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This left a bad taste in my mouth. Is it just me?

by Dietriffic
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So I got an email from a marketer for a webinar recently with the email subject line:
"I'm giving away my course... (limited time only)"
It then went on to say...
I want to give you complimentary access to one of my most powerful courses:

"Enter product name"

I've used this method over and over again to make hundreds of thousands of dollars. And once you have access to the course, you can just follow my "formula" for success.

Normally, this course sells for $247, but I would like to give you access at no charge.

All you have to do, is join me LIVE on this webinar:

Register For Webinar Now (less than 24 hrs to go!)

And while on the call, I will tell you how to get access, at no extra charge.

There are only 24 hours left before the webinar starts, and to get complimentary access to my course, you need to be there live - it's just my little way of making sure you get the most benefit from the call!

See you there!
Two things annoyed me.

1. I had to sign up to their $67/month product before I could get my hands on this 'give away' (which was just a bonus).

2. They told me I needed to be there live to get it, yet they're sending out replays of the webinar with the same offer.

Is it just me, or is this pushing it too far?

I have this feeling of losing trust in them, and wanting to unsubscribe, etc.

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#bad #left #mouth #taste
  • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
    Originally Posted by Dietriffic View Post

    I have this feeling of losing trust in them, and wanting to unsubscribe, etc.
    If you have lost that lovin feelin, then it's time to seperate.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Cohen
    Emails like that are a dime a dozen. The list owner is probably in it for their own wallet instead of yours AND theirs. Perhaps stay subscribed so you know what kind of emails NOT to send. If YOU get annoyed by an email, chances are sending that sort of email to your subscribers will have them thinking the same thing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nicola Lane
    It is not just you - I would be unsubscribing too!

    I also get irritated by webinars that start in the middle of the night UK time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by Dietriffic View Post

    1. I had to sign up to their $67/month product.
    I think that would annoy me only if they tried to conceal it (but you can't really do that, right?). The offer of a free $247 course - if it really has been selling for that? - for signing up for a $67-per-month product doesn't necessarily seem unreasonable in itself?

    Originally Posted by Dietriffic View Post

    2. They told me I needed to be there live to get it, yet they're sending out replays of the webinar with the same offer.
    Yes, that would irritate me, for sure.

    How can a professional marketer not understand that people are going to be annoyed by that, and that it's going to reflect badly on them?
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    • Profile picture of the author Dietriffic
      Originally Posted by Ross Cohen View Post

      Emails like that are a dime a dozen. The list owner is probably in it for their own wallet instead of yours AND theirs. Perhaps stay subscribed so you know what kind of emails NOT to send. If YOU get annoyed by an email, chances are sending that sort of email to your subscribers will have them thinking the same thing.
      Good tip. It certainly felt that it was just a money spinner when I realised I wasn't going to get his super-duper product.

      Originally Posted by Nicola Lane View Post

      I also get irritated by webinars that start in the middle of the night UK time.
      Doesn't bother me too much when they start at 11pm. Not so much after that.

      But, they're catering for the American market. Can't blame anyone for that. I have never done a live call, but if I ever do, it'll be timed for those in the States.

      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      I think that would annoy me only if they tried to conceal it (but you can't really do that, right?). The offer of a free $247 course - if it really has been selling for that? - for signing up for a $67-per-month product doesn't necessarily seem unreasonable in itself?
      You can tell it's not going to be free immediately when you land on the reply page.

      But, you couldn't tell from the live webinar. You would have had to wait until the offer was explained at the end, I think.

      Yes, that would irritate me, for sure.

      How can a professional marketer not understand that people are going to be annoyed by that, and that it's going to reflect badly on them?
      I have no idea, Alexa.

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  • Profile picture of the author WPBounce
    Usually higher priced courses are using hard sell techniques. They might convert less customers but the difference in the price may be worth it for the advertiser.
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  • Profile picture of the author RedShifted
    Its threads like this that really makes me want to organize one blog, putting all these kinds of marketers on blast. All the guys sending out crap emails like this, I would put them on my blog and merely exploit what they're doing, I think its pathetic.

    One thing that sometimes shocks me is how BAD some "GOOD" marketers really are. I've gotten emails from some fairly well respected members on here with huge lists, who have sent out crap far worse than that. Thats why I really would just rather make a blog, and make fun of their offers, so other people can see what they're doing BEFORE joining their list.

    Problem is there are just so many marketers in this world, so I'd probaly have to pick l ike the 500 most common newsletters or something. But this is something I would actually be very passionate about doing. Especially for the big dogs, I mean some of these marketers seem to have no sales sense whatsoever the way they market to their list.

    -Red
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