Comments on: Why I Use a Pop Up Opt In Box to Build My Email List http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/ Blog tips and internet marketing strategy from Christian Russell Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:35:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christian Russell http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-795 Christian Russell Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:15:09 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-795 you 're right; it's always a work in progress! Let me know how the exit pop up works for you! you ‘re right; it’s always a work in progress! Let me know how the exit pop up works for you!

]]> By: Christian Russell http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-793 Christian Russell Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:04:08 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-793 More content links will be coming to the home page; I agree on that actually. It's just that most visitors don't land on my home page, so I haven't prioritized it, but I do agree :) I appreciate your thoughts Manny; keep em coming! More content links will be coming to the home page; I agree on that actually. It’s just that most visitors don’t land on my home page, so I haven’t prioritized it, but I do agree :) I appreciate your thoughts Manny; keep em coming!

]]> By: Luca Di Nicola http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-788 Luca Di Nicola Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:32:42 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-788 Great topic, I'm not a fan of pop ups either but do have one on my blog. I've tried different types and have settled for the exit pop up through Aweber. I'll see how that converts -it's work in progress. As long as it does not pop up on every page of the blog then it's not annoying to me Great topic,
I’m not a fan of pop ups either but do have one on my blog. I’ve tried different types and have settled for the exit pop up through Aweber. I’ll see how that converts -it’s work in progress. As long as it does not pop up on every page of the blog then it’s not annoying to me

]]> By: manny http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-785 manny Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:34:51 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-785 glad to help :) anyway i think a quick way to solve (or make it hardly intrusive for future readers) would be just to play around with the javascript a bit so the Pop-up can be closed by clicking anywhere in the darken area outside the pop-up like some in those of some picture effects you find everywhere since is basically the same code (which i think is why they are implemented that way: to make life easier xD ). i for one would not really care for the pop-up if i just started browsing (am very patient and being fiddleing with putters forever), but anyone who has an hour + browsing different sites will find the slightest intrusive thing irritating Oh and just wanted to give you some feedback on another aspect i found kinda quirkie when i first visited your site (almost got me not to subscribe =O ! ) That is the "scrolling" posts in the front page. I think it would be best if you added a forward and back arrow into it (yea some more javascript). That way people can see the nice amount of articles you already have + they can hit back arrow when something that cought their attention glimpses by. Yea i almost didn't sub cuz i thought all there was here were 2 articles (why sub when there's no content?) XD, but then since am "kinda" a programmer and web dev, i noticed the scrolling effect after a while (o gee more nice articles ^^) am sure other people may not notice them... so, play a bit with it but don't over do it since the simplicity of the site is great :) glad to help :)

anyway i think a quick way to solve (or make it hardly intrusive for future readers) would be just to play around with the javascript a bit so the Pop-up can be closed by clicking anywhere in the darken area outside the pop-up like some in those of some picture effects you find everywhere since is basically the same code (which i think is why they are implemented that way: to make life easier xD ).

i for one would not really care for the pop-up if i just started browsing (am very patient and being fiddleing with putters forever), but anyone who has an hour + browsing different sites will find the slightest intrusive thing irritating

Oh and just wanted to give you some feedback on another aspect i found kinda quirkie when i first visited your site (almost got me not to subscribe =O ! )

That is the “scrolling” posts in the front page.

I think it would be best if you added a forward and back arrow into it (yea some more javascript). That way people can see the nice amount of articles you already have + they can hit back arrow when something that cought their attention glimpses by.

Yea i almost didn’t sub cuz i thought all there was here were 2 articles (why sub when there’s no content?) XD, but then since am “kinda” a programmer and web dev, i noticed the scrolling effect after a while (o gee more nice articles ^^)

am sure other people may not notice them… so, play a bit with it but don’t over do it since the simplicity of the site is great :)

]]> By: Christian Russell http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-780 Christian Russell Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:13:20 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-780 Manny, thanks for that great feedback. I have officially received a complaint about the popup! I have it set to only fire once a week, because I didn't want it to bother regular readers too much. It's clearly mostly for new readers. Perhaps a different setting is more appropriate. Thanks again Manny! Manny, thanks for that great feedback. I have officially received a complaint about the popup! I have it set to only fire once a week, because I didn’t want it to bother regular readers too much. It’s clearly mostly for new readers. Perhaps a different setting is more appropriate. Thanks again Manny!

]]> By: manny http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-779 manny Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:56:14 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-779 hmm, i personally <em>Dislike</em> the POP-UP thing. Am already a reader and subscribed by RSS and my email is already in the wordpress thingie when i leave a comment.... so all details are there. so why should this thing POP-UP on me everytime i visit the site? punishing your "already subscribers" is so 1999 ;/ really annoying , try working on that, merge the databases, smart cookie or something less intrusive a la web 2.0 Fullstory: unless you get the feedback you won't notice it and some people just close the Tab leaving you without the info of why they left or what they didn't like. Since i read many blogs i have most of them "Zoomed in", specially cuz my eyes get sore quick :( . So i see this "HUGE" zoomed in Pop-Up in my face and i could not get to the X to close it. Had to manually go to the menu > edit > zoom > Zoom Reset (on Firefox 3), then close it (yay!) and back to normal zoom. Well thats all , thanks and keep up the work on this great blog hmm, i personally Dislike the POP-UP thing.

Am already a reader and subscribed by RSS and my email is already in the wordpress thingie when i leave a comment…. so all details are there.

so why should this thing POP-UP on me everytime i visit the site? punishing your “already subscribers” is so 1999 ;/

really annoying , try working on that, merge the databases, smart cookie or something less intrusive a la web 2.0

Fullstory: unless you get the feedback you won’t notice it and some people just close the Tab leaving you without the info of why they left or what they didn’t like.

Since i read many blogs i have most of them “Zoomed in”, specially cuz my eyes get sore quick :( . So i see this “HUGE” zoomed in Pop-Up in my face and i could not get to the X to close it. Had to manually go to the menu > edit > zoom > Zoom Reset (on Firefox 3), then close it (yay!) and back to normal zoom.

Well thats all , thanks and keep up the work on this great blog

]]> By: Christian Russell http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-767 Christian Russell Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:21:46 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-767 Hey good to hear from you Nicholas...yes I got your request on FB as well :) Congrats on the lightbox conversions. Not bad at all! You got me beat right now, so it seems mine needs some tweaking :) Hey good to hear from you Nicholas…yes I got your request on FB as well :) Congrats on the lightbox conversions. Not bad at all! You got me beat right now, so it seems mine needs some tweaking :)

]]> By: Nicholas http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-759 Nicholas Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:27:13 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-759 Awe­some post Christian! My Aweber lightbox is currently at about 21% when most bloggers are stoked with 3% from a footer or 5% from a sidebar optin. Way to go! I found you through Katie’s blog, just wanted to con­nect with you here and on Facebook + Twitter as well, talk to you soon :) Nicholas “The Mas­ter of Rapid Resid­ual Recruit­ing” http://www.AuthorityNetworker.com Awe­some post Christian!

My Aweber lightbox is currently at about 21% when most bloggers are stoked with 3% from a footer or 5% from a sidebar optin. Way to go!

I found you through Katie’s blog, just wanted to con­nect with you here and on Facebook + Twitter as well, talk to you soon :)

Nicholas
“The Mas­ter of Rapid Resid­ual Recruit­ing”
http://www.AuthorityNetworker.com

]]> By: Christian Russell http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-732 Christian Russell Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:22:16 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-732 Thanks for the feedback Todd! Seems to me the best way to know what works for you is to test different things on your specific site. Different properties attract different types of readers. I think it's too simple to assume that quality readers are one way and poor readers are the ones who click banners :) I will eventually try banners on Next Level, after my subscriptions are up some more. We'll see. I don't think any method of monetizing always works for all sites. Test, retest, constantly tweak and measure results...that's the key to getting results you're happy with! Thanks for the feedback Todd! Seems to me the best way to know what works for you is to test different things on your specific site. Different properties attract different types of readers. I think it’s too simple to assume that quality readers are one way and poor readers are the ones who click banners :) I will eventually try banners on Next Level, after my subscriptions are up some more. We’ll see. I don’t think any method of monetizing always works for all sites. Test, retest, constantly tweak and measure results…that’s the key to getting results you’re happy with!

]]> By: Todd Smith http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/pop-up-build-email-list/#comment-731 Todd Smith Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:19:01 +0000 http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/?p=649#comment-731 It is a good point to do what works. I wonder if it makes a difference who your target audience is. I wonder if quality readers are like me or you, and don't click on banners and pop-ups. Or if that's just another assumption on my part. Good food for thought. :) It is a good point to do what works. I wonder if it makes a difference who your target audience is. I wonder if quality readers are like me or you, and don’t click on banners and pop-ups. Or if that’s just another assumption on my part. Good food for thought. :)

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