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Some sites are being impacted by this being the last physical (non cyber) shopping weekend before Christmas. Many people are out in real stores.
Most of our sites are getting slammed with record highs every day as the panic sets in. The records (here) set last year were around December 17, 2002. Those were shattered on December 1, 2003 and it has been all up since then. I expect it to settle down on the 26th and trail off over the next month or so after that. Then the seasonal rotation effect will take hold and it will be back to BAU.
seeing a big hit on affiliate sites that I run, visitors around 50% of normal, sales dropped through the floor, though I'm not surprised. I don't expect to see much improvement til the 26th now at the earliest :(
btw Merry Christmas to all @ WebmasterWorld
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...Or a general trend as we approach Xmas?
This happens every year, so just relax... ;)
Merry Christmas by the way...
Then sales just dried up. As did visits. Attribute the drop to the nature of my business (supplies for a niche hobby) coupled with the approaching holidays.
Expecting things to really pick up in January and February, though, as lots of folks are going to get new toys for which we sell supplies!
Piad campaign, nationwide PR, all major partnerships, good rankings, PPC all in full swing.
What may be wrong?
Shaadi, it's the Holiday season. Lots of people are off from work and therefore off of their PC's. Depending on your business type, this could be why traffic is down.
And now a lot of people are done buying for a while too.
