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Is it ethical to sell another ebook to the already overspent beginner?

by Jose Anajero
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Few days ago, I decided I would reach out to the overwhelmed, confused, and overspent beginner as I used to be. However, there was an ethical question in my mind.

When is selling another ebook to an already overwhelmed, confused, and overspent beginner no longer ethical?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.


Jose
#beginner #ebook #ethical #overspent #sell
  • Profile picture of the author Steven Carl Kelly
    If your ebook has true value and is not overpriced, then you shouldn't feel badly about someone purchasing it, even if they may have already overspent.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    This isn't an ethical dilemma. You have no control over how many and what products a consumer will purchase. Offering your product amongst others simply gives your customer a choice. Having choices is a good thing.

    Just provide product value commensurate with price and you are good to go.
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  • Profile picture of the author mudmat
    If you know that your ebook will add value, get rid of all those confusion and help the beginner to start making money online, then you should sell it to the person. At a reasonable price that is.

    "If you know that a person needs 8 glasses of water per day to survive and you only sell him 2 glasses, you are actually short changing your customer. You must sell him the other 6 glasses.." - Don't know where I heard this from..
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Lockwood
    Are you serious?

    Unless you've found some way to force people to buy your products, ethics has nothing to do with this. It's up to each person to decide if the product is for them and if they can afford it. How are you supposed to know their financial situation?

    And how expensive are your ebooks if you're concerned about this?
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Kelsall
    Dumb question from me I guess, but are these actual questions or are you just ramping up your post count?

    You have like 6 threads that you have started in General Discussion in the last couple hours.

    Forum marketing is one thing, but spamming or simply trolling for sig clicks is a completely different ball game.

    If I'm wrong, I apologize.
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    • Profile picture of the author OnlineMasterMind
      Have you ever heard of Dan Kennedy?
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      • Profile picture of the author Jose Anajero
        Thanks so much faxinator, bifred, riff mudmat, Chris, Jeremy and OnlineMasterMind for your enlightening insights.

        Jose
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  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    I agree, ethics is not a problem as long as you are not selling them rubbish. If you are selling them good, quality information that can help them out then that is great.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben Clemons
    its up to the buyer to take action and implement the information.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alan Cheng
      Being unethical is when you charge a high-priced product promising them that they will make loads of money just like you when you're not making money yourself.

      That person will then try all means to get the money and buy the product. they'll spend months carrying out what the product teaches them. Later on, they get torn with frustration because they're in deeper debt and they've wasted valuable time doing things that don't work.

      That's unethical.
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  • Profile picture of the author Loren Woirhaye
    Yes. Chances are the beginner has blown a lot of
    money on bad information and if your information is
    accurate and will help him to achieve his objective where
    the other products cannot it is your duty to sell your
    product to him.

    Of course if you don't know what makes a good product
    it could be a blind-leading-the-blind situation. Happens
    a lot.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jose Anajero
      Thanks so much Sheryl, Ben, Alan and Loren for sharing your thoughts.

      Loren, I like what you said:

      Originally Posted by Loren Woirhaye View Post

      if your information is
      accurate and will help him to achieve his objective where
      the other products cannot it is your duty to sell your
      product to him.
      I surely would love doing this "duty"!

      Jose
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