Today’s action-packed “Ben Settle Show” reveals:

  • A secret way to position even your most outrageous claims in ads so they are instantly and totally believed.
  • How one of the world’s top direct mail copywriters structures his ads so people have no choice but to believe his claims.
  • What news reporters know about writing believably that probably only 1 in 100 copywriters do. (The late great copywriter Gene Schwartz talked about this in his book “Breakthrough Advertising” and it works like crazy for building believability and credibility in your ads.)
  • How to “spin” product flaws into reasons to buy.
  • When never to use an exclamation points.
  • A special “trick” affiliate marketers can use to stand out head and shoulders from their hyped up competition. (Almost no affiliate marketer has the balls to test this, but it’s worked like crazy every time I’ve use it.)
  • The world’s single most “un-sexy” persuasion secret. (It’s also the world’s single most powerful persuasion secret — but since it sounds so boring, nobody talks about it.)
  • The best people to target in any market you sell in.
  • What to do if you don’t like the people you sell to.
  • How to sell to skeptics who are so jaded they swear they’ll never buy from anyone ever again.
  • What to say in your ads if people know they can find everything in your product on Google for free.
  • And lotza mo’…

Download it here:

www.BenSettleShow.com/itunes

Ben Settle

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again:

We’re in the “age of the skeptic.”

It doesn’t matter how great your advertising is, how polished your websites look or how “killer” your product/offer is. In fact, even if you’re honest as the day is long, they see your great offer and they’re like the guy in the old adage who smells flowers and immediately starts looking around for the coffin!

They just don’t trust you.

Sorry, boss, that’s just how it is.

And who can blame them?

In the past few years your customer has been conned, lied to or in some way hurt by everyone she’s trusted — bankers, mortgage brokers, investment advisors, teachers, politicians and, yes, goo-roos selling them with “killer” advertising.

More:

Your customers no longer have access to “easy money.”

Which means they’re FAR more protective of the money the DO have, and aren’t just going to buy because you have a cool headline and a “killer” offer.

What else do you want me to say?

It’s bleak out there.

But it’s also a HUGE opportunity if you know how to sell to the skeptic.

The hyper buyers (who buy anything) are a very small part of most markets compared to the skeptics (which can be as many as 2-5 times bigger).

And guess what?

Tomorrow’s “Ben Settle Show” reveals how to sell to them.

How to make outrageous (but true) claims without sounding like a con artist.

And, how to leave your hypey competitors in the dust.

So keep an eye out for the link tomorrow.

In the meantime, download past shows here:

www.BenSettleShow.com/itunes

Ben Settle

I’ve put a lot of thought into it.

Days and weeks and months and, dare I say it, years, even. And, I’ve decided my tombstone when I finally croak and join the “choir invisible” will be my name with this underneath it:

“I SHALL RETURN!”

For some reason that amuses me.

Anyway, I want to lay down this reminder:

In another few hours the free Halloween offer for the kindle edition of “Zombie Cop” (which includes, as a bonus at the end, the first chapter of my upcoming sequel book “Vampire Apocalypse”) ends.

What’s that?

You already own the Kindle version?

Simply do this:

Either use a different Amazon account or your spouse’s.

You can’t re-download it free, apparently.

Download it here:

www.ZombieCopBook.com

Ben Settle

Today’s the deadline to get the November “Email Players” issue.

Here’s what’s inside:

  • How even raw & “wriggling” noobies can hammer out money-making emails in as little as 4-minutes. (Also works for pounding out ezine articles, too.)
  • The one and only thing you need to include in your emails to sell the hell out of your products. (And nope… it ain’t proof, it ain’t benefits, it ain’t even a call to action, necessarily. It’s this fun and easy thing people love getting in their emails.)
  • How to make your emails “feel” like content, even though they are essentially pure sales pitch.
  • What a “brain fart” subject line is… and why it’s perhaps the single most profitable kind of subject line I’ve ever used. (And yes, examples galore are included.)
  • An old school copywriting badass’s secret to making your emails far more credible, believable, and, yes, more profitable. (The irony is, this guy probably never sent an email pitch in his life.)
  • How to use email to profit from douche nozzles. (Including iTunes trolls, amazon trolls, and garden variety social media trolls who lie about your products in reviews.)
  • The email subject line secret of the copywriting genius behind Boardroom, Inc.
  • An example of how to make lots of sales in emails without so much as mentioning a single benefit or claim.
  • And a honey bunches of oats lot more…

Including a bonus about building lists using contests.

This is a great “jumping on” issue.

(If I do say so myself…)

But, today’s the deadline to grab it.

Subscribe here while there’s still time:

www.EmailPlayers.com

Ben Settle

Happy Halloween…

My “Zombie Cop” kindle book is free today.

Starting now (12 am pacific time).

Plus, a special bonus:

We revised it so it has the first chapter of my sequel novel “Vampire Apocalypse” as a bonus at the end.

Download it free here:

www.ZombieCopBook.com

Ben Settle

P.S. Already own “Zombie Cop”?

Want to have the new one with the bonus chapter?

Well, it’s a little tricky with Amazon.

According to my publisher, you can’t just re-download it during the free offer today. You have to either use a different Amazon account or create one under your spouse’s name.

Sucks, I know.

But, that’s the way they roll at Amazon…

Recently a bloke asked why I don’t personalize emails.

In other words…

I don’t start each email with “Hi Chachi…” or pepper people’s first name throughout my emails to sounds like I’m writing a personal email to them, giving it that “human element” to make them more persuasive.

There are several reasons why.

(1) I’m lazy about it
(2) Since not collecting first names, I’ve gotten more opt ins
(3) I don’t think it’s as powerful as it used to be

In fact, want a FAR more potent secret than personalization?

That’ll have more impact?

And, can make you more sales?

(If you do it right…)

You do?

OK, what is FAR more powerful than personalization is…

Polarization!

My emails are very polarizing. I often draw a line in the sand and FORCE people to make a decision:

Their either on MY side.

Or the WRONG side.

Why?

Because the more polarizing you are, the more sales you’ll make.

History is full of examples of this.

The lion’s share of the dough goes to the people who aren’t scared to say “this is what I think, and if you don’t like it, there’s the door…” and force people to either love ’em or hate ’em.

That way, there’s no indifference.

No lukewarm flip-flopping.

And, no mistaking what they stand for.

Great emails do the same thing.

So polarize, baby.

Polarize…

To see exactly how to put emails together that polarize, revolutionize and “super size” your sales… check out the “Email Players” newsletter. It’s one of the world’s most expensive newsletters (not for price shoppers, but value shoppers). So it’s not intended for the average Internet marketing fanboy addicted to cheap WSO’s (Warrior Forum special offers) wanting to make sales without effort. And, it’s not intended for people who can’t think and only know how to swipe.

In other words…

It’s for business players.

Not spectators.

Which one are you?

Go here for more info:

www.EmailPlayers.com

Ben Settle

Know how you know you’re doing it right?

When you get testimonials about products you sell, from people who don’t even own the product!

Check this out:

I used to sell a course called “Street Smart Email”.

It sold for $795.00.

And, it sold quite successfully.

But, the problem was, I was constantly having to update it with all the cool new email secrets (I have so many email secrets, even my secrets have secrets…) I am constantly discovering on a daily basis. For example, I have over 700+ text files in a folder on my computer — each containing a single tip, idea, test, tactic, trick, etc for increasing sales with email. And I’m constantly adding to it, sometimes 2-3 times per DAY! Thus I will never run out of material for “Email Players” content…

Anyway, my solution?

Stop all the silly mundane updates.

And, instead, create the “Email Players” newsletter.

And, with your subscription, you get a “paraphrased” version of Street Smart Email (i.e. all the evergreen “must know” info, with everything else stripped out — including the stuff that is now redundant and can actually hurt your sales, as things have changed since then) in my “Email Players Playbook”.

Which brings me to the testimonial.

It’s from Andy Moose who doesn’t subscribe to “Email Players”.

(Yet…)

But, possesses the old Street Smart Email system.

And, here’s what he said:

I’m not an email players’ subscriber. yet.

But I’ve been through Ben’s Street Smart Email course, and I’ve used what I learned in at least 5 different industries (personal and for clients).

From church camp signups, to cigars and coffee, to sticky lint rollers and more.

Hell, I even use it in personal correspondence. And why not? Since any conversation you have with someone has a desired result or action in mind.

What Martin said, I agree, some days it feels like it took longer to load up the email in the broadcast service than it did to write it out.

And I’ve seen a carryover into other skills as well. My (front of the crowd) speaking skills have improved massively in these past years of honing my email craft.

Case in point, at the church camp, I’ve given at least 5 campfire messages these past two summers and every one of those was first an email I wrote up. Based the talk on an email and adlibbed as needed – worked like a charm every time.

Tricks? Learn from the best, the ones who are Doing it. And then, go Do It yourself. That’s the only way it’ll work for you. Ya gotta go do it.

There’s the proof for ye Doubting Thomases.

Proof my system works. That it works for MULTIPLE products, services & niches. And, that it works for succeeding even outside of email!

(Like public speaking, etc.)

Like I said before:

I don’t teach how to “write.”

I teach how to communicate.

This is why it doesn’t matter if you flunked English 101.

Or hate writing.

Or think you’re not “creative.”

My system works whether you “believe” you can do it or not.

But, you have to put in the effort.

You also have to invest in the (admittedly high) monthly price, and let each month’s knowledge and experience compound on itself over time. (Buying one issue will do you little good, this is one reason why I don’t let people back in who quit after just 30 days of subscribing — it’s like taking a health supplement for 30 days and then thinking it’s going to cure you of whatever problem it’s supposed to fix — it’s both a dumb and shortsighted attitude to have in business, not the kind of people I want as subscribers, so I throw them back and let the lesser marketers & goo-roos catch them.)

And, you have to implement.

Otherwise, you’re right.

You can’t do it…

For everyone else?

Here’s where to subscribe:

www.EmailPlayers.com

Ben Settle

A subscriber wants to know about hate mail…

“Ben, I really enjoy your emails answering people who rag on you. Sometimes I get hate mail too and want to know if you can address how to handle it. Thanks!”

First off, hate mail is GOOD.

It’s almost like a yard stick for success.

If you never get it, you’re probably not doing your job. After all, if you try to please everyone you’re probably not pleasing anyone and so what’s the point?

So don’t FEAR hate mail.

Embrace it.

Learn to love it.

Now, there are a lot of things you can do with a hot, steamy piece of hate mail. You can…

1. IGNORE IT

Not good, no matter how idiotic the writer of the email is (you’ll see why in a moment)…

2. ANSWER IT

Usually a bad idea.

Why?

Because it’s like wrestling with a pig — you both get dirty and the pig loves it. If you’re a busy person, you got better things to do than wrestle with pigs.

(Yes I’ve made this mistake before.)

3. USE IT

You know, to make $ales with.

It almost never fails.

When I publicly talk about a piece of hate mail I (usually, not always) get more sales that day (and this spans multiple niches/markets).

Anyway, bottom line?

Give your hate mail some lovin’.

Don’t just delete it on sight (unless it’s some dork who sends you multiple rambling emails — they have deeper “issues”).

Instead WRITE about it.

And turn it into cash in the bank.

For more ways to turn emails into cash, go to:

www.EmailPlayers.com

Ben Settle

On today’s earth shatteringly sexy podcast, we rap about:

  • The #1 book on time management ever written. (It goes well beyond just time management — it’s also one of the best overall business books ever written.)
  • Why I don’t do business with people who aren’t punctual. (And why you won’t, either, after you listen to this episode.)
  • The one attribute successful people have that unsuccessful people don’t. (If you JUST do this, you’ve already won. And no, it ain’t got nuttin’ to do with talent, time, money, persistence, or anything you’re thinking it is.)
  • The exact time of the day when your brain wants you to do the most amount of work (and will reward you for helping you get it done faster and more efficiently than at any other time).
  • Interesting fact: I can see a meth house from my home office window.
  • What “Burgle time” is, and how it kills peoples’ success in the town I live in. (Just making this one change made a huge difference in my copywriting apprentice’s success almost overnight.)
  • What to do during the first hour of every day to blow right past your competition.
  • What the late (great) copywriter Gene Schwartz did to keep his work day down to just 3 hours per day. (While other copywriters sat hunched over a keyboard for 8+ hours per day, Gene simply did this, and banged out more successful direct mail campaigns than practically anyone else in a fraction of the time.)
  • How to use an ordinary 3X5 note card to get the maximum amount of work done in minimal time. (I do this every Sunday night and never have a problem finishing all my work — even while simultaneously writing a novel, banging out ads & emails for multiple JV’s, and creating my own daily emails, newsletters, and products.)
  • And that the list goes on…

Download it now (time is of the essence, babycakes) here:

www.BenSettleShow.com/itunes

Ben Settle

One of my all-time favorite books:

“NO BS Time Management”

It’s by Dan Kennedy.

He’s like the king of time management.

And, his book is not only the best time management book I’ve ever read (I use the principles to get enormous amounts of work done in a fraction of the time it takes most people I know — even while simultaneously writing a novel, banging out ads & emails for multiple JV’s, recording a weekly podcast, and creating my own daily emails, newsletters, and products)… but it’s one of the best overall business books I’ve ever read, period.

One of my favorite tips:

Dan Kennedy doesn’t do business with people who are late.

Why?

Well, the reasons are many.

But, doing just this one thing has saved me loads of time during my bid’niz ventures.

He teaches a lot of other cool stuff in it, too.

And, I highly recommend it.

More:

Tomorrow’s “Ben Settle Show” podcast contains the 5 most effective time management tips I use daily to out-produce my competition.

(Well, most of ’em…)

I’ll let ya know when it’s on iTunes tomorrow.

Download past episodes here:

www.BenSettleShow.com/itunes

Ben Settle

BEN SETTLE

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

Even when you’re simply just selling stuff, your emails are, in effect, brilliant content for marketers who want to see how to make sales copy incapable of being ignored by their core market. You are a master of this rare skill, Ben, and I tip my hat in respect.

Gary Bencivenga

(Universally acknowledged as the world’s greatest living copywriter)

www.MarketingBullets.com

I confess that I have only begun watching Ben closely and corresponding with him fairly recently, my mistake. At this point, it is, bluntly, very rare to discover somebody I find intelligent, informed, interesting and inspiring, and that is how I would describe Ben Settle.

Dan S. Kennedy

Author, ’No BS’ book series

Ben is one of the sharpest marketing minds on the planet, and he runs his membership “Email Players” better than just about any other I’ve seen. I highly recommend it.

Perry Marshall

Author of 8 books whose Google book laid the foundations for the $100 billion Pay Per Click industry, whose prestigious 80/20 work has been used by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs, and whose historic reinvention of the Pareto Principle is published in Harvard Business Review.

www.PerryMarshall.com

I think Ben is the light heavyweight champion of email copywriting. I ass-lo think we’d make Mayweather money in a unification title bout!

Matt Furey

www.MattFurey.com

Zen Master Of The Internet®

President of The Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation

Just want you to know I get great advice and at least one chuckle… or a slap on the forehead “duh”… every time I read your emails!

Carline Anglade-Cole

AWAI’s Copywriter of the Year Award winner and A-list copywriter who has written for Oprah and continually writes control packages for the world’s most prestigious (and competitive) alternative health direct marketing companies

www.CarlineCole.com

I’ve been reading your stuff for about a month. I love it. You are saying, in very arresting ways, things I’ve been trying to teach marketers and copywriters for 30 years. Keep up the good work!

Mark Ford

aka Michael Masterson

Cofounder of AWAI

www.AwaiOnline.com

The business is so big now. Prob 4x the revenue since when we first met… and had you in! Claim credit, as it did correlate!

Joseph Schriefer

(Copy Chief at Agora Financial)

www.AgoraFinancial.com

I wake up to READ YOUR WORDS. I learn from you and study exactly how you combine words + feelings together. Like no other. YOU go DEEP and HARD.”

Lori Haller

(“A-List” designer who has worked on control sales letters and other projects for Oprah Winfrey, Gary Bencivenga, Clayton Makepeace, Jim Rutz, and more.

www.ShadowOakStudio.com

I love your emails. Your e-mail style is stunningly effective.

Bob Bly

The man McGrawHill calls

America’s top copywriter

and bestselling author of over 75 books

www.Bly.com

Ben might be a freaking genius. Just one insight he shared at the last Oceans 4 mastermind I can guarantee you will end up netting me at least an extra $100k in the next year.

Daegan Smith

www.Maximum-Leverage.com

Ben Settle is a great contemporary source of copywriting wisdom. I’ve been a big admirer of Ben’s writing for a long time, and he’s the only copywriter I’ve ever hired and been satisfied with

Ken McCarthy

One of the “founding fathers”

of Internet marketing

www.KenMcCarthy.com

I start my day with reading from the Holy Bible and Ben Settle’s email, not necessarily in that order.

Richard Armstrong

A List direct mail copywriter

whose clients have included

Rodale, Boardroom, Reader’s Digest,

Men’s Health, Newsweek,

Prevention Health Magazine, the ASCPA

and, even, The Limbaugh Letter.

www.FreeSampleBook.com

Of all the people I follow there’s so much stuff that comes into my inbox from various copywriters and direct marketers and creatives, your stuff is about as good as it gets.

Brian Kurtz

Former Executive VP of Boardroom Inc. Named Marketer of the Year by Target Marketing magazine

www.BrianKurtz.me

The f’in’ hottest email copywriter on the web now.

David Garfinkel

The World’s Greatest Copywriting Coach

www.FastEffectiveCopy.com

Ben Settle is my email marketing mentor.

Tom Woods

Senior fellow of the Mises Institute, New York Times Bestselling Author, Prominent libertarian historian & author, and host of one of the longest running and most popular libertarian podcasts on the planet

www.TomWoods.com

I’ve read your stuff and you have some of the best hooks. You really know how to work the hook and the angles.

Brian Clark

www.CopyBlogger.com

Ben writes some of the most compelling subject lines I’ve ever seen, and implements a very unique style in his blog. Honestly, I can’t help but look when I get an email, or see a new post from him in my Google Reader.

Dr. Glenn Livingston

www.GlennLivingston.com

There are very, very few copywriters whose copy I not only read but save so I can study it… and Ben is on that short list. In fact, he’s so good… he kinda pisses me off. But don’t tell him I said that. 😉

Ray Edwards

Direct Response Copywriter

www.RayEdwards.com

You’re damn brilliant, dude…I really DO admire your work, my friend!

Brian Keith Voiles

A-list copywriter who has written winning ads for prestigious clients such as Jay Abraham, Ted Nicholas, Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Robert Allen, and Gary Halbert.

www.AdvertisingMagicCopywriting.com

We finally got to meet in person and you delivered a killer talk. Your emails are one of the very few I read and study. And your laid back style.. is just perfect!

Ryan Lee

Best-selling Author

“Entrepreneur” Magazine columnist

www.RyanLee.com

There’s been a recent flood of copy writing “gurus” lately and I only trust ONE! And that’s @BenSettle

Bryan Sharpe

AKA Hotep Jesus

www.BooksByBryan.com

www.HotepNation.com

I’m so busy but there’s some guys like Ben Settle w/incredible daily emails that I always read.

Russell Brunson

World class Internet marketer, author, and speaker

www.RussellBrunson.com

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