I got slammed

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I got slammed by WA .

I have been doing web pages for a while without a heap of success but as an old guy I understand it takes time. I still have a full time-work from home job so it takes some of my attention away but also helps me market my product.

My niche is small business marketing and I have quite a bit of experience in some products and like to share this with others.

I applied for and was accepted into the 2020 Super affiliate challenge and agreed to all the rules and opportunities. This was pretty exciting.

I made the decision to start over with an entirely new site for the challenge to see what I was missing

On Saturday Jay in his weekly rant reviewed some websites and mine was included although I was not sure I would be selected I could not attend live but reviewed the replay.

I saw some nice sites and the comments were good until it came to mine.

I had included a Pop up that gave the entry to WA training and as Jay moved away from the sight it popped up. This is when it started.

Jay said that sort of Popup is not acceptable in any site and it is a disaster and I don't know what the site is about so hit delete.

I was devastated. I am at the point of surrender, quitting the whole WA thing and doing something else.

21 blogs averaging 1300 words in a month just wasted, all my effort down the drain.
All my fault, I am not blaming the umpire.
The popups had increased my numbers and certainly the time on site and I believed I was going OK. I was wrong.

A day later the pain persists.

However a job is not done until it is finished and I am not finished. I reckon another day and I will be back trying to work this whole thing out.

I just had to tell my story and you my friends were selected to listen to me wail.

Episode 2 will be different.

Peter H

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Feedback can really sting, I know that from personal experience. Try to take the feedback with a pinch of salt and use it to your advantage to make your site even better. Adjust the timing of your pop up to be an exit popup or remove it.

Just because you got one bit of feedback that was negative does not mean it is the end of the world, it is just one bit of feedback and the best part is that you can take it and do something with it.

Thank, Lynne
I am usually pretty thick skinned it just hurt so I had to write my winge.
I will be back,

Kind regards

Peter H

I totally understand :)

Just test it Peter... turn on popups and see what your numbers look like, then turn them off and see what your numbers do.

if they are better one way or another, stick with that way. Regardless of what anyone says, if the numbers say different, then do what works for yuor audience.

dont get discouraged. it's constructive criticism, you take it and decide if it is something you shoudl do or not.

Thanks, Dad, Good rational advice is taken.
Peter H

Dear , use google adsense ads to include some google ads in your posts . It helps ranking :)

I don't see why a pop up should be any sort of issue. Everyone uses them. All the big corporate sites, all the big affiliate marketers like Neil Patel, all the most successful people on WA use them, often a full screen pop up.

People use them because they work, and I don't see Google penalising sites in search, because every time I search for something, all the top ranked sites that come up in results almost always have pop ups.

Thanks, Sherlock
I think it was Neil Patel where I got my inspiration and decided it was a good idea.

At the very least I got a big upshift in my stats for the day.

Regards

Peter H

I am new to Wealthy Affiliates, but attended the seminar. I learned a lot reviewing everyone else's websites in the "Hot Seat" including yours.
You have a really good website and hope to convey that with every failure comes much more success.
Best wishes,
Lisa

Thanks, Lisa, Really appreciated

There will be a rerun, I am not yet out of the race.

Kind Regards

Peter H

Don't take it personally, Peter. Your interstitial popup put Jay off from the get-go and so he didn't really give the rest of your website much of a chance.

He made a good suggestion which is to have your blogroll as the home page. Unless you have a sales page for your landing page then the blogroll is the way to go.

If you want to have a popup then make it an exit intent popup. If you're losing your reader then it's your last chance to get them to do something.

Thanks, Marion
It was an exit pop but came in too quick.
I take all the blame
I think I got the idea from someone like Neil Patel.
We all learn at some time

Kind Regards and best wishes

Peter H

I saw the live seminar, and think your site looks good. I think Jay just got out of this one because one of the popups conflicted with the rules. I had my website reviewed by emarketing guy then went in all guns blazing to try to ramp it up to the level he spoke of. I ended up ruining some of the features which I thought gave my site personality that a positive piece of me shined through. But it is not about me. It is about the perspective of the visitors. Emarketing Guy and especially Jay both have tremendous experience in this department. Jay is genuinely nice, and private messages me inspiring conversations sometimes. Such a kind sweet guy, I cannot think of him with any bad intentions toward your site. He may have just been saving it from peering eyes of trolls who get jollies off trashing people. Ok that is a stretch. More likely he just needed to conform to the requirements set forth. Not intending to put you down. I can't speak for him but I hope it brings you comfort to know I think you're brave. My site review was just between me and one guy and I was still feeling sheepish almost to the point of ashamed like I should have known better but didn't. Please don't worry too much. I think you will pull through with info to make your site successful. It looks like you can fix very few things and triumph to me.
Kind Regards,
Nurse Becca

Thanks, Bec I did say I don't blame the umpire or Jay in this case
I love his work and watch every week.
I should not have had the popup my BAD

However, thanks for all the nice words because it does shake you up a bit. I am a Big Boy I will get off the canvas.

I have started the changes and deleted the POPUP before the episode finished all be it with very heavy keystrokes LOL

Keep up your good work.

Peter H

Dear Peter,
You're stellar and I feel from reading between the lines what happened. A good term I read here was interstitial popup. Jay could probably explain what the conflict is. Google may have something to do with it. I must confess, I got banned for an accidental link hooked into my training just a couple days ago. I tried to post a revision to include caption, intro and such as well as my new sign for Wealthy Affiliate. But it had an affiliate link I did not realize. It was devastating, because I was had already fixed it when bleep and I couldn't ask any questions or reply to anyone here.
One other time I was banned from giving comments, and the tragic part was a glitch in which the comment I posted went onto an entirely different site. It was upsetting, so it steered me away from leaving comments. I am not just complaining but want to discuss it diplomatically. I don't hold a grudge more like an invisible scar. From both these experiences, and I also learned. It is not guaranteed to get to say I hope you find a great way to fix up your site. That would make the whole experience amazing. I did not see what the big deal was, but only you and Jay would.
I can, however, relate to the frustration. But am still glad to meet good people like you here. I hope you have a nice night.
Thank you & kind regards,
Nurse Becca

Thanks, Bec.

it is always interesting when you push the edge>
keep it up.

Peter H

I haven't seen the recording as yet but hang in there. I understand how you must feel but as somebody else said - onward and upward. I suspect you're actually doing better than most with your 21 posts - certainly more than I have done so far.

Actually, Peter, Jay did you a huge favor. Go to the tutorials at top and write in popups. You will get a variety of blogs. There is one, though, from Google saying they were going to outlaw what they considered intrusive popups, and because yours is so large, it probably would be outlawed. You can use small ones, though,so see if you can find an alternative that will work.

You still have all those blogs -- don't waste them; just work out the problem. Once you have found a solution, I think you should PM Jay and remind him you were in the "hot seat." Then include a link to your site and ask him if you have solved the problem. I am sure he will help you.

Such a nice reply Fran Thank you

Onward and upward..it is called the hotseat for a reason LOL
I have not watched the replay yet but could you just take the exit pop up out
All the best moving forward

about 2 minutes before the show ended. LOL

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