One time, I stopped a girl on the street, and I unsuccessfully tried to run game.
That means I didn’t ask her any questions like other boring guys would do. Instead, I made observational statements.
“You look like you’re from Sweden,” I said.
“No,” the girl said.
“Really. Because with the blonde hair and the dark clothes and that confident attitude… you gave me a definite Nordic vibe.”
She just stared at me.
“Yep, I can imagine you, walking down a street in Stockholm, listening to Ace of Base, ready to board your Viking ship.”
She started to frown. My stupid assumptions were not getting me anywhere. Should I escape to safety and call it a day? I decided on one last desperate play.
“So… where are you from?”
“Oh, I’m from Slovakia,” she said, brightening up. She started to talk. I listened. A few minutes later, I asked her to sit down for an orange juice with me. She said ok.
I’m not saying that game doesn’t work. It definitely does. But sometimes… you don’t need game. And on rare occasions, game can in fact backfire.
Same thing with high-octane marketing.
Late in 2019, I signed up to Agora’s Daily Insider Secrets. That’s the free daily email newsletter for Agora’s newest imprint, which deals with copywriting and marketing.
They sent interesting emails. I read them on occasion, and I wondered what it was leading to.
And then it came.
A 72-hour marathon live stream… with some of the biggest names in the Internet Marketing world, most of whom I had never heard of… sharing tips and tricks to help you make a million dollars, stat.
At this point, I tuned out.
I wasn’t sure what exactly they were selling. I wasn’t curious to find out. All the emails about the live stream I kept getting didn’t change my mind.
Some time later, quite by accident, I did find out what the offer was.
The main part is like a video newsletter. Each month, Rich Schefren interviews several successful marketers, and they spill the rice on what’s working for them right now.
Then there are several bonuses, including a recording of a 12-day training course that Agora gave its new media buyers back in 2018.
I think there’s more stuff too. And you get all of this for some ridiculous price like $50 a year (the standard Agora newsletter subscription rate).
At which point, I said, “Oh, I’m from Croatia,” and I got out my credit card. I don’t know why they didn’t just start off with that charming and seductive offer, instead of the live stream jiggery pokery.
Anyways, having gone through the past two months’ worth of interviews inside… and going through the media buying training now… I can comfortably recommend Steal Our Winners. It’s worth tracking down and checking out.
But you know what?
Most offers out there, particularly in the Internet Marketing and copywriting space, are just awful.
And if you want to keep an eye out on the bad ones, and get an occasional recommendation for the rare good ones, you might like to sign up to my daily email newsletter. You can join it for free by clicking here.