Well thanks again for all the ideas.
I really did not think my enter link was so hard to find.
O.K. Maybe on this example
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat10/01/
the enter link is a bit tricky, I acknowledge that as fair criticism.
If you look at the other sites I've listed, you will find the enter link quite simply
This one has an extra large enter link:
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/fp/nz/nz07/01/
This one the enter link is fully one quarter the size of the table it’s in:
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/fp/nz/nz14/01/
Here is one with a big clean enter link and plenty of text extolling the great benefits of joining:
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php05/01/
Here is on with a very clean enter link and lots of bold text under the banner:
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/fp/nz/nz05/07/
Here is one with a positively huge enter link on the warning page:
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/fp/nz/nz04/07/
Here is one with clean enter link and lots of text
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/fp/nz/nz08/07/
Another clean enter lots of text
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php01/01/
Last one two enter links one above the other and text links
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php04/01/
The idea behind this is not to refute your critisms, some of which are valid and I will work hard to sharpen the web sites if you all think that is part of the problem. I will refine my thumbs, use more text and take the Sunday paper approach to selling. The reason for all the examples is to show you that I have constantly changed things around looking for a site that sells.
Again all of these sites can't be sooo bad that they never get a sale and every click is a blind one.
Keep in mind again; I keep getting accepted at different link lists I am now approaching 2000 acceptances. (yes Linkster it’s true)
It' not like I don't surf around and see what others are doing. I am certainly not the only free site builder to use a format similar to this.
Naturally I have seen a lot better and naturally I have seen a lot worse.
Of course I am open to other suggestions you may have and needless to say I don’t expect the board to solve my problems. The reason for my asking is to make sure that I am on the right track. As well I’ll state it again that I don’t believe this is entirely a case of crappy web sites.
Here are some specific examples
September 8, 2005 to October 10, 2005
These sites sent 1120 hits to the tour in 33 days
0 sales?
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php01/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php02/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php03/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php04/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php05/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php06/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/sc/php/php07/01/
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June 28, 2005 to October 10, 2005
These sites sent 4996 hits to the tour in 105 days
0 sales?
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat01/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat02/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat03/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat04/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat05/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat06/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat07/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat08/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat09/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat10/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat11/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat12/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat13/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat14/01/
http://www.thebesst.com/spr/gr/nat/nat15/01/
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I just don’t see that the problem is all in a “bad website”
If you check the links you will find they are very clean and not meant to deviously mislead the surfer
Thanks again for all of your time.