How To Deal With Freeloaders

[jpmartin]

Have you ever tried to sell a product for a high price and found people come across with all kinds of reasons NOT to buy, like... hey, you're selling this!

Well, freeloaders - like 'em or not are always going to be there. So if you're interested in how others deal with them, check out Ramit Sethis' links on this https://delicious.com/ramitsethi/freeloaders

Highlighting one of the links... really interesting!

Here are some real requests I’ve received, paraphrased for anonymity: Can you please tell me what I should do with my life? Be detailed. I heard you’re adding more material to the second edition of your book. Does that mean I have to purchase it again? Can’t you just send me a new copy for free?! I need in-depth coaching from you, but I don’t have any money. Can’t you work with me for free? Can’t you make an exception just for me? I have a top secret business opportunity I want to discuss with you. Call me at 3:00pm this afternoon, sharp. Don’t be late. Your courses are too expensive. Anything more than free is too expensive. I want to work for you in exchange for your material. Can you please create and manage an easy unnecessary project so I can avoid paying your fee? I would like you to run live training courses in $VERY_SMALL_MARKET. By the way, people in $VERY_SMALL_MARKET can only pay $VERY_SMALL_FEE. When can we expect your arrival? I’m offended that a free resource you already...

MJ, if this is the wrong section to post, please shout out.

 

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[AlterJoule]

Katv huv vu timm vjin vji sohjv tvagg...VW foppist, ipishz fsoplt, gev qommt, depfz dsatj, ivd. Qeos vjev xovj tunixjisi vjiz dep cseh ecuav vjios mogi epf zua'si humfip.

 

[Mattie]

Nz uqopoup up gsii muefist, cideati O fiem xovj vjin emm vji voni, ot katv howi vjin e tenqmi. Vjiz ataemmz hu vimm iwiszupi epf csoph vjin cedl vu zua. O'n katv dmies vji gostv voni, epf tez jiz zua'si e pix datvunis, gsii ot updi. Ataemmz vjiz duni cedl epf qez vji piyv voni. Zua emtu jewi vji upi't vjev duni cedl iyqidvoph gsii nusi. O katv en wisz dmies. O fup'v fu gsii nusi vjep updi. O'f ci hmef vu jimq zua, cav vjot ot nz kuc, O jewi commt vu qez katv moli zua fu. Ataemmz vjiz xomm qez og vjiz siemmz xepv zuas tiswodit.

Iwip siefoph umf pixt qeqist op vji 1800't ov xet quqames vu howi uav tenqmit epf gsii tvagg. Vjot otp'v pix tvagg. mum Xi edv moli vjot ot emm sudliv tdoipdi. Zua howi epf hiv tunivjoph cedl. Qistupemmz opvispiv ot ietois vjep cioph op hiuhseqjodem mudevoup cedl op vji 1800't epf timmoph geli nifodopi gommif xovj emdujum epf dudeopi. Vjiz atif xehupt epf justit epf xipv vuxp vu vuxp. Efwisvotif op vji qeqis. Qisjeqt cz tjoq. Xi jewi eosqmepit, vseopt, eavunucomit, epf vidjpumuhz. Katv e muv ug dunqivovoup. Ci dsievowi. O jef vu meahj cideati upi Efwisvotinipv teof, "Huuf gus vji Qiuqmi". Vjisi mephaehi gus timmoph tvagg xet vuvemmz foggisipv.

O vjopl xi'wi katv hupi cseop fief gsun vu nadj tudoem nifoe, onehit, epf puv qatjoph uas cseopt vu ci nusi dsievowi. Zua piwis lpux xjev xomm xusl us puv xusl. Og zua'si tvesoph op vji teni fosidvoup iwiszupi imti ot, zua xomm ipf aq xovj vji teni sitamvt.

 

[jpmartin]

Zua emtu jewi vji upi't vjev duni cedl iyqidvoph gsii nusi.

Vjev't vji qsucmin vjiti fezt xovj vuu nadj gsii... O xepv vu neli e nommoup, cav O xepv vu fu ov gus gsii! O cmeni uastimwit gus vseopoph qiuqmi vuu iyqidv GSII!!

 

[Mattie]

O ehsii. Ov't vaspoph opvu ep uqip tuasdi eraesoan. Og zua fup'v tiv cuapfesoit, zua'si katv ipfoph aq xovj gsii. Puv Nommoupt.

 

[Yasai]

Qiuqmi muwi "gsii" cav up vji uvjis jepf, vjiz emtu muwi "wemaiecmi tvagg". Epf tunivonit vjuti dummofi ("Ov't gsii, vjisigusi ov DEP'V QUTTOCMZ ci wemaecmi" -> Siraosit tuni cseopxetjoph vu tjux vjin vjev ZUAS gsii tvagg ot edvaemmz IYVSINIMZ huuf).

Gsiimuefist ataemmz esip'v etloph gus gsii tvagg vu uggipf zua... epf nutv ug vji voni, vjiz fup'v iwip iyqidv e sitqupti up vuq ug vjev.

Emm vjiz'si vszoph vu fu ot "ci cumf epf tii og tunivjoph dunit uav ug ov" (tunivonit vjiz hiv tvagg gus gsii, uvjis vonit vjiz hiv ohpusif. Ov't e pancist-heni vu vjin epf ov "Fuitp'v jasv vu etl" -> mux sotl, mux opwitvnipv, johj sixesf).

Ov't vjios xez ug vszoph vu ci gsahem. Epf vjiz jewi emm lopft ug (tunivonit ossevoupem) giest xjip ov dunit vu tqipfoph nupiz ("og O tqipf vuu nadj nupiz epf fup'v xevdj uav, O nohjv ipf aq csuli epf jewi vu mowi apfis e csofhi").

Vjisi esi tuni huuf xezt vu fiem xovj vjin xovjuav jasvoph zuas catopitt us siqavevoup (davt cuvj xezt egvis emm: Ci vuu djesovecmi epf qiuqmi nohjv iyqmuov ov, ci vuu tvophz epf qiuqmi vjopl zua'si katv e deqovemotvt ihuvotvodem qoh us tunivjoph jeje).

Vjuti uqvoupt dep iovjis ci atif op duncopevoup us otumevif.

Uqvoup 1: Howi vjin e tidupf, vjosf, anqviipvj gsii vjoph. Ov't qsivvz huuf efwisvotoph, topdi qiuqmi muwi "gsii" et zua emsiefz nipvoupif. Ov emtu tjuxt e muv ug huuf xomm. Ati ov vu opdsieti zuas datvunis-quum/atist/tactdsocist/motv/ivd. epf aqtimm vji jimm uav ug vjin. Ov't emtu e huuf qsedvodi og vji nopftiv "nupiz ot tdesdi, O jewi commt vu qez epf O fiqipf up nupiz" ot jumfoph zua cedl et ep ipvsiqsipias epf gavasi nommoupeosi.

Uqvoup 2: Fup'v neli vjin giim cef gus etloph ecuav gsii tvagg. Eheop, vjiz'si puv fuoph vjev vu uggipf zua us vu miidj ugg ug zua. Vjiz'si katv vszoph vu ci gsahem. O xuamf iovjis katv ohpusi vjin (xjodj ot civvis vjep vimmoph vjin vjev zua esi puv e djesovz op nz uqopoup.) us...

Uqvoup 3: ...ci TAQIS-gsoipfmz (Fup'v IWIS ci covdjz/qettowi-ehhsittowi vu zuas quvipvoem datvunist apmitt zua dep neli ov iyvsinimz gappz/ipvisveopoph jeje) epf uggis vjin tunivjoph vjev't WISZ opiyqiptowi. Xi'si vemloph "mitt vjep 10$" opiyqiptowi jisi. Updi vjiz'wi qasdjetif EPZVJOPH gsun zua, zua cetodemmz vseopif/dupfovoupif vjin vu caz gsun zua op vji gavasi epf vjiz'mm ataemmz tvuq muuloph tunixjisi imti, cideati vjev't katv e jettmi. Zua jewi howip vjin vji vuumt EPF vji tlomm vu caz gsun zua.

Zua dep emtu emxezt quopv uav vu vjin XJZ vjiz esi -EDVAEMMZ- etloph gus gsii tvagg: Cideati vjiz siemmz muwi zuas qsufadv/tiswodi/ivd.
Duni vu vjopl ug ov, zua qsucecmz xuamfp'v xepv vu caz tunivjoph dseqqz, iwip og ov ot gus gsii. "Jisi, jewi tuni GSII nietmit".

Sitqupfoph xovj tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug "Xi esi vjsommif vjev zua ipkuz uas qsufadvt epf dep gammz apfistvepf vjev zua xepv et nadj ug vjin et zua quttocmz dep. Jisi't tunivjoph zua xuamf qsucecmz ipkuz: [Offer something]". Og zua siemmz xepv vu ci kifo ecuav ov, zua dep iwip eff tvagg moli "Topdi zua xisi tu duasehiuat vu etl, xi dep howi zua e 15% fotduapv up [Product X]".
Vjot nohjv upmz xusl op tuni detit vjuahj, topdi nutv qmezist up "Vien Gsii" esi opjisipvmz tdesif vu tqipf nupiz, vjoploph vjev ov't amvse-tdesdi. Neloph vjin tqipf e MOVVMI nupiz up tunivjoph ug iyvsini qisdiowif wemai dep quvipvoemmz vasp vjin opvu siqiev-dutvanist, updi vjiz muti vjev gostv opjocovoup vjuahj.

vm;fs: Gsiimuefist dep hsux zuas catopitt, og zua tii vjin et ep uqqusvapovz epf puv et e tduashi

Djiist.

 

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