Who is more selfish Rich people or Poor people?

I don't understand how this topic relates to Internet Marketing. Can someone please move it to the Off Topic Forum?

Regards,
Allen

And...And...You have to write a BOOK in order to get any kind of traffic. 300 articles is a decent sized book! That is alot of value you have to bring in order to see any green at all!

From some Social Human Behavior site or other:

Anyway, can this thread please get moved or deleted?

Regards,
Allen

I have sold products that range in price from $37 up to $2,000. To this day I have not gotten a single complaint, headache, or runaround from any of my customers that have bought closer to the $2,000 end. Sell something to someone for $37 though and it is more headache than it's worth. I have noticed that higher ticket items are just as easy to sell and involve a lot less headaches. I have even noticed that some of the gurus preach the same thing, higher ticket customers are less of a pain. Ever since I've been in sales, whether direct sales or internet marketing, this has always held true.

So market to the rich. Or the Army is hiring.

People are selfish in general, I need internalize that. I need to bring alot more value than what I have been bringing, becoming as selfless as possible, I won't expect anyone to be reasonable anymore (a little self pep talk).

it is my experience in life that rich people are greedy and selfish, and poor people would give you their last loaf of bread..

I think it is because poor people understand what it is like not to have anything

I don't buy the idea that rich people are generally selfish. If you're talking about the elitist 1% who own most of the planet then yeah ok they're pretty selfish, but many wealthy people are generous and giving individuals.

I believe the poor in a developed society are clearly more selfish as a group because they're constantly worried about scarcity and lack. I'm not saying everyone fits this mold but most people I know who are poor are also pretty negative and scarcity minded folks who seldom give.

Hililuuud, I know how you feel and it's frustrating. Fortunately, I've gotten around these kinds of problems. Here are some tips:

-The quality of your leads is probably bad.
If you are selling to a community which supports the kind of behaviour you've described - that's what you'll get, and that's what this kind of community attracts. For example, Digital Point forums are a magnet for people who want to abuse your time over a $5 product (or free).
-Your offer may look too appealing to people with this kind of expectations
One way (a very easy way) is to filter people is by price. You need to know what you're doing with pricing, but just don't let the people abuse you, and track the percentage of abusers you get.
Look at your offer. Does it promise the moon, or is it realistic.

In other words, YOU are the one who decides who are your customers, by your offer. Realize that, change your offers accordingly and you'll have much less problems. Also, accept that getting a few crazy customers down the road is inevitable, it's just a part of business. Deal with that without much emotions, that is a small percentage, you just fire them and move on.

Yeah it's all about the connotation. Most people teach their kids that being selfish is bad but there are definitely some good and necessary elements to the concept.

Loving and honoring the self is what makes life a colorful experience in my opinion. I also think it's worthwhile to find a balance and contribute to the greater good.

I have met people from all walks of life and have found that all qualities whether good or bad are equally in all.

I think I heard this from Jim Rohn who quoted from his mentor as "there are really only six or seven nasty people in this world they just move around a lot"

Meanness or goodness to me has nothing to do with status such as rich poor

This has been an interesting discussion about about a generalisation with no fixed or floating parameters. The OP is simply a bunch of words tied together with the string of mischief aimed at the terminally knee-jerked who should really know better.

Every person on this Earth is selfish to a degree and they are also generous to a degree. Many people, like me, are very wealthy but have no money while others are very poor and are loaded with money. Throughout their lives people tend to move within the accepted bounds of being wealthy or poor but their intrinsic generosity does not vary accordingly because it is a part of who they are - not a part of what they own.

What have you been doing to make money? Maybe you could try a different approach?

Or maybe instead of focusing on selling you could focus on giving! You said yourself that everyone wants stuff for free right?

There are tons of ways to make money from giving away free stuff.

Rich or Poor doesn't have anything to do with selfishness. Its a character trait not a financial one.

It all depends on who you market your products too. If you are going to be promoting to people hoping to get rich from a $5 eBook, you are more than likely going to face problems. However, if you promote to people that can afford say a $67 product with no worries, you will be a lot happier with the way it all goes down.

I do stick to my point that is to whom and how you actually promote your product.

Selfish people are selfish, and unselfish people are unselfish, there are bad poor people and bad rich people, there are good poor people and good rich people. Money is just a tool, a way to store work to exchange later, the heart of the person is what counts.

In my opinion, I select Rich People. They are very selfish, they do not care about the persons whose hard work get them success.

Hililuud, I've seen you posting a number of off-topic items on WF Marketing Forum.

You seem to be suffering from lack of focus. Stop blaming other people, take control of your own future. Focus, plan, execute.

Spend your time focusing, planning, and executing, instead of ranting aboutrich people, etc...

I mean this with every measure of sincerity.

I think you may confusing Greed with Need and mixing it with desparation.

Mark of the current times...I guess.

Which brings me to a thought...

Fear Marketing

Money is a measure of work but not a measure of character. If one understands work, then one understands value and the complaint comes only when one feels they've not gotten value for their effort.

So, it's up to the marketer -- to qualify his, or her, audience AND to communicate their product effectively. Otherwise, you are not marketing... you are "selling"... which anyone can do at a yard sale, or on Craigslist, or eBay.

Best wishes,
Eric

I think the more selfish is the richer ones because sometimes they don't share their wealthiness to those in need of their help. Just like an example in a Adaption Center or home for the aged. Some rich people use their money for their own sake and they don't even think if I buy this one will this thing last longer?

The simplest way to find out is to put a Donate button on your site....then you'll soon know the answer....

For added measure, create something of value and offer it for free, and see how many donate....it's eye opening

It's a great mistake to mischaracterize the middle class as greedy. That sounds like snobby, self-righteous elitism.

Not that you are, but it does give that impression.

The middle class, at least in the US, drives the economy. They are not greedy for taking advantage of opportunities as they become available to them. It is natural for people to want to advance.

The problems to which you suggestively refer begin when those who get their votes from the poor, strongarm the financial institutions into making housing loans available to those who are least likely to be able to pay them back.

Then, when the party of caution steps in to regulate, the party of handouts shames them for it. Then later blames them for not regulating.

You can see a perfect example of it right here: