The Numbers Don't Lie!

Written by Damon G. Zahariades


"The Numbers Don't Lie!"

- by Damon G. Zahariades

Copyright (c) Damon G. Zahariades. All rights reserved.

It's true. They don't.

That's why you should look atrepparttar numbers whenever you're searching for answers.

Let me explain...

A lot of times, I'll start cruisin'repparttar 121047 forums and I'll notice folks saying their web sites aren't selling.

They'll complain, "I've had my site up for six months and have only sold four ebooks. This blows."

They're right. That *does* blow.

I'm not gonna go into allrepparttar 121048 things they should be testing and tweaking. You've heard it a thousand times and I'm not inrepparttar 121049 mood to regurgitate it.

Instead, I'm gonna simply list a process you should be following if you're trying to sell something from a mini site.

Step by step. With a running example to driverepparttar 121050 point home.

Step #1: Define success ===========================

Let's say you want to sell 100 copies of your ebook, "Sitting On Your Bum For Fun And Profit."

If you sell 101 copies this month, you win. If you sell 99 copies, you lose. Simple as that.

That's why we define success. So, we can get rid ofrepparttar 121051 flighty "we almost maderepparttar 121052 goal" crap. You either make it or you don't.

100 copies isrepparttar 121053 "line inrepparttar 121054 sand."

Step #2: Know your conversion ratios ========================================

You get 1,000 unique visitors from Overture. You sell 8 copies of "Sitting On Your Bum For Fun And Profit."

What's your conversion ratio?

It's 0.8%.

Let's be honest. That ain't so good. But, if you're happy with it, your job just got easier. All you have to do is drive a tidal wave of traffic to your site.

Step #3: Dorepparttar 121055 math ========================

Here's what you know...

o You want to sell 100 copies of "Sitting On Your Bum..." each month.

Four Ways to Ensure Your E-mail Doesn't Get Trashed Before You Deliver Your Message

Written by Bentley Thompson


Have you ever found yourself scrolling down your list of emails to see which ones you need to toss out and which to read?

Or, if you are a bit more "sophisticated" you use e-mail filters so that un-solicited messages never get to your inbox.

If you arerepparttar e-mail marketer you knowrepparttar 121046 downside to this... when your sales effort gets tossed torepparttar 121047 trash beforerepparttar 121048 recipient sees it you are losing money.

What can you do to make sure that (at least) more ofrepparttar 121049 e-mail you send out does not get tossed torepparttar 121050 trash as SPAM? Here are three services you can use.

(1) Get a Spam-Check Analysis & Report done on your e-mail message before you send it out. This is a free service, andrepparttar 121051 analysis report shows you what you need to change to decreaserepparttar 121052 "spaminess" of your newsletter or email.

I have been usingrepparttar 121053 Spam-Check Report forrepparttar 121054 past few months now and it is like my personal proofreader/editor for all my mail outs.

If your marketing is something you cannot afford to take lightly, then just send a copy of your newsletter, or other mass mailing, to this e-mail address and get a detailed analysis report instantly.

mailto:spamcheck-soamazing@sitesell.net

IMPORTANT: Make sure you putrepparttar 121055 word TEST asrepparttar 121056 first word onrepparttar 121057 subject line.

(2) Create Vivid Images in Your Readers' minds. One of my college professors used to stress that we (humans) do not store information in words, but in "pictures".

I will spare yourepparttar 121058 details of his explanation, but there is some truth to this.

Just think ofrepparttar 121059 success of television ads...

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