What are "normal" conversions these days?

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Jace

haha, I just started a thread on gfy about this same thing

here is what I posted there:

Has anyone noticed a slow decline of ratios over the past 3-4 years?

I started promoting other program in the search engines, and while you only got 100-200 uniques a day to your SE pages you were ecstatic because most sponsors converted 1:20 off ANY search engine traffic...hell, I remember when I put my first SE page up for TCG and got a sale after the first 20 clicks thrugh to the site.

it just isn't that way anymore....I am doing almost the same things I was doing back then, getting more traffic than before, and my ratios are 1:500 and shit, off of search engine traffic....it irritates me, because I was never one to have massive amounts of traffic, I just always had GOOD traffic....now I feel like I have to work my little ass off to get 1000-2000 SE hits a day to my shit to even make 2 sales.

I remember when people were happy with 1:1000 ratios on a TGP (which I thought was inssane at the time), now they are bragging about 1:1750 and shit, and that is just insane to think about....hell, I have seen some people talking about 1:2500 and shit like it is normal

I have one site that is 0:10000 . I pulled down the link. I must not be doing something right.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by gonzo

I have one site that is 0:10000 . I pulled down the link. I must not be doing something right.

man, I am seeing that more and more these days....back in 2001 or so I could not get a sponsor to be 0:10000 even if I tried

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Jace

man, I am seeing that more and more these days....back in 2001 or so I could not get a sponsor to be 0:10000 even if I tried

Site owner just told me to try her new site that was coming out in a few weeks. Of course the rep she hired didnt even answer ICQ. I suppose she was busy on here earning a cap.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Site owner just told me to try her new site that was coming out in a few weeks. Of course the rep she hired didnt even answer ICQ. I suppose she was busy on here earning a cap.

If I looked at my stats and saw anyone over 0:5000 on my site, I would contact the site owner first and figure out what we could do to improve that

In fact, I usually end up doing that with an affiliate about once every two weeks.....

[melody]

I swear I'm stuck in a time loop or something. I swear I've had this same conversation a million times over the last eight years ... at Ynot, CONDOM, Netpond, etc, etc, etc ...

But to take the official stance again -- you're absolutely right, the business utterly sucks and no one but no one should enter it now. ;-) It's only for the old-timers who know what they're doing.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by melody

I swear I'm stuck in a time loop or something. I swear I've had this same conversation a million times over the last eight years ... at Ynot, CONDOM, Netpond, etc, etc, etc ...

But to take the official stance again -- you're absolutely right, the business utterly sucks and no one but no one should enter it now. ;-) It's only for the old-timers who know what they're doing.

there are no old timers, it is a myth

I say leave it to the full time professionals who are serious about their business, life and money

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by melody

I swear I'm stuck in a time loop or something. I swear I've had this same conversation a million times over the last eight years ... at Ynot, CONDOM, Netpond, etc, etc, etc ...

But to take the official stance again -- you're absolutely right, the business utterly sucks and no one but no one should enter it now. ;-) It's only for the old-timers who know what they're doing.

And the answer changes about every 3 months.

[vdc-Loki]

I'm seeing 1:250 for our chubby teen right now, and thats off Xpeeps lol

-Loki-

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by melody

I swear I'm stuck in a time loop or something. I swear I've had this same conversation a million times over the last eight years ... at Ynot, CONDOM, Netpond, etc, etc, etc ...

But to take the official stance again -- you're absolutely right, the business utterly sucks and no one but no one should enter it now. ;-) It's only for the old-timers who know what they're doing.

I'd say instead that you should stay away if you dont want to work and have no business sense.

There's still good money to be made, it just isn't easy anymore.