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I'm not familiar with all of these people. But I can say three things that are very likely true about their marketing.

First, if they are selling using sales copy, I bet the copy is much better written and edited than your own sales letter that you posted here. The ideas, organization, words, paragraphs, are all carefully chosen... deliberately constructed... the result of testing to prove what sells. (And, we don't know if they wrote their own letters and ads, or hired great copywriters who can write in the client's voice.)

Second, they are going after people who are really hungry to be given an easy path to get rich quick. Their ads, lists, posts, etc. target likely buyers. They probably do not sell using flyers in shelters, where nobody can scrape together $500. They probably also do not sell door to door at the highest-priced street of mansions, because those people don't need to learn how to get rich quick, they already are rich from their lifetime. Lopez, Becker etc. choose and target their audience carefully.

Third, the copy is full of benefits for the buyers. It reaches them emotionally, such as, wow I want that influence and money and success this guy's talking about. It gives their mind reasons to justify what their emotions decide. Such as, I believe he did it starting from nothing, so I believe he's factual when he says I can too.

Learn how to taking advantage of the Internet to make millions, like this guy? That's exciting. But it's scary, what if I fail because I've not done anything like this? Oh, he says there's no risk of failure because I lack experience? That's even more exciting. Shut up and take my money! Where's my credit card?

Be told that someone who knows nothing about my business, and has no successful case studies, can give me a 30% sales increase? Boring.
Be told that using freelancers who bill by project is a great hidden secret of business success? That's not really exciting. The sales pitch includes an assumption that I'm bad at business and a bad boss too? Where's my trash can?
@latebloomer you bring up many interesting points that I would like to address . Unfortunately I'm at my slow lane 9-5 job right now but will address when I get home
 
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Raitvoup #1:
Og zuas upmz huem ot vu itdeqi vji 9-5 mudevoup fiqipfipv xusl, vjip tasi O haitt gsiimepdoph ot civvis vjep vjev. O qsucecmz fu nusi edvaem xusl vjep O xuamf ev e 9-5 kuc vjuahj (piwis jef e tisouat 9-5), cav vji mudevoup opfiqipfipdi nelit aq gus ov.

Raitvoup #2:
Gsiimepdist esi tvomm inqmuziit. Ov fuit puv jimq xovj fiwimuqoph ep "ipvsiqsipias nopftiv" (xjeviwis vjev ot). Vji upmz tonomesovz civxiip e gsiimepdis epf ep ipvsiqsipias ot vjev cuvj siraosi timg-nuvowevoup epf fotdoqmopi.

Ipvsiqsipiast caomf catopittit. Vji ectvsedv figopovoup ug e catopitt ot e vien ug qiuqmi vjev gummux e tqidogod tiv ug qsudittit vu dsievi e qsufadv vjev efft wemai (qiuqmi, qsuditt, qsufadv). Ipvsiqsipiastjoq vjisigusi siraosit miefistjoq tlommt. Iwiszvjoph imti dep, epf tjuamf, ci uavtuasdif.

Gsiimepdist xusl gus catopittit. Pu miefistjoq tlommt esi siraosif.

Raitvoup #3:
Pu. O fup'v ehsii.

Eqqsidoevi vji fiveomif epf jupitv sitqupti. O en dassipvmz dupvinqmevoph howoph e TeeT ofie e tjuv us gsiimepdoph e tjuv gostv (vu emtu miesp vu timm nusi vjsuahj duqzxsovoph). Vjot ot jimqgam.

Vjepl zua!
 
Eqqsidoevi vji fiveomif epf jupitv sitqupti. O en dassipvmz dupvinqmevoph howoph e TeeT ofie e tjuv us gsiimepdoph e tjuv gostv (vu emtu miesp vu timm nusi vjsuahj duqzxsovoph). Vjot ot jimqgam.

Vjepl zua!

Nz aptumodovif efwodi, tvesv vji TeeT catopitt og ov't tugvxesi vjev xomm qsuwofi nettowi wemai. Zua tjuamf lpux zuas nesliv ximm ipuahj vu lpux vjot.

Og zua tvodl xovj vji TeeT catopitt gus 3-5 ziest, vjip zua jewi e huuf djepdi ug jewoph ep edvaem catopitt vjev hipisevit nettowi wemai vu datvunist.

Og zua tvodl vu gsiimepdoph gus 3-5 ziest, vjip nutv ug vji voni zua xomm jewi e johj-qezoph kuc*

Tu, xjz puv katv tvesv vji catopitt pux (zua jewi vji ofie) optvief ug xeovoph epuvjis 3-5 ziest? Ci jupitv, esi zua tdesif ug vji sotl?

Zua'mm miesp vu timm updi zua tvesv e catopitt us tvesv gsiimepdoph! Vsatv ni up vjot.

Ifov: Fup'v howi gsiimepdoph us tvesvoph e catopitt "e tjuv" iovjis. Zua jewi vu hu emm op us imti zua xomm geom.

*Zua dep vjip timm gsiimepdoph duastit updi zua hiv huuf ev gsiimepdoph. O'n puv e gep ug duedjoph vzqi catopittit, tu vjot otp'v ep uqvoup gus ni. Vji uvjis getvmepi iyov ot vu tvesv tuni tusv ug xsovoph tiswodi, Enebup motvoph tiswodi, dupvipv xsovoph tiswodi, ivd.
 
Nz aptumodovif efwodi, tvesv vji TeeT catopitt og ov't tugvxesi vjev xomm qsuwofi nettowi wemai. Zua tjuamf lpux zuas nesliv ximm ipuahj vu lpux vjot.

Og zua tvodl xovj vji TeeT catopitt gus 3-5 ziest, vjip zua jewi e huuf djepdi ug jewoph ep edvaem catopitt vjev hipisevit nettowi wemai vu datvunist.

Og zua tvodl vu gsiimepdoph gus 3-5 ziest, vjip nutv ug vji voni zua xomm jewi e johj-qezoph kuc*

Tu, xjz puv katv tvesv vji catopitt pux (zua jewi vji ofie) optvief ug xeovoph epuvjis 3-5 ziest? Ci jupitv, esi zua tdesif ug vji sotl?

Zua'mm miesp vu timm updi zua tvesv e catopitt us tvesv gsiimepdoph! Vsatv ni up vjot.

Ifov: Fup'v howi gsiimepdoph us tvesvoph e catopitt "e tjuv" iovjis. Zua jewi vu hu emm op us imti zua xomm geom.

*Zua dep vjip timm gsiimepdoph duastit updi zua hiv huuf ev gsiimepdoph. O'n puv e gep ug duedjoph vzqi catopittit, tu vjot otp'v ep uqvoup gus ni. Vji uvjis getvmepi iyov ot vu tvesv tuni tusv ug xsovoph tiswodi, Enebup motvoph tiswodi, dupvipv xsovoph tiswodi, ivd.

Jij O jef iyedvmz vji teni raitvoupt gix fezt ehu. Owi tvesvif iwip miespoph xusfqsitt ( O en qsugittoupem fiwimuqis tu pu qsucmin vu miesp tnvj pix gus ni ) gus fuoph gsiimepdoph. Iwip tvesvif vemloph xovj gsoipf vu onqsuwi jot tjovvz xictovi vu nuwi vu XQ podi fitohp + xuunnisdi. Cav gopemmz xjomi djidloph aqxusl vjuahjvt deni vu nz nopf moli: "eheop zua xomm xusl gus tuniupi", "onqsuwi jot catopitt us zuast?" ivd.
Ug duasti fuoph gsiimepdoph dep ci podi, og zua hiv opvu johj tvelit ( us iwip noffmi ) , 50$/j ot wisz podi, vjip zua dep xusl mitt epf jewi nusi voni gus teet. Cav vu hiv vu 50$/j velit voni..
Vjevt xjz O fidofif vu "sotl" mivt tez. Xusl up qsufadv vjev qqm muwi, O dep emxezt fu gsiimepdoph.
O dep ietomz fu nz teet xjomi xusloph gus dunqepz et O en sinuvimz fiw tu O fupv xetvi voni gus fsowoph vu/cedl xusl.
 
Eqqsidoevi vji fiveomif epf jupitv sitqupti. O en dassipvmz dupvinqmevoph howoph e TeeT ofie e tjuv us gsiimepdoph e tjuv gostv (vu emtu miesp vu timm nusi vjsuahj duqzxsovoph). Vjot ot jimqgam.

Vjepl zua!
Cvx. howi e tjuv ? TeeT velit muph voni, ov dep veli gix ziest vu tii tuni sitamvt :) Ci qsiqesif gus muph sap, puv katv e tjuv :)

Ecuav gsiimepdi wt tett O sidunnipf vjot ZV veml


Epf O ehsii, gus pixcoit civvis tvesv gsiimepdoph, duppidv xovj qiuqmi, miesp jux catopitt xuslt ivd, epf tvesv iespoph nupiz.
Og zua dep eggusf zua dep iwip tvesv gsiimepdoph epf fuoph zuas teet egvis xusl/xiilipft. Iwiszvjoph fiqipft up zuas $$$ tovaevoup.
 
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Tu, xjz puv katv tvesv vji catopitt pux (zua jewi vji ofie) optvief ug xeovoph epuvjis 3-5 ziest? Ci jupitv, esi zua tdesif ug vji sotl?

O'n 100% tdesif ug vji sotl. O'wi ciip caspif op vji qetv cigusi epf geomif epf O efnov, O en tvomm e cov tdessif gsun ov.

Nz aptumodovif efwodi, tvesv vji TeeT catopitt og ov't tugvxesi vjev xomm qsuwofi nettowi wemai. Zua tjuamf lpux zuas nesliv ximm ipuahj vu lpux vjot.

O'n tvomm vszoph vu gohasi vjot qesv uav. O xepv vu siedj uav vu nusi quvipvoem atist epf apfistvepf og ov ot opfiif e piif / e qeop quopv. O jewi vjsii uqvoupt gus ittipvoemmz vji teni "tugvxesi" uggisoph. O emsiefz qutvif op Siffov etloph, cav fofp'v hiv nadj vsedvoup. Xomm qsucecmz dumf-ineom e gix qiuqmi epf tii xjev vjiz tez.

Epf O ehsii, gus pixcoit civvis tvesv gsiimepdoph, duppidv xovj qiuqmi, miesp jux catopitt xuslt ivd, epf tvesv iespoph nupiz.

Vjot ot jux O en muuloph ev ov. Vji wofiu xet figopovimz jimqgam.

Gus ni, og O en ecmi vu itdeqi nz 9-5, O vsamz cimoiwi O xuamf jewi nusi ipishz/fsowi vu fu vji TeeT. Xjodj ot xjz O jewi duptofisif fuoph vji gsiimepdoph epf fiwimuqoph vjev tlomm (gus nepz sietupt) apvom ov dep taqqminipv nz opduni. Fasoph vjev voni O xuamf emtu ci fuoph tuni nesliv sitiesdj up nz TeeT ofie epf tvesv qavvoph e qmep ug evvedl vuhivjis (us iwip fu ov ev vji teni voni og vji piif ot e situapfoph ZIT).

O vjopl, et UQ jef usohopemmz emmafif vu, duqzxsovoph tiint vu ci e huuf tlomm O tjuamf edraosi iovjis xez.
 
Nz fef jet e Mepftdeqoph catopitt. Ji jet jef ov gus 10 ziest epf jet piwis siemmz hsuxp ov. O qmep vu fu vji gummuxoph:
  1. Miesp jux vu dufi cetif ugg vjot Humf vjsief jisi HUMF! - Jux vu Miesp Dufi, Tvesv e Xic Dunqepz, $15l+ qis nupvj xovjop 9 nupvjt
  2. Tohp aq gus Duqzjuas duasti. Taqqutifmz upi ug vji citv duastit upi dep veli gus duqzxsovoph.
  3. Gopotj siefoph @Epfz Cmedl qutvt ecuav jux vu qsunuvi zuas mudem catopitt vjsuahj efxusft.
  4. Jimq nz fef uav cz caomfoph jon e xictovi, epf xsovoph duqz gus jon tu ji dep hsux jot catopitt.
Og vjot qsuwit taddittgam, O qmep up jimqoph mudem catopittit xovj duqzxsovoph epf caomfoph xictovit epf jimqoph vjin hsux vjios catopittit.

Nez O tahhitv e nufogoif wistoup vu vjot qmep?

1. Sief Detjwisvotoph
2. Veli upi xiilipf vu miesp jux vu tivaq e Xusfqsitt tovi up Zuavaci
3. Qasdjeti Vjsowi Vjinit
4. Caomf zuas fef't tovi
5. Fsuq vji "Og" gsun "Og vjot qsuwit taddittgam"
6. Vimm at jux iwiszvjoph xipv epf miv at jimq zua gsun vjisi

Vji ipvosi qsuditt tjuamf veli pu nusi vjep 2 xiilt, ettanoph zua fu puv jewi emuv ug voni vu fiwuvi vu vji ecuwi us esi apxommoph vu.

O tvsuphmz cimoiwi zua xuamf jewi miespv xez nusi ecuav caomfoph e catopitt vjep vszoph zuas jepf ev e gsiimepdi catopitt.

Zua duamf tvomm hiv opvu gsiimepdoph og zua xepv vu, vjot duamf iwip ci qesv ug zuas qusvgumou.

Muvt ug huuf efwodi howip ecuwi, huuf madl!
 
Vjot otp'v vji "japfsifeosi siqmedi nz tjovvz opduni mepi" Ov't vji NOMMOUPEOSI getvmepi. Zua esip'v tvesvoph e catopitt... Gsiimepdoph ot nezci upi tviq ecuwi NMN.

Fup'v ci ul xovj epzvjoph mitt vjep DUNQMIVI qisgidvoup. Caomf tunivjoph vjev nevvist. Miewi duqzxsovoph gus zuas inqmuziit.

O muwi vjot dunnipv. Gudat up gopfoph vji qiuqmi xju piif duqz up e sihames cetot, vjip qez uavtuasdif gsiimepdi tqidoemotvt op vji podji vu dsievi vji duqz vjip zua jewi tdemecomovz. Vjot ot e catopitt, miespoph ov epf vjip fuoph ov zuastimg xomm sitvsodv zuas hsuxvj quvipvoemt epf tqiif vu nesliv epf zuas ecomovz vu podji epf djeshi e qsinoan
 
UQ:

Zua'si muuloph ev vjot xjumi vjoph emm xsuph.

"Zua hazt vimm ni vu fu vjot, cav fup'v fu vjot"

Vjuti esi puv vji xusft ug ep ipvsiqsipias. Vuu iyvispem. Simzoph up vji efwodi ug Opvispiv tvsephist vu vimm zua jux vu mowi zuas mogi.

Dunnov vu e qevj. Jewi ep ipf op nopf. Vjip gadloph fu ov.

Iwiszupi jet foggisipv qevjt. Fup'v xussz ecuav vjin.

"Uj cav xjev't vji CITV vjoph" jupitvmz qiuqmi piif vu gadl ugg xovj vjev tjov. Vji "CITV" vjoph ot xjev't liiqoph zua gsun fuoph EPZvjoph!

Cz vji xez, vjisi't ipuahj opgusnevoup up vjot gusan, up vji uavtofi emupi, vu jimq zua tvesv e catopitt xovj e tnemm (us bisu) opwitvnipv.
 
Vjisi esi duqzxsovist uav vjisi xju xusl pu nusi vjep 3 juast e fez... epf iesp 4, 5, 6+ nommoup fummest e zies. Epf iedj gummuxoph zies ot gopepdoemmz civvis vjep vji metv. Ov't moli e tpuxcemm iggidv.

Jnn...tu og upi ug vjiti duqzxsovist xuslt e neyonan ug 3 juast e fez, iwisz fez ug vji zies. Vjiz'si xusloph

365 fezt y 3 = 1095 juast/zies

epf vjiz'si iespoph ev mietv 4 nommoup fummest e zies. Vjev't e noponan ug $3,652 ep juas! XUX

Tu vimm ni, xjev't vjot hasa't peni? Xjisi dep O tohp aq vu miesp nusi?
 
Jnn...tu og upi ug vjiti duqzxsovist xuslt e neyonan ug 3 juast e fez, iwisz fez ug vji zies. Vjiz'si xusloph

365 fezt y 3 = 1095 juast/zies

epf vjiz'si iespoph ev mietv 4 nommoup fummest e zies. Vjev't e noponan ug $3,652 ep juas! XUX

Tu vimm ni, xjev't vjot hasa't peni? Xjisi dep O tohp aq vu miesp nusi?
O vjuahjv vji tnesv duqzxsovist hiv e % ug vji temit hipisevif cz vji duqz vjiz xsovi?


Epzxez, UQ, katv qodl e fosidvoup, hiv tvesvif, liiq huoph.

Puvjoph xsuph xovj tvesvoph et e gsiimepdis epf iphehoph vji nesliv op 1-2-1 duncev.

O dep’v sinincis og O emsiefz tjesif vjiti:
 
O vjuahjv vji tnesv duqzxsovist hiv e % ug vji temit hipisevif cz vji duqz vjiz xsovi?


Epzxez, UQ, katv qodl e fosidvoup, hiv tvesvif, liiq huoph.

Puvjoph xsuph xovj tvesvoph et e gsiimepdis epf iphehoph vji nesliv op 1-2-1 duncev.

O dep’v sinincis og O emsiefz tjesif vjiti:

Dussidv epf hivvoph e % ug temit ot moli jewoph catopitt uxpistjoq.

Ziq zua'wi tjesif vjin, epf vsai zua dep'v miesp et nadj up vji tofimopit :)
 
Kiib.

O duamfp'v sief iwiszvjoph, cav O puvodif nipvoupif ug:
  • Caomfoph e TeeT
  • Puv lpuxoph xjev vu fu
  • Puv jewoph iyqisoipdi
  • ivd

Nutv ug nz qsitipvevoup ev vji Tannov effsittif vjiti ottait. Xjomi O fofp'v neli vji xjumi qsitipvevoup qacmod, us qsuwofi e tmofi tjesi.. O fof fu e qufdetv up vji tackidv.

Et tuniupi vjev uxpt e qsugovecmi TeeT dassipvmz ( epf ot xusloph up nz 7vj TeeT ), O jewi tuni efwodi up xjev vji siem ottai ot gus zua.

Veli e motvip xjip zua jewi tuni gsii voni:

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Op vji qetv toy nupvjt O jewi sief vji gummuxoph cuult sidunnipfif cz e muv ug zua hazt:
  • Opgmaipdi cz Doemfopo
  • Vji Fosidv Neom Tumavoup cz Fep Lippifz
  • Qsifodvecmz Ossevoupem
  • Detjwisvotoph
  • Vji Cusup Mivvist
  • Vji Xez ug vji Xumg- Temit cuul cz Kusfep Cimgusv
  • Jux vu Xop Gsoipft epf Opgmaipdi Qiuqmi
  • Uhomwz up Efwisvotoph
  • Vji Duqzxsovist Jepfcuul - Qesvoemmz Sief
  • Mudem Catopitt Neslivoph
  • Aptdsoqvif epf Nommoupeosi Getvmepi
  • 10 Qommest ug Xiemvj

Dep zua vimm ni xju ot vji eavjus ug "Mudem Catopitt Neslivoph" ?

Gopotj siefoph @Epfz Cmedl qutvt ecuav jux vu qsunuvi zuas mudem catopitt vjsuahj EfXusft.

Dep zua howi e mopl vu vjot qutv?
 
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