"It's an easy job..."

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This is a rant...

I'm sure nearly everyone who markets services to others has gotten one of the following lines:

  • "It's an easy job... for the RIGHT person."
  • "Shouldn't take much time."
  • "This is an easy job for someone who knows what they are doing."
When I see the lines... I crack up because, I KNOW that if I were to accept a job like that, that it's going to 1.) require an inordinate amount of time, 2.) I will lose sleep over it and 3.) I might lose some hair over it.

Sometimes I'd just love to say "well, if it's so easy, why don't you do it yourself?" or "Since it shouldn't take much time, you should have that knocked out in an hour or two!"

I've never said anything like that to someone but... man have I been tempted

How about y'all?

Warmly,

Brandi

P.S. Please, this is meant to be amusing... no Zig Ziglar
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
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  • Profile picture of the author digidoodles
    Another one that kills me is when they say something like "you must have great grammer and use correct punctuations."

    Uhh... why? Because you don't?

    P.S. Yes I know "grammer" is spelled wrong.. that's the point
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    • Profile picture of the author juzanobo
      Originally Posted by digidoodles View Post

      "you must have great grammer and use correct punctuations."
      I've also read many times about this "grammer" spelling and I even checked an online dictionary if it's now a legitimate English word LOL.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Originally Posted by digidoodles View Post

    Sometimes I'd just love to say "well, if it's so easy, why don't you do it yourself?" or "Since it shouldn't take much time, you should have that knocked out in an hour or two!"

    I've never said anything like that to someone but... man have I been tempted
    Oh, I did! And I do it all the time.

    After that I quote them this story:

    There was once this mechanic... a man broke down on the side of the road while this mechanic was passing by. He waved at the mechanic frantically.
    "Hey, Mister, I'm broke down. Can you help me fix my car?"
    "Why, yes, I'm a mechanic."
    "You don't say! Well, you fix my car, then send me your bill." They shook on the deal. The mechanic looked under the hood, then walked back to his truck and grabbed a hammer. He went back to the car, tapped on something beneath the hood, and the engine roared to life. The owner was overjoyed, until the mechanic came back and handed him a bill.
    "$105! All you did was bang on something with a hammer!"
    "You asked me to fix it. I fixed it."
    "But what's the $105 dollars for??? A hammer only costs $5!"
    "Yes.... $5 for the hammer.... $100 to know what to hit with it."
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    • Profile picture of the author digidoodles
      Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

      Oh, I did! And I do it all the time.

      After that I quote them this story:
      Ha! Cute story!! (And oh so true!)
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Hancox
    I covered something similar in this thread in the copywriting forum:
    http://www.warriorforum.com/copywrit...oning-you.html

    ... along with a couple of solutions
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      If memory serves (not a sure bet, lately), Alex Mandossian recommended that exact phrasing at a marketing seminar a few years back and it has spread ever since.
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