#1 on Google=sales?

[Toby]

Originally Posted by gonzo

...I dont subscribe to the slick designed amatuer pages converting better than a basic design...

I've seen slick designs actually hurt an amateur site. It just needs to be clean and well laid out. Lead the surfer where you want him to go...

[MRock]

Hey guys ... thanks for all of the responses and feedback on jilljaxx.com I certainly appreciate Gonzo's breakdown and will surely give it a try with his suggestions. That site is in my sig only because it's the only one with an affiliate program. That was not the site I was talking about. The specific site I was talking about was http://www.mypregnantpictures.com I'm #1 for "pregnant pics" and #2 for "pregnant pictures". The funny thing is that I have NOT touched this sites free area for several years. I just thought it odd that my sales conversion did not carry upward with the "golden" traffic increase from Google. I'm gonna get about the same sign-ups as last month on mpp.com, minus the surge from Google.

Let me try to bring this thread back to my initial question: Has everyone else seen a large increase in their Google traffic? Or is it just me? I have 12 sites, all of them with a nice increase in Google traffic this month. Some of them double and triple an increase .... I have been around long enough to know that they "tweek" the formula and have seen fluctuations before, but never a jump like this month!

[Hammer]

By saying you want to get back to your initial question it makes it sound like we didn't answer your question and yet here's the last part of your post.

"but where are the sales? My sales are flat ... same as without the extra 7k visitors, what gives???"

Obviously we were trying to explain to you why your sales were flat.

Mypregnantpictures uses the same exact design as the site we commented on so if you want to take advantage of a jump in Google traffic, following Gonzo's advice will certainly help, but get rid of Verotel if you do nothing else.

As for your other question, Google traffic always goes through cycles with dips and peaks. If they change something in an algorithm it might benefit your site because your SEO works but it can just as easily go the other way the next time they change something. I doubt if there will be a time where everyone experiences some kind of surge all at the same time.

[MRock]

Originally Posted by Hammer

By saying you want to get back to your initial question it makes it sound like we didn't answer your question and yet here's the last part of your post.

"but where are the sales? My sales are flat ... same as without the extra 7k visitors, what gives???"

Obviously we were trying to explain to you why your sales were flat.

Mypregnantpictures uses the same exact design as the site we commented on so if you want to take advantage of a jump in Google traffic, following Gonzo's advice will certainly help, but get rid of Verotel if you do nothing else.

As for your other question, Google traffic always goes through cycles with dips and peaks. If they change something in an algorithm it might benefit your site because your SEO works but it can just as easily go the other way the next time they change something. I doubt if there will be a time where everyone experiences some kind of surge all at the same time.

Hey Hammer,

Everyone gave a lot of much appreciated and respected advice. I've already started making changes to jj.com . I'll also apply it to mpp.com and see what happens.

The second part of my question was being baffled by conversion ratios I guess. I mean, if I have a site that converts at 1:450 during a regular month with normal traffic trades, shouldn't that ratio roughly maintain with an extra 7k Google visitors? Shouldn't I get ~ 14 more sign ups? I know it wouldn't be exactly the same, but to see NO increase in sign-ups got me scratching my head.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by MRock

Hey Hammer,

Everyone gave a lot of much appreciated and respected advice. I've already started making changes to jj.com . I'll also apply it to mpp.com and see what happens.

The second part of my question was being baffled by conversion ratios I guess. I mean, if I have a site that converts at 1:450 during a regular month with normal traffic trades, shouldn't that ratio roughly maintain with an extra 7k Google visitors? Shouldn't I get ~ 14 more sign ups? I know it wouldn't be exactly the same, but to see NO increase in sign-ups got me scratching my head.

Even though SE traffic is much better than something like a TGP the same rules apply. . . you have to tweak your tour to get them to buy.

Porn is a pure impulse buy. So you got to get them to take their hand off the dick and on the wallet.

[MRock]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Even though SE traffic is much better than something like a TGP the same rules apply. . . you have to tweak your tour to get them to buy.

Porn is a pure impulse buy. So you got to get them to take their hand off the dick and on the wallet.

Point taken Gonzo ... I'll be applying your advice. Thank you very much.

I just had another thought about my own question, maybe even answered it myself. Maybe the "searchers" from G are mostly women looking for medical pregnant pictures or photographers to capture their own pregnancy ... I wouldn't expect them to join if that is the case ...

I will still be applying everyones advice and let you know how it goes.

[KevinG]

Originally Posted by MRock

Maybe the "searchers" from G are mostly women looking for medical pregnant pictures or photographers to capture their own pregnancy ... I wouldn't expect them to join if that is the case ...

That could be true.

The title saying "watch my belly grow" sounds like something one woman might say to another. It may be perceived as a site targeted to pregnant women when they see it in the search results, based on the title.

I know the description says: My Pregnant Pictures features my hottest pregnant nudes with naked pregnant photo galleries movies videos stories and free photo archive ... but maybe people aren't seeing that. (It's a little too long too, SEO-wise.)

Maybe change "watch my belly grow" to something like "Nude Pregnant Pictures".

Here's some of the highly searched keywords in that area:

nude pregnant pictures
pregnant pictures nude
sexy pregnant pictures
Free Sex Pregnant Pictures
big breast pregnant pictures
pregnant sex picture
free pregnant porn pictures

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by MRock

I just had another thought about my own question, maybe even answered it myself. Maybe the "searchers" from G are mostly women looking for medical pregnant pictures or photographers to capture their own pregnancy ... I wouldn't expect them to join if that is the case ...

That sounds plausible to me. You would have to check to see what keywords you're getting the traffic from and if, as you've guessed, they are searches for something related to pregnancy but not sex, then I'd say you have your answer.

[KevinG]

Oh man, look what I started with everyone looking at the wrong site. LOL! Doesn't matter though as it looks pretty much the same.

Anyway, I have NOT seen any substantial changes in rankings, traffic or sales on several sites I manage and/or own in several different niches. Everything is maintaining well, smooth and steady for my sites.

However, in regards to "tweaking the formula", here's how it works which may explain things a little. There used to be big scheduled updates that would happen 2 - 3 times a year and would effect all the results across the entire search engine.

No more.

There are no more big updates where the entire algo changes.

Think of G as actually having lots of little algos for many different web site categories. There are constant "rolling updates" in different market niches going on all the time.

So an entire niche can have lots of SERPS change while there are no changes anywhere else.

[MRock]

Originally Posted by KevinG

Oh man, look what I started with everyone looking at the wrong site. LOL! Doesn't matter though as it looks pretty much the same.

Anyway, I have NOT seen any substantial changes in rankings, traffic or sales on several sites I manage and/or own in several different niches. Everything is maintaining well, smooth and steady for my sites.

However, in regards to "tweaking the formula", here's how it works which may explain things a little. There used to be big scheduled updates that would happen 2 - 3 times a year and would effect all the results across the entire search engine.

No more.

There are no more big updates where the entire algo changes.

Think of G as actually having lots of little algos for many different web site categories. There are constant "rolling updates" in different market niches going on all the time.

So an entire niche can have lots of SERPS change while there are no changes anywhere else.

It's cool I should have been seeking the advice several years ago! LOL

Thanks for the info about the G updates. I guess it's just working in my favor this month.