We’ve got trolls afoot.

Big, fugly trolls.

Trolls who have absolutely nothing better to do with their time than join lists and complain about anything and everything.

You think I’m joking?

Check out this blue flame special:

“Hi Ben as you know I receive many emails from you offering the products and services you sell and I must tell you I take everyone of them very seriously but then the thought occurred to me why couldn’t I ask the same of you after all we are both in this business and are always on the look out for new opportunities (or at least should be). So I think it is only fair that you give my opportunity the same attention I give yours, so I am asking you to take a few minutes of your precious time and have a look at [LINK REMOVED] your response positive or negative would be appreciated, if you prefer to ignore this then regrettably I must opt out of my subscription with you, since there is only a one sided interest in building a future relationship.”

To paraphrase my boy Tallahassee from “Zombieland”…

Here’s the deal, dude…

I’m not easy to get along with and I’m sensing you’re a bit of a bitch.

So I’ve already taken the time out of my busy schedule to unsubscribe you.

(You’re welcome!)

I don’t know where these trolls come from.

But I do know this:

I wouldn’t give guys like this one second of my time.

And neither should you.

A lot of people have a scarcity mentality where they think they need everyone and anyone on their lists.

That they should kiss everyone’s bootay.

And that they should reply to every email.

That’s a recipe for failure.

You can’t be all things to all people.

This is why I don’t answer questions except for “Email Players” subscribers — www.EmailPlayers.com — where asking me questions via email is one of the perks of subscribing.

Everyone else?

I don’t have time.

Nor do I have the time to join 5k+ lists, either.

Hey, your time is valuable.

But if you give it up for free, what’s it worth?

Something to think about…

Ben Settle