Is November usually a bad month?



It depends on what products you're pushing. Typical rebill stuff isn't big now, but diet will be huge in January.

Right now people are buying for other people, so look for" as seen on tv" products, gifts, toys, etc.
 
Affiliates are all coming back inside and hustling online. I've been seeing similar trends for awhile... Our affiliate marketing division is having a great month... always on the prowl for more media. Spent a lot of time in AdTech finding new traffic sources. Always looking for that INTL media dammit!
 
So yeah i guess niche is a big part. I sell info products. October was a record month for me actually.
 
Yes, every November for us our SEO services drop a little, but we plan for it. If you have a plan in place you will be able to get through it much better.
 
As you said that I checked google trends on some of the niches, and guess what? I did see a dip in the amount of searches on various niches. So naturally less traffic, less conversions, less sales and than less money. So yeah November and February are tight months for the people.
 
October was a record month for me as well. Trending at about 60% of that this month, but still decent money.
 
Different seasons....follow what is hot. If you don't have a list filled with rabid buyers then change with the seasons. People are doing a lot of traveling right now so you can push stuff in that niche, also gearing up for black Friday, why not push your own black Friday products...electronics for adults and gifts for the tots. Bizzop's should be rocking if you can find the traffic, huge decline in holiday employment. People need money.
 
actual tangible products are starting to pick up , a little later this year than the last couple, but I think people are not doing early shopping this year.

I agree with most, things start to pick up now, take that dip in February, and then usually stay good through April/May after that.