Originally Posted by BV (Post 12722369)

Will, are you really that clueless? There are many industries that sales go up and down depending on the time of the year.

For example ask most any Hotel owner in Orlando, FL.
or for that matter any theme park here such as Disney World or Sea World. VERY SEASONAL!

Furthermore, I am one of the largest exporters of cut floral greens (mainly Salal) into the European market. Mainly into the Nederlands and Deutchland markets which are the two largest and supply most of Europe.

During the Summer months when the weather is warm and people are taking advantage of being outside, the flower & cut greens market drops in half. Normally people are stuck inside and in their culture company always brings over some fresh cut flowers & greens when they visit friends and whatnot.

This can all be verified 100% in black and white, so if you wish to put your money where your mouth is just say the word. :thumbsup I'd be glad to take your money. :2 cents:

Originally Posted by globofun (Post 12718147)

Summer slowdown????


It's only slowdown because webmasters are slowing down!

Originally Posted by BV (Post 12722425)

More seasonal industries:

Summer Camps
Ski Resorts
Hunting Resorts
Fishing Resorts
Fireworks sales.
Christmas Tree farms

The list goes on and on.

Originally Posted by latinasojourn (Post 12722385)

the folks that hustle affiliate programs are not sources of accurate info re: seasonal changes in conversions.

but they do exist, and they exist because of many of the factors discussed in this thread.

if you want the straight scoop on seasonal variability you need to talk to major e-commerce billing companies that handle predominately jackoff type porn.

(ccbill, etc)

and, to get accurate data this would have to be based on total dollar gross/# of accounts.

and i suspect they won't tell you.

there is a seasonal slowdown for whack type porn.

june is slowest month on average, july almost as bad, and things begin to improve about 10 days after college kids go back to school and get settled into their routine.

don't worry too much about it.

Originally Posted by DatingGold (Post 12722522)

no summer slowdown for us

Originally Posted by will76 (Post 12722505)

Why are you posting this ?


Where in this thread did you get the impression that people thought there was no such thing as a slow down ? Please quote the person who said that or point to the thread because I missed it.


I think everyone agrees with you on these points. kind of hard for the skii resorts to do well in the summer when there is no snow :upsidedow

Originally Posted by globofun (Post 12718147)

Summer slowdown????


It's only slowdown because webmasters are slowing down!

Originally Posted by BV (Post 12722806)

OK, Sorry, that's the impression I got from you.

But in regards to your examples, (Beer & Casinos)

Beer sales are much higher during the summer months. That's a fact!

AND

Casinos have busy seasons and a slow seasons. Another factoid.

So how much you willing to bet?

Originally Posted by CIVMatt (Post 12723746)

I'll tell you what...

I'm hitting record sales this month. More then I've ever seen in the last several years.

Originally Posted by V_RocKs (Post 12724870)

There is no slow down.

Originally Posted by V_RocKs (Post 12724870)

There is no slow down.

Originally Posted by the indigo (Post 12782145)

This whole discussion is lame.

It depends on the sites and the products. I'm on the marketing side of this industry since 1999 and I promote more than one product or niche. (ie: ifriends/webcam... hint hint.)

Maybe the webcam traffic is not affected during the summer. Maybe some source of traffic such as SE/Blogs are not affected.

Hell, our SE traffic sales are going strong... but not our TGP/MGP traffic.

What I do know, is that since the last 8 years I have promoted dozen of different programs and products, also from different source of traffic and YES, some of the sectors DO experience summer slowdown in June/July/August.

So everything is about your position and perception. There is no reason to argue on the summer slowdown if you don't experience it yourself. Just enjoy your sales.