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				<title><![CDATA[alright, we made some changes. a]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[alright, we made some changes. am i doing any better now? we still can`t reveal too much about what we`re doing but at least we can give a little incentive to sign up.go to my splash page at: ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I liked the layout of the site.&]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I liked the layout of the site.&nbsp; Your post got my interest. No clue what the website was about. &nbsp;
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ 
I guess the point here is we ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ 
I guess the point here is we will continue to drive traffic to the site although we`ve got very little to offer right now.  
Why? That makes absolutely no sense. You`re not only wasting your time and your visitor]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[In my opinion, driving traffic t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[In my opinion, driving traffic to a site when everything is so vague and there is nothing to do ... this is a waste.When are you launching?Can you not just launch and then build your traffic?It`s like ... sending people there to get]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[What if you change your phrase (]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Converting-Web-Traffic-into-ActionSales.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[What if you change your phrase (in your mind) to something like "We
offer" instead of allow? Like SuN offers a community forum for
entrepreneurs.

Where I`m going with this has to do with the idea that depending on the
way you phrase your core]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I guess the point here is we wil]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I guess the point here is we will continue to drive traffic to the site although we`ve got very little to offer right now. We have been getting linkbacks to the "useful resources" section, which are important to us as well. 
I agree that the ema]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I get the message, "Are you inte]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I get the message, "Are you interested in doing something like this?"
It`s not so much a message as a general question. Suppose I say "yes."
Then what? What do I do? Where`s my next action step? How do I proceed?

There may be a way to sign up,]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[alright, so i`ve nailed at least]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[alright, so i`ve nailed at least part of the problem- the design. i had a very strong debate with my designer that no one would figure out where everything on our site actually was! if you clicked "bored?" link on the right (which doesn`t even look too muc[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hello Brian:
In addition to wha]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hello Brian:
In addition to what has already been said, I suspect the seven&nbsp; sign-ups you have are of poor quality. In other words, the type of individuals who will basically sign-up for anything.
Dale King
&nbsp;
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi Brian--&nbsp;I agree with Car]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi Brian--&nbsp;I agree with Cartess.&nbsp; You need to offer them some reason to part with their email address.&nbsp; What freebie can you offer them that that would find valuable enough to sign up for your list?Donna
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