You did what? Forgot? :0) That's ok, and I agree with you 100% there Coyote. I very carefully manage search engine placement, and I watch the incoming visitors closely ( not personal information of course )... For instance, most visitors average close to five minutes on the site at a time. I am well pleased that only a small percentage of people go to the products page... I don't want that page as an entrance page, though I have a hard time keeping that page low on the search engine index, but I work at it. I do sampling analysis from the major search engines... Based on statistics, I get about 6-10% of all search engine traffic for the top 3 major keyword associations on CS. I target complex search strings, rather than simple ones. I can claim another 40% easily, but the site is only about 1/3 complete - I don't have references sited yet, and four major sections need to be added.
One of my teachers once taught me that the real secret to business is choosing your customers wisely ( of course, we have no "customers" per se ). It takes excellent customers to build an excellent business. I put the site together in a real hurry, relatively speaking. Tomorrow starts the day when I correct language problems that have been brought to my attention. I have a misplaced decimal as well. There's been a recent surge in interest in the H2O2 CS concentration conversion tables, which is baffling to me, personally. That means I have to do a better job explaining how to use them! I primarily put them there so I could actually access them if I wasn't at home, and as an afterthought thought a fe w people might be interested in minute and precise concentration mixtures. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ode Coyote" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 4:25 PM Subject: Re: CS>List Management Redux... Please Read > > Guess what? > > I forgot about your website! It was working on being great last time I > looked...even disregarding the portion that...you know. > > I decided a while back that I don't really want to sell a LOT of CS > generators. > I don't want to work 'that' hard. Gee, getting good reviews is almost a > threat to my way of life! > Anyone who finds me belongs here... glad to see em, no need to search. If > no one comes, I get to wander. > Win win > Ken [ a failure at my lifes ambition...hobo] > > At 05:39 PM 10/3/01 -0600, you wrote: > >Coyote: > > > >I've been building a standard for the Colloidal Silver Database Website for > >quite some time. While it has certainly been an enjoyable project ( and > >this will result in a vendor awards page on our website ), very few actually > >qualify for consideration. > > > >You have to be VERY careful when undertaking a list-sponsored project - > >there are many aspects to consider. > > > >Some of the guidelines I've developed... > > > >Authenticity of information displayed on website from the public's > >viewpoint. In our view, even if an incredible "fact" is true, if 80% of > >visitors to a website leave with a bad impression, than this hurts colloidal > >silver as a whole. Presentation and authenticity is a must. Perception > >rules the world, not truth, and the gateway to truth must address > >perspectivity. > > > >Vendor Bashing - If any vendor says their product is the best, without > >substantial documentation, reasoning, and CLASS, they are not considered. > >Life is governed by dynamics, and these dynamics must be considered if > >benefit to the people is truly the motive. > > > >Component Quality and design consideration - Regardless of the simplicity of > >the device ( or the complexity ), rather than choosing one process over > >another ( this takes the choice out of the public's hands ), consideration > >is given to design and quality. Anything below 18 gauge silver is not > >considered, because a vendor, being a "professional", should be able to > >achieve a higher standard, and pass this on to customers. Preferred are > >rods, because there is a signficant quality difference, and it certainly > >increases the happiness of the end user. Balancing this with cost vs. sale > >price is considered as well. If someone is charging a fortune for colloidal > >silver ( relatively speaking ) they better be supporting a full lab. > > > >Consideration of Legal Pursuits - Although I admire the mavericks that > >recklessly charge forth against the current regimes, because of their > >well-founded passion, this is not necessarily in the public's best interest. > >If a vendor breaks the law, he'd better fully explain his/her actions, and > >fully outline what the law supposedly requires of him/her. That way, 80% of > >the visitors don't end up carrying a resentment when they get an education. > >If a site still carries the "pre-1938" clause on their site, not only do I > >question their commitment to their products, but also their commitment to > >responsible honesty. > > > >Singleness of Purpose - Many vendors sell so many products they can't > >possibly keep informed. While I don't view this as bad, it is the pursuit > >of excellence that that pushes things beyond current limits. It is our > >intention to support these types of people. If multiple products are > >carried, an extensive section outlining their colloidal silver views is > >required. > > > >Answering Correspondence - Even in light of the current world structure, we > >still believe in personalized customer service, especially in matters of > >health. > > > >Turning over such an endevour to a commitee is a very poor idea. Commitee = > >Politics. No committee is necessary if a clear, concise, and posted set of > >principles is used to gauge qualifications. The audience will make any > >discrepencies cleaer, if given enough information. An auditor can soley be > >responsible for addressing suggestions and complaints. If one has problems > >with subjective requirements, then one can set up a blind democracy of > >parties whom have NO interest in colloidal silver, and a full-vote can be > >taken to determine grey areas. > > > >Strategies for Integrity ( as I call them ) is a wonderful area of thought. > >There is incredible room for growth in such managements. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ode Coyote" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 2:24 PM > >Subject: Re: CS>List Management Redux... Please Read > > > > > >> It is a sore temptation to toot ones own horn especially when someone asks > >> what the best commercially available generator is and a sales op appears > >to > >> a vendor. > >> It would be very helpful if various people who use various commercial > >> products chime in quickly with their experiences. That way both the pro > >> and cons can come out instead of who is the most pro and everyone else a > >con. > >> Many people who have bought generators have done extensive research > >> surfing websites, but those websites are usually very biased, so people > >> wind up here to try and weed out some of the sales BS. > >> It might be helpful to have a vendors page where each product is > >> evaluated by an uninvolved expert [or panel of] and includes users > >comments > >> which could be solicited from listers...not vendors. > > > > > >-- > >The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > >To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > >[email protected] -or- [email protected] > >with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > >Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > >
