Forum: Copywriting 
17th September 2023, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 987  Re: Anyone Tried/Tested "The Negative Sell?"
Neat to contrast the excloosivity of the oft-quoted Ogilvy Rolls Royce dashboard with the more limited excloosivity of the Mastahcard.
Prolly more people were eligible for a Mastahcard than a...
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Forum: Copywriting
16th September 2023, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 987 Re: Anyone Tried/Tested "The Negative Sell?"
Probably the most famous use of the negative sell was the American Express mailing piece.
It started off "Quite frankly, the American Express card is not for everyone..." It proved to be highly...
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Forum: Copywriting
16th September 2023, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 987 Thanks Gents. : ) It's great to hear from...
Thanks Gents. : ) It's great to hear from established Salesmen/Copywriters.
Cool. : ) Thanks. That's a much better approach/example. Hopefully People can see how to use "Negative Selling".
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Forum: Copywriting
16th September 2023, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 987 Re: Anyone Tried/Tested "The Negative Sell?"
See what he did there, everyone?
It wasn't personal. He was speaking about a hypothetical person, and then immediately went on to describe how nearly all of us would describe ourselves...rightly...
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Forum: Copywriting
15th September 2023, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 987 Re: Anyone Tried/Tested "The Negative Sell?"
It doesn't work well as you stated it.
A version of this that works well is implying that there is a limited number/amount of what you sell. It could even be a limited amount of time you have.
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Forum: Copywriting
15th September 2023, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 987 The frame is the picture.
There are shades of gray in this type of selling, as presented, it is borderline insulting (by intent) and may be used to trigger a specific reaction...and how it is presented, or what the context...
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Forum: Beginners Area
8th September 2023, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 363 You are doing well. Some other advice here.
First, my kid spent a year in Sao Paulo as an exchange student, and reported the country is very divided between the haves (wealthy) and have nots, is this true for you? It appears you may have...
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Forum: Beginners Area
7th September 2023, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 363 Re: coming back with marketing
No worries.
BTW, I have not had the chance to tell you how much I enjoy reading your posts.
You are a great writer with fabulous communication skills and lots of useful knowledge as well.
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Forum: Beginners Area
7th September 2023, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 363 Re: coming back with marketing
My life coach comment was not directed to you.
I doubt that anything is easy for someone in Brazil.
Maybe it's just the pessimist in me, or knowing how hard life can be.
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Forum: Beginners Area
7th September 2023, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 363 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
29th August 2023, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 984 |
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Forum: Copywriting
26th August 2023, 03:24 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 247 Re: An Appointment - On A Postcard...
SA,
Yes - an excellent point.
I've used the word "Independent" with the emphasis on a superior, caring, expert personal "Service" at the best price possible.
Using phrases like "you're...
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd August 2023, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 247 An Appointment - On A Postcard...
Over all the years, I have mentioned more than a few times, that I am a Phenomenal Postcard fan.
As long as you have the target prospects' names and addresses. And the clients have a very worthy...
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Forum: Beginners Area
11th August 2023, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 199 |
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Forum: Artificial Intelligence
11th August 2023, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 654 Re: Custom trained Ai Agents are the next thing.
We should remember that any form of writing, like human language itself, is representational. We attach empathy to words only by combining them with a complex cocktail of learned and acquired...
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Forum: Artificial Intelligence
11th August 2023, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Artificial Intelligence
11th August 2023, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 654 Re: Custom trained Ai Agents are the next thing.
I believe the people being able to create personal avatars after themselves. Will get close to the empathy results you are looking for.
Now complete bias here it’s probably better to try to give...
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Forum: Artificial Intelligence
9th August 2023, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 654 Re: Custom trained Ai Agents are the next thing.
This is my crazy view of AI at this point so don’t take it as anything that might be real. But the current version of chat got and other chat AI are probably as good as they will get without finding...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd July 2023, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,419 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st July 2023, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,419 Re: What tactics are working these days?
A trio of definite articles in perpetyool flux.
Plus also, whenya wanna kiss sumone, is this tactics, zackly?
In the wannahood?
thb our myriad swarm of wants defines our natchrl diversity.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st July 2023, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,419 Do you agree with this definition?
Tactics: an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. From the Oxford Language Dictionary.
If this definition is agreeable with you...you need to take ACTION on a PLANNED...
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Forum: Beginners Area
2nd July 2023, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 681 Sure, it is easy.
Just follow the yellow brick road. Click your heels together 3 times and there you go.
That will be as useful as any other advice given to you. You have given us nothing to work with, except some...
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Forum: Copywriting
27th June 2023, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 280 |
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Forum: Copywriting
27th June 2023, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 280 |
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Forum: Beginners Area
20th June 2023, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 217 Re: Excited to learn and grow
If you are going to be in business then you have to get comfortable talking about money. There is no success without it.
In the meantime, you can say, "Can I ask you to help me with something?...
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Forum: Copywriting
16th June 2023, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 394 Re: Hard question for copywriters
I think you're the one who's misunderstanding - you've already been given tips in this thread. The best form of research is to buy the product and use it yourself, then you can incorporate that...
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Forum: Copywriting
16th June 2023, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 394 Re: Hard question for copywriters
Rudeness is not tolerated here.
You asked for advice - and then insult a copywriter who takes the time to answer you. No one here can give you 'support' for a course you purchased or answer...
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Forum: Copywriting
30th May 2023, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,130 |
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Forum: Copywriting
30th May 2023, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,130 |
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Forum: Copywriting
30th May 2023, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,130 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
24th May 2023, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 773 Dan Kennedy wants me to speak at his event?
Guys;
I got this e-mail today..
So there’s been a big announcement going around at Brunson’s empire ClickFunnels and his widely known event called Funnel Hacking Live.
And the announcement...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
2nd May 2023, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 3,935 Re: And
On Amazon today, there are dozens of publishers (meaning guys just like us), that write books, or have them written, all to a certain market...and they earn a healthy 5 figure monthly income.
The...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
2nd May 2023, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 3,935 And
Thanks Claude, I am a fan of your books too.
Claude provides us one example, a book of knowledge from actual experience. He is a sales professional and has decades of success under his belt. So if...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
24th April 2023, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 208 Re: Question on Newsmax and Agora
There was a slight method to my madness. I knew I would make enough to pay for production on my first event.
For example, a thousand DVDs may have cost a thousand dollars, but I knew I would make...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
24th April 2023, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 208 Re: Question on Newsmax and Agora
There are several ways for authors to do this;
1) The author can simply pay to get the book printed in bulk, and then sends the book out from their office/home.
2) The author can have the book...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st April 2023, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 208 Re: Question on Newsmax and Agora
I get it now.
And SARubin and DABK covered it pretty well.
I saw the offer, looked up the author, the publisher, the author of the newsletter and the publisher of the newsletter.
The book is...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st April 2023, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 208 Re: Question on Newsmax and Agora
The sales letter you linked to makes me think that the author and NewsMax have a joint venture going on.
The author pays Newsmax less (or nothing), in exchange, the sales letter adds the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
20th April 2023, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 208 Re: Question on Newsmax and Agora
I know nothing about Newsmax or Agora.
But almost universally, these orders are done in one of 2 way.
The book is a free download from Amazon. Authors set their price at $0 for the Kindle book,...
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Forum: Beginners Area
11th April 2023, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 152 |
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Forum: Beginners Area
28th March 2023, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 152 |
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Forum: Beginners Area
28th March 2023, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 152 |
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Forum: Copywriting
21st March 2023, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 475 Re: Fake stories? Or True Stories? Any thoughts?
The option is to tell the truth...the reality...and if you don't know the reality, find out.
Selling and copywriting can be defined as "The Truth, well told."
"What is true for me"? I have no...
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Forum: Copywriting
21st March 2023, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 475 Re: Fake stories? Or True Stories? Any thoughts?
If the story happened - it's real.
If you made it up - it's not real.
Have never cared what 'gurus' have to say about it. I don't lie to family or to friends - and I won't do it in business,...
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Forum: Beginners Area
18th March 2023, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 367 Re: Leads and Email Marketing
Thanks for that. Although we're not working with enough data at the moment, it's possible your ads are targeting freebie seekers (for the lead magnet) and not serious buyers. That could explain the...
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Forum: Copywriting
11th February 2023, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 1,688 |
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Forum: Copywriting
11th February 2023, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 1,688 |
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Forum: Copywriting
11th February 2023, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 1,688 |
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Forum: Copywriting
11th February 2023, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 1,688 |
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Forum: Copywriting
10th February 2023, 03:44 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 1,688 |
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Forum: Copywriting
9th February 2023, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 1,688 |
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Forum: Copywriting
5th February 2023, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 1,688 Re: Chat GPT rewrote my book description on Amazon
What might work in a case like Claude's? The Ai would help someone improve that already has decent copywriting skills. Someone that does not have copywriting skills or just trying to fake it and make...
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Forum: Copywriting
4th February 2023, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 1,688 Chat GPT rewrote my book description on Amazon
Guys;
As an experiment, I just changed all my Amazon book descriptions to one written by Chat GPT. This is one book I changed out of six. I prompted Chat GPT "Rewrite my book description like a...
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Forum: Artificial Intelligence
1st January 2023, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 1,919 Re: A future is here, so...
It won't happen. AI can produce perfectly logical posts and articles - factually and grammatically correct. I have yet to see an AI written piece that has personality or subtle humor.
My...
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Forum: Mind Warriors
7th December 2022, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,128 Re: The second 30 days.
I gave up the lofty goals long ago... $3.00 a day is generally where I start - the eBay thread started with $40 and hoped to make $250. far from lofty - but very obtainable.
There are times I am...
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Forum: Mind Warriors
7th December 2022, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,128 |
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Forum: Email Marketing
26th November 2022, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 765 Re: I'm so frustrated .. CTR 0% !!!!!
Does that matter? You have defenses/reasons for everything - but the fact is you have NO sales.
No the 'soap opera' method isn't a good fit for affiliate sales for CB products. I get the...
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