[bdunn]

Thanks for the comment, and I used to agree with just about everything you said.

However, there's nothing at all wrong with "marketing-speak". It's based on psychology: people skim, bolding is used to emphasize importance, and money back guarantees - well, they're exactly what they mean.

For most things, I personally prefer easily digestible content over blocks and blocks of text.

[shredfvz]

So instead of arguing ... what % of HNers are actually clicking through to your "no bullshit" offer?

Very few articles on the front page of HN are littered with testimonials and sales copy.

[bdunn]

I've made just under $1,000 in sales today from HN. 1 in 7 people who have clicked through to the article go to the sales page.

EDIT: I'm sure a few people people are skeptical. Here's a screenshot from ejunkie (and I just crossed over the $1k mark): https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2205912/Screen%20Shot%202012-08-23%...

[shredfvz]

So you've made around 3 sales per hour since you've submitted it.

Assuming 3 sales/hr directly from HN, that is encouraging.

I don't know how anyone can verify 3 sales/hr from HN only from that screenshot, however. Sorry my thirst is unquenched, it's just this whole deal reminds me of ClickBank sales where fudging screenshots and hyping and bullshitting others is fairly commonplace.

I would believe 1 in 7 overall users click through, but I'm still curious who is doing it because I am a jaded, jaded marketer.

[bdunn]

You'll just need to take my word on it - I'm not going to post ejunkie/PayPal creds :-)

Total uniques for the main article: 7,772 Total uniques for the sales page: 1,238 A 2% conversion rate (26 sales) isn't that far fetched. It was converting higher with the pre-HN traffic (about 6% on average).