Got a rather bizarre story for you today. Last week, someone told me of this strange account of how a truck driver delivering soda products stopped by a big beautiful house in the woods. It was a party and a lot of people were celebrating when he arrived. After unloading all the sodas, the driver …
I know a lot of business owners who are afraid to send daily emails to their list. And the main reason is they’re afraid of unsubscribes. After all, it’s scary to see dozens of people leaving your email list, right? Me? I think it’s only a matter of perspective. I would unsubscribe from anyone who …
As a self-confessed email junkie, I have this weird habit of signing up on different email lists. I do this to observe how other business owners are writing their emails. After reading thousands of emails from different marketers, I noticed some major mistakes that they usually do. Hopefully, you’re not doing these things There are …
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A lot of business owners today are yapping about funnels. For them, it’s the ‘holy grail’ of online marketing. They say… *insert mocking voice* “If you don’t have a funnel, no one will buy from you!” To which I happily disagree. Here’s the thing… Funnels are useful, I give you that. I have a friend …
Giving value first BEFORE asking for a sale? Naah, it sucks! I don’t know who started this ‘marketing principle.’ But it seems like a total rip off from Robert Cialdini’s book, “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.” TBH, I think that mindset is flawed. Let me explain why. In his book, Cialdini taught about the ‘Law …
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A few weeks ago, I ‘encountered’ something really funny. I posted this thought-provoking marketing question inside an FB group… “If you’re selling hamburgers, what’s the one thing you need to have to make a lot of sales?” And we have fun answering it. Some say, “You need to have the best burger!” Or, “You need …
Someone asked me… “How do I convince my customers that I’m the ‘real deal’ without giving too much information for free?” There’s a lot of ways to do it. But personally, I prefer the ‘Yellow Jacket’ approach by Darren Cross. Darren Cross was an obsess CEO in the hit Marvel comic movie, Ant-Man. Because of …
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I don’t believe in giving away so much Free Content because it attracts the wrong kind of people. ie. freeloaders. Problem is, once you try to sell to them, they all get mad because they’re so used to you giving away all your content for free. So what you need to do is to learn …
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The ‘Nurture Email Sequence’ amuses me. At least, the way some business owners do it. Most of them think of it as the crux of their email marketing campaign. If you ask some people, they’ll even tell you it’s a requirement before you can sell to your email list. Well, I don’t believe it. Let …
I’ve seen it time and time again: Business owners pouring out their heart and soul to create a new product. Feeling all the rush and excitement of building their business. Seeing the success a few weeks away… …Only to be met with a crushing defeat. They invest their time and energy to create a product …
