58 Comments

• David said:
  

  Eric,
  Have you done [of course, you have so!]…a video or series on squeeze pages, autoresponders and all associated ?

  Can i get linked to them, please.

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  • Eric said:
    

    Those are coming up next in the series, starting in lesson #59.

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• Nicolas said:
  

  How long do you test something you take action on the data?

  Do you ever make the test URL the new baseline?
  (if the test URL is successful then you are not going to change it )

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  • Eric said:
    

    Good questions!

    1) It depends on what I’m testing. For almost anything, I test a minimum of 100 visitors per URL. For sites where I’m getting a lot of traffic, I’ll test at least 200-300 visitors. But if you have a site where you’re not getting much traffic, it is possible to do smaller samples with Affiliate Prophet. As with any kind of testing, the larger sample you take, the more accurate your results will be. But I’d rather do a small sample than no testing at all.

    2) Yes, I should have mentioned that. The winner of the test becomes my new baseline. If it’s close between two URL’s, I’ll keep them both for awhile longer and throw in a 3rd URL using Aff Proph.

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• Alex Newell said:
  

  I SO need this tip/lesson. It is what I do least of and is a very Newbie mistake.

  Thanks!
  

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• Reed said:
  

  Hi Eric,

  Thanks for this Great Lesson once again.

  And there’s another great thing here! Guess what - I’ve yearned for ages to be the first commentator on your lessons, and here’s it - I’m the first commentator - yipppeeeee….!!!

  This was one topic I was really looking forward to, and it has really been of immense help. And the options you’ve provided are really affordable.

  Thank you once again, and I wish you all the best.

  Reed.

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  • Eric said:
    

    Thanks! Looks like a couple slipped in before you though, I just hadn’t approved them yet

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    • Reed said:
      

      Owwwwwww…..!!!!….Anyway, BLNTFM - Better Luck Next Time For Me…;-)!!!…Keep Going….You Rock…!!!

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• Scott said:
  

  great video… one thing I don’t understand is how each visitor gets to index1 or index2. Are you getting them there through different links or does each page load up alternately somehow? And if you are getting them there ( to index1 or index2) through different links then, were that link is coming from could add many other variables than just changing the background color. It seems impossible to me to get good data on the changes you make too, as in this example to index 1 and index2, unless they load alternately. That way, the way a visitor gets to the index page is not a variable. Does this make since?

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  • Eric said:
    

    Good question. The testing program takes care of that for you and loads the URL’s alternately, so the traffic is split evenly between them.

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• Marcus DeVries said:
  

  Hi Eric,

  Superb lesson, looking forward to more great stuff. Yes I’ve been a Marketer for quite a number of years now, and the one thing that has tended to be left out, yes, testing. To rejuvenate a marketers interest in this much overlooked subject is like leaving that little pot of gold hiding in the rocks. Great stuff.

  All the very best

  Marcus DeVries

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• Jens P. Berget said:
  

  Awesome video. I’ve been thinking about buying Affiliate Prophet for some time now. Now, I’ll buy it. Thanks.

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  • Eric said:
    

    Cool!

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• Patrick Wooley said:
  

  Eric,

  This is an excellent video and a part that many fail to utilize. It’s important to see what the results are for every single thing you do or change online, especially when launching a product or course. I look forward to your future content. Thanks and take care. Patrick

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• Bob said:
  

  Thank you! I had no idea how to test or even why I should test.
  Bob

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• Frank Graulau said:
  

  Eric:
  Thank you for the great advise you have given us. I had stopped doing the Internet thing because of not getting anything from it other than how to spend money. After reading and watching some of your tips I am ready to plunge back in as a smarter and wiser IM’r. Thanks again.
  Frank

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• Sean said:
  

  Thank you so much Eric for your insights. We have just launched a coaching program. Your tips were very timely!

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• Alfonso /Ruiz said:
  

  Thanks Eric, as always you are one of the best teachers on the net. God Bless

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• Tomas said:
  

  I sent you pm on digitalpoint forum, please check it, thanks

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• Don said:
  

  Eric,

  Love this training!

  One thing I have often wondered about split testing: Does using the redirect interfere with SEO ranking?

  -Don

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• pakistani wedding said:
  

  If you are into IM all tools are better. Especially when suggested by someone like Eric. Thanks for that. I am looking foreward for more videos

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• Auctions In Action said:
  

  Thanks for the video Eric. I am looking foreward for more.

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• Max Miller said:
  

  Thank you Eric. A definite eye-opener. I have been guilty of avoiding testing. After viewing this lesson, I wonder why.
  Max

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• Harjit Irani said:
  

  I always listen to what great and successful internet marketers have to say. Thank you eric

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• Anonymous said:
  

  great product

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• I Putu Suandra said:
  

  thanks you for information about LESSON #57: Testing to Improve Your Marketing

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• Tom Harvey said:
  

  Eric

  Great post, testing is all too important in terms of feedback and understanding of campaigns and can be the difference between massive success and marginal failure.

  Its probably the one area which isnt covered in too much detail (in my experience) which would greatly help newer marketers.

  All the best

  Tom

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• RameshG said:
  

  Hi Eric , Thank you so……..much for all your lessons…Indeed They are really useful to me as am a beginner in this info marketing niche….plz keep send all your lessons..
  Have a Good Day!!!

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• Allan said:
  

  Hi Eric, thank you so much for your website and ovcourse your lessons. i am a beginner in internet marketing and i know your lessons can help me a lot to improve my internet marketing skills. happy valentines..

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• Gigi said:
  

  Can always count on you for “sound” guidance. Thanks to you, my years of looking has become actual learning. Your down to earth technique had made all the years of my being an “Inet Voyeur” is coming together and actually making sense! I am very close to Taking the Plunge . . . any day now. Mahalo, grazzie, merci, thanks.

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• Best Antivirus Software said:
  

  Eric

  This has really helped a lot as I have a couple of sites which need split testing and not sure how to go about it, They are sites I am using SEO for not PPC.

  This leads me to a question:
  I’ve used xsitepro to build them, but have made some other changes in cpanel, because I couldn’t get the changes to work with xsp.

  As you showed in ‘notepad’ in the video, can I do the same changes, create copy files, index1, 2 etc in the File manager of cpanel, and use the software?

  John

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  • Eric said:
    

    Yes you could do that, but be sure to download those changed files back to your PC so you’ve got a backup of them.

    A better option would be to learn how to edit those files in notepad offline, or ask XSP support if you’re having particular problem doing what you need to do. You should be able to edit the source code in XSP. But again, another option would be to export the html files to your hard drive from XSP and then edit them in notepad before uploading them.

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• ira jacobs said:
  

  Eric,
  Your lessons are superb, but almost all of them freeze half way through. Very frustrating, just as it gets interesting it stops.

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  • Eric said:
    

    Please try these solutions:

    http://www.ericstips.com/trouble-viewing-flash-videos/

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• Stock Trader said:
  

  Hi Eric,
  Another very informative video… I would not have completed this important task, if it weren’t for this lesson - so thank you. As my money tree is looking a little empty, I think I’ll take the google option

  Cheers, Graeme

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• Randal Blanchette said:
  

  I’ve been having serious problems with my connection speed. Is there anyway to download these videos so I can view them offline where I don’t have to wait for an hour to watch? Working on getting DSL as cable is getting saturated. Thanks man.

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  • Eric said:
    

    I will be making a download membership area, as well as DVD’s after I complete the lessons.

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• nestor said:
  

  excellent software…..i would like to try.

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• engineered oak flooring said:
  

  Well being a newbie to this site and having followed commision blue prints recomendations to look at erics tips I have found this most usefull. Now a day of study to go through the videos etc. All very usefukll stuff for a newbie like myself. Thanks John

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• mike said:
  

  I have been a student of all your lessons since fall 09 when i decieded to try and make some money online. Your lessons have taken me from not knowing a thing to having a couple of websites (one being trading pro system) and although i have had great fun and have learned alot through you and your associates i have been very disheartened that i cannot generate traffic (next to none). My budget is somewhat limited (due to kids in college) so my question and comment is will you be covering any simple methods of traffic generation in your lessons? Thanks for all your help

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  • Eric said:
    

    Thanks, and yes I will be specifically covering traffic generation in-depth throughout several lessons.

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• Liz said:
  

  Split testing in email has been one of my best tests. I didn’t use to split test my email titles but since doing so it has helped me increase my opens about 20-30%.

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• jkm said:
  

  Hi Eric, your videos/tips are very valuable and rare to find, thank you. I have one question: How could you create ScreenCast CD / DVD, and protect it. What program(s) to use. How do you go about it in general to produce CD/DVD. For example, I want to produce CD/DVD (Tutorial for teaching how to use some software), what is the best approach. (Program/software to protect, to make CD/DVD download when you insert into computer, etc)
  Thank you again.

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  • Eric said:
    

    I create my screen capture videos with Camtasia, and it has the ability to export CD and DVD-ready files. You can then burn copies of the CD/DVD right on your computer.

    However, if you are making a high volume of sales, or if you would rather keep it “hands off” for you, then I recommend using a fulfillment company.

    For a very simple and affordable option I recommend Kunaki - http://kunaki.com/
    They can make DVD’s for as cheap as $1 each. They can also fulfill and ship your orders for very low prices.

    If you want a company that can product high quality product packaging and more advanced stuff like binders and workbooks, I recommend Corporate Disk, and you can reach them by going to: http://www.disk.com

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• roger said:
  

  Eric,
  Thanks for great lesson. A couple of questions.

  1) for affiliate site: we need to put the code on “conversion page”, that means we need to send the code to the affiliate manager. Is that right?

  Now from Google there is another code:
  conversion tracking code.

  Aren’t these too many codes and what if AM doesn’t agree to put on their page which is not uncommon especially with CJ merchants.

  Since we need control on both testing and confirming page, in what situations we can use this best.

  2) Prosper202: do you have experience with it.
  If I use this, can I skip Google conversion tracking, Google optimizer.
  (I want to keep my site data away from Google).

  Thanks.

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  • Eric said:
    

    That’s correct if you’re promoting something as an affiliate, but these lessons are mainly geared toward selling your own products.

    Most affiliate program providers including CJ, clickbank, and most CPA programs do have internal tracking available. In other words, you don’t need to place your code on the conversion page. You just need to use the internal tracking system and then export the data so you can analyze it.

    Prosper202 is a very good program for affiliates who promote via PPC.

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• David said:
  

  Eric, I am experiencing difficulty with the link that is posted to affiliate prophet, it takes me to a page with no graphics and advertises conversion prophet. Am I at the right site?
  David

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  • Eric said:
    

    Please try again after a day or two. Peter is having some temporary web host problems (he doesn’t use my recommended host

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• Phuket Ferienhaus said:
  

  Hello Eric,

  Thanks for this Great Lesson once again.

  All the best,
  Arne

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• Kishore said:
  

  Split Testing Yes

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• selfconfidencehypnosis said:
  

  I am really not “technical” and I am struggling with Google Optimizer. I Prophet “easier”.?

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  • Eric said:
    

    I think it is easier because there is less data, and fewer options to worry about. It focuses on just the stuff you need for your split test. It still takes some technical knowledge to set it up, but I do show it in my video and also Peter offers support

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• David said:
  

  Eric, where do i place my tracking code if I am using Wordpress with my salespages? I hope I didnt miss that in the videos.

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  • Eric said:
    

    Theres a few places you could possibly put it, but I would probably put it in the footer.php file just before the /body tag.

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• Prue said:
  

  Eric,

  You are very thorough. Thanks once more for your great tips. I believe you are the best. Keep up the good work.

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• Giddu said:
  

  Hi Erci,

  Can you please critique my site http://writingassignmenthelp.com and tell me what needs to be done more to improve user friendliness

  Thanks

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  • Micah said:
    

    Hello Giddu,

    That’s a nice clean WordPress plugin!

    I would recommend that you add a sample pricing chart to your site. Some people might not want to wait around for a quote. You could still provide quotes, but perhaps only for larger projects.

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• Nedra said:
  

  Yeah..!!! I continue to grow and feel empowered.!!!

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