Comments on: A Case Study in Direct Link Sales

By: webjourneyman

webjourneyman — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:06:08 +0000

I’ve heard one good way to proofread is to print it all out and then cross through each word or even each letter. Helps in spotting typos that otherwise land in the blind spot of the minds eye, if you know what I mean. F.eks. that “see see” you’ve probably read that text hundreds of time as it is at the top of the front page, but your mind’s eye only saw one “see” every time.

By: Bryan Clark

Bryan Clark — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:17:47 +0000

Can’t wait to see the rest of these articles. Attracting advertisers isn’t as hard as it may seem. Offer them a cheap enough rate of the bat and they’ll jump on the opportunity. Then you can raise the rates 5% or so a month until you can start to feel that they are where they “should be”.

Good luck Kirsty, and if I can help you with this in any way… don’t hesitate to let me know!

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:48:58 +0000

Neale I’m off on Dec 14th. I’ve been out and about in London this weekend and I’m going to miss the ol’ girl.

Glad you guys like my London site. I really thought a lot about navigation and having it so the reader is able to find things logically so positive feedback about that is great. Thanks for pointing out the typo. I think I might have a big proofread/spellcheck session now, actually, since I’ve never done that.

Joy.

By: webjourneyman

webjourneyman — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:53:02 +0000

I had a look at Stuckinlondon, nice layout and header/logo but I think there is a typo in the first paragraph, unless “see see” is some Aussie, Kiwi or Saffa slang as in “…only see see your best laid plans…”

By: Neale

Neale — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:06:39 +0000

Good idea Kirsty! I’m sure we can all learn from your experiences.

How many days before you quit the UK ?

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:42:46 +0000

I’m impressed, Kirsty! I love the photo guide idea.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:42:15 +0000

The SiL site looks great, Kirsty – cleanly laid out and very easy to read. Not much more a user/searcher could ask for.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:26:17 +0000

Interesting stuff Kirsty – I’m glad I found this site. Sounds like a good one to keep up with.

By: David S

David S — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:24:34 +0000

Very cool, looking forward to reading more on almost all those points. I have never tried to sell advertising but have approached people at businesses in my town to potentially carry some book titles and posters I had for sale (locally relevant items).
Scary! I’m not a salesman and took no as an answer way too easily. But there have been some small successes. While not believing in a hard sell I did learn that confident persistence does help. Also, talking to the right person was very important. Some places told me no and it was not even the person who did the purchasing, when I finally spoke to that person the answer changed to yes (victory!).
Finally, having a relevant and quality product made all the difference, in several instances it really sold itself as I suspect yours potentially might.
-Best wishes

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:50:01 +0000

Haha, ya sorry about that. There’s actually a reason behind me having to wait until Monday… I’m not just being annnoying.

By: Lea de Groot

Lea de Groot — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:12:22 +0000

You’re making us wait? Torture!