Comments on: Ecommerce site update – after 7 days http://www.livelearninvest.com/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/ Living life to its fullest by generating passive income through investments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:11:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kenric http://www.livelearninvest.com/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/comment-page-1/#comment-14233 Kenric Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:08:54 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/#comment-14233 Another 7 days has past and my SERP rankings have jumped considerably. Keyword 1 - #526 -- now #79 Keyword 2 - #84 -- now #68 Keyword 3 - not in top 1000 -- now #9 (WOW) Keyword 4 - #54 -- now #61 Going from #526 to #79 for keyword 1 is incredible as its a competitive term. It's amazing what a little bit of SEO can do for you. Another 7 days has past and my SERP rankings have jumped considerably.

Keyword 1 – #526 — now #79
Keyword 2 – #84 — now #68
Keyword 3 – not in top 1000 — now #9 (WOW)
Keyword 4 – #54 — now #61

Going from #526 to #79 for keyword 1 is incredible as its a competitive term. It’s amazing what a little bit of SEO can do for you.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.livelearninvest.com/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13928 Chuck Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:28:14 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/#comment-13928 Fair enough. Just between Fastlane and here, I'm very curious. Fair enough. Just between Fastlane and here, I’m very curious.

]]> By: Kenric http://www.livelearninvest.com/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13890 Kenric Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:49:17 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/#comment-13890 Ubu, yes the brand names come up before mine. But people don't really search for this product by brand name. Chuck, I'm not posting the URL because if I do that then I can't post this type of info on my blog. I can't have a biz where everyone knows what it is and also have all its numbers posted online. Im choosing to keep it secret and post the numbers on here. If I post the URL, then I won't talk about it on here anymore. Ubu, yes the brand names come up before mine. But people don’t really search for this product by brand name.

Chuck, I’m not posting the URL because if I do that then I can’t post this type of info on my blog. I can’t have a biz where everyone knows what it is and also have all its numbers posted online. Im choosing to keep it secret and post the numbers on here. If I post the URL, then I won’t talk about it on here anymore.

]]> By: ubu50 http://www.livelearninvest.com/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13858 ubu50 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:53:11 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/#comment-13858 I have one other question. Since you posted that your items are brand name, I imagine that when someone asks Google for "Brandname blanks" you are not the first seller shown. Other stores come up before yours, correct? I have one other question. Since you posted that your items are brand name, I imagine that when someone asks Google for “Brandname blanks” you are not the first seller shown. Other stores come up before yours, correct?

]]> By: Chuck http://www.livelearninvest.com/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13842 Chuck Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:09:27 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/#comment-13842 It's driving me nuts not knowing your site. I'm definitely very interested in outdoor activities and adventure things. Shoot me an email if you don't mind. It’s driving me nuts not knowing your site. I’m definitely very interested in outdoor activities and adventure things. Shoot me an email if you don’t mind.

]]> By: ubu50 http://www.livelearninvest.com/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13802 ubu50 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:09:45 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/#comment-13802 Your prices are low enough that I would have expected a sale by now. If you really have a "low volume niche" there is a point where traffic will start to trend down instead of up. This happens to most mature products/websites. This is because people come, they look, they don't see anything they want and they leave. Many won't come back. The time to "catch them" or "trap them" is when they first come. You need to have something to sell that you can sell at a really cheap price that most people want. Collecting e-mail addresses is fine but you need to turn people into SALES to make any money!!! If you want to, e-mail me your website link. It's really hard to make constructive comments when I have no idea what you are selling. Your prices are low enough that I would have expected a sale by now.

If you really have a “low volume niche” there is a point where traffic will start to trend down instead of up. This happens to most mature products/websites. This is because people come, they look, they don’t see anything they want and they leave. Many won’t come back. The time to “catch them” or “trap them” is when they first come. You need to have something to sell that you can sell at a really cheap price that most people want. Collecting e-mail addresses is fine but you need to turn people into SALES to make any money!!!

If you want to, e-mail me your website link. It’s really hard to make constructive comments when I have no idea what you are selling.

]]> By: Kenric http://www.livelearninvest.com/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13801 Kenric Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:20:49 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/#comment-13801 Hi UBU, I have about 30 items in my store. The items are priced from $30 to $150. However the $30 items are accessories of the $150 items. I don't think anyone would buy them alone as shipping costs alone would make that inefficient. My profit margin is a broad average based on my markups. I won't know until I start seeing if my orders are for 1 item or multiple items. I plan on doing low volume and high markups. I hope I can get 100-150 visitors a day and convert 1 person with a $180 sale. You can see from the search engine volume that this is definitely a low volume niche. I'm experimenting with Adwords now, I'm lowering my PPC amount to $0.10 and also doing some site-targeted ads for $5/day. We'll see how the next week goes. Hi UBU, I have about 30 items in my store. The items are priced from $30 to $150. However the $30 items are accessories of the $150 items. I don’t think anyone would buy them alone as shipping costs alone would make that inefficient.

My profit margin is a broad average based on my markups. I won’t know until I start seeing if my orders are for 1 item or multiple items. I plan on doing low volume and high markups. I hope I can get 100-150 visitors a day and convert 1 person with a $180 sale.

You can see from the search engine volume that this is definitely a low volume niche.

I’m experimenting with Adwords now, I’m lowering my PPC amount to $0.10 and also doing some site-targeted ads for $5/day. We’ll see how the next week goes.

]]> By: ubu50 http://www.livelearninvest.com/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13799 ubu50 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:08:41 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/ecommerce-site-update-after-7-days/#comment-13799 How many items do you have in your store? What is the price range? Based on what you have posted, I'm assuming that you are hoping to have around $65K a year in sales ($180 x 365). How are you calculating your profit margin? Your advertising budget is less than $4K a year, credit card costs should be around $2K, hosting costs are minimal. Are you basing your sales on doing a lot of volume with a small markup? If you are planning to do volume business, 300 unique visitors with no sales would concern me - but I don't know what you are selling, the prices, or anything else - so I can't really say. If you are selling BMW cars, 300 unique visitors without a sale would mean nothing. If you are selling sunglasses, it means a lot. The cheaper the items, the more you should be getting sales right from the start. One thing I want to point out is this: Sometimes niches exist because they aren't easily profitable. The big guys tried them. They couldn't turn a profit. The other time they exist is because the merchandise is hard to get. If you are using a drop shipper, then I doubt the merchandise is hard to get. (I've often thought being a drop shipper would be a very profitable business since you could rely on others to do all the work of selling!) How many items do you have in your store? What is the price range? Based on what you have posted, I’m assuming that you are hoping to have around $65K a year in sales ($180 x 365). How are you calculating your profit margin? Your advertising budget is less than $4K a year, credit card costs should be around $2K, hosting costs are minimal. Are you basing your sales on doing a lot of volume with a small markup?

If you are planning to do volume business, 300 unique visitors with no sales would concern me – but I don’t know what you are selling, the prices, or anything else – so I can’t really say. If you are selling BMW cars, 300 unique visitors without a sale would mean nothing. If you are selling sunglasses, it means a lot. The cheaper the items, the more you should be getting sales right from the start.

One thing I want to point out is this: Sometimes niches exist because they aren’t easily profitable. The big guys tried them. They couldn’t turn a profit. The other time they exist is because the merchandise is hard to get. If you are using a drop shipper, then I doubt the merchandise is hard to get.

(I’ve often thought being a drop shipper would be a very profitable business since you could rely on others to do all the work of selling!)

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