{"id":5533,"date":"2012-03-14T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2012-03-14T06:00:05","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T13:00:05","slug":"giving-goo-roos-the-middle-finger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/giving-goo-roos-the-middle-finger\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Goo-roos The Middle Finger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My but that sounds crude, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>No doubt someone will look at this email&#8217;s subject line and accuse\u00a0me of vulgarity unbecoming a true professional.<\/p>\n<p>Well, not so fast there, babycakes.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t say it.<\/p>\n<p>Copywriter Scott Murdaugh did.<\/p>\n<p>It was the headline of the review he gave the email marketing book I gave away on Kindle last week &#8212; where I said the person who gives the &#8220;most interesting&#8221; review would get a free issue of the Email Players newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it was tough choosing.<\/p>\n<p>There were LOTS of great reviews.<\/p>\n<p>But Scott won!<\/p>\n<p>The deciding factor?<\/p>\n<p>Scott&#8217;s review was not only interesting, but a great &#8220;template&#8221; for when promoting something via email.<\/p>\n<p>Wanna see it?<\/p>\n<p>OK!<\/p>\n<p>Here it is:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Giving goo-roos the middle finger&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the current generation of online marketers and copywriters, Ben Settle has firmly planted himself at the top of his class.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;ve been following Ben&#8217;s stuff since about 2008.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And I can tell you from first-hand experience, Ben walks the walk regarding what he teaches, more importantly closely studying the &#8220;Settle&#8221; style of selling can put a lot of cash in your pocket, it has for me.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you sign up to his email list you get a front-row seat to Ben&#8217;s emails in action. A daily dose of &#8220;can&#8217;t ignore&#8221; subject lines like&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Why I Think About You In The Shower&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Stop Playing With Yourself&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;You Can Lead A Goo-roo Fanboy To Knowledge, But You Can&#8217;t Make Him Think&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It goes much deeper than snappy subject lines though.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I personally open and read is emails daily (VERY rare for me). I buy from them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But more importantly, adapting many of Ben&#8217;s ideas to my own business has made a lot of money for myself and my clients. If you can only study one guy when it comes to email marketing, Ben is that guy, hands down.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This book is the perfect introduction to Ben&#8217;s unique and dangerously effective approach to selling.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t that make a great email?<\/p>\n<p>Imagine he sold the book as an affiliate.<\/p>\n<p>He gave a personal testimonial.<\/p>\n<p>Used examples.<\/p>\n<p>And, made his review <em>interesting<\/em> in and of itself.<\/p>\n<p>Good job Scott.<\/p>\n<p>You da man.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be sending you that free issue today.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.EmailPlayers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.EmailPlayers.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My but that sounds crude, doesn&#8217;t it? 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