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May 13, 2006
Quixtar Traffic Declining
By QBlog in Quixtar
When I was first introduced to Quixtar a few years ago it was promoted as one of the most visited E-commerce sites on the Internet. Site traffic was excitedly mentioned in most of the meetings I attended with my wife during her involvement as a Quixtar IBO.
In the past I've questioned the validity of those numbers and I have always wondered why a virtually closed site was comparing itself to the likes of eBay and Amazon.com.
I mention all this to point out that the issue of site traffic originated with Quixtar, not me. One could argue that site traffic is irrelevant for a business like Quixtar but the folks in Ada, Michigan never made that argument. That's why I found Alexa's report on Quixtar's declining site traffic to be so interesting.
The report begins at the end of 2001 and shows a steady decline through the beginning of 2006. It should be noted that Quixtar reported sales growth each of those years except for 2005 when it posted the first "drop in sales" since launching in 1999. Alexa also shows all-time lows in site traffic during the middle of 2005.
Some have speculated that the declining traffic could be the result of increased activity on LOA sites. Whatever the reason, it's now clear why I don't hear IBOs boasting about Quixtar's online traffic.
I'll also point out that Alexa produces its stats from public information and doesn't have the same type of precision in its reporting as services like Nielsen NetRatings. Alexa works best when tracking trends rather than specific site stats. And the trend for Quixtar appears to be declining.
Comments
Mevi - most of them hit Quixtar via some frame etc. which should be equivalant to hitting Quixtar.com. Not sure how alexia is considering them though.
Ahhh...this is more negative quitter stuff about Quixtar.
According to Michael at Biz Opp World, they are still growing and I for one believe him over silly statistics like this.
(sarcasm) No, quixtar is exploding! If you don't sign up now you'll regret it. (Remember the facts don't count when you have a dream!
Qblog,
I find it quite odd that while the amt of traffic have decreased by 14%, page views increased by 36%(on average).Could that mean Quixtar is getting easier to navigate?
Eric, why, when discussing traffic to quixtar.com, would you mention Quixtar total sales decreasing in 2005, but you ignore the fact quixtar.com sales increased in 2005. Isn't quixtar.com sales more relevant to traffic to the website?
Insider, it's quite simple. Quixtar never broke out it's figures like in any previous reports that I'm aware of so I'm not going to start just to show their spin. If quixtar.com sales were the standard previously then I would gladly report that but it wasn't. Total Quixtar sales was the standard and I'll continue to reflect that.
http://www.quixtar.com/about/company/Default.aspx?pid=3989&cid=7822
Online transactions resulting in more than 70 percent, or $753 million, of Quixtar’s overall sales, up from $748 million the prior year.
That's for 2005. You state Quixtar sales are declining in 2005 in an article discussing quixtar.com, but you ignore the fact quixtar.com sales actually increased in 2005.
And your reasoning? "Prior to 2005 they didn't break out the data, so even though I'm discussing sales in 2005, I'll ignore it"
Such convenient thought processes you have.
I'm not going to argue this with you. For some reason you can't grasp this very simple concept.
Private company XYZ reports increasing revenue for five consecutive years. XYZ doesn't release any other revenue data other than that total even though the company has three divisions.
On the sixth year XYZ endures it's first drop in revenue. To avoid embarrassment it also, for the first time, reports that one of its most visible divisions has reported significant revenue growth even though overall revenue is down.
It didn't mention that this visible division had seen revenue slumps in previous years and the other two divisions made up for the difference.
It's all really simple. Not sure why you refuse to see the obvious.
Simple? It's very simple. You are discussing quixtar.com, not Quixtar. You note that Quixtar (not quixtar.com) had a drop in sales in 2005, yet fail to note that Quixtar.com sales, which is obviously far more relevant when discussing website traffic, increased. You then try to claim the reason is the company didn't publish the data before - which (a)isn't relevant to discussing a drop in 2005, and (b) is patently false.
Here you go -
2004
2004 was a healthy year for online health and beauty retailer Quixtar.com. The e-commerce and direct marketing subsidiary of Alticor Inc., which also owns Amway, recorded 2004 web sales of $748 million, compared to online sales of $683 million in 2003.
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=13876
2003 and 2002
Health-and-beauty products retailer Quixtar.com compiled $683 million in sales last year, up 26% from $541 million in 2002, the company reports. To keep sales robust, it’s now overhauling the look and feel of its site with improved navigation, easier checkout and more prominent product displays
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=11603
2001
Independent Business Owners (IBOs) powered by Quixtar drove e-commerce sales of $751 million at www.quixtar.com and another $65 million at Quixtar's online Partner Stores during the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2001
http://www.quixtarnewsroom.com/quixtar_ibo_e-commerce_sales.html
2000
Quixtar launched its business on September 1, 1999, and has quickly become an e-commerce leader, with sales of $518 million in its first year
http://www.dlttape.com/DLTtape/News/Success+Stories/Success+Stories+Archive/Quixtar.htm
Yes, Insider, get a clue. On top of the above, Q has been essentially flat for 3-4 years. There is a message in there somewhere, and it has something to do with your hero lying cowardly "kingpins". The former secret is out.
And you guys don't think 'Insider' is a Corporate Employee?, a public relations PLANT?
He's got more stats than an almanac.
No, he is far too pompous and obnoxious to be with the corp. He likes to talk about Q.com because instead of Q because the stats look better. He doesn't want to talk about total Q because the figures are not nearly as attractive, although it is obvious the internet is taking a larger percentage of Q sales as it becomes more commonplace, with virtually no net growth. Smoke and mirrors, we see right through it.
QBlog sets the topics of the blog posts, not me. Do you not think quixtar.com sales is more relevant to a discussion on quixtar.com site traffic than overall quixtar sales?
Insider,
No, because the lying cowardly "kingpin" tool scam covers Amway, Quixtar, and Quixtar.com. These 3 businesses are merely "covers" for the real money for the "kingpins", the tool profits. The best way to detect the extent the scam is becoming known is to measure total volume, and it isn't looking good for the "kingpins", which means the corp now has an interest in doing something about the scam, like they should have followed through with in 1983, when the "Directly Speaking" tapes were made.
Tex, you really should go start your own blog.
Tex,
I have a gift for you...
http://mlmblog.typepad.com/kingpins/
If you send me your email address, I will invite you to be the author.
i agree with tex. i was very fortunate to get out before i spent too much money but my buddy on the other hand is in debt up to his eyeballs because he believes the kingpin and continues to buy tapes and books. it is a scam and everyone knows it. everyone but the people who are brainwashed by the quarterly circle jerks the kingpins have who get up there and talk about how great it is to ride around in fancy cars. its disgusting.
Its true that the hits to websites have gone down. How is it that they still claim that the revenues are growing? Are the people who join Quixtar dont have to pay anything when they access webpages? I have a lot of friends involved in this Quixtar biz who claim that they buy very few things from Walmart because all their stuff is delivered to their home even without visiting the website and searching for products. And they claim thay get a check every month even though none of them has shown me any check yet. The concept that you get paid for shopping and then you are pid even when you dont visit website sounds strange. And if Quixtar is relly increasing revenue why do these guys dont show the checks, if they got any.
Every heard of a cool tool called ditto delivery yeah it's a nice thing Quixtar offers so you can set up all your purchases. Kind of a set it and forget it order system that you can edit anytime. So if you don't need to edit it you don't need to visit the site. You still do your volume and still get a paycheck or a automatic deposit on your ecelerate card which may be why your friends haven't shown you a check. But why base the business based upon what your friends have done. Look at the thousands of People that have gone platinum and the hundreds that have gone emerald and diamond. Look at the plan it works and companies like circuit city and barnes and noble probably had their legal departments look into Quixtar a little before deciding to partner with them don't you think? Yes there's money in the tool system we don't hide that in fact in my LOA we even tell people about it when they see the plan. It's no secret that people are paid more in this society for leadership and teaching leadership than they are for technical ability. That's why CEOs make as much as they do cept your probably not likely to become the CEO any Fortune 500 companies in the next decade. But you could go diamond in that amount of time even if you found one of you 6 each year and then took the remaining 4 yrs to help them get to platinum.
Look at Tony Robins. His conferences sell out and cost thousands and he makes millions a year and is booked out for several years in advance. vs the 100 dollar ticket to a major weekend conference with my LOA. An the most expensive book I've purchased from my LOA is 20 but the avg is 13 or less. The Cd's are 7.50 less than a music cd and just as optional. Plus if you look at other educational,motivational training cds say from nightengale conant, they are a bargin. Zig Ziglars cds are 15 each and I've seen other speakers charge more than that. Part of it comes down to the value people place on what the speaker is speaking on and the speakers expertise. What your paying for is their experiance. Just like a college class oh wait my college professor was just teaching me therory and never did what he was actually teaching. The price for tuition $20k/yr the price for the avg college text book well over a hundred dollars.
Ok so which one is the scam here Einstien, there's no guarentee that you'll get a job let alone a high paying job with a college degree; let alone one in your field of study. You pay the tuition, you buy the books, you go to class and you graduate. But wait a second not everyone that started with you finished and graduated, must be a scam. No it's not but neither is this business. Yes there are some greedy messed up people in this business, but the worlds not perfect, this business isn't perfect, people aren't perfect but neither is your JOB. So unless you have a solution to help people, give them hope and a way to beat the odds of living paycheck to paycheck and working 8-5 forever. than I suggest you stay plugged into the matrix and be a good little copper top!
Not to come to Quixtar's aid, but, WWDB, BWW, and possibly other systems have released personal websites that access Quixtar in alternative methods ...so if the traffic ratings are just for "quixtar.com" as opposed to cross site content...that might be an explanation
Posted by: Mevi | May 14, 2006 6:35 AM