{"id":7478,"date":"2013-08-14T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=7478"},"modified":"2013-08-14T06:00:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T13:00:52","slug":"facebook-lemmings-need-not-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/facebook-lemmings-need-not-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Lemmings Need Not Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I like sharing hate mail with you.<\/p>\n<p>I get a kick out of it.<\/p>\n<p>My readers get a kick out of it.<\/p>\n<p>And, sometimes, I suspect the people sending the hate mail get a kick out of it &#8212; as they get their drama queen fix for the day.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I&#8217;m changing it up.<\/p>\n<p>Gonna share some fan mail.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s from &#8220;Email Players&#8221; subscriber Carol Youmans.<\/p>\n<p>And maybe&#8230; just maybe&#8230; it&#8217;ll help put your mind at ease about pulling the trigger and supping with me at my table each month in the newsletter:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Hey Ben. I just wanted to tell you how much you are helping me. I just started out trying to make money online a few months ago. Originally I heard of you from Tim Erway at a sales funnel workshop I attended.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Currently I\u2019m in a few affiliate companies and even dabbled (3 days) in an MLM before I realized the products sucked. I was\/am feeling buttered all over the universe especially since a lot of the stuff being taught seems \u201coff\u201d to me.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example: trying to get so many people to \u201clike you\u201d on Facebook.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Very distracting, unproductive, and kinda weird in a lemming way\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since I joined your email newsletter last month . . . I swear your tips and strategies are keeping me from going absolutely bonkers. Your point of view is so refreshing. Right now I\u2019m listening to a recording you did on Solo Pro Radio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I think the thing I like best about you is that you\u2019re real and the way you do your business is pretty simple.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m only part way through your email playbook and can hardly lay it down. Yesterday I was so excited when your latest issue arrived \u2013 I was skipping back from the mailbox and yelling to my husband, \u201cBen\u2019s newsletter is here!!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anyway I know this is a really long email but I just wanted to let you know you\u2019re really helping me! I want to create a simple business online that is real and fun and one that I can still have a life.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m talkin&#8217; about.<\/p>\n<p>You KNOW you&#8217;re doing right when someone is <em>skipping<\/em> from the mailbox with your product.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the power of simplicity.<\/p>\n<p>Of telling the truth.<\/p>\n<p>And, of not appealing to the lemmings.<\/p>\n<p>Go thou here next:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.EmailPlayers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.EmailPlayers.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I like sharing hate mail with you. I get a kick out of it. My readers get a kick out of it. And, sometimes, I suspect the people sending the hate mail get a kick out of it &#8212; as they get their drama queen fix for the day. Today, I&#8217;m changing it up. 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