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Old 12-01-2010, 08:10 AM  
Paul Markham
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What if testing B against c only reveals B works better?

Test it against D.

Crap B MIGHT still works better, so test it against E.

Double crap B MIGHT still works best.

So rinse and repeat and test it against F.

My example is just that an example to what COULD go wrong.

The flaw is obvious. While a site is testing it's risking the new site tour not working. Throwing 1,000 at each COULD result in 1 tour losing sign ups. Not a given the second, third or any tour being tested will work better. They can work worse.

So each tour has cost $3,000, spending less the site owner might end up with a crap designer. And the subsequent testing might lose sign ups. Which might lose affiliates.

MAYBE surfers returning to the site get confused landing on a different tour over and over again. What about branding. MAYBE a different tour mean TGPs and banners have to be changed as well.

Testing tours all the time is great if each test reveals a positive result. But life isn't that simple and business definitely isn't.

I think Damian really does believe what he posts. Be much easier if he was just trolling, but sadly, I don't think he is.

THERE IS NO OVERNIGHT FIX TO THE PROBLEMS THIS INDUSTRY FACES. It took years to get here and will take years to get out.

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