Dumb Idea?

Bras shoot hussailants?

Turns out I been supplied with plentya these c/o my natchrl DNA-enhanced kinda yanno -- but I ain't evah wearin' 'em babe bcs crawlin' round 'pon all fours in the mall like a heavy dooty weaponized construct ain't zackly musstarl.

THING IS,

for evrywan else outsidea the Bras Shoot Hussailants Knee-itch,

less'n you PRUPPOZIN' sumthin' actschlly 100% DUMB,

likely anythin' could be happin' here from outta this genrs shoutout.

(That is my upsell, poppet.)

Also, if'n the nippyoole-2-jugulah tech of the shooto bra don't work out, check also the supah-stretch panties you can combo out on an isometric workout cum instantly strangle anywan ticket.

Last count I had 247 pairzathefkrs.

Comfort, simplicity, an' brootil ease always.

These are my thoughts.

I've had far worse ideas!

Maybe this might be one.

Copywriters and just about everyone else in selling (100,000's of people) usually hate selling.

(I hate cliches but this one is appropriate - whenever two people are talking one or both are trying to sell something).

I've watched, read or listened to so many gladiatorial hard sell stuff and always knew I can't do it


Anyway, there's never any need to "sell, sell, sell" screaming like a banshee. Or using any metaphorical leg and arm breaking tactics. Or emotionally pulverising techniques.

Just as well because most prospects run to the hills when they're being sold to.

So a book or course along the lines of "All The Sales You Want - Without Ever Having To Sell"

Might go down extremely well.

Particularly as there are truly fabulous ways to do it.

I mean to not do it with the despised S word.


Steve

An app to replace phenomenal postcards!

That's it - I've been out teched.

And I knew I should never have bought my Olivetti typewriter (and then the elastic bands, wire and capacitor to hook up to the interweb).

I'm going back to parchment and ink.


Steve

I can tell what a work in progress is -

Nailing my parchment and ink ads onto the trees and town hall notice boards.

Can't wait for someone to invent a staple gun.


Steve

...the Los Gatos bar tender to his regular Gary D., when Mr. Dahl said; "I wonder if I can sell a pet rock?" They all laughed.

Fast forward a couple of years, and well...as the saying doesn't go: no such thing as dumb idea, only dumb people who don't test.
For what its worth, never seen a forum collaboration work, sure, some syndicate type circle jerks made a few mucho moolah...

And I am in somewhat agreement with Steve: Copywriters and just about everyone else in selling (100,000's of people) usually hate selling.

I hate these 6 "professions"; Salespeople (men, women and robots), Marketers, especially IM, Copywriters, POLITICIANS, pundits and Public Relations.

They mostly take offense at; MANIPULATION, few embrace it, preferring to view themselves as persuasion experts, or educators, or friends who have your best interest at heart...BS...manipulators one and all.

So, I'd contribute and even buy a work which had the Seth Godin slant of ALL MARKETERS ARE LIARS, and got into the weeds of manipulation, propaganda and indoctrination.

Remember, no dumb ideas, only dumb people who think of them, eh? HA!

GordonJ


QUOTE=max5ty;11801019]I have a question.

I've been involved in copywriting for a long time.

It seems this section is not so popular anymore.

Can we change that?

So, I have an idea. Maybe dumb.

I would like your feedback.

If we were to brainstorm and develop a product that we thought would be good and vote on it on the forum....

then had those on the forum write a sales letter and post it so we could pick the best sales letter by popular vote.

I'd pay for the advertising...FB, Google ads, etc.

The person with the idea for the product, and the person with the best sales letter for that product would share the proceeds, minus whatever the ad fees were.

Is this a dumb idea?

What are your thoughts?

Added: I'd also pay for the landing page to be built and hosted. The fees would be deducted from the profits. This would be a way if you have an idea but no money to promote it, or, if you want to give a go at copywriting and want a good thing to add to your portfolio.[/QUOTE]

@ gordon...

Yes, we all remember Dahl and his pet rock.

He even had a 30 some page booklet on how to care for it

Actually, a couple of years ago a company bought the rights to it and supposedly they're bringing it back.

I doubt it will work the second time around.

The latest pet rock thing is the thing that's going crazy...you wear it around your neck...

it's taking off and becoming pretty popular.

https://nypost.com/2024/08/03/lifest...ith%20a%20soul'

I get tired quickly of PEOPLE 'chatting' with me - paying for a necklace to chat with me is so not going to happen.

I've also read stories by people who claim they have long term, long distance relationships with people they've never met in person.



There are a lot of very strange people 'out there'... but at least those having 'relationships' with long distance partners and A.I. personalities are not procreating. That's a positive right there.



A relationship without humor and hugs just doesn't cut it for me....but to each his/her own.

I'm old, and you all must be young.

Because...

Back in the day when you had a long term "relationship" with someone you might never meet.

It was called...

Penpals.


Steve


P.S. Whatever you do, don't confuse it with PayPal.

I should point out a correction -

"evry flyah you stick to a tree with Ms JoosoCunn's seecrit condensed gloo formula"

It wasn't originally condensed - you had to pay for a pint at a time.

Later on it was condensed to save on shipping costs.


Steve


* Shipping - as in cart and horse.

(after extensive testing sadly the gloo couldn't stick Flyers to trees - but fortunately Mss Cunn also had a brass nail side hussle)

I'm old, too - and I remember those 'penpals' were usually in other countries - or in prison.

She wasn't in prison, but my lovely lass penpal lived 100's of miles away.

And might well be the reason why I eventually became a copywriter, I spent eons trying to "craft" my letters to her.

When her letters arrived - just opening the envelope was XTX.


Steve

Well, there is good news...

you no longer need to write to someone hundreds of miles away.

Now, you can wear a friend around your neck 24 hours a day.

They'll send you text messages, and you can text back.

And it only costs $99.00.

How simple is it all becoming?

It's not an inherently bad idea, the main thing is making sure everyone works well together and trusts each other. I'm always game to collaborate with folks willing to take risks.