I have awesome stats, am averaging 1.70 ctr overall, and have had about 110 clicks, but not one sale, and they say they average 2-5% conv. rate. Should i let the ads run, or stop. HERE IS MY AD
EXCELLENT AUCTION DEALS
NEW CAR FOR AS LITTLE AS $100
1000+ CARS & BOATS! JOIN TODAY $40.(NOT REALLY IN CAPS)

I GET SO MANY CLICKS BUT NOT ONE SALE, REALLY NEED ADVICE!!!

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? OH, AVERAGE CPC IS .17 CENTS, AND OVERALL POSITION 3.7

APPRECIATE IT

You could start with NOT TYPING IN CAPS. Hate it when people do that and i'm sure i'm not the only person here that does.

No advice on the issue.

I think it is a question with the content on your site. Do you really have new cars for as low as $100? Make sure that your ad is not misleading. Your ad should be specific to exactly what it is that you have or are offering.

Hopefully that helps!

be specific.. and don't use main keywords. like cars aution... try to use little bit lenglty keywords. and yes don't mislead users, then they will exit from your site.

Do you have any stats for your site? Take a look at how long users are spending on there and what they click on. Maybe its as simple as changing the look of your site.

OK see that is the problem with 90% of the online marketers out there.

First of all, 100 clicks is NOTHING as far as determining and testing results. Second, 1.7 CTR is crappy too, sorry bro, but even my average sales pages get 4% CTR, and most have around 11%. And third, you have to be patient and persistent and test MANY different campaigns and determine which ones are successful.

Then you take the ones that generate a profit, and then multiply your budget.

And third, you have to be patient and persistent and test MANY different campaigns and determine which ones are successful.

That was so well said ... this is where I needed work in the beginning -- or perhaps I should say self-control. I was impatient and wanted immediate results but it just doesn't work that way. It's a constant learning process and what works one day, may not work another.

I think tabufx50 hit the two keywords (no pun intended ) with patience and persistence.

A couple of things. your CTR of 1.7% is fine believe me - anything over 1% is good. Anything above that is very good.

Patience and persistence is good an fun but it won't do a thing for you if you don't have a very good landing page. I don't see your url listed. Keywords are only half the battle. If you do not have a landing page that entices your potential customer with in 5-7 seconds they will leave. This is a stat that's been around for a long time. Your landing page has to hit a home run with your viewers meaning they are clicking your link to go to EXACTLY what they are looking for - no questions in there mind to where to go and search around your site for 10 min trying to get to the page that will help them get a car for $100, etc..

Originally Posted by Sipifi

You could start with NOT TYPING IN CAPS. Hate it when people do that and i'm sure i'm not the only person here that does.

No advice on the issue.

Are you serious?? Take a chillpill buddy. You wasted a minute of your life to post that???

What it really boils down to is that all keywords are not equal. For some reason you can get a lot of clicks on a certain keyword and not make a single sale, yet a keyword you may not think will convert makes you a killing. I can't tell you how many times that has happened to me.

If you are using Clickbank you can test and track conversions down to the keyword level. If the offer and sales page is good and you are targeting correctly I don;pt care who you are. You should at least see a 1-2% conversion ratio.

If after 100 clicks you are not receiving any sales you have several options. You can raise or lower your bid and see if that helps. I have both raised my bid to find that a product only converted for me at #1. The same happened for me when I lowered my bid and found that not only did my CTR increase, but my conversion ratio did as well in position 7.

Also, you may just not have a good converting affiliate program. It may pay to look into what other affiliates are promoting on those keywords. watch and see if they are there after a week or so. Pay attention to what ads come up on the page for your chosen keywords and make sure YOU stand out. If everyone is hitting the consumer or potential buyer from teh same angle you do the opposite.

This is all a science and involves testing. I wish I could help more but I would need more information.