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To date we have had 24 members take the short survey, far less than I had hoped but enough to take a glance and review the results to date. I will try to analyze each question individually, then take a look at the results as a whole. Please feel free to comment again here on anything that caught your attention or that I neglected to report.

How satisfied are you with the PIPS program overall?

I like this question because I think it does a good job of gauging customer loyalty. 3 rated the program a 5, 11 rated it a 4, 8 a 3, 2 a 2, and 0 1’s. The average or mean was 3.625 out of 5.

3.625 means PIPS customers are somewhat satisfied but that number could definitely be higher. It still shows that the majority of surveyors are pleased with the program and Im sure most newbies would be a little reluctant to rate it high before making a dime with the program.

What program do you have the most referrals or the largest down line in?

The winner for the most referrals goes to…SFI!! Overwhelmingly dominant in the referral department, SFI had over 58% of the respondents saying they had most of their referrals through them. That’s 14 out of the 24 people who responded. 5 had no referrals at all, 1 each in Traffic Swarm, Host4Profit, Leisure Audio Books, and Success U. 1 person also has the same amount in 2 or more programs and no one has the most referrals in Empowerism or RFS.

SFI is a great program and I know many PIPS members first start there so it only makes sense that they would promote SFI more. Also Jeff Casmers co-op is another reason why SFI is top dog.

Are you a member of RFS? If not do you plan to fully enroll within the next three months?

18 out of 24 said that they are not a member and do not plan to enroll within the next three months. 3 others said they are currently a paid member, and the 3 remaining said they plan on enrolling in the next three months.

The reason I asked this and the next question is because I was interested on how many people were enrolling in the higher priced programs. Not a whole bunch did, only 3, and Im guessing those three are already making money with other programs and/or can afford the high fees associated with RFS. I think most people who come into PIPS are looking for ways to make money because they don’t have money. This result did not surprise me at all.

Are you a member of Success University? If not, do you plan to enroll within the next three months?

12 said they are not and will not enrol within the next three months. 11 are currently enrolled and 1 said he/she would enroll within the next three months.

This program is cheaper that RFS so I expected to see more people signed up. Still the majority of folks said they wouldn’t sign up anytime soon. For most of us, to enroll in a program, we want to make sure it will be worth the cost and we will be able to make money with our investment. SU has great income potential but newbies have to focus on traffic first, then upgrade later.

Are you a member of Empowerism? If not, do you plan to enroll within the next three months?

15 members said they are currently signed up, 7 said they are not and do not plan to enroll in the next three months, and the other 2 said they plan on enrolling sometime within the next three months.

I expected this much. A cheaper program than both RFS and SU so that would explain the higher enrollment %.

For the last 5 questions we had 22 people respond. I’m sure it was just an innocent mistake by the other 2 not seeing there was an extra page of the survey. Here are the results for that page…

What type of promoting efforts are you using to promote your website?

95.5% of all respondents use some form of blogging to promote their website. 81.8% use article marketing, 72.7% use forums, 59.1% use paid or free classified ads, 31.8% use ezines, 22.7% use pay per click, 22.7% use other methods which include co op adverts, directories, traffic exchanges, contextual advertising, and social sites.

It’s nice to see members so diversified with their promoting efforts. I’m a little surprised that not all blog and not all write articles, two cheap, easy and effective methods.

How much traffic are you receiving on a daily basis? Just an average. Counting unique VISITORS only. Not hits!

22.7% are receiving between 51-75 visitors a day and another 22.7% are getting more than 500 a day! 13.6% are receiving between 0-25 and another 13.6% have 26-50 a day. 9.1% get 301-400 visitors, and 1 person answered in each of the following: 76-100, 101-150, 151-200, and 401-500.

How much are you spending per month for advertising and program fees?

36.4% are spending between $101-200. 22.7% are spending $76-100. 18.2% are spending $201-300. One person or 4.5% in each of the following: $0-25, 26-50, 51-75, 500-1000, and more than $1000.

Roughly, how much monthly income are you making with all of the PIPS programs?

36.4% or 8 who responded are making anywhere from $0-25 a month. 13.6%/3 are making $301-500. There are 2 or 9.1% of the respondents in each of the following income categories: $76-100, 101-200, 501-1000, 1001-3000. There was 1 person who answered in the following categories: $26-50, 51-75, $201-300. No one who participated is making over $3000 a month.

How long have you been a member of the PIPS program?

27.3% who answered said they have been a member 4-6 months and another 27.3% said 1-2 years. 18.2% 1-3 months, 13.6% 6 months to a year, and 4.5% or 1 person in each of the following: less than a month, 2-3 years, 3 years or longer.

Analysis:

What I compile from this information on the last page is that a majority of the respondents are fairly new to PIPS, spend a lot of money, and aren’t making much in return. 14 out of 22 people are spending more that $100 a month and only 10 out of 22 are making their money back or are making money in return.

Stone’s remark about 500 visitors a day = $5000 a month is a bit dispelled from what I gather from this survey. Not one person is making over $3000 a month, yet a good percentage are receiving over 500 unique visitors a month. I’m not sure if people included guaranteed visitors or paid visitors in their total, that may throw those numbers off a bit. Although I know it takes time to receive a good amount of traffic and we did have 8 respondents who have been with the program longer than a year and only 5 who said they were getting more than 500 visitors a day.

The main thing I would take from this, and a huge note to newbies, use cheaper or free methods to promote your site. Blogging, writing articles, participating in forums, and marketing to your own ezine are very effective and cheap methods to use. Do not get yourself locked into a bunch of monthly fees when first starting out. You can always upgrade or add on later. If you absolutely have to spend money, spend it on things that will help you get back links and set your business up to receive free, very high targeted traffic from the search engines.

It’s been a real pleasure gathering and providing this information and I’m going to leave the survey open for additional responses and can keep everyone updated with the results. So if you haven’t taken the survey, it’s never too late. Go now… Click here to take the survey

Matt Helphrey
Internet Based Affiliate Marketing

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