What to do with my blog.

[Chris Norman]

Hi everybody,

This is such a great place for support and sharing information. I have seen many sites and forums but this one is by far the best! This is my first post so I hope you are patient with me.

I created a blog during this past years thirty day challenge. Using article writing and traffic bug I was able to fortunately get my page to the #1 position in my niche. The problem is my niche is a bunch of looky loo's! I have recieved ample traffic but with moderate clicks on my ad and only one conversion. I determined my chosen niche was a bunch of people looking for free info or for plans but not particularly to buy. The niche is woodworking.

I have tried to sell the site on Flippa to no avail as it is not a money maker at this time in spite of page rank.

What do I do? Just let it go and move on? Should I try PPC? I am at a loss.

Any and all comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Take good care, Chris Norman

[Chris Norman]

Oh, by the way, I am new to the whole IM thing!

Chris

[Marya_Miller]

Chris, what's your blog address?

[Chris Norman]

Hey Marya, thanks for the interest. The address is: www.woodworkingjigs.net.

Thanks again, Chris

[ChristineCobb]

A few thoughts:

1. Instead of sending people who click on the link in the blog directly over to Amazon, how about creating a page on your site with a review of that book? Do a little pre-selling first.

2. Also, you will eventually want to start capturing email addresses so you can continue communicating with your blog visitors and get them to know, like and trust you. You may want to give a free jigs report in exchange for them signing up.

3. Research the keywords that people type into Google when they want to buy products in this niche instead of looking for information. Then optimize some of your blogs for those keywords. For example maybe a particular jig. (sorry I don't know anything about your subject)

[David Jackson]

I have recieved ample traffic but with moderate clicks on my ad and only one conversion. I determined my chosen niche was a bunch of people looking for free info or for plans but not particularly to buy.

Chris, if your prospects aren't buying, it's not their fault, it's yours. For whatever reason, your advertising isn't connecting. There could be several reasons for this:

1. Your ad could be poorly written.

2. Your prospects aren't properly targeted. All traffic is not created equal.

3. You haven't received enough clicks to convert prospects into buyers.

4. Your sales page isn't compelling enough.

5. Your product isn't being properly presented.

6. Your pricing is wrong.

I can't tell you exactly what the problem is. But instead of giving up on your website altogether, why not try to figure out what the problem is and fix it?

David Jackson

[Chris Norman]

Thanks everybody for your input! I will take a look and think about all your suggestions, much appreciated.

David Jackson, lighten up, I wasn't laying blame anywhere, just trying to figure out an approach! (I do appreciate your input as well.)

Chris

[StephenT]

Chris, I see some things that are just small stuff, like taking uncategorized off your categories and maybe taking the meta widget off, but this is small stuff. Like I said elsewhere, I'm new.

[pamb10]

Hi Chris,

You've got some great suggestions so far. I just wanted to complement you on your blog. I love the look and theme. To me, it all works together and looks great. Definitely look into some other affiliate programs. Maybe offer some free projects guides and/or ideas. You can use this to build a list. Depending on whats available, you can offer a project a month type offer too. Also, keyword research. Its the most important thing you can do.

Dont give up. You have a lot of potential here.

Pam

[David Jackson]

The problem is my niche is a bunch of looky loo's!

Chris, I interpreted that statement as pointing your finger at your prospects for your conversion difficulties. I wasn't scolding you. I was merely trying to point out that if you're not converting your traffic into sales, the problem is on your end - not your prospects.

I've also had occasions where my traffic wasn't converting as well as I thought it should. But it wasn't because of my prospects. It was because of something I did wrong.

I simply figured out what the problem was, made the necessary adjustments and remedied the situation. That's all I'm suggesting to you.

David Jackson