{"id":8586,"date":"2015-05-15T06:30:04","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T13:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=8586"},"modified":"2015-05-15T06:30:04","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T13:30:04","slug":"how-to-profit-from-social-media-trolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/how-to-profit-from-social-media-trolls\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Profit From Social Media Trolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my humble (but accurate) opinion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>One of the big problems for entrepreneurs haunting social media\u00a0sites (as well as forums, blog comments, etc) is wasting time\u00a0countering accusations, passive-aggressive attacks, and cheap shots\u00a0the trolls who have nothing better to do like to make on people.<\/p>\n<p>I see it on flakebook all the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Entire THREADS of mindless debate<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Someone says something about someone, and suddenly Flakebook 90210\u00a0starts a new season, with dozens (even hundreds) of comments.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody actually &#8220;winning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nobody actually changing any minds.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody actually valuing their time.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, I get it.<\/p>\n<p>It can be like acid in your veins when some troll spouts a lie\u00a0or dumb opinion about something you say or write or whatever. But,\u00a0it&#8217;s a waste of time wrestling with pigs. You both end up dirty and\u00a0the pigs like it, yo?<\/p>\n<p>I got a much better way for ya, babycakes.<\/p>\n<p>Are the flakebook trolls accusing you of something?<\/p>\n<p>Feel the need to defend your honor?<\/p>\n<p>Want to spell out how a naysayer was wrong about something they\u00a0said about you in a forum?<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t take the fight to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bring the fight to you<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To your cage.<\/p>\n<p>And, in front of YOUR audience.<\/p>\n<p>(Not theirs.)<\/p>\n<p>How?<\/p>\n<p>With email, babycakes.<\/p>\n<p>I do this ALL the time.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever one of the trolls says something stoopid (or outright\u00a0lies) about something I teach or takes a cheap shot (it happens) or\u00a0haunts one of my amazon book reviews&#8230; I use a secret way to\u00a0&#8220;flip&#8221; their attacks into sales for my products.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays I practically look <em>forward<\/em> to inane attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because I profit from &#8217;em.<\/p>\n<p>And guess what?<\/p>\n<p>You can, too.<\/p>\n<p>Just as easily.<\/p>\n<p>And, with just as good results.<\/p>\n<p>Learn my system here:<\/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>In my humble (but accurate) opinion&#8230; One of the big problems for entrepreneurs haunting social media\u00a0sites (as well as forums, blog comments, etc) is wasting time\u00a0countering accusations, passive-aggressive attacks, and cheap shots\u00a0the trolls who have nothing better to do like to make on people. 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