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eiht_98 · 03-08-2003, 09:33 AM

last month had 1:250 with one of my sponsors...this month I'm at 0:2700 right now, with the same traffic quality, same banners & galleries....how is this possible?

BigFish · 03-08-2003, 09:40 AM

More people doing the same thing (competition!). Signups are spread across multiple people now.

Pipecrew · 03-08-2003, 09:42 AM

I bet i know the sponsor, I am having the same issues

polish_aristocrat · 03-08-2003, 10:07 AM

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Originally posted by BigFish
More people doing the same thing (competition!). Signups are spread across multiple people now.

since 1 month ?

G Sharp · 03-08-2003, 10:42 AM

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Originally posted by eiht_98
last month had 1:250 with one of my sponsors...this month I'm at 0:2700 right now, with the same traffic quality, same banners & galleries....how is this possible?

ARS? heheheh that's why I moved my traffic elsewhere

G Sharp · 03-08-2003, 10:49 AM

Another thing. Don't let haters get you down--ratios of 1:100 to 1:200 are doable and are being done right now. You just need to do the following:

1) use the right sponsor for the right niche [and no, if a sponsor is really good and STABLE ratio provider--MOST smart webmasters will NOT tell you who these sponsors are. Nothing fucks up ratios more than overexposure]

2) study the fuck out of your stats/server logs. you will notice a pattern. the people who buy consistently fit a certain profile....find that profile, study it, pimp it hard....and yeah, 1:100 or less is doable.

3) Most sponsors' marketing materials suck. Use your own that is tailor fit to your traffic.

Darren · 03-08-2003, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by G Sharp
Another thing. Don't let haters get you down--ratios of 1:100 to 1:200 are doable and are being done right now. You just need to do the following:

1) use the right sponsor for the right niche [and no, if a sponsor is really good and STABLE ratio provider--MOST smart webmasters will NOT tell you who these sponsors are. Nothing fucks up ratios more than overexposure]

2) study the fuck out of your stats/server logs. you will notice a pattern. the people who buy consistently fit a certain profile....find that profile, study it, pimp it hard....and yeah, 1:100 or less is doable.

3) Most sponsors' marketing materials suck. Use your own that is tailor fit to your traffic.

wise words.

eiht_98 · 03-08-2003, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by BigFish
More people doing the same thing (competition!). Signups are spread across multiple people now.

are you saying that another 100.000 webmasters started to use the same sponsor as I use this month

G Sharp · 03-08-2003, 11:52 AM

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Originally posted by BigFish
More people doing the same thing (competition!). Signups are spread across multiple people now.

If it were spread across differing niches it would be okay. The PROBLEM is when you have x traffic coming for x niche which other webmasters share...now if you all start pushing the same sponsor then conversions drop. There's ways to fix this but...left neglected this may drop your income.

krox · 03-08-2003, 08:52 PM

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last month had 1:250 with one of my sponsors...this month I'm at 0:2700 right now, with the same traffic quality, same banners & galleries....how is this possible?

I think the answer to this is small sample size (i.e. only 250 hits and one fluke signup), or maybe the sponsor is shaving more this month. For some reason they think changing the shaving ratio every month hides what they are doing.

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if a sponsor is really good and STABLE ratio provider--MOST smart webmasters will NOT tell you who these sponsors are.

I am one of the few smart webmasters that does tell you who these are (because of the miniscule referral income I may get).

Details are in my sig.

gripcash · 03-08-2003, 09:11 PM

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Originally posted by krox
I am one of the few smart webmasters that does tell you who these are

That page is extremely interesting Krox. Thanks for posting it.

03-08-2003, 09:33 AM	#1
eiht_98 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: EU Posts: 6,103	these damn ratios last month had 1:250 with one of my sponsors...this month I'm at 0:2700 right now, with the same traffic quality, same banners & galleries....how is this possible?

03-08-2003, 09:40 AM	#2
BigFish Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: United States of America Posts: 1,159	More people doing the same thing (competition!). Signups are spread across multiple people now.

03-08-2003, 09:42 AM	#3
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	I bet i know the sponsor, I am having the same issues

03-08-2003, 10:49 AM	#6
G Sharp So Fucking Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,343	Another thing. Don't let haters get you down--ratios of 1:100 to 1:200 are doable and are being done right now. You just need to do the following: 1) use the right sponsor for the right niche [and no, if a sponsor is really good and STABLE ratio provider--MOST smart webmasters will NOT tell you who these sponsors are. Nothing fucks up ratios more than overexposure] 2) study the fuck out of your stats/server logs. you will notice a pattern. the people who buy consistently fit a certain profile....find that profile, study it, pimp it hard....and yeah, 1:100 or less is doable. 3) Most sponsors' marketing materials suck. Use your own that is tailor fit to your traffic.