99.999% of online marketers are making this mistake. And people wonder why it can be difficult to make money online.
Reason #1: Poor Tracking
We'll touch more on this topic in the near future. I strongly believe it's the
The Headline is the most important part of the ad. 80% of people will only read the headline. Therefore the headline has to do a selling job, to get people to read the rest of the ad. 20% of the people will read the rest of the ad because of the headline. The headline needs to show a benefit to the reader. We need to appeal to the readers needs. The readers needs are pleasure, convenience, health, money... Write your headline as if you are talking to your friend. Unless you tell the reader immediately and upfront what you have for them, they will be gone. If your ad isn't read, you have zero chance of selling the prospect. Words that will make people look are words like FREE, WIN, MAKE BIG MONEY... Get people to take action by using words like limited time offer, bonus
If you want to know the difference in making 10 dollars online or $10,000, it comes down to one thing.
If you want to know if your hard work is not going to waste, its comes down to one thing.
TRACKING.
I like to joke that the secret to being successful in Internet Marketing is this really complex "formula."
Then I go on to explain this exact formula...
When we do things online, such as our marketing tests, site changes, place ads, buy clicks, do a JV, whatever, one of TWO things happen EVERY TIME.
Yes, only one of two things happen.
1. THEY MAKE US MONEY 2. THEY LOSE US MONEY
Amazing rocket science isn't it?
The fact of the matter is Internet Marketing is EASY. It's an absolute JOKE to make money when you have the basic fundamentals down, and that you TRACK your efforts.
The tracking results will tell you what works and what doesn't. Then it's EASY...
YOU KEEP DOING WHAT WORKS AND STOP DOING WHAT DOESN'T!
In order to be extremely successful online you must learn to track everything. You must learn the value of tracking and get used to doing it.
You make a change to a headline on your site you must track it.
You test a different price you must track it.
You use a different description on your Web Site to get people to opt-in to your list you must track it -- not just the percentage of people that opted in, but also the QUALITY of the people that opted in. I.e. Are they buying or taking the necessary ACTION you want for them to take AFTER they have opted in?
The biggest tracking mistake people make is lumping all of their TRAFFIC SOURCES together when trying to determine their conversion rates.
In other words, when someone is trying to figure out how many people are buying or taking a specific action when they visit a site, they are taking their total traffic numbers and doing the math based on the total number of buyers (or whatever the desired action was.)
BZZZZZZ THANKS FOR PLAYING.
Major mistake. Huge. Yet marketers are doing it everyday. And ironically, it's being done by some people that are making a lot of money!
I know, because many of these people are friends of mine and I've given them a hard time about it. We laugh about it, but they know it's true and they are working hard to become better "trackers" as I hope you will too.
(Don't worry I'm almost done with this article and will stop rambling in a moment.)
The problem with not tracking traffic sources (such as individual pay-per-click keywords, link partners, search engine listings, JV links, affiliate links, etc.) is this...
YOU CANNOT ACCURATELY DETERMINE WHAT IS *WORKING* WHEN YOU TEST.
For example, if you run PPC campaigns for multiple keywords (and if you track them properly) you will find that some keywords generate great conversion rates and sales.
Others will create sometimes NOTHING.
In fact, many will be losers. I.e. they don't turn a profit. Yet many PPC advertisers will continue to just lump all their PPC traffic together, and as long as they are making more than they are spending they consider it a "Victory."
DUMB.
Tracking allows you to MAXIMIZE your efforts. It allows you to SQUEEZE every last penny of profit our of your marketing.
The other major pitfall with lumping all of your traffic sources together is when you go to make changes -- such as testing prices, or different headlines, or new bonus offers, or another guarantee, or anything else.
If your traffic fluctuates on a given day from a given traffic source (which it WILL) your results will always be SKEWED.
Your conversion rates for a specific test may in fact be HIGHER for that given day. OH JOY!
But, guess what? If the traffic to your site happened to fluctuate so more of it happened to come that day from a source that typically converts higher than the rest of your traffic, it's very possible that your "test" may have...
DECREASED YOUR CONVERSION.
That's right, DECREASED! But you'd never know it because looking at your overall traffic stats "appears" as if your average daily conversion rate increased.
So what do you end up doing? You KEEP that test because you think it is making you more money.
99.999% of online marketers are making this mistake. And people wonder why it can be difficult to make money online.
Reason #1: Poor Tracking
We'll touch more on this topic in the near future. I strongly believe it's the
Capital budgeting is very important in small business venture capital. It is the process of making investment in capital expenditure. Capital expenditure refers to expenditure and the benefits that are expected over a period of time, especially exceeding one year. The chief characteristic of capital expenditure is that expenses are incurred aggressively at one point in time. The benefits are realized at different points in time in the future. Capital expenditure decisions are also called long-term investment decisions.Capital budgeting is very important in small business venture capital. It is the process of making investment in capital expenditure. Capital expenditure refers to expenditure and the benefits that are expected over a period of time, especially exceed
You make a change to a headline on your site you must track it.
You test a different price you must track it.
You use a different description on your Web Site to get people to opt-in to your list you must track it -- not just the percentage of people that opted in, but also the QUALITY of the people that opted in. I.e. Are they buying or taking the necessary ACTION you want for them to take AFTER they have opted in?
The biggest tracking mistake people make is lumping all of their TRAFFIC SOURCES together when trying to determine their conversion rates.
In other words, when someone is trying to figure out how many people are buying or taking a specific action when they visit a site, they are taking their total traffic numbers and doing the math based on the total number of buyers (or whatever the desired action was.)
BZZZZZZ THANKS FOR PLAYING.
Major mistake. Huge. Yet marketers are doing it everyday. And ironically, it's being done by some people that are making a lot of money!
I know, because many of these people are friends of mine and I've given them a hard time about it. We laugh about it, but they know it's true and they are working hard to become better "trackers" as I hope you will too.
(Don't worry I'm almost done with this article and will stop rambling in a moment.)
The problem with not tracking traffic sources (such as individual pay-per-click keywords, link partners, search engine listings, JV links, affiliate links, etc.) is this...
YOU CANNOT ACCURATELY DETERMINE WHAT IS *WORKING* WHEN YOU TEST.
For example, if you run PPC campaigns for multiple keywords (and if you track them properly) you will find that some keywords generate great conversion rates and sales.
Others will create sometimes NOTHING.
In fact, many will be losers. I.e. they don't turn a profit. Yet many PPC advertisers will continue to just lump all their PPC traffic together, and as long as they are making more than they are spending they consider it a "Victory."
DUMB.
Tracking allows you to MAXIMIZE your efforts. It allows you to SQUEEZE every last penny of profit our of your marketing.
The other major pitfall with lumping all of your traffic sources together is when you go to make changes -- such as testing prices, or different headlines, or new bonus offers, or another guarantee, or anything else.
If your traffic fluctuates on a given day from a given traffic source (which it WILL) your results will always be SKEWED.
Your conversion rates for a specific test may in fact be HIGHER for that given day. OH JOY!
But, guess what? If the traffic to your site happened to fluctuate so more of it happened to come that day from a source that typically converts higher than the rest of your traffic, it's very possible that your "test" may have...
DECREASED YOUR CONVERSION.
That's right, DECREASED! But you'd never know it because looking at your overall traffic stats "appears" as if your average daily conversion rate increased.
So what do you end up doing? You KEEP that test because you think it is making you more money.
99.999% of online marketers are making this mistake. And people wonder why it can be difficult to make money online.
Reason #1: Poor Tracking
We'll touch more on this topic in the near future. I strongly believe it's the
Wouldn't it be great that every time you made a sales presentation, write a letter, send your sales literature or place an ad that you knew, with some certainty, that you could get your prospects to take action and respond to your offer?Well, to put it bluntly, it's not that difficult if you simply apply the basics of marketing. Unfortunately, marketing is one of the least understood and arguably one of the least underutilized, course of action, in business today.Marketing has and will continue to make the difference between the survival and extinction of a business today. Treading our way into the future with the overwhelming velocity of day-to-day change in this wildly unpredictable changing marketplace, with shorter product life cycles, require businesses
(Don't worry I'm almost done with this article and will stop rambling in a moment.)
The problem with not tracking traffic sources (such as individual pay-per-click keywords, link partners, search engine listings, JV links, affiliate links, etc.) is this...
YOU CANNOT ACCURATELY DETERMINE WHAT IS *WORKING* WHEN YOU TEST.
For example, if you run PPC campaigns for multiple keywords (and if you track them properly) you will find that some keywords generate great conversion rates and sales.
Others will create sometimes NOTHING.
In fact, many will be losers. I.e. they don't turn a profit. Yet many PPC advertisers will continue to just lump all their PPC traffic together, and as long as they are making more than they are spending they consider it a "Victory."
DUMB.
Tracking allows you to MAXIMIZE your efforts. It allows you to SQUEEZE every last penny of profit our of your marketing.
The other major pitfall with lumping all of your traffic sources together is when you go to make changes -- such as testing prices, or different headlines, or new bonus offers, or another guarantee, or anything else.
If your traffic fluctuates on a given day from a given traffic source (which it WILL) your results will always be SKEWED.
Your conversion rates for a specific test may in fact be HIGHER for that given day. OH JOY!
But, guess what? If the traffic to your site happened to fluctuate so more of it happened to come that day from a source that typically converts higher than the rest of your traffic, it's very possible that your "test" may have...
DECREASED YOUR CONVERSION.
That's right, DECREASED! But you'd never know it because looking at your overall traffic stats "appears" as if your average daily conversion rate increased.
So what do you end up doing? You KEEP that test because you think it is making you more money.
99.999% of online marketers are making this mistake. And people wonder why it can be difficult to make money online.
Reason #1: Poor Tracking
We'll touch more on this topic in the near future. I strongly believe it's the
Soft skills are rapidly evolving as a key tool to enhance an individual's acceptability in an organisation.Research indicates that apart from academic background, qualification ratings, technical strength and suitable body language, soft skills are fast becoming strong contenders for gaining employer approval.Employees/prospective employees can be strong technically and probably extremely good wrt performance outcomes, but the ones who are rated the most amicable, usually win.This obviously does not mean that one should dump quality work and spend time improving their ratings on opinion polls to scale high on the popularity charts,but at the same time reiterates the strength of words like team spirit, social grace and business etiquette.These are some basic
If your traffic fluctuates on a given day from a given traffic source (which it WILL) your results will always be SKEWED.
Your conversion rates for a specific test may in fact be HIGHER for that given day. OH JOY!
But, guess what? If the traffic to your site happened to fluctuate so more of it happened to come that day from a source that typically converts higher than the rest of your traffic, it's very possible that your "test" may have...
DECREASED YOUR CONVERSION.
That's right, DECREASED! But you'd never know it because looking at your overall traffic stats "appears" as if your average daily conversion rate increased.
So what do you end up doing? You KEEP that test because you think it is making you more money.
99.999% of online marketers are making this mistake. And people wonder why it can be difficult to make money online.
Reason #1: Poor Tracking
We'll touch more on this topic in the near future. I strongly believe it's the single most importance element of Internet Marketing success.
I know for a fact I would not have made 10% of what I have been blessed to have made from marketing online if I wasn't a tracking freak.
I am going to teach YOU how to become a tracking freak for your business. It's the ONLY thing that matters when marketing online -- because it tells us what works and what doesn't. There is no guesswork.
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