Hidden Secrets To Internet Marketing…A True Story
With millions of web sites on the internet (and every one of them competing for the almighty visitor), we are literally being pulled in 50 thousand different directions by marketers all wanting us to visit their web site with hopes that once there, we'll buy what ever it is they're selling.
But what happens when you receive all this traffic and no one buys?
If only we knew what all those visitors really wanted. It seems to me that many of us marketers and business owners are at a loss as to understanding some of the finer details when it comes to marketing online.
Today Marc's web site receives over 1.5 million visitors a month and has a subscriber base of over 132,000 for his freebie newsletter
Today Marc's web site receives over 1.5 million visitors a month and has a subscriber base of over 132,000 for his freebie newsletter
Before I go on, let me say this. We who do business on the internet are, in some ways, at a real advantage to those who are only focusing on the brick and mortar model.
You see, when someone leaves a retail outlet there's really no way of knowing what that potential customer really
How? you ask, well, there are hidden secrets right under our noses and many of us don't even know it. I want to share a true story with you about a successful web site owner who knew enough to find these hidden secrets and turned his business into one of the most popular sites on the internet.
About four years ago, Marc McDonald had a hobby where he ran an awards site. After a while he started listing everything by category. Shortly after that, he discovered that his freebie page was receiving more traffic than all his other pages put together.
Now, what happened next, was a crucial point in Marc's progress and literally changed his life
Realizing that his freebies page was the most popular to those visiting his site, he wisely changed his focus from an awards site to a freebie site. The results were astounding.
Today Marc's web site receives over 1.5 million visitors a month and has a subscriber base of over 132,000 for his freebie newsletter. How many of us would like these kinds of statistics to brag
Did Marc just luck out ?
NO, he discovered hidden secrets that are available to all of us. What were these secrets and where did he find them? in his google analytics.
That's right, hidden away in his google analytics were secrets that told him exactly what his visitors wanted. Sure, they were interested in sites that were worthy of an award, but they were more interested in all the freebies that the web offered.
Now this is just one example of how to use little known secrets to expand or perhaps even, change your focus to your online business.
If you discover that you have pages on your site that get more traffic than others, why not give your visitors more of what they want. Expand on those pages, maybe even let people opt into your list so they can be kept up to date with the most current changes or offerings.
So, what pages on your site are the most popular? Hey, your visitors might be trying to tell you something
How Do You Set Up Google Analytics?
Do you have a blog or website? Are you tracking everything that goes on on your blog or website?
Check out the video below that will walk you through how to set up Google Anyalitcs on your blog/website, and finally, see what your visitors really want.