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January 30, 2014
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ok here's the new and improved version:

http://youtu.be/JWkOINutA4A

any last minute fixes? also, recommends on how to optimize the landing page for best conversions?

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January 30, 2014
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Looks good. I like the "booo-ring" in the beginning. That hooks me personally. 

Since you're using OP I would just use the video squeeze page template that looks sort of like mine. White page with a red arrow in the right column pointing down to the opt in form, and then the video front and center in the main column. You could test other layouts from there. Something like this: http://www.filmfinancemastercl.....reelesson/

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January 30, 2014
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One additional thought after watching it again. I think the call to action is a bit on the soft side. Everything is strong right up to there but then it kind of quickly concludes with telling them that if they are curious they can sign up for a sample. But what if they get it and don't feel curious? Why should they sign up? A sample also doesn't sound that exciting. I'd be more inclined if I was told to sign up to get a free lesson and to experience a major benefit in just a few minutes time. Get your prospect to taste the benefit, then offer them a path to get it for free. In the free lesson and in the follow up you can tell them how to either get more of the benefit or additional benefits by signing up for your premium service.

I'm not saying what you have won't work. It probably will. But that's what i felt when I replayed it.

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January 30, 2014
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Ok landing page finished. Would you be up for taking a look and offering any final feedback?

 

http://howtomeditatewithmusic......ee-lesson/

 

Many thanks John!

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February 1, 2014
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btw I like how the vid on your sample landing page is shot... it isn't just against a wall is it? how did he accomplish that?

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February 3, 2014
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Looks good. I like the call to action. Give it a whirl and see what happens. You're into the minutia now. Just gotta test it on some real prospects. Often what I think is wrong. Testing yields surprising results sometimes. Only thing I would add is that I would use the same email form options at the bottom as well as the side. Otherwise, all the people that sign up from the bottom will get "dear friend" if you decide to personalize, which I think you should.

That video was just shot in front of a large dry erase board. I've heard the sell dry erase wallpaper as well which sounds interesting.

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February 4, 2014
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On the bottom opt in I had the idea that it would overcome any objection the prospect might have to giving their name... thought it would offer choice. Is that silly?

 

Ok I will check out dry erase. Thanks!

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February 4, 2014
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Not silly, but if you do that you will have some people sign up for whom you won't have their names. Which will make ever using names in emails something not worth doing (because "Hi Friend" is pretty lame and that is what Aweber will send if you have no name), and therefore it will negate the need to have it at all. I personally like personalizing my emails. Internet marketers will tell you there is not need for it. I think that is true in IM, but not other, less jaded, markets. I would add the name field, but make them the same, whatever you choose. That's my two cents anyway.

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February 5, 2014
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ok got it. thanks John!

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February 5, 2014
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Hey John I've begun my campaign and I'm seeing the same dismal results I've consistently gotten every time I've attempted to run a right side bar ad campaign. I've attached how the ad looks. I've gotten 53 actions and 48 clicks to my website for 32 cents a click, which sounds great. But it's .05%, I've spent $15.55 and I have no opt ins... (I set up conversion tracking and enabled it but I'm not seeing it show up in my stats. When I look in aweber I'm not seeing any conversions there except possibly one.)

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February 9, 2014
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Hey Julianna,

I'm not seeing a screen shot. 

It also sounds a little like your conversion tracking is not working. Make sure you have installed it correctly and on the right page. But beyond that, place a unique aweber form on the page you are sending traffic to and monitor it. Facebook tracking cannot track mobile, so it will never be completely accurate.

As for the issue .05% is too low so that's one factor. The ad or the targeting need improvement. But .32 per click for right column ads is not bad.

But with 48 clicks and no opt ins, your problem is either your offer or your targeting. What targeting options have you selected?

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February 10, 2014
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Just uploaded the image again. Let me know whether you can see the attachment now. julianna-ad.pngImage EnlargerI decided to keep the targeting very narrow so I chose #mindfulness and mindfulness based stress reduction... 

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February 10, 2014
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Thanks. I can see it now. A couple of things...

1. You should probably watch the latest Facebook advertising lesson in the IC training section. "Facebook Advertising 3.0". That will help because I can see you are doing a few things differently that currently is considered best practices.

2. I would create a new campaign, and a new ad. But ONLY target US and Canada. Even though you have targeted English speakers in foreign countries, you are still going to get people who are not necessarily fluid enough to connect with your marketing. And I'm not sure, but I think you may be weeding out your target demo by selecting English within America and Canada because presumably there will need to be some indicator set in these people's preferences. Which may mean that you are actually getting English speaking foreign people, within the US. At least that's how it works with some platforms. Not positive about Facebook. Pricing is different as well between countries. So your bidding may be such that you are only getting foreign clicks, which are cheaper. I would strongly suggest staying away from anything but Canada and US to start. Then expand once the offer is proven. When you do expand, create different campaigns for different country groupings. US/Canada - English Speaking Europe - Non-English Speaking Europe - Australia/New Zealand - Asia. And DO NOT select a language UNLESS you are looking for people within a nation that do not typically speak English. So for the US, you would select nothing. I think this might have really been hurting you.

3. I also see that you still have the hash tag before the interest. FB has been rolling out a new system and they have done away with hashtags. Are you still seeing them? There will no longer be broad and precise targeting options. They are all rolled into one.

4. I would personally also start by targeting another company, publication, or individual that only people serious about meditation might be affiliated with. For example, I target "CD Baby" with MMM. If I target "musicians", the ads never work. Way to broad. And even then. Some work, some don't. CD Baby is profitable for me. But Musicians Friend is not. That surprises me, but I've run ads to MF about 10 times, and have never made it work. CD baby works every time, until the ad peters out from over exposure. And ALWAYS only target one interest per ad unless they are extremely related. IE "alt country" and "alternative country". I think there is too much of a chance that Facebook could be targeting all kinds of weird things under the umbrella of mindfulness. There could be misunderstandings of the term (on Facebook's part), or just people who randomly mentioned it, but don't have any interest in it. Even something like meditation would be a better place to start, although I think that may be too broad as well.

Watch that lesson. It should really help.

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February 10, 2014
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Ok thanks a lot for this. I did actually watch the lesson :) but too much time may have passed between watching and creating the ad and then there is the influence of other strategies... I got 3 cent likes to build my fan page by doing the english language multiple countries approach but that is mostly a superficial effect w/out a lot of value except maybe social proof and some moderate additional user engagement on my fan page. Anyway, I will try all your suggestions esp about who to target that's very helpful. There are some magazines that only people into practicing read...

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February 11, 2014
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Cool, give it a go and see what happens. I think those mags sound like a good idea. But also think about things that might attract that meditation-curious person who isn't yet immersed in the art. My guess is those are you real customers. But I may be wrong.

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February 12, 2014
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Actually there's a lot of crossover in the readership of those mags. For example, people who do a lot of yoga and read yoga mags know they "should" be meditating but they can't get themselves to practice. In fact, the biggest trap on the spiritual growth path is reading and talking about it, in lieu of actually practicing. I think that's my warmest audience because they are already sold on the idea but many haven't  yet found a way into doing the work. From that perspective it's a burgeoning market. However, the competition seems to be stiff looking at advertising prices to that crowd, because they tend to be affluent and readily purchase gear and self help stuff. So even though there may not be a lot of people selling what I'm selling specifically, the space seems to be very competitive. Any thoughts/suggestions about that?

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February 12, 2014
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You may vary well be right. usually a newbie to a market is the best lead to get because you become their authority. But hey, you know the space better than I do. As for competition, what is your bid range? I have played in some far more competitive markets and never found them too cost prohibitive with FB. Sometimes Adwords can be too expensive though. All you can do is run an ad and see what happens. Remember to watch that Facebook Advertising 3.0 video before setting up the campaign. There is a lot of new and important stuff in there.

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February 14, 2014
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ok, well that's encouraging! (about the competitive markets and advertising costs).

 

So, I'm running a newsfeed post ad and it's early (I've only spent $12) but I'm already thinking it's off track because the cost per action is $3.41!!!????

 

I've attached... any thoughts? I thought this would be a winner...julianna-campaign.pngImage Enlarger

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February 14, 2014
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You're using optimized CPM. Definitely don't do that. manually bid per click. That is all I ever do. You always pay through the roof with optimized. Don't know why they even offer it.

You're targeting settings are also different then mine. I mentioned this before but you are using broad interests, with the hash tag. It should be precise. That said, I'm surprised you even have that option. I thought it was phased out. Are you copying settings over? If so, don't. Start a campaign from scratch. FB recently combined broad and precise. So your targeting should just read "people who like meditation".

And again. NO other targeting in the same ad. One target at a time. Yoga and meditation music should be there own campaigns. I wouldn't run them at the same time.

And you shouldn't also be targeting a broad category. Just the one specific interest.

I would personally select the objective as being "conversions". Then I would manually bid. Start with the high end of the range they offer, and let it run for half a day or so. then look at what you are paying and drop the bid to a few cents above that.

I really think you need to watch the latest Facebook advertising 3.0 lesson again. it will show you what I'm talking about in more detail. As of now, your settings are way off.

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February 15, 2014
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Thanks John! I should have explained that I'm not running this ad... it is being run for me by my friend's company. Sounds like I really just need to do it myself...

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