How to Price Your Product so Your Prospect Says Yes (Yes!)

By Sean D’Souza

a pricing strategy to get to yes faster

It was the year 2003.

I was in Australia speaking at my first marketing conference.

Well, not quite. It was billed as a marketing conference, but it was really a pitch-fest. The speakers delivered their speeches, and then sold their products from the podium.

And there was one speaker who literally got people pushing and shoving each other to get his product.

So what caused all the pushing and shoving?

The “yes-yes” system

It’s a concept called the “yes-yes” system.

When you’re selling anything to your audience, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve got a single price — a single “buy …read more      

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Darren Rowse on the Intersection of Blogging and Digital Commerce

By Rainmaker.FM

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We know about the power of content marketing to build audiences, inform what products and services to develop, and ultimately connect the two together.

And whether you call it blogging or not, text remains a cornerstone of the online content mix.

Darren Rowse is one of Brian Clark’s favorite people. Darren has been an inspiration to Brian, they’ve been business partners, and the two remain good friends. At Digital Photography School, Darren’s built what amounts to a case study in digital commerce and community — and it brings in seven figures in revenue, as well.

Nothing happens overnight, even when it may …read more      

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A Productive, 3-Step Path to Follow When an Editor Rejects Your Writing

By Rainmaker.FM

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When a publication does not want to publish your writing, what is the best way to proceed?

This week on Editor-in-Chief, you’ll learn a productive way to take action after an editor rejects your writing.

Here is yet another way to become the Editor-in-Chief of the content you produce.

In this 18-minute episode of Editor-in-Chief, host Stefanie Flaxman discusses:

  • Trusting an editor and trusting yourself
  • Why the nicest, hard-working people still get rejected
  • Why we love stories of perseverance
  • How to move past Fantasy Land and become responsive to reality
  • How unproductive it is to take rejection personally, when it has nothing to do with your ability …read more      
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All Great Writing Boils Down to These 4 Emotional Appeals

By Rainmaker.FM

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Great writers write to the emotions of their readers. And they focus on just four emotional appeals.

The appeal is the reason you give the reader to read, subscribe, donate, share, or buy. And the appeal is almost always expressed in the headline.

John Caples, in his book Tested Advertising Methods (a must-read for any copywriter), says that all effective advertising boils down to an effective appeal.

In this 6-minute episode of Rough Draft with Demian Farnworth, you’ll discover the top four:

  • Appeal one is for people who don’t want to be lonely, want to get married, and want their children to …read more      
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The $100,000 Challenge: June Update

By Neil Patel

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I just wrapped up the third month of Nutrition Secrets, and I have to say, it turned out to be a great month.

When you look at the traffic stats of 33,562 visitors, however, you may think things are not progressing as the traffic only grew by 1,297 visitors. But all signals are pointing in the right direction.

Here’s what happened in the month of June…

Started to focus more on search traffic

Our search traffic hasn’t climbed by much, but the blog is only 3-months old. Technically speaking, you can even say it is 2-months old as the domain name …read more      

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