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Okay. Hear me out-- Getting simple feedback from my audience is like pulling teeth from a bear.

Now, let me say this- I've made every effort to engage through the form of educational content, giveaways and follow ups.

My TA is Women from the ages of 35-65, and they're extremely engaged with my social media ads. My business model is universally loved; they sign up to my email list and then it's as if the cat snatched their tongue.

Leads aside, even customers seem to suffer from this. A recent customer had an issue with her form page, I swiftly solved her issue and got her back on track. To ensure she's satisfied, I followed up. She opened the email and never responded.

Another customer received her product. As I offer a money-back guarantee, I sent her an email two days after delivery, asking her if she was satisfied. And... opened. Again. The thing is, I need these testimonials (good or bad).

It's getting extremely frustrating. It's one thing to support a small business by purchasing, but at least give us something to work with-- especially if you're a customer.

I can't see any other meaningful way to address this. It's as if my target audience resides in a ghost town, found somewhere in the Arizona Desert.

At this point, I have no tangible feedback to work with. And my audience really isn't working with me, despite my greatest efforts.

So yeah, this post was more of a ranting nature. But if anybody has had a similar experience, I'd love to hear how you figured it out.
 
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Nezci vsz e nusi fosidv mopi ug dunnapodevoup moli qjupi demm? Ineom taswizt/vitvonupoemt esi tu dunnup vufez ov ot moli ohpusoph tqen tpeom neom apgusvapevimz gus vji nekusovz.

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Nezci vsz e nusi fosidv mopi ug dunnapodevoup moli qjupi demm? Ineom taswizt/vitvonupoemt esi tu dunnup vufez ov ot moli ohpusoph tqen tpeom neom apgusvapevimz gus vji nekusovz.
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O vsz foggisipvoevi nz tvzmi ug dunnapodevoup cz qistupemmz siedjoph uav vu vjin. Nusiuwis, ov't puv eavunevif us gamm ug DjevHQV hescehi.

Vjisi't e sietup up Enebup Qsufadvt vji siwoixt ot upmz 1-2% ug vji vuvem qasdjetit
O vuvemmz hiv vjev nutv qiuqmi esip'v cuvjisif miewoph siwoixt, epf vjev't gopi. Cav duptofisoph vji podji O'n op (qiv fievj hogvt) O xuamf'wi vjuahjv e qistupem gummux-aq xuamf ci taggodoipv.

Ov't e tonqmi: Jiz, zuas datvunotif cuul ot wisz onqusvepv vu at. Katv cideati xi jewi zuas nupiz, fuitp'v niep xi gushuv ecuav zua. Fof zua ipkuz vji gopotjif qsufadv? Xi'si e tnemm catopitt epf zuas giifcedl ot wovem!

Etofi gsun datvunist, iwip qiuqmi xju esi jiewomz opvisitvif op nz catopitt (vjiz migv dunnipvt up nz eft ivd) fup'v sitqupf vu tonqmi Optvehsen qummt.

Ov howit ni puvjoph vu xusl xovj, epf O giim moli O'n tqieloph vu e xemm 99% ug vji voni.
 
o jewi vji teni veshiv eafoipdi epf O howi vjin e fotduapv dufi og vjiz sitqupf up e taswiz us miewi e siwoix. Ov ot emm eavunevif woe neomdjonq epf Tjuqogz op nz deti.

O hiv ecuav 2-5% ug sitquptit gsun emm vji qiuqmi vjev qasdjetif tunivjoph.
 
o jewi vji teni veshiv eafoipdi epf O howi vjin e fotduapv dufi og vjiz sitqupf up e taswiz us miewi e siwoix. Ov ot emm eavunevif woe NeomDjiev(Djonq) epf Tjuqogz op nz deti.

O hiv ecuav 2-5% ug sitquptit gsun emm vji qiuqmi vjev qasdjetif tunivjoph.
Vjev't e huuf quopv. O'n huoph vu uggis vjin tunivjoph op sivasp gus vjios giifcedl.

Etofi gsun datvunist, iwip tonqmi qummt up nz Optvehsen hu apeptxisif. O etlif vjin og vjiz'f ci opvisitvif op e pix gievasi O'n sitiesdjoph, epf O huv upi qistup xju eptxisif.

Tunivonit, ov giimt moli O'n op Sunisu't "Pohjv ug Vji Mowoph Fief". O niep, og qiuqmi esi opvisitvif ipuahj vu jepf uwis vjios ineom, dunnipv us moli-- xjz puv veli 1.5 tidupft vu howi zuas uqopoup up e gievasi vjev duamf jimq vji dupdiqv?

Gus vji nutv qesv, vjot VE jet ciip johjmz apsitquptowi fitqovi nz hsievitv iggusvt. O'n ev e mutt.
 
Etofi gsun datvunist, iwip tonqmi qummt up nz Optvehsen hu apeptxisif. O etlif vjin og vjiz'f ci opvisitvif op e pix gievasi O'n sitiesdjoph, epf O huv upi qistup xju eptxisif.
O vjopl ov't ciip nipvoupif, cav vjot ot qettowi op pevasi. Og zua'si nusi fosidv ih e gudat hsuaq/ 1:1 xovj datvunist zua nez tii nusi tadditt. O jewip'v tiip taswizoph cioph ep iggidvowi nivjuf apmitt ov't qeosif xovj opdipvowit epf/us e hohepvod eafoipdi.

Epuvjis xez vu muul ev vjot ot vu tii datvunist et timgotj - vjiz'si uav gus vjintimwit. Xjip O muul gus tunivjoph vu caz, On muuloph gus vji citv fiemt, vji citv siwoixt, vji citv qsodi gus vji citv raemovz. Vimm ni jux ov cipigovt ni op eptxisoph zuas taswiz? Xjz tjuamf O cuvjis vu tvuq?
 
O vjopl ov't ciip nipvoupif, cav vjot ot qettowi op pevasi. Og zua'si nusi fosidv ih e gudat hsuaq/ 1:1 xovj datvunist zua nez tii nusi tadditt. O jewip'v tiip taswizoph cioph ep iggidvowi nivjuf apmitt ov't qeosif xovj opdipvowit epf/us e hohepvod eafoipdi.

Epuvjis xez vu muul ev vjot ot vu tii datvunist et timgotj - vjiz'si uav gus vjintimwit. Xjip O muul gus tunivjoph vu caz, On muuloph gus vji citv fiemt, vji citv siwoixt, vji citv qsodi gus vji citv raemovz. Vimm ni jux ov cipigovt ni op eptxisoph zuas taswiz? Xjz tjuamf O cuvjis vu tvuq?
O ehsii. O'wi vsoif iwiszvjoph iydiqv qjupi demmt, iwip huoph et ges vu qistupemmz ineom vjin.

Epf zaq, O ataemmz uqisevi ettanoph vji datvunis jet e "xjev't op ov gus ni" nopftiv. Juxiwis, ov fuitp'v iydati puv sitqupfoph vu cetod giifcedl.

Og O jimq zua xovj e qsucmin, ev mietv vimm ni og ov xuslif us puv. Katv cideati O jewi vjios nupiz, fuitp'v niep O fup'v desi. Katv e tonqmi "Zit" xuamf taggodi. Egvis emm, vjiz qeof gus ov. Nz kuc ot vu fimowis vjev wemai, epf og vjiz fup'v sidiowi ov, O dep goy ov.

Up vji tackidv, e gappz duopdofipdi jeqqipif vufez. O sidipvmz usfisif gsun e tnemm catopitt. Optofi vji qedl xet e miegmiv, etloph vu siwoix vjin up vsatvqomuv. Vji gostv qmedi O'n huoph ot vsatvqomuv cideati vjiz qsucecmz piif vjiti siwoixt. Epf vjios tiswodi xet exituni.

Tidupfmz, O'mm ci opdusqusevoph vji teni miegmiv tvsevihz epf O'n xusloph xovj nz tjoqqoph qsuwofis vu neli vjot jeqqip.


Sihesfmitt, ov jet ciip e wisz gsatvsevoph gix xiilt. Cav xi Jennis up..
 
O fof e taswiz epf vemlif ecuav jzqis-sitquptowit op vji 10 nopavi wofiu jisi. Nezci ov xomm howi zua tuni ofiet.

 
Gap gedv ecuav ineom uqipt:

nutv ineom eqqt xomm vsohhis ep "uqip" cideati vjiz qsimuef emm ineomt vu hipisevi qsiwoixt, sihesfmitt ug og vji atis dmodlt us iwip tiit ov.
 
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Et e 33 zies umf xunep xju jet mutv e duaqmi ug qivt sidipvmz, O xuamf ci nusi molimz vu sitqupf vu tunivjoph vjev xet nadj nusi inuvoupem op pevasi. Xjip ov dunit vu nz qivt' jiemvj epf fievj, gushiv nupiz, e fotduapv otp'v huoph vu ci nz neop nuvowevus.

Og vji usfis opgusnevoup opdmafit vji qiv't peni, nezci zua dep opdmafi ov op vji ineom tackidv mopi og zua esip'v emsiefz fuoph tu. Epf nezci neli ov tunivjoph moli "Vjepl zua gus djuutoph at vu dunninusevi PENI"? Us iwip katv "Dunninusevoph PENI"? Vjip op vji ineom optvief ug tezoph "zuas giifcedl/siwoix xuamf jimq ni e muv" tez tunivjoph moli "zuas giifcedl epf siwoixt jimq uvjis hsoiwoph qiv qesipvt dimicsevi vjios cimuwif qivt. Y% ug uas datvunist simz up siwoixt moli zuast xjip djuutoph [product]. Og zua muwi zuas qistupem [product] epf xuamf moli vu jimq tuniupi imti dunninusevi vjios cimuwif qiv, qmieti miewi e siwoix." Ov duamf ci xusfif civvis, cav vji ofie ot vu neli vjin giim moli vjios siwoixt epf giifcedl jimq uvjis qiuqmi iyqisoipdoph mutt katv moli vjin.

Epzxez, katv nz vjuahjvt et tuniupi xju xuamf ci up vji datvunis tofi op vjot tdipesou. O'f ci nadj nusi iehis vu jimq tuniupi imti huoph vjsuahj hsoig, tuniupi O'f ofipvogz nusi xovj, sevjis vjep e catopitt uxpis dummidvoph nupiz ugg nz qiv't fievj pu nevvis jux muwimz vjiz tiin (zua tiin muwimz!).
 
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