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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
DVTimes started an 11 page thread. I guess the Rapture happened and we didn't notice it. 
I did start a review site. I became truly disgusted by the content that most were selling. Couldn't find enough sites I really liked to get enough money from it. Today there's no need to be brutally honest. The customers know online porn isn't good enough. Well 99.9% of them do. The problem with an honest review site is site owners wouldn't let you in, if they knew you were goig to write the blunt truth. Fabian did and must be applauded for his bravery, Robbie and Damian won't. Mrpeabody what about you, got any balls?
Started a paysite, in fact paysites. The content had to be from the content we had shot over the years. For reasons discussed I was not about to give up what we were doing and start shooting something exclusively for the paysites. would of meant giving up shooting in Czech IMO.
Consultancy, is an interesting thing.
We've got marketing men talking about tweaking or testing tours, buttons, emails and other small things. That's like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. It might make 1-1,000 viewing content on a free site go to 1-1,000 or even 3-1,000. It won't make a huge difference. Because none of what they suggest is the root problem.
That's 999 people are looking at a sample or tour and moving on. The content didn't motivate them enough to stay longer.
Interesting. It seems of the 1,000s who hit Misterpeabodyworld.com they only like what they see on average well enough to stay to see one page. My crap sites with my crap content and marketing seem to do so much better.
Does my content make more people sit up and take a longer look, does it interest people more. Are the amateur crap tours so badly designed and laid out, getting a better response the peabody's tours?
The fundamental problem this side of the porn industry has always had isn't traffic or marketing. It's surfers looking at what's on offer on not buying.
We chose the solution of tweaking the marketing and throwing more traffic at it. Did it change the fundamental problem? No the problem got worse. more people were looking and not buying per 1,000s.
Could I with my experience and knowledge change that problem as a consultant? Well as one of the few who see the real problem, I think I can do a better job then most.
The problem is getting people to realise traffic isn't the indication of a sites success. It's conversions that matter.
So your operation wouldn't be able to afford me. LOL
It's not just paying for me, it's paying for the solutions. Can you afford it?
Manwin can and I could improve their revenue easily. Problem is getting them to see the woods for the trees. |
Hi Paul, a few points, just for clarification and "perspective" (no snarkiness, promise):
www.misterpeabodyworld.com is simply my "Network landing page", a central place for surfers and members to go to make it feel more like a network. I don't have one Members Area but rather each individual site has its' own unique Mem Area. So that Mister Peabody World page acts mostly as a place for (mostly) surfers to go to see the latest updates. My stats show people stay "on site" for less than 30 seconds - they see an update then click to that tour. BUT I get a fuckload of directed sales from that site. (I don't send direct traffic there.)
I've re-designed it to focus more on this aspect of the site (people checking it out for updates) and it goes live tomorrow:
http://misterpeabodyworld.com/index1.php
Now, people have to scroll down an I-Frame to see the updates; this new design they're right on top. Click - sale!
As for review sites: As with everything I do I am NOT interested (because I am realistic here folks) in trying to become Manwin. Or even Robbie or TheDoc or...well, you get the point. I am one happy motherfucker, making as much as I do. I am not married, have no children, work from home, outsource the help I need and am getting rich (MY definition of "rich" - i.e., freedom) so I am extremely happy.
Therefore my idea for a Review Site is simply this: NOT to review a thousand fucking shitty sites. NOT to review the "BROs" out there (they certainly don't need me). No, I want to target GREAT WEBSITES to review. If we had only fifty reviews on there, but every single one was a goddamned WINNER, then that's all we would need. Maybe a hundred. And I would pay for Memberships for the reviewers, no begging from the programs (who, you are right, would never let me inside). A hundred memberships is what? 3k max? part of the start-up cost.
Also, I intend to put that review site on my network (tho none of my own sites would be reviewed). My Goal here is to make some extra coin for Mister P, NOT be the "next Rabbit's Reviews".
So paying for Paul: since you make $0 posting all day on GFY for the same (or less) amount of work for writing a review you wouldn't get paid. You would get a percentage of sales, for one, and the credibility of having your opinions properly expressed and in a forum where it could help people (surfers). This should be reward enough, if you are as passionate about helping consumers as you come off here on GFY.
Plus, a smart cookie would use those published reviews to get more gigs, more credibility and more. Plus, as you already know, writing is its' own reward. (Plus - more chapters for your ebook?)
As you can tell, I have my own way of spinning things and it works for the 'Mister Peabody brand'.
