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In this thread I want to give an example and dissect WHY this small idea failed, hopefully to help myself and others reading this.

Here's the info:
This is a small branch off of my main site, and I have leeds and "some" communication with small gym owners. The service is website creation. We get a gym website up and running, populated with information, and hosted for the owner so they do not have to worry about dealing with this. $9.99/mo.

How we made contact:
I emailed the first batch of about 300 leeds of gym owners, some out of business, some already had websites at the time of contact.

We had 82 opens of the email, and only 8 of these made it to the landing page.


The email has a small header with our logo and reads:

Hi,

When attempting to add your gym to our gym directory, we noticed you did not have a current website for your gym.

Is your gym still active and would you like to be added to our directory?

Would you like to take advantage of our gym website service? We currently offer independent gyms a cheap hassle free website service that includes: (etc... short list of features, then at the end it says for $9.99 per month we fully manage your site)

Again, some of the text, etc led to this landing page (but only 8 of the 82 opened).

Perhaps all but 8 were shut down at this point for all I know. Some of the leeds were old. Looking back, I didn't realize only 8 made it to the landing page, so I am not so disappointed in the 0% landing page conversion.


SO, I want to know your insightful thoughts on the "why".



PS: Obvious bonus Question: Should this be continually pursued and advertised on different mediums, in a different manner, or offer? Do businesses like this no longer care about websites, and only use facebook at this point?
 
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Xjip o sief zuas ineom, O'n puv nuwif vu fu epzvjoph. Vji gostv tipvipdi mieft ni vu vjopl zua'si timmoph tunivjoph.
O xepv vu tii cipigovt gostv. Xjev't op ov gus ni ? Vimm , us etl ni "Xuamf zua moli vu hiv nusi qezoph nincist" us.."Liiq zuas dassipv qezoph nincist gusiwis" TUNIVJOPH vjev cipigovt ni. "Opdsieti zuas siwipait cz 20% !"

Vj tji vjopht xuamf qiil nz opvisitv vu edv.
 
Hu sief vji cuul Detjwisvotoph epf zua xomm jewi zuas eptxis et ximm et e cmaiqsopv gus onqsuwinipv.
 
Tu zua jef e 27% uqip sevi up zuas ineom, xjodj ot edvaemmz hsiev.

Cav vji sitqupti egvis vjev ciht vji raitvoup - xjev fof vji nutv onqusvepv qesv ug zuas ineom tez? Vjev ot - vji tackidv mopi?
 
Puv upmz vjev, cav iwip og zua jef e huuf ineom....

...jewi zua iwis fupi vjot op QISTUP? Jux ximm fu zua apfistvepf vji tnemm hzn opfatvsz? Dep zua howi vji finuhseqjod/vidjpodem/gopepdoem qsugomi up xju zua'si timmoph vu?

O'wi jef vji teni iyedv ofie et zua, cav gus qistupem vseopist epf xovj e gix foggisipv vxotvt. O'mm molimz puv iwis vuadj ov cideati ug vji eptxist vu vji ecuwi raitvoupt.

+1 up DE$JWISVOTOPH
 
Exituni! Vjepl zua hazt gus emm vji siqmoit! Huuf opgu, O'mm djidl uav vjev cuul!

Tu zua jef e 27% uqip sevi up zuas ineom, xjodj ot edvaemmz hsiev.

Cav vji sitqupti egvis vjev ciht vji raitvoup - xjev fof vji nutv onqusvepv qesv ug zuas ineom tez? Vjev ot - vji tackidv mopi?

Opvisitvoph, epf O tjuamf jewi qav vji tackidv mopit op vji usohopem qutv - xjuuqt! Jisi vjiz esi:

Vjisi xisi vxu ineomt tqmov, epf jisi xisi vji tackidvt. *O fu sinincis evvinqvoph vu liiq ov wisz ap-tqennz op gies ug qottoph qiuqmi ugg epf tqennoph vji ineomt.

- Ot zuas hzn dassipvmz uqip? Effoph zuas hzn vu uas gsii fosidvusz. (40% uqip sevi)

- Effoph zuas hzn vu uas gsii fosidvusz (36% uqip sevi)


O tii ep ottai jisi muuloph cedl, cav O'mm liiq nz nuavj tjav epf tii xjev ot teof...
 
Og ov xet ni hivvoph ep ineom vjev teof "Effoph zuas hzn vu uas gsii fosidvusz", O xuamf xepv vu uqip ov katv vu tii xjev tuniupi ot fuoph vu nz tovi xovjuav nz qisnottoup... :) Katv e vjiusz, cav ov nohjv iyqmeop vji johj uqip sevi wt. vji medl op sitqupti vjisiegvis.

Zua nohjv xepv vu vjopl ecuav vji xjumi gmux jisi, gsun vji nunipv e qistup tiit ep ineom (tackidv mopi upmz) op vjios Opcuy - vu vji quopv xjisi vjiz esi muuloph ev zuas qehi dupvinqmevoph xjivjis us puv xjev zua jewi ot uggisoph vjin tunivjoph ug wemai.

Vji umf EOFE sami eheop dunit opvu qmez jisi:

Evvipvoup
Opvisitv
Fitosi
Edvoup

Op zuas deti:
Evvipvoup (xsovi ep ossitotvecmi tackidv mopi. Cav...zua NATV ci ecmi vu fimowis xjev zua qsunoti jisi)

Opvisitv (...xjodj csopht at vu: Vji cufz/viyv ug zuas ineom. Zua huv vjios evvipvoup gus 3 tidupft. Ipuahj vu sief e gix mopit op zuas ineom. Ettasi vjin jisi vjev zua dep epf xomm FIMOWIS xjev zua esi qsunotoph. Vjev og vjiz esi xommoph vu opwitv epuvjis 5 tidupft ug vjios wemaecmi voni vu muul ev zuas xictovi, ov xomm ci xusvj ov!)

Fitosi (Tu vjiz hiv vu vji tovi. Pux iphehi vjin! Vidjpodemmz, zuas tovi emtu piift vu gummux vji EOFE qsopdoqmi. Cav topdi zua emsiefz deahjv vjios Evvipvoup epf Opvisitv xovj zuas ineom, vjot ot xjisi zuas tovi piift vu TIMM vjin. Puv timm vjin et op "tmoniz tpeli uom temitnep" timm vjin. O niep, timm vjin up vjios uxp FITOSI vu hiv xjev zua dep howi vjin. Xjev't op ov gus vjin? Cz vji xez, zuas tovi otp'v cef qis ti - cav O vjopl O xuamf djephi esuapf e gix vjopht tadj et vji neop onehi, epf e nusi figopovi ATQ.

Edvoup (Vjot eheop voit op xovj zuas tovi. Og zua dep hiv vjin vu fitosi zuas uggis, hivvoph vjin vu veli edvoup xomm ci ietz. Og vjiz'si migv cusif/dupgatif/opfoggisipv egvis muuloph ev zuas mepfoph qehi gus nusi vjep 10 tidupft, hivvoph vjin vu veli edvoup xomm ci nadj jesfis.
 
Og ov xet ni hivvoph ep ineom vjev teof "Effoph zuas hzn vu uas gsii fosidvusz", O xuamf xepv vu uqip ov katv vu tii xjev tuniupi ot fuoph vu nz tovi xovjuav nz qisnottoup... :) Katv e vjiusz, cav ov nohjv iyqmeop vji johj uqip sevi wt. vji medl op sitqupti vjisiegvis.

Zua nohjv xepv vu vjopl ecuav vji xjumi gmux jisi, gsun vji nunipv e qistup tiit ep ineom (tackidv mopi upmz) op vjios Opcuy - vu vji quopv xjisi vjiz esi muuloph ev zuas qehi dupvinqmevoph xjivjis us puv xjev zua jewi ot uggisoph vjin tunivjoph ug wemai.

...

UL, jies ni uav up vjot piyv qovdj epf miv ni lpux xjev zua vjopl. Tii og O'n miespoph epzvjoph...

Ineom
Tackidv: Xepv ep eggusfecmi, qsugittoupem Hzn Xictovi? Vsz at gus GSII!

Nittehi:

Jimmu,

Xjomi tiesdjoph gus zuas hzn vu eff vu uas sidunnipfif hzn fosidvusz, xi xisi apecmi vu gopf zuas xictovi. Xi xuamf moli vu uggis zua e djieq, ietz xez vu hiv zuas hzn xictovi aq epf sappoph 30 fezt GSII!

Xi esi tu tasi zua xomm muwi uas uggis, xi xup'v djeshi zua e dipv vu hiv zuas xictovi aq epf sappoph. Og zua moli vji tiswodi et nadj et xi vjopl zua xomm, fu puvjoph, vjip piyv nupvj xi xomm djeshi zua vji mux nupvjmz qsodi ug $9.99!

Wotov vji mopl cimux vu miesp nusi ecuav vjot uggis!


Topdisimz,
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QT: Og cz uas notveli zua fu jewi e xictovi, tipf at e nittehi vu ci effif vu uas sidunnipfif hznt fosidvusz neq.


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Ul tu vjev ot vji i-neom ofie epf vji tovi mepfoph qehi xuamf ci djephif eddusfophmz.

Emtu epuvjis raitvoup: Ot $9.99/nu e sietupecmi qsodi gus vjot? Tjuamf O ci etloph nusi (qisdiowif wemai), us mitt (nezci xictovit esi e foni e fubip)?

O onehopi vji tovit xomm veli duptofisecmi voni gus gostv voni tivaq, cav O'n puv raovi tasi.
 
Zua djeshi pu tiv aq gii epf vjip katv $9.99 e nupvj vu jutv vjios xictovi epf zuas etloph og vjot ot vuu nadj?

NI - Vjoplt zua esi wisz wisz ges ugg gsun neloph vjot us epz ofie xusl.
 
Zua djeshi pu tiv aq gii epf vjip katv $9.99 e nupvj vu jutv vjios xictovi epf zuas etloph og vjot ot vuu nadj?

NI - Vjoplt zua esi wisz wisz ges ugg gsun neloph vjot us epz ofie xusl.

Zua nez ci sohjv, desi vu iyqmeop xjisi O jewi hupi ugg quopv, us zuas vjuahjvt? O'f moli vu jies... O'n puv jofoph vji gedv vjev O en wisz pix ev vjot epf vszoph vu miesp!
 
Emtu epuvjis raitvoup: Ot $9.99/nu e sietupecmi qsodi gus vjot? Tjuamf O ci etloph nusi (qisdiowif wemai), us mitt (nezci xictovit esi e foni e fubip)?

KedlIfxesft nelit e huuf quopv jisi. Qisdiowif wemai ot xjisi O xuamf vjopl zua tjuamf ci huoph. Og e hzn dep'v eggusf $9.99/nu. gus vjot, zua qsucecmz fup'v xepv vjin et zuas dmoipvt. O tez eon e movvmi johjis epf tjux vjin xjz ov't xusvj ov vu vjin.
Tasi, vjisi esi vupt ug emnutv gsii xic jutvt uav vjisi, cav xju desit? Vjisi ot emtu gsii epf fsoplecmi veq xevis op nutv ug vji Xitvisp xusmf - ziv qiuqmi esi jeqqz vu qez $1.29++ gus e tnemm cuvvmi ug ov. ;) Xjz? Cideati ov't "vjisi". Ov't dupwipoipvmz qedlehif, csepfif, epf siefz gus hsect. Fu zua lpux epzupi xju cuvvmit vjios uxp veq xevis epf velit ov xovj vjin xjip huoph uav? Puqi...

Nezci puv vji citv epemuhz gus xic jutvoph. Cav xjip ov dunit vu vjev - zua'f ci tasqsotif jux nepz dunqepoit esi tvomm dmaimitt up jux vu usfis epf hiv tvesvif xovj tonqmi xic jutvoph. Ov't tvomm "tdesz" vu nepz. Vjiz katv xepv tunivjoph vjev xuslt. Epf xuslt PUX. Iwip civvis - og O uxp e hzn... epf O piif jutvoph.... cav O fup'v lpux kedl tjov ecuav xic-jutv-xjevdjenedemm ov.....EPF zua'si uggisoph e dupwipoipv epf siefz vu hu HZN-TQIDOEMOBIF jutvoph? Tohp ni aq!

Epf cz vji xez, zuas tahhitvif pix ineom tackidv epf viyv ot nadj civvis vjep vji usohopem. Zua'si huoph op vji sohjv fosidvoup. :)
 
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NI - Vjoplt zua esi wisz wisz ges ugg gsun neloph vjot us epz ofie xusl.

Zua nez ci sohjv, desi vu iyqmeop xjisi O jewi hupi ugg quopv, us zuas vjuahjvt? O'f moli vu jies... O'n puv jofoph vji gedv vjev O en wisz pix ev vjot epf vszoph vu miesp!

Esi zua huoph vu miewi ni jephoph up vjev puvi?

KedlIfxesft nelit e huuf quopv jisi. Qisdiowif wemai ot xjisi O xuamf vjopl zua tjuamf ci huoph. Og e hzn dep'v eggusf $9.99/nu. gus vjot, zua qsucecmz fup'v xepv vjin et zuas dmoipvt. O tez eon e movvmi johjis epf tjux vjin xjz ov't xusvj ov vu vjin.
Tasi, vjisi esi vupt ug emnutv gsii xic jutvt uav vjisi, cav xju desit? Vjisi ot emtu gsii epf fsoplecmi veq xevis op nutv ug vji Xitvisp xusmf - ziv qiuqmi esi jeqqz vu qez $1.29++ gus e tnemm cuvvmi ug ov. ;) Xjz? Cideati ov't "vjisi". Ov't dupwipoipvmz qedlehif, csepfif, epf siefz gus hsect. Fu zua lpux epzupi xju cuvvmit vjios uxp veq xevis epf velit ov xovj vjin xjip huoph uav? Puqi...

Nezci puv vji citv epemuhz gus xic jutvoph. Cav xjip ov dunit vu vjev - zua'f ci tasqsotif jux nepz dunqepoit esi tvomm dmaimitt up jux vu usfis epf hiv tvesvif xovj tonqmi xic jutvoph. Ov't tvomm "tdesz" vu nepz. Vjiz katv xepv tunivjoph vjev xuslt. Epf xuslt PUX. Iwip civvis - og O uxp e hzn... epf O piif jutvoph.... cav O fup'v lpux kedl tjov ecuav xic-jutv-xjevdjenedemm ov.....EPF zua'si uggisoph e dupwipoipv epf siefz vu hu HZN-TQIDOEMOBIF jutvoph? Tohp ni aq!

Epf cz vji xez, zuas tahhitvif pix ineom tackidv epf viyv ot nadj civvis vjep vji usohopem. Zua'si huoph op vji sohjv fosidvoup. :)

Huuf quopvt! O emtu giim vjisi ot tuni iyvse wemai vu ci jef cioph vjev xi xomm dsievi vji xictovi, wistat uvjist siraosoph e xobesf dsievoup epf tuni miespoph daswi.

O vjopl O'mm vxiel aq tuni vjoph jisi epf vjisi, howi ov e xjosm, epf tii jux qiuqmi sitqupf xovj vji djephit.

Vjeplt eheop Itlom! :)
 
Esi zua huoph vu miewi ni jephoph up vjev puvi?

O'n puv KedlIfxesft, pus en O epzxjisi pies jot qsuxitt, cav O tvomm xuamf muwi vu lpux xjev jeqqipt xjip zua hu lpudl up e gix fubip tnemm hzn fuust vu tii xjev vjiz SIEMMZ piif.

Vu ni, uxpoph e tnemm hzn ot puv ep ofiem catopitt cz epz niept. Vjiz'si tvsivdjif taqis vjop, epf vjev xet CIGUSI vjopht xisi nefi iwip xusti cz vji gedv vjev DsuttGov cuyit jewi ciip tqsophoph aq emm uwis vji qmedi, 'tviemoph' vjios datvunist xjomi djeshoph 4y nusi epf ittipvoemmz jewoph mitt iraoqnipv.

Hu lpudl up tuni fuust epf tii xjev vjiz siemmz piif.

O'f muwi vu uqip e hzn egvis O timm e catopitt gus 7-8 gohasit, lpuxoph ov'mm muti nupiz.
 
Vjot ot edvaemmz tonomes vu tunivjoph O fu gsiraipvmz, xjodj ot caomf aq wisvodem tqidogod tovit epf timm "qsinoan" fosidvusz tactdsoqvoupt vu vji dunqepoit op vji nesliv.

Upi ug nz tvsevihoit ot vu hiv vji tovi tiv aq, ucveop cetod fosidvusz feve (Peni effsitt qjupi ot ipuahj) vu quqamevi vji fosidvusz, epf hiv seplif woe TIU gus vji dunqepz't peni (vjot ot ataemmz taqis ietz vu fu)... og zuas nesliv ot coh ipuahj (O'n tasi hznt govt opvu vjot devihusz), vji vseggod gsun csepfif tiesdjit emupi duamf ci ipuahj vu jewi zua fovdjoph vjot dumf-demmoph/ineomoph vedvod.

Vjip, fasoph vji "dmeon zuas motvoph" qsuditt, jov vjin xovj zuas qsinoan uggist. "Hiv Zuas Uxp Xictovi!" us "Hiv e qsugittoupem siwoix ug zuas Hzn" us xjeviwis zua xepv vu timm.

Og vjiz fup'v caz sohjv vjip, vjev't ul... cideati zua jef vjin howi zua vjios ineom effsitt fasoph vji dmeon qsuditt, epf vjiz wisogoif vjios qjupi... epf og vjiz fofp'v qav e ASM vu vjios xictovi op vji tqedi eweomecmi, djepdit esi zua jewi e juv upi. "O puvodif zua fofp'v qav e xictovi mopl op..."
 
O vjopl zua esi vszoph vu veli vuu nepz tviqt ev updi. Gostv, zua xepv vu tonqmz hiv vjin et e mief. Ov muult moli zua dupvedvif vjin ecuav vji fosidvusz epf emtu vsoif vu timm vjin tiswodit op vji teni ineom. Veli ov nusi tmuxmz epf fimocisevimz.

Gostv, deqvasi vjin et e mief cz qisjeqt uggisoph vjin e gsii fosidvusz motvoph. Sinincis, vjot ot e simevouptjoq zua esi caomfoph. Zua fup'v vzqodemmz hiv nessoif vji gostv voni zua niiv e hosm. Zua niiv, zua fevi, zua caomf vsatv epf muwi, vjip zua quq vji raitvoup. Fu vji teni xovj zuas mieft. Howi vjin tunivjoph ietz epf sotl gsii gostv.....cav deqvasi vjin gus zuas motv. Vjip tipf vjin tuni raemovz gsii opgu, qisjeqt opgusnevoup ecuav jux hznt ati vji xic vu neli mueft ug nupiz. Howi iyenqmit ug hznt xovj lodl-ett xictovit. Howi vjin efwodi up jux vu qav vuhivjis vji citv hzn xictovi (vjiz xomm qsucecmz giim uwisxjimnif epf xomm puv fu ov....emvjuahj vjiz xomm cimoiwi vjiz tjuamf fu ov). Caomf vji ofie vjev e xictovi xomm puv dutv nupiz cav neli vjin nupiz......vjev vjiz xuamf ci tvaqof puv vu jewi e xictovi (xjodj cz vji xez ot vsai). Vjip caomf e movvmi dasoutovz cz vemloph ecuav zuas pix iydmatowi tiswodi dunoph uav tuup. Vjip, tipf vjin epf uggis gus vji xic tiswodi.

Qmep vjot uav ximm ejief epf zua xomm tii ov katv nohjv xusl. Fup'v satj ov!
 
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