{"id":2101,"date":"2009-06-10T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2009-06-10T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2009-06-10T16:03:42","modified_gmt":"2009-06-10T16:03:42","slug":"exposed-the-value-is-king-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/exposed-the-value-is-king-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"Exposed: The &#8220;Value Is King&#8221; Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This email MIGHT make a few people angry.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, I bet some will shake their fists at me while reading it. <\/p>\n<p>Or maybe even barrage me with emails saying how &#8220;wrong&#8221; I am.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because I&#8217;m going to dispel 4 big myths about what&#8217;s &#8220;king&#8221; when selling online.  Myths that are spreading like wildfire (especially in social media).  And (IMHO) are hurting peoples&#8217; incomes.<\/p>\n<p>Ready?<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.  Myth #1: Value Is King <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bzzzt!<\/p>\n<p>True, value is important.  And we should deliver <em>loads<\/em> of it.<\/p>\n<p>But is it &#8220;king&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>If it is, then it must be hiding amongst the peasants.<\/p>\n<p>Because there are millions of people delivering value on the Internet right now who are dirt broke.  I know I spent many years delivering value with very little to show for it.  And if value is &#8220;king&#8221;, all the hyper value providers would be rich beyond their wildest dreams.<\/p>\n<p>But most aren&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, many are struggling and wondering why.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.  Myth #2: Content Is King<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ditto with #1.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of people working like mules putting out massive amounts of valuable content each day who STILL haven&#8217;t made any moolah. If content was the end-all-be-all, then all of these people would be raking in the dough.<\/p>\n<p>But they&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<p>Because again, while content IS important, it&#8217;s not king.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>3.  Myth #3:  Copy Is King<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No matter what the chest-beating copywriters say&#8230; copy is NOT king.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, as &#8220;for real&#8221; marketing genius Mike Winnicki (one of those &#8220;under-the-radar&#8221; marketing experts) said when I interviewed him for my <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.CopywritingGrabBag.com\">Copywriting Grab Bag<\/a><\/strong> book, copywriting is much lower on the totem pole of importance.<\/p>\n<p>Like under your list, offer and positioning for starters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.  Myth #4:  Teaching Is King<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is it?<\/p>\n<p>We pay teachers almost nothing in our society.  <\/p>\n<p>If teaching was this magical money-making skill, then great teachers would all be fabulously wealthy, no?  I know some mega talented teachers online who couldn&#8217;t make a sale if their lives depended on it.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, teaching is hugely important.<\/p>\n<p>It can do wonders for your credibility and positioning. <\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s not even close to being king.<\/p>\n<p>OK, so if the above aren&#8217;t &#8220;king&#8221;, what is?<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I&#8217;m NOT going to reveal this secret for free.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just too valuable.<\/p>\n<p>But it applies to almost ANY kind of online selling you do &#8212; emails, sales letters, social media (twitter, facebook, etc), blogs, articles, podcasts, videos, the whole kitten-kaboodle. <\/p>\n<p>I only reveal it in a special report I recently wrote.<\/p>\n<p>However, this report is not for sale for any price.<\/p>\n<p>You can ONLY get it free with your purchase of my new <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.CrackerjackSelling.com\">Crackerjack Selling Secrets<\/a><\/strong> book.<\/p>\n<p>Details at:<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.CrackerjackSelling.com\">www.CrackerjackSelling.com<\/a><\/div>\n<p> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> UPDATE: The above report is no longer available with Crackerjack Selling Secrets.  It is now a part of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetsmartemail.com\">The Street Smart Email Course<\/a><\/strong>, and can only be gotten by purchasing that now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This email MIGHT make a few people angry. In fact, I bet some will shake their fists at me while reading it. Or maybe even barrage me with emails saying how &#8220;wrong&#8221; I am. Why? Because I&#8217;m going to dispel 4 big myths about what&#8217;s &#8220;king&#8221; when selling online. 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