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Nickname:	Imortal Midway, AR United States
Website:	www.retainbuyers.com

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By Imortal 1939 Days Ago
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There seams to be some confussion about what Im asking in the pole so I will edit this.

1) Charge sellers on a monthly bases of $9.50 for the use of the program and have no banner at the top.....or

2)Give the program away for free to sellers and make money by selling banners ads at the top of the program?

Ok, I have a marketing program for people that sell on the word wide web that is diffrent from others out there. My first thought was chargeing a monthley fee for the use of the program. The more I think about it though I am starting to lean towards giving the program away for free and putting in a banner system at the top and selling banner ads. Please look over the screen shots and let me know what way you would go with this.

Also yes the web site is a work in progress, have posted in for others to look at, have gotten some hard crits. on it but I needed that. The wording and everything is being gone over as we speak. There are two pictures of the program on the How Repeet Works page.

The screen shots is from one of my beta testers that sells on Ebay but the program can be used for any type of E-commerce site or even used as a virtual business card.

Imortal2/1/2008 11:46 AM
By Malte 1939 Days Ago
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Hi,

I`m not too sure about your question, but to introduce it (it`s new right?) it could be a great idea giving it away for free. Let the people see what it`s all about, and if the program is really handy, a price around $10/month is not bad at all, if you can increase your visibility a lot.

I do have some suggestions regarding your website:
- On the HOME (frontpage) you describe the "product features", but without describing the product at all. Think about how fast people navigate on the web, and how little chance this gives you in getting their attention. I would re-phrase the whole frontpage, to describe very briefly what the program does, and why it can be useful. I guess most people would put "cutting edge" "easy to use" "returns results", because who would wanna buy something that was old, hard to use and didn`t return results?
- You have some mis-spelling on the "threw" instead of "through". I would make sure that everything is spelled correctly on the site, so it looks top-notch.

I hope you can use this advice, and I think the program looks interesting. Good luck with the project :-)

/Malte
By KevDev 1939 Days Ago
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Can`t say that I`m in your target market, so I can`t evaluate how effective this might be.

I would suggest, though, that you clean up the inconsistent capitalization and spelling on your web page. I found these errors quite distracting.

Good luck!
By Imortal 1939 Days Ago
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Thanks for the feed back on what needs to be worked on in the web site and as stated above that is being gone over now by people that can spell LOL. I`m a programer and did not pay much attention to my english class like I should have.

By Imortal 1526 Days Ago
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Page 1: http://www.retainbuyers.com

Page 2: http://www.retainbuyers.com/index2.html

1. Basicly which page holds your attention long enough to read about our product.

2. Which one explains our product the best

3. Which one looks the best

4. Ideas to improve either one
By MattThomas 1526 Days Ago
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I like the second one better, but I think the best way to know for sure is to do some A/B testing with Google Website Optimizer. That will allow you to test and see which gets the better conversions. Testing and monitoring the results is the absolute best way to know which ad copy is most effective.
By RosemaryKing 1526 Days Ago
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Neither. It looks like another one of those scams plastered all over the internet. If I saw your page as is, I`d hit the back button so fast, I wouldn`t even be able to give you a general idea of what you`re trying to sell.

That said, why not do a page that is clean, and has a few testimonials of your product from satisfied customers with a back-link to their site so consumers know you`re legit? Some FAQ would also be nice to see so they can compare your product with the competition. Then have another page available for them to order.
By vwebworld 1526 Days Ago
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For me, also - niether for the same reason as Rosemary

Spelling error in #2 (customer)

~Roland
By Imortal 1526 Days Ago
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Hmmm got to admit it this is the first time I have heard this comes off as a scam....I think that is a hard factor to get past when it comes to software that benefits people that sell on the web. As far as the lay out goes I have been working on this with several people from start up and other design web sites to come up with the look of the web site. Also I have been listening to pod cast after pod cast on here and trying to put into effect what they say. The main items in the pod cast have been.

1. Each sentance less then 15 words

2. less then 7 lines per paragrah

3. one action item per line

4. one idea per sentence

5. Express not impress

6. shorter words are better

7. Whats in it for the consumer

8. Strong begining

I have tried to put all of the above items into effect for my web site but yet it comes across as a scam.

Would love some feedback on how to get a point across about software in the first 9 seconds of reading and not come across as if your scamming someone. Guess for now I will scrap this and go back to the drawing bord and forums and see were this went wrong.

Thanks for the input

Robert
By banzaibert 1526 Days Ago
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I like the second one, explains more about the product than the first one but seriously I did not spot the difference at first glance. It looks very professional but not attractive enough.
By cartess3 1525 Days Ago
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Hmmm got to admit it this is the first time I have heard this comes off as a scam....I think that is a hard factor to get past when it comes to software that benefits people that sell on the web. As far as the lay out goes I have been working on this with several people from start up and other design web sites to come up with the look of the web site. Also I have been listening to pod cast after pod cast on here and trying to put into effect what they say. The main items in the pod cast have been.

1. Each sentance less then 15 words
2. less then 7 lines per paragrah
3. one action item per line
4. one idea per sentence
5. Express not impress
6. shorter words are better
7. Whats in it for the consumer
8. Strong begining

I have tried to put all of the above items into effect for my web site but yet it comes across as a scam.

Would love some feedback on how to get a point across about software in the first 9 seconds of reading and not come across as if your scamming someone. Guess for now I will scrap this and go back to the drawing bord and forums and see were this went wrong.

Thanks for the input
Robert

I think your layout is fine, however, I think the underlying problem has more to do with your copy (content). I`m a guy who has tons of customers, but I have no earthly idea what your software does. I`ve read it 3 times so far and still don`t really understand how the concept works.

Forget about the rules you`ve read, they`re only guidelines. You should focus on conveying how your software can help us business owners. What are the benefits we get from using this software? Right now, I have a hard time understanding the purpose of it altogether.

Help Your Customers Stay In Touch...

1. What does that mean?
2. Help them stay in touch with who?
3. Do customers want to stay in touch with me, or is it the other way around?

You message is rather confusing and I think you should scrap it all and start over (with the content, not necessarily the layout).

You need to provide a compelling reason why a business owner like myself would want this software...

Example... if you insist on using that customer angle, this may be a better option:

Discover How to Motivate Your Customers to Stay in Touch With You!

Fact: It`s 10 times easier (and cheaper), to get your existing customers to purchase from you again than it is to acquire a new customer....

(I don`t know what the stats are, but that would grab my attention more versus what is up there now).

I think you`re trying to sell your software a little too early without putting up how we benefit.

Cartess
By cartess3 1525 Days Ago
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Also... once you get your content figured out... spend $100 bucks on google adwords and drive some traffic to each landing page and let the customers decided which page they respond to best.

While we can all provide you with `theory`, only real customers who vote with their wallets can let you know which page works best. If you route equal traffic to site "a" and site "b", and site "a" gets 4 sales, while site "b" gets 11, then we know site "b" wins.

The great thing about Pay Per Clicks is the fact you can get real data/feedback in record time.

Cartess
By vwebworld 1525 Days Ago
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Hmmm got to admit it this is the first time I have heard this comes off as a scam....I think that is a hard factor to get past when it comes to software that benefits people that sell on the web. As far as the lay out goes I have been working on this with several people from start up and other design web sites to come up with the look of the web site. Also I have been listening to pod cast after pod cast on here and trying to put into effect what they say. The main items in the pod cast have been.

Robert,

A "Scam" may be a little harsh description, but I`m sure you`ve seen sites where the layout is fairly narrow and long. That is the page content goes on and on vertically... and there is bold text and text in red.... etc with words promising to get rich or make sales, etc. I`d put a link to one, but I do not want to promote such sites.

Your layout reminds me of those sites. Unfortunately, that is unfair to your site... but it is a reaction people may have when they view your site.

So, while the layout is ok, I would suggest changing it. A little wider content area.

Your product is a mystery. Is it like constant contact service, a bookmarking program/script, ...??? Your copy says: "is a small program you can send with your orders" My concern is - would my customers download something other than what they purchased? If it is a bookmarking script.. there are many free alternative - why use your service?

~Roland
vwebworld3/21/2009 2:11 AM
By Imortal 1525 Days Ago
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Good points by everyone. I am thinking of two things to do here that may help everyone here understand the program and maybe guide me in a direction for the web site.

1. Make a page on my server and set up some screan shots of the program and explain each one.

2. Offer a free program to say 10 or 20 people here on startup nation and let them play with it and send me feedback on how to promote this on a web site.

I will work on the screan shots in the morning and start a new post with them.

Thanks for all the insite from everyone.

Robert
By jumbopanda 1525 Days Ago
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I think the second page is laid out better, but I would not recommend either. I agree with Rosemary that the site looks a bit sketchy. From a business standpoint, I do not feel that the look of your site gives me a feeling that this is a high quality product that is worth me investing in. It might work really well, and totally be worth the money, but your site does not represent well. The images are also pixelated, and the layout makes me feel like there is way too much to read.
By Casi 1525 Days Ago
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Oops. Typo on page 2. "Costomers".

How about adding screenshot of the product interface?

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The concept of Return Customer Software started four years ago when I was selling on Ebay. One thing I noticed is how fast Ebay was growing. Seams like a good thing that is unless your a seller! As Ebay grows millions more people put there items up for sale. I sat down four years ago and started thinking how I was going to get people to find me and not all the other listenings.

Thats breifly how Return Customer Software got started. Through alot of triles and erros, Alot of time writing and rewriting code I came up with a program that would allow me to get my buyers back.

AS I was writing Return Customer Software alot of other people I know that sell on Ebay started takeing an interest in the program. These lucky people became my beta testers and had to put up with my frustrations. Through it all though we have developed a top of the line program that is easy to use that can bring your customers back as well as bring you new customers.

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