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Every year february is my quietest month in terms of sales. Every year and this year its definatly started slower.
Traffic way up (as someone will find out soon) But sales always down.
Is it just me?
Nope, been quiet for me. We had this discussion this time last year, lol. Was expecting it to be the same again. However it's not over yet.
Hate to say it but we have actually picked up this month from the usual late January slow down
Johnny Kleenexxx
02-06-07, 02:56 PM
last february was my biggest month on VOD . . slower this year though
i expect it's the tail end of Christmas skintness
they've got the new PCs but no cash left for a wank
Nope, been quiet for me. We had this discussion this time last year, lol. Was expecting it to be the same again. However it's not over yet.
has been quiet or hasnt so far do you meen?
Hate to say it but we have actually picked up this month from the usual late January slow down
Every year february is my quietest month
Last week was our worst since opening the site in September and this week looks likely to be the same.
We have an ad in the Daily Sport (Nicki made her name in that rag 10 years ago and used to write a column for it) running for 6 days and yesterday it generated less than 60 hits to the site!
:banghead:
Last week was our worst since opening the site in September and this week looks likely to be the same.
We have an ad in the Daily Sport (Nicki made her name in that rag 10 years ago and used to write a column for it) running for 6 days and yesterday it generated less than 60 hits to the site!
:banghead:
:(
Johnny Kleenexxx
02-06-07, 03:04 PM
We have an ad in the Daily Sport (Nicki made her name in that rag 10 years ago and used to write a column for it) running for 6 days and yesterday it generated less than 60 hits to the site!
:banghead:
how much did that set you back ? . . what was the damage ?
how much did that set you back ? . . what was the damage ?
I don't want to say (cannot face up to that amount going down the drain) no, really, Nicki was given a special rate because of her past association. If Tony Livesey had still been there we may have got it even cheaper.
Bradderzzz
02-06-07, 03:11 PM
Febuary looking good here so far. January was not exactly thrilling.
Our slump seemed to coincide with the introduction of multi currency on the sign up forms. We are considering opting out of this but will hold off for a couple of weeks and make our decision then.
I once looked into buying traffic from English print media and it was amazingly expensive. I opted for a few American mags and got considerably more bang for the buck with much wider distribution. In Britain as well. Worth every penny.
Stocking publications?
Our slump seemed to coincide with the introduction of multi currency on the sign up forms. We are considering opting out of this but will hold off for a couple of weeks and make our decision then.
I would hold off, february has been down every year for me without exception
I once looked into buying traffic from English print media and it was amazingly expensive. I opted for a few American mags and got considerably more bang for the buck with much wider distribution. In Britain as well. Worth every penny.
Yes, we have now lived and learned that lesson. The only reason we considered it was that a high proportion of our existing members were fans of Nicki from her Daily Sport days and thought we would try and capitalise on it. We would not have placed the ad at their regular rate but the discount tempted us.
A UK men's mag wants to do a two page feature on her with our url right accross the bottom of both pages, won't cost us a penny this time and hoping for a better response.
A UK men's mag wants to do a two page feature on her with our url right accross the bottom of both pages, won't cost us a penny this time and hoping for a better response.
Porn mag or lads mag?
Last week was our worst since opening the site in September and this week looks likely to be the same.
We have an ad in the Daily Sport (Nicki made her name in that rag 10 years ago and used to write a column for it) running for 6 days and yesterday it generated less than 60 hits to the site!
:banghead:
I tried the sport for advertising when I was at Playboy. Appaling response. in fact, I found out that no print advertising actually worked at all in terms of ROI.
I did however, find that loose inserts of postcards with a hot pic on one side and an offer on the other side worked surprisingly well in the likes of Zoo, Nuts, Max Power, FHM, Maxim, Loaded, Front etc.
Porn
Interesting to see how that works out. The top shelf mags did nothing really for Playboy. Lads mags worked well though in terms of PR.
I tried the sport for advertising when I was at Playboy. Appaling response. in fact, I found out that no print advertising actually worked at all in terms of ROI.
I did however, find that loose inserts of postcards with a hot pic on one side and an offer on the other side worked surprisingly well in the likes of Zoo, Nuts, Max Power, FHM, Maxim, Loaded, Front etc.
Thanks for the tip Damian but I doubt we will venture into paid print advertising again. Postcard inserts would be too expensive for us I think.
Good luck with the job hunting.
:cheers2:
Our slump seemed to coincide with the introduction of multi currency on the sign up forms. We are considering opting out of this but will hold off for a couple of weeks and make our decision then.
Also noticed that as well, sales have definately gone down slightly sinced it was introduced. Paysite wasn't around last February so i cant compare it against anything, after the responses on here I may wait til next month to see if it picks up before deciding about opting out.
leg, stocking, lingerie, age related publications. Well worth it. But to make it truly effective you should also be selling product like dvd's. Having an 800 toll free number and a regular telephone number to take orders is useful as well. A lot of the guys that read magazines are not on computers or just don't want to join over the internet and feel safer ordering by mail (a lot of cash business) for discretion. So you pick up a large customer base that is unavailable to you on the net.
When you get a minute, can you pm me some links, just the stocking mags and anything you can tell me to make sure I get a decent deal?
SimonSubAms
02-06-07, 04:05 PM
February is usually the slowest month but apart from the 2nd this one's looking good, yesterday was excellent.
I tried the Sport years ago with poor results. I've also had full pages in Escort last year that didn't do much but they were free so can't complain, just glad I didn't pay for it.
Paysite wasn't around last February so i cant compare it against anything
Same here. Was expecting January to be bad but the first three weeks were excellent and I think that is why the last two weeks' slowness has seemed so dramatic.
SimonSubAms
02-06-07, 04:10 PM
Our slump seemed to coincide with the introduction of multi currency on the sign up forms. We are considering opting out of this but will hold off for a couple of weeks and make our decision then.
I'm seeing a lot of subscribers using the different currency options so I think it's been a positive change. It's just the timing coinciding with a slowdown makes everyone look for reasons why.
I'm seeing a lot of subscribers using the different currency options so I think it's been a positive change. It's just the timing coinciding with a slowdown makes everyone look for reasons why.
But the unknown is whether those signing up now with different currency would have still joined up in dollars without the option.
Traffic is way down this month - but that's coz I've done fuck all promo for weeks lol
If your site is new, I would not be too concerned. there are a number of reasons for slow sales. Time of year. Internet worms. Slow lines. I have experienced them all. You have a good product (and nice buttons) so I don't think it should be a cause for real concern.
cheers Refund :thumbsup:
the buttons thing is well and truly forgotten now, and, you are an asset to this board
and
you have very nice stockings :gaylords:
SimonSubAms
02-06-07, 04:25 PM
But the unknown is whether those signing up now with different currency would have still joined up in dollars without the option.
I think it's more likely people will sign up when offered the choice in their own currency. They know exactly what it's costing whereas a lot of people have no idea what the dollar conversion rate is.
If they'd have signed up anyway you've lost nothing but it certainly won't put people off.
see, I'm spreading the love around here.
Am I the only one who noticed that this board going a bit weirdy coincided with the full moon? I only noticed because of uncharacteristic changes in people around me too, family members, friends etc.
where's a werewolf smiley when you need one?
There's a typo in one of the subheads on your site:
http://www.nicki-lewis-cash.com/
New Pomotional Tools & Content
Added Monthly
mOBSCENE
02-06-07, 04:30 PM
There's a typo in one of the subheads on your site:
http://www.nicki-lewis-cash.com/
New Pomotional Tools & Content
Added Monthly
I thought it was a British/Australian thing?
cheers Damian, now remedied :thumbsup:
WordsforHire
02-06-07, 04:33 PM
My lucky charms took the werewolf right outta me :)
cheers Damian, now remedied :thumbsup:
NP mate. Just leapt out at me.
bit like Jerry's awesome manhood does at trade shows.
has been quiet or hasnt so far do you meen?
It has been quiet on sales front and a little down on traffic, JT.
Hey, Refund, is one of those mags 'Leg Show' you advertized in? I remember there was an article about your sites in that publication some years ago.
WordsforHire
02-06-07, 06:54 PM
Nice av ^^
Shandy McAndy
02-06-07, 07:48 PM
This is by farmay worst month every year
smoothballs
02-06-07, 10:49 PM
or will it be worse in march when the clocks go forward..slightly lighter evenings for a while but you still get the prats in t-shirts despite freezing cold weather cos far as thet are concerned its summer cos its BST !
This month is doing pretty good for me both traffic and sales are rocking. So far pretty much exactly the same as January, but lower then Dec 06 which was off the chart. :)
-N
daveydude
02-07-07, 02:06 AM
January was pretty poor for me, Feb is proving to be much better.
Nice to see people dropping hatchets on here for a change!
hotnclose
02-07-07, 02:15 AM
This month is doing pretty good for me both traffic and sales are rocking. So far pretty much exactly the same as January, but lower then Dec 06 which was off the chart. :)
-N
December was an awesome month.. I love christmas... but hey... whats more hornier than the summer.. Guys are horny and the girls wanna show!
So then business runs smooth!
Personally, I think you guys are jumping the gun. It is too early in the month to blame February. Wait until its over and then assess the damage. I learned years ago to never judge a month by its first week. People are still in rent and mortgage shock. Be patient.
But I'm not blaming Feb at all mate. It's so far been a wonderfull sales and traffic month for me, on par with the same 1-7 days of Jan.
Dec 06 was massively larger for me, both sales and traffic but I contribute that to Christmas & Boxing day which only happen once a year. :crown:
-N
Last week was our worst since opening the site in September and this week looks likely to be the same.
We have an ad in the Daily Sport (Nicki made her name in that rag 10 years ago and used to write a column for it) running for 6 days and yesterday it generated less than 60 hits to the site!
:banghead:
When the Sunday Sport first launched back in the 80s and we were in the VHS business we used to get about 90% of all new business through there but you really need to look at your target audience and are you sure that Sport readers are really the group that you should be looking to appeal to?
So far this month I'm up 22% on average sales. CCBill is doing well. In the first three days of this payweek I've made as much as the whole of last week.
mellenig
02-07-07, 09:21 AM
February has been slightly down on Jan so far, no suprise though I always look on its as my worst month of the year.
daveydude
02-07-07, 10:29 AM
December was an awesome month.. I love christmas... but hey... whats more hornier than the summer.. Guys are horny and the girls wanna show!
So then business runs smooth!
Your writing style is very familiar - do we know you by another name?
Your writing style is very familiar - do we know you by another name?
Who.. Do.. You.. Mean.. Buddy..
hotnclose
02-07-07, 10:44 AM
Personally, I think you guys are jumping the gun. It is too early in the month to blame February. Wait until its over and then assess the damage. I learned years ago to never judge a month by its first week. People are still in rent and mortgage shock. Be patient.
Absolutly.. We have had only a few days of February, therefore February could be an outragous month for top sales..
The sun normally makes people horny, so were not doing to bad at the moment.
SGS.. I think he means us.. & yes .. our profiles taking a long time to load.. Johnny said it maybe the cookies about 10 mins ago on email so im gonna be sorting it tonight..
We have 2 movies to film today though... and so am off in a moment.
Not sure why the comment though as our website addy is at the bottom.. its not exactly like were hiding. LOL
Absolutly.. We have had only a few days of February, therefore February could be an outragous month for top sales..
The sun normally makes people horny, so were not doing to bad at the moment.
SGS.. I think he means us.. & yes .. our profiles taking a long time to load.. Johnny said it maybe the cookies about 10 mins ago on email so im gonna be sorting it tonight..
We have 2 movies to film today though... and so am off in a moment.
Not sure why the comment though as our website addy is at the bottom.. its not exactly like were hiding. LOL
Was just pulling your leg there by the way. :)
We have 2 movies to film today though... and so am off in a moment.
EVERYONE STOP POSTING !
daveydude
02-07-07, 10:47 AM
Absolutly.. We have had only a few days of February, therefore February could be an outragous month for top sales..
The sun normally makes people horny, so were not doing to bad at the moment.
SGS.. I think he means us.. & yes .. our profiles taking a long time to load.. Johnny said it maybe the cookies about 10 mins ago on email so im gonna be sorting it tonight..
We have 2 movies to film today though... and so am off in a moment.
Not sure why the comment though as our website addy is at the bottom.. its not exactly like were hiding. LOL
hehe I thought it was you, I can smell you a mile off ;) Your sig wasn't in the earlier post - I was just playing detective lol.
daveydude
02-07-07, 10:48 AM
EVERYONE STOP POSTING !
shit, im in trouble now
Not sure why the comment though as our website addy is at the bottom.. its not exactly like were hiding. LOL
Your website address only appeared after you were outed.
hotnclose
02-07-07, 11:07 AM
Your website address only appeared after you were outed.
LOL.. I havnt been outed... Our cookies are full or its running real slow on our other name. Our website addresses have always shown on our other name but on hotnclose when I first posted a cpl last night... Davey is correct as I forgot to put a sig on!
hotnclose
02-07-07, 11:08 AM
hehe I thought it was you, I can smell you a mile off ;) Your sig wasn't in the earlier post - I was just playing detective lol.
Nice one buddy.. when we need to find out where our stalkers are you know everyones gonna ring you!
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