75 - WA Success Survey
WA Success Survey
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Below is a list of Topics that I frequently receive questions about.
I have Posted 75 Blog-Posts on my Profile at:
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/wb5yjs/blog
Most of the Topics are covered within those 75 Posts.
You can add to this List, if you have a Topic of interest to be covered.
The most frequent Thread of questions is centered around members that have their Website completed and still are not accomplishing any financial success.
The reason for their lack of success is because having a Website is only one small piece of the puzzle. And it is really not the first or most important piece. Having a Website before having ‘The Audience’ is putting ‘The-Cart-Before-The-Horse’.
The first step should be ‘Finding & Developing The Audience’ that is hungry for what you are going to Offer with you Website. Your audience should dictate what you offer with you Website (what ‘They’ want & need).
Take the following survey & lets determine what Information is needed to lay out a Roadmap to follow so we can put together the many parts to the Puzzle.
Which of the following would you like to know more about?
Affiliate Marketing
Email Marketing
Content Marketing
Newsletter Marketing
Attraction Marketing
Niche Marketing
Persuasion Marketing
Building Your Reputation & Expertise
Prospecting Tips
Getting people to read your stuff
Making people say Yes
Finding ‘Hot-Niches’
Consumer Psychology
Posture & Mindset
Your ‘RODA’ (Routine-Of-Daily-Activities)
The “Hidden-Code” to this Internet Business Thing
How to use Social Media (FB & Twitter)
How to Think-Outside-The-Box
This is not a complete list but it’s a good start
1. How would you describe yourself?
Writer
Content publisher (blogger, podcaster)
Web developer
Web designer
Marketing professional
Agency professional
Small business owner
Consultant
CMO
Other
2. What's the main purpose of your website?
Build authority through published content
Raise business visibility
Widen customer base beyond local
Support customers
Keep up with competitors
Sell digital products
Basic online business
Other
3. How long have you been running or marketing a business online?
I don’t run a business online
Less than one year
Between one year and five years
Between five years and 10 years
More than 10 years, less than 15
More than 15 years
4. How would you rate the success of your online business?
Failing -- I’m shutting it down soon
Barely paying the bills
Living very comfortably
Living like a superstar
Other
5. What’s your biggest challenge when running an online business?
Driving traffic to my site
Converting visitors into leads
Converting leads into paying customers
Creating products people want to buy
Finding enough time to publish content
Engaging in the social media world
The technology and content creation
Generating consistent cash flow
Protecting my site against hackers and scrapers
Other
6. How many hours per day do you invest in your website (from creating content to reviewing analytics)?
I don’t -- Someone else does it for me
About one hour each day
Between two and four hours each day
More than five hours but fewer than eight
More than eight hours each day
I don’t know
7. What do you spend most of your time doing on your website each week?
Creating and publishing content
Driving traffic through social media, AdWords, and so on
Updating my design
Building landing pages
Building membership sites (or features for them)
Creating and sending emails
Installing new WordPress updates (including plugins)
Responding to emails and comments
Evaluating analytics
Other
8. Are you satisfied with WA’s training & community?
Yes
No
I don't know
9. What type of content do you publish most on your site?
Articles
Podcasts
Videos
Photographs
Illustrations
eBooks
White papers
Interviews
Landing pages
Other
10. Indicate how you create content for your website.
I create it all myself
I split the work between myself and a freelancer or two
I hire a freelancer for special jobs
I have paid staff
I don't know
Other
11. Indicate which outreach tactics you use for promoting.
None
Guest posting
Emailing a preferred list of influencers
Commenting on other blogs
Sharing on social media
Other
12. What kind of user-generated content do you encourage?
None
Comments
Forums
Membership site
All of the above
I don’t know
13. Which research tools do you use when creating content?
None -- I just write
Keyword tools (Jaxxy, Google)
Social Media
Trending topics tools (Google Alerts)
Competitive intelligence tools
Other
14. Which web analytics tools do you use?
WordPress Stats
Google Analytics
KISSmetrics
ClickTale
Crazy Egg
UserTesting
Chart Beat
Raven Tools
Other
15. How much monthly income do you average each month?
None
Less than $50
Between $51 and $100
Between $101 and $250
Between $251 and $500
More than $500
Other
16. Do you sell products on your website?
Yes -- Digital products (ebooks, audio books, & videos
Yes -- I sell physical products from my site
Yes -- I sell services
No -- But I promote my consulting services
No -- I don’t sell anything on my site
Other
17. Is Your Website your only means of Promoting & Generating Revenue?
Yes – And I’m satisfied with the amount of Success
Yes – But I’m not satisfied with the Success Rate
Yes – But I would like other methods
No – I use other methods in addition to the Website
No – I only use the Site to promote the other methods
Other
18. How do you manage your customer leads?
I don’t
Email list with an Autoresponder
A free Newsletter
A Paid Subscription Newsletter
A Paid Membership Site
Other
19. Are you building an Email List?
Yes, but I need help growing it faster
No, but I know I should & need help
20. Which email marketing provider do you use?
None
AWeber
MailChimp
Constant Contact
Campaign Monitor
Mad Mimi
GetResponse
Other
21. Do believe that WA is great for ‘Techie Training’ & Community but feel that something more is needed?
Yes and I would like to know what else is needed
Yes but something more must be required for success
No, I believe a good Website is all that’s needed
Other
22. Do you believe that a great Website is the first, most important & only step to Online Business Success?
Yes but there’s not been much success so far
Yes but I would like to know a better way
No, I’ve done that without much success
Other
23. Do you run an affiliate marketing program through your website?
Yes -- It is the sole source of income for my business
Yes -- It is one revenue stream, among many
No
24. Which of the following affiliate management activities is your highest priority?
I don’t do affiliate marketing
Identifying and recruiting new affiliates
Keeping track of affiliate sales and paying affiliates
Reporting affiliate marketing promotions
Keeping affiliates up-to-date on new products
Continually motivating affiliates to perform
Monitoring competitors’ affiliate programs
Other
25. Which of the following do you use on your website?
Coupon codes
Digital downloads
Order tracking
Dripped course and marketing content
A/B testing
Membership sites
Other
26. Which search engine optimization activities do you perform each month?
None
Keyword research
Addressing technical issues (duplicate content, URL structure)
Internal link structure alignment
On-page optimization of HTML pages
Video and image optimization
Ongoing performance analysis
Digital marketing channel integration
Link-building outreach
Other
27. Indicate how you optimize your website for search engines.
Ignore SEO
Do it myself
Ask a friend to do it
Hire an SEO expert
Hire an SEO agency
Other
28. How satisfied are you with your results from your SEO efforts?
I don’t care
Extremely satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Satisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Extremely dissatisfied
29. Which SEO tools do you use?
Google Analytics
Google Webmaster Tools
Moz
Bing Webmaster Tools
Majestic SEO
SEM Rush
Google Keyword Planner
Other
30. Which SEO metrics are most important to you?
None
Search engine rank position
Organic traffic sent to site
Traffic sources
Visits referred by specific search engines
Keywords that send traffic
Conversion rate by keywords
Sales
Other
31. Would you be interested in Online Business Success that doesn’t involve SEO, Search Results or Google, in any way?
Yes, is that really possible
Yes, tell me more
No, I like having Google in control of my Business & Live
32. Why are you interested in this type of education?
Improve my craft
Teach others
Learn how to do a task (instead of hiring someone)
Enjoy learning
Network with leaders, teachers, and other students
Fulfill a job requirement
Other
If you are interested in the results of this Survey, send me an email.
Do you have a Plan & how is it working-out for you?
If you would like to be part of a group that’s getting together to work on a Plan, send me an email at: WB5YJS-OU [at] YAHOO.COM with a Subject Line of: WA Member Plan Group.
Thanks,
Wally
Recent Comments
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I will try to find time to do the survey later, but in answer to your first question. The wisest ways to implement social media is a subject I think would be a good subject!
I wil attempt the survey
1 Writer
2 Sell digital products
Build authority through published content
Widen customer base beyond local
3 less than 1 year
4 other
5 Driving traffic to my site
Converting visitors into leads
Converting leads into paying customers
The technology and content creation
Generating consistent cash flow
6 Between two and four hours each day
7 Creating and publishing content
8 I don't know
9 articles
other
10 I create it all myself
11 Sharing on Social media
12 comments
13 keyword tools, social media
14 wordpress stats
15 none (as of yet, still new)
16 Yes -- Digital products (ebooks, audio books, & videos
Yes -- I sell physical products from my site
17 Yes – But I’m not satisfied with the Success Rate
18 other
19 yes but I need help growing it faster
20 none
21Yes and I would like to know what else is needed
22
Yes but I would like to know a better way
23Yes -- It is the sole source of income for my business
24- 30 skiped because I don't know the answers yet
31 Yes, is that really possible
32 Network with leaders, teachers, and other students
Your survey is long! I was looking to answer someone's question or give help, but you obviously know a lot more about this than I do. So now I'm going to follow you. One comment I would like to make is that people also learn from WA as an example of a successful website that makes money for its owners and has user generated content. Analyzing the success of WA itself is part of the educational value of the site. I am new to affiliate marketing and trying this out for a year, which is why I did not answer some of the questions. I have learned a lot from WA, but also conduct educational research on other sites. I would like to see more training about email marketing and newsletter marketing. Maybe its in some of the courses and training I haven't got to yet? One of the trouble I am having is finding products to promote that fit within my niche and pay enough to make it worth while and are not a scam in themselves.
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I would like to know more about:The “Hidden-Code” to this Internet Business Thing,content marketing,Prospecting Tips,Getting people to read your stuff,Consumer Psychology,and Making people say Yes.
1. How would you describe yourself? Online business owner,getting started. Content publisher
2. What's the main purpose of your website? Build authority through published content
3. How long have you been running or marketing a business online? Less than one year.3 months
4. How would you rate the success of your online business?Barely paying the bills.I haven't made any money yet.
5. What’s your biggest challenge when running an online business?Driving traffic to my site,content creation ,Generating consistent cash flow
6. How many hours per day do you invest in your website (from creating content to reviewing analytics)? 5-8 hours
7. What do you spend most of your time doing on your website each week?Creating and publishing content
8. Are you satisfied with WA’s training & community?Yes
9. What type of content do you publish most on your site? Articles,Photographs
10. Indicate how you create content for your website. I create it all myself
11. Indicate which outreach tactics you use for promoting
12. What kind of user-generated content do you encourage? Comments
13. Which research tools do you use when creating content?
Keyword tools (Jaxxy, Google), Trending topics tools (Google Alerts)
14. Which web analytics tools do you use? WordPress Stats,Google Analytics
15. How much monthly income do you average each month? None
16. Do you sell products on your website?Not my own products
17. Is Your Website your only means of Promoting & Generating Revenue? Yes – But I’m not satisfied with the Success Rate
Yes – But I would like other methods
18. How do you manage your customer leads?
19. Are you building an Email List?No, but I know I should & need help
20. Which email marketing provider do you use? None
21. Do believe that WA is great for ‘Techie Training’ & Community but feel that something more is needed? Yes and I would like to know what else is needed
22. Do you believe that a great Website is the first, most important & only step to Online Business Success? Yes but there’s not been much success so far,Yes but I would like to know a better way
23. Do you run an affiliate marketing program through your website?Yes -- It is the sole source of income for my business
24. Which of the following affiliate management activities is your highest priority?not sure
25. Which of the following do you use on your website?Dripped course and marketing content
26. Which search engine optimization activities do you perform each month? Keyword research,Ongoing performance analysis
27. Indicate how you optimize your website for search engines. Do it myself
28. How satisfied are you with your results from your SEO efforts? Somewhat dissatisfied
29. Which SEO tools do you use? Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools
30. Which SEO metrics are most important to you? Keywords that send traffic, Organic traffic sent to site, Sales
31. Would you be interested in Online Business Success that doesn’t involve SEO, Search Results or Google, in any way?Yes, tell me more
32. Why are you interested in this type of education? Learn how to do a task (instead of hiring someone),
Jess,
You listed 6 Topics, for which you would like more information.
Below are those 6 Topics & the URL locations for the more info:
The Hidden-Code =
#39 Mentor – “Hidden Code”
Prospecting Tips =
#18 Prospecting Tips:
Content Marketing =
#44 Content Marketing - Paid & Free:
Getting People to Read You Stuff =
#21 Get Folks To Read Your Stuff
Making People Say Yes =
#20 Making People Say Yes
Consumer Psychology =
#29 Consumer Psychology Tips
Click on each URL - Read the Posts & let me know what you think.
Wally Wiki-Tips
Thanks.I will take a look
Your Plan – Business Model
To have success, you must have a PLAN.
- The Plan can, will & should change as time goes by & events happen.
- Your desired Destination should be known but may also change.
- Like a Road-Map, there are many paths between Point-A & Point-B.
- You do not choose which path to take.
- The Audience you develop will make most decisions for you.
- During Relationship Building, ‘They’ will tell you what they want.
- It’s your job to put THAT in front of them.
- If ‘They’ want “Red-Jellybeans” & you and your site sells “Black-Jellybeans”, they will go elsewhere, unless you change your Plan.
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The FIRST & MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION is ‘THE AUDIENCE’.
- You must FIRST find & develop WHO they are
- Where they hang-out
- What they talk about (want, need & will buy)
- You must know & understand ‘Their’ “WHY”
- What do they want More-Of (or Less-Of) in their life (and WHY)
- Their ‘WHY’ is the ‘Trigger’ you stir-the-pot with
- Make them realize you can HELP with that (as a helper – not a salesperson)
- Be their Buddy, Adviser, Go-To-Source BUT not a Sales-Person
- Build your reputation & show your expertise while building a Relationship
- Let them dictate your Plan, Path & color of the Jellybeans
- Until you have mastered these Audience Principles, you don’t know what kind of Website to build, what to Offer or what to say or do
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Wally Wiki-Tips