Getting Someone To Promote For You - Don't Do This

Exactly.

Great post Kevin. I'm amazed with how many 'potential' partners approach thinking it's all about the money - when it's not.

It's about providing quality to your customers and giving them what they need, rather than what a stranger thinks they should buy.

Great share...

Keep the person you are sending in mind, if they are successful, they are likely looking not just at money, but a lot more

Cheers,
Mukul

Too true.

I have to wonder if that is the same approach they take in their marketing and list building efforts.

"I have this great product...so give me your money."

Getting JVs is still about selling value and solutions, money comes as a by-product.

Excellent post! I have been getting hammered with offers like this. I don't normally accept them though because I want them to relate to my products and most don't.

At least he or she had enough sense to offer you a review copy. I lot of the "offers" I get don't even do that.

Another lesson for would-be marketers, if you want people to believe you have a great product, don't send an email riddled with typos.

I would have at least asked him what his product is... then let him tell me more about it. Takes no time to read what it might be in the 2nd email.

But duhhh... this person should have sent the product information in the first email. Unbelievable that this person wouldn't think that would be important in the first email!

Exactly Dennis - how would anyone believe you have a "Great Product" if you send an email full of errors and typo's??

Totally understand Kevin... if you get those kind of emails and offers all the time I probably would have just deleted it and moved in immediately like you did.

Thanks for posting this - will keep it in mind for future reference!

Best to ya bud!
Dan

Kevin,

I know you are busy so I will keep this brief .

I have a product that you can pimp out to your list .

While I have had little success in selling this myself , I sold enough to show you some stats .

4 sales and only 3 refunds

I know you should get the bulk of the profits ... I was thinking 51% but could go up to 53% if you could prove conversions on your end prior to mailing .

I am not picky when it comes to the day that you mail. Any Tuesday will be fine .

Thanks in advance

Troy Phillips

PS: I can supply a review copy at a discount if you are interested

Thanks Bro for sharing this.

I think that was a generic email template that have just copied from some JV guide book to copy/paste and send to list owners.

I think he is asking a big favor even in his first email, or first visit to your website.
Seems like someone practicing Instant Deal Making

Thanks for the reminder that what not to do when it comes to ask for a JV.

Regards,
Mohsin

Wow--that e-mail looks like the person wrote a bunch of rough draft introductory paragraphs, got distracted by something shiny and hit send. Yowza.

By sending that out, the guy is costing himself more in sales than he would have made if he had taken some time to, at the very least, proofread his message.

I couldn't agree more. Everyone is trying to sell something. Most of which would be more of a disservice than a benefit.

Kevin,

The real mistake was the complete lack of research..
everyone knows you're not at all busy! ;-)

John

Hey Kevin, since you've got 5 minutes to spare, I have an underperforming website I set up 3 years ago. Haven't had time to do much to it (well, anything really). I'm sure you could make some money if you promote it for a few months. 5% commission up to 1,000 sales then it jumps to 10%.

No? Ah well, it was worth a shot. Now to the next marketer on my list of names...

Actually, the funniest approach I saw like that was someone trying to get Jon Leger to promote one of his own products to his own list, heavily discounted, with the emailer taking the full commission from the sale.

Why?

Because "as a suggestion it was bound to increase Jon's sales."

I think the reply was no, but I can't be sure...

Amin

To be honest, regardless of how amazing his product was, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, the amount of spelling and poor grammar in the email was shocking!

Lilach

Hey Kevin,

....I'm going to shoot you an email.... (*Digging around for your email address now*)

Be on the look out for "x3xsolxdierx3x" (Howie) in the subject line!

If that lame email was deserving of a "polite response", I'm very confident (confidence is good, right? lol) I can get you to look at something....

Not only is it "great" but I'm 120% sure it's a million dollar product. (I'll explain why)

P.s. I hope my email doesn't get posted here like his/hers was....lol

EDIT: cringe...couldn't find an email address, but hopefully a PM will work

Yes there is...

The bad man wants you to sell marijuana for him.

Gee Kev... could you please put that in a pdf with your pic in it, maybe a few bright pointy arrows and sell it to me so I can learn something from it?

Your post was too vague....



Dennis

Not only is that approach extremely ineffective, but the email flat out sucks.

Then they'll come in here crying that they can't get anyone to promote their product.

Getting people to do what you want takes a lot more tact than just jumping the gun
and asking them for a promo, especially when you never met them.

I personally loved the lack of education this person has! Do they not know how to add spaces intheirsentences LOL!

Ive had a load of emails like this but for SEO services 'to get my site to the top of google for my keywords'.... to all of them i replied asking what keywords they would be and i never heard from one of them since.

Mark Blaze

Hey Kevin,

I received the exact same email asking me to promote this person's product. He must be using a scatter gun approach.

Best!
Welly

I'm confident this approach would work.....

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Look I hav ethis product right, and it's amazing, will it will be, I just been too busy to finish it ok. But when I do wow Frank Kern will want this for his list but no way will he get it.

Obviously, I don't know you so I dont whether to trust you yet so why not give me your list and I'll send the product to them and then send you your share. Think of it easy money and you dont have to so a thing!

So I'll keep 75% cos its my product and all you have to do is send a list by email - maybe you should send me a bonus to add to my offer to sweeten the deal.

Sound ok?

let me know quick as others are trying to do this with me and I cant hold them off much longer.
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Maybe I should make that into a pdf and all it "the 1 day JV cash machne"?

Sounds like a winner to me

Tony

Got several of mails like this but not even single was for some good product. Now I started remove them without reading.
But don't think that I am loosing any good offer. All are doing spam not promotion.

I just delete them.

Well now, I shore ain't gonna touch that thar comment with a stick long as Kevin Riley's nose! Here in the holler, we jest say, "Ta each their own" and jest let er go at that!

Whooo weee, yew done be a knowin that Kevin is a lovin that too! Theys probably from them thar hills in Arkinsas. Thar's gonna be some pig squealin goin on in Ja-pan purty soon!

Now then, on a more serious note, Imma shore gettin tared of all them thar big named gooroos postin in the same thread as each other'n. Kevin Riley, Rod Cortez, John Taylor, etcetrer an so furth jest be a wantin folks to be a thankin they's head hogs at that thar trough an the restest of us folks jest be little piglets! Wellsir, Imma plumb tared a bein a little piglet an I wanna be a bore! Why shud they be a gettin all a the constipation all the dadburn time? I jest wanna be a little constipated too! Is that thar askin too much?

Kevin, I done knowed yew is already as famous as Purdy Pookerboogers famous wart fritters but you jest needs to be a tonin it down jest a little bit. Not all the dadburn folks in these hear parts wanna be a hearin whut yew gots ta say! I knowed I shore don't!

Anyhew, as fer as me an yew doin a joint venture, I jest don't be a smokin that stuff any more! It shore nuff rots the brain!

Thanks I have not been inundated with such emails but as I show up on more radar screens I am sure these emails will become more frequent and if I ever do send any emails I will be sure to take into account your advice on content.

Thanks for the "teaching moment" it helps.

Great post man... I get emails similar to this a lot, and I am already booked as it is. But if someone provides me with why their product will absolutey kill it because it's different in "these ways", then I will try to partner up with them for a launch.

But I like the idea of standing out, even with JV's... as you said, you arent really selling the customers so much(that part is pretty much done), but rather the JV's behind the launch.

Thanks for the insight man..

never done this anyway.the best way is to do it yourself

He should have at least sent you a link to the salescopy.

I see a lot of great comments, but I think some are a bit harsh. Obviously, before anyone hooks up with another in a JV deal he needs to explore the deal in depth. That includes taking a good look at the other's product he will be promoting as well as the financial agreements in the JV. To be critical of someone's initial proposal without looking at what he really has to offer seems to me to premature. If you receive a JV offer, and you might be interested, take a thorough look at the product and its promotional materials and if you like it all, negotiate a fair deal if you can. If you can't, all you have wasted is some of your time.

Don McCobb

Looks like this guy wrote an email thinking that you are a complete newbie who has no idea about making money online.

Dude, cmon now and at least space between the words. It's a business proposal and not a sorry note to your girlfriend telling her why you weren't able to make it to the dinner tomorrow.

hahaha.. that's cool... I should try that some time...