Comments on: How I Was A Neurotic Mess When Our Business First Launched http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched Starting An Online Business When Your Wife Wants to Stay at Home With the Kids Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:45:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phuong http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-5186 Phuong Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:13:51 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-5186 Hahaha - I did the same mistake of changing my website too fast. You just made me realize that I need to stop, observe and see if the new changes actually worked! Thanks for yet another great post. I am reading through everything and absorbing the biz tips. Hahaha – I did the same mistake of changing my website too fast. You just made me realize that I need to stop, observe and see if the new changes actually worked!

Thanks for yet another great post. I am reading through everything and absorbing the biz tips.

]]> By: Why Analytics Is No Substitute For Pretending To Be A Customer Of Your Online Business | http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-4271 Why Analytics Is No Substitute For Pretending To Be A Customer Of Your Online Business | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:30:36 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-4271 [...] you come to terms with how bad your site really is and how you can improve. Take a page out of my neurotic customer feedback techniques and get out there and ask/beg for some feedback. Call or email people who have received their [...] [...] you come to terms with how bad your site really is and how you can improve. Take a page out of my neurotic customer feedback techniques and get out there and ask/beg for some feedback. Call or email people who have received their [...]

]]> By: How We Got Over The Hump With Our Online Business | http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-4269 How We Got Over The Hump With Our Online Business | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:30:02 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-4269 [...] as it was for me to write my last article on how I was a neurotic mess when our business first launched, there were several points that I wanted to [...] [...] as it was for me to write my last article on how I was a neurotic mess when our business first launched, there were several points that I wanted to [...]

]]> By: Cheri http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-4171 Cheri Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:12:10 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-4171 My husband and I were laughing out loud reading this...it's like a verbatim transcript of our conversations. I never had the nerve to call a customer who abandoned a cart but I always send an email. I've made some changes based on these email replies but many times I don't get a reply. Sometimes folks are just window shopping. Thanks for sharing! My husband and I were laughing out loud reading this…it’s like a verbatim transcript of our conversations. I never had the nerve to call a customer who abandoned a cart but I always send an email. I’ve made some changes based on these email replies but many times I don’t get a reply. Sometimes folks are just window shopping. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Why Analytics Is No Substitute For Pretending To Be A Customer Of Your Online Business | MyWifeQuitHerJob.com http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-4101 Why Analytics Is No Substitute For Pretending To Be A Customer Of Your Online Business | MyWifeQuitHerJob.com Thu, 20 May 2010 14:20:26 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-4101 [...] How I Was A Neurotic Mess When Our Business First Launched [...] [...] How I Was A Neurotic Mess When Our Business First Launched [...]

]]> By: How We Got Over The Hump With Our Online Business | MyWifeQuitHerJob.com http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-4082 How We Got Over The Hump With Our Online Business | MyWifeQuitHerJob.com Tue, 18 May 2010 14:11:01 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-4082 [...] How I Was A Neurotic Mess When Our Business First Launched [...] [...] How I Was A Neurotic Mess When Our Business First Launched [...]

]]> By: Steve http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-4079 Steve Mon, 17 May 2010 14:29:20 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-4079 @Tax Resolutions Hehe..nice. I did the same thing. In fact, I took a step further and wrote a few scripts that would email me as soon as someone abandoned their cart. @Tax Resolutions
Hehe..nice. I did the same thing. In fact, I took a step further and wrote a few scripts that would email me as soon as someone abandoned their cart.

]]> By: Steve http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-4077 Steve Mon, 17 May 2010 14:27:24 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-4077 @Ruben Unfortunately, there's no set time to let changes soak in. Now that I have a 3 years of data underneath my belt though, I usually give things at least a month to see the results but it really depends on the nature of the change. For SEO changes, I usually wait much longer, maybe 6 months or so. @Ruben
Unfortunately, there’s no set time to let changes soak in. Now that I have a 3 years of data underneath my belt though, I usually give things at least a month to see the results but it really depends on the nature of the change. For SEO changes, I usually wait much longer, maybe 6 months or so.

]]> By: Small Business News: Startupology | Forum on China Goods Bay http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-4069 Small Business News: Startupology | Forum on China Goods Bay Sat, 15 May 2010 12:21:04 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-4069 [...] Conquering startup neurosis. We’ve all heard the wonderful fairytales that get us interested in entrepreneurship in the first place. Stories of instant success, fabulous wealth and an ever upward spiral of growth plus the thrill and allure of being your own boss. But it may be time for a reality check. Not about whether or not small business success is possible. It is. But rather about the hard work, and yes, sometimes mental and physical strain it takes to get there. MyWifeQuitHerDayJob.com [...] [...] Conquering startup neurosis. We’ve all heard the wonderful fairytales that get us interested in entrepreneurship in the first place. Stories of instant success, fabulous wealth and an ever upward spiral of growth plus the thrill and allure of being your own boss. But it may be time for a reality check. Not about whether or not small business success is possible. It is. But rather about the hard work, and yes, sometimes mental and physical strain it takes to get there. MyWifeQuitHerDayJob.com [...]

]]> By: Tax Resolutions http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-i-was-a-neurotic-mess-when-our-business-first-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-4054 Tax Resolutions Thu, 13 May 2010 18:51:12 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=6159#comment-4054 I felt the same way you did when I started my first internet site. I even went so far as installing live analytic software to watch people on the site and follow what they were doing. I felt the same way you did when I started my first internet site. I even went so far as installing live analytic software to watch people on the site and follow what they were doing.

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