Comments on: Are You Sick Of Free Reports? http://sallyneill.com/internet-marketing/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/ Internet Marketing Blog Sally Neill Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dave Parton http://sallyneill.com/internet-marketing/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-8612 Dave Parton Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:34:37 +0000 http://sallyneill.com/2010/04/02/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/#comment-8612 I still get the odd offer of a free report. Not so much nowadays as I'm turning off a lot of marketer chatter now. There are one or two whose emails I open, but there's a point where a free video is just watching tv instead of doing the heavy lifting. Some say that you need to hear as many voices as possible during the planning stage. But once you're past that you really need to get rid of distractions. Remember when marketers speak, they have a goal in mind, and that's to move money from your credit card to their PayPal account. In fact, the marketers I listen to are very good marketers - and I analyse how they sell to me, not necessarily what they're telling me. The chances are now that I will have spoken to, or bought something from, a marketer whose list I am on Alex Jeffeys suggests you set up a personal email address for family and close friends only, and use that one when you're doing the marketing work to cut down on distractions. I've reached the point where I know what is going to be in my inbox most mornings, give it a cursory scan, then have a clear out session once a week. I still get the odd offer of a free report. Not so much nowadays as I’m turning off a lot of marketer chatter now. There are one or two whose emails I open, but there’s a point where a free video is just watching tv instead of doing the heavy lifting.

Some say that you need to hear as many voices as possible during the planning stage. But once you’re past that you really need to get rid of distractions.

Remember when marketers speak, they have a goal in mind, and that’s to move money from your credit card to their PayPal account.

In fact, the marketers I listen to are very good marketers – and I analyse how they sell to me, not necessarily what they’re telling me. The chances are now that I will have spoken to, or bought something from, a marketer whose list I am on

Alex Jeffeys suggests you set up a personal email address for family and close friends only, and use that one when you’re doing the marketing work to cut down on distractions. I’ve reached the point where I know what is going to be in my inbox most mornings, give it a cursory scan, then have a clear out session once a week.

]]> By: Sally http://sallyneill.com/internet-marketing/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-4110 Sally Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:55:40 +0000 http://sallyneill.com/2010/04/02/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/#comment-4110 Hey Kathy, Thanks for yet another great comment :) I think email marketing is all about relationships, you know, if you have a great relationship with your subscribers I think your emails get opened. No trickery required for email subject lines or anything like that, people like you - they trust you - they open the emails - period! Sally :) Hey Kathy,

Thanks for yet another great comment :)

I think email marketing is all about relationships, you know, if you have a great relationship with your subscribers I think your emails get opened.

No trickery required for email subject lines or anything like that, people like you – they trust you – they open the emails – period!

Sally :)

]]> By: Sally http://sallyneill.com/internet-marketing/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-4109 Sally Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:53:40 +0000 http://sallyneill.com/2010/04/02/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/#comment-4109 Hello Dave, Yes they do say great mind thinks alike! The tool sounds pretty cool, that would be great if you could send me a copy of it to have a play around with. I love software that saves me time doing anything, time is something I do not have a lot of. Ciao back at ya, Sally :) Hello Dave,

Yes they do say great mind thinks alike!

The tool sounds pretty cool, that would be great if you could send me a copy of it to have a play around with.

I love software that saves me time doing anything, time is something I do not have a lot of.

Ciao back at ya, Sally :)

]]> By: Sally http://sallyneill.com/internet-marketing/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-4108 Sally Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:51:40 +0000 http://sallyneill.com/2010/04/02/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/#comment-4108 Hello Eric, Ha ha, I liked your definition of "FREE" shame most marketers don't hold the same view. I think sometimes I do not mind giving away my email address in exchange for a gift of TRUE value, and I fully expect follow up emails after parting with the email. I just hate to be bombarded with sales pitch after sales pitch! I would not have deleted the post if you put a link, you would have probably hit a spam trigger though! So long as people link to valuable information I do not mind one little bit. Sally :) Hello Eric,

Ha ha, I liked your definition of “FREE” shame most marketers don’t hold the same view.

I think sometimes I do not mind giving away my email address in exchange for a gift of TRUE value, and I fully expect follow up emails after parting with the email.

I just hate to be bombarded with sales pitch after sales pitch!

I would not have deleted the post if you put a link, you would have probably hit a spam trigger though!

So long as people link to valuable information I do not mind one little bit.

Sally :)

]]> By: Kathy Williams http://sallyneill.com/internet-marketing/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 Kathy Williams Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:03:40 +0000 http://sallyneill.com/2010/04/02/are-you-sick-of-free-reports/#comment-3629 I couldn't agree with you more. My inbox is bombarded daily with free reports, software, and more. All have an upsell. I don't get the kind of emails where they are building rapport with me. Consequently, I get sick of it all ever so often and go in and unsubscribe to all. Takes a little while to do so but is worth it. Otherwise, I delete their emails without opening. Thanks for another great post. Didn't know I was the only one with this problem. Kathy Williams I couldn’t agree with you more. My inbox is bombarded daily with free reports, software, and more. All have an upsell. I don’t get the kind of emails where they are building rapport with me. Consequently, I get sick of it all ever so often and go in and unsubscribe to all. Takes a little while to do so but is worth it. Otherwise, I delete their emails without opening.

Thanks for another great post. Didn’t know I was the only one with this problem.

Kathy Williams

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