{"id":8666,"date":"2014-06-29T06:30:48","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=8666"},"modified":"2014-06-29T06:30:48","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T13:30:48","slug":"why-giving-away-lots-of-free-stuff-is-a-fools-errand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/why-giving-away-lots-of-free-stuff-is-a-fools-errand\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Giving Away Lots Of Free Stuff Is A Fool’s Errand"},"content":{"rendered":"
On today’s (reluctantly) free Ben Settle Show podcast…<\/p>\n
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2 things Gary Halbert used to do on his website that will destroy\u00a0your sales. (Gary was one of the single best marketing minds in\u00a0human history — but if you are doing these 2 things he advocated\u00a0you are basically setting fire to your sales.)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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How to use email to get twice as many podcast downloads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Why moving the free line is one of the worst ways to sell. (And\u00a0what works 10x’s better.)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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How to “draw out” the most hostile members of your list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The danger and violence you can expect to happen when the\u00a0government can no longer pay out welfare checks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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How I “prep” new subscribers on my list to be buyers. (I learned\u00a0this from one of the founding fathers of Internet marketing —\u00a0Terry Dean — and it makes business a lot more fun and profitable.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Where to get a free “crash course” in direct marketing online\u00a0from one of the highest earning marketers who ever lived.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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How giving away a lot of free stuff hurts (not helps) your list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Why so many freebie seekers are broke and desperate.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n