I missed out on posting yesterday due to be pretty damn ill. Don’t know if it was something I ate or just a bug but, wow! Not good.
Anyhow, I was thinking today about some of these guys that post up with their blogs and websites asking you to contact them if ever you want anything as they’re only too glad too help. Of course, you have to sign up first to their mailing list so they have your details in order to send you various affiliate links and programs of their own (perhaps) for sale.
Now I don’t have a problem with that. That’s the whole point of making a living out of marketing. What does annoy me though is, if you’re going to make an offer to answer questions, don’t bloody ignore me when I do.
In the last couple of weeks I’ve emailed a couple of so called top flight internet marketers who, in their ’sales’ emails have offered to help with any questions but they have not got back to me at all. I’ve asked dead simple questions that requires very little effort to answer but – nothing. I asked one guy which of his products would be best for me to buy as a newbie. My wallet was open and I was ready to buy there and then. Five days later and still no response.
Now surely if you’re in the business of selling you would take the time to answer a bog simple question that is guaranteed to make you an extra $97, wouldn’t you? Now I know you may be thinking ‘perhaps the guy never got it’ and I could understand that if I’d sent just the one email but I sent three.
So perhaps my $97 and potential backend sales isn’t good enough for him. Seems a dumb way to run a business if you ask me. I’ve unsuscribed from his ‘newsletter’ now and I’ll spend my money elsewhere.
However, where I did get my questions answered was over at Wealthy Affiliate. There’s all sorts here -people starting out and people making a daily fortune. I would seriously go have a look. It’s a membership site charging $29.99 per month but there’s no tie-in time so you can leave whenever you want.
Have to be honest though, I’ve learnt more form the forum posts and 8 week program than from any book so far.
