About Feedback!
Ok, here goes. I have been working on my website for some months now, promoting Wealthy Affiliate. I am currently at lesson 3 in course 5 in bootcamp, writing posts regularly and sharing them on social media.
I try, to my best ability, to use the right keywords, and the SEO tactics I've learned here at WA, but I'm getting increasingly concerned because I'm not getting any conversions or even comments.
I have asked for comments and Feedback on my posts and pages, but they are all extremely positive, which is great, I suppose, and makes me happy when I read them, but seeing that my site doesn't convert, I start doubting the integrity of the feedback, or the competence of those providing it. NO offence intended!
Now, I understand the power of motivation, and I appreciate the effort from those trying to give me a "boost" in morale, but if people aren't being honest with their feedback, then how is the receiver ever going to learn from his mistakes?
I sure hope that the positive feedback I've received for my site is genuine, so I won't have to change too much, but in any case it is obvious that I DO need help getting traffic and conversions.
So pretty please, with honey and sugar on top, help me by looking over my website and give me some honest feedback! I will be forever grateful!
I was away for about 3 months due to some personal issues, and when I came back my google trust had dropped from 70% to 0%. It is now on 10% but it's going really slow.
Here is my site url: financialsecurity.siterubix.com
Best wishes to all
Øssur
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I think the website looks great. It's only a matter of time before traffic increases. Hang in there
When your page first comes up it is very stark looking to me. There's all the page titles and a great big WA banner - nothing that invites me to scroll down or look further. Could you put a picture in your header (like a background image) - maybe something that shows what financial freedom looks like to you and either reduce the size of that top banner or do away with it?
Once I scroll down and start seeing your posts, it looks good. You're using good spacing and headers and I like the images and banners/links you have used.
I just think you need to add something inviting that people see when they first come to your page. It could even be some graphic image.
Blessings,
Debby
Thank you for your comment Debby, it's much appreciated.
First impressions are crucial for success. I will see if I can come up with something more appealing.
Thank you :-)
Øssur.
I think some of the wording in your approach promoting WA lacks oomph... There doesn't seem to be the 'out of breath - quickly let's get this product before it runs out' sort of thing.
I stalled while reading some sections of it, trying to figure out what you meant... like:
"I have learned the hard way, to be suspicious of practically everything that costs money in advance, offers no real guarantee, and doesn’t allow me to test it, before I purchase."
You have too many commas in the wrong parts of a sentence, which puts people off, like this one below:
"Now, what do you need, in order to get started online?" That comma after 'need' stalls the impact that sentence could have had.
I hope I have been of some help, Ossur. Please forgive my being so forward.
Best regards,
James
Hi James.
Thank you very much for taking the time, and please don't be sorry!! This is exactly the kind of feedback I'm looking for! :-)
Something I can use that might actually help me improve my site!
You're absolutely right about those stupid comma's! English is only my third language, and I have always had problem's with comma.
I will go over all my posts, and try to make them more... dynamic!
Thanks again!
Øssur
Hi, Ossur...I must say that since English is your third language, you can write it extremely well!
I'm more than relieved that my comments didn't upset you in any way, as it wasn't the scope. My wife calls me 'comma man', and she says I get on her nerves when I go over her writing LOL...
I'm happy to have helped you out, Ossur... and my compliments about your site. Now get it cracking and get some conversions going :)
Best of luck.
James
Hi, Ossur. Your site layout is very nice indeed. When I checked your speed on PageSpeed Tools, it shows that your response speed on mobile is poor, standing at 63%. The desktop speed was OK, at 80%, but it still says it needs work.
The mobile speed was the same when I tested it on https://testmysite.thinkwithgoogle.com/
This site reports: Nearly half of all visitors will leave a mobile site if the pages don’t load within 3 seconds.
It looks like financialsecurity.siterubix.com is slow on mobile phones. Unfortunately, most people won’t wait very long before leaving a slow-loading site and tapping somewhere else.
This lack of speed could affect your ranking, which will in turn make you miss out on potential conversions.
James
Hi again James.
I can't thank you enough for taking the time.
YOU, my friend, are a star!
I will start working on site speed immediately.
Do you have any suggestions on how I go about this?
I can see that I have more plugins than recommended, but I don't know if I can be without those I have...
Thanks again!
Øssur
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Thanks for sharing, Ossur.
Thanks
You're welcome.