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Helping You to Prosper In the Home-Based Workplace
Monday, January 10, 2000 Volume 1, Issue #34
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¤ Site Review: Roads to Easy Money
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Capitalizing on "Teachable Moments"
By Cathy Bryant © 2000
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This is a lesson about spam. The good kind. The kind that
can earn you a valuable customer and friend.
I'm not talking about the bulk emailers. They are not your
friends. They know exactly what they're doing and they
don't care that you don't want their mail. They'll just
keep sending it out, working around the system, taking their
profits anyway they can get them. The phrase "customer
service" is not in their vocabulary.
I'm not talking about those who skirt the edges of proper
netiquette. You know the ones; they respond to your ad with
one that reads something like this -
Hello! I saw your ad in XYZ classifieds. I would
like more information about your opportunity as I
am always looking to add to my portfolio.
Right now I am involved in a wonderful opportunity
and having great success with it. Perhaps you'd
like to take a look at it?
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Best wishes for your success!
I. M. Aspammer
Look familiar? We've all received them, in one form or
another. Sure, they're interested in adding to their
portfolio! Hey, I may have been born at night, but it
wasn't last night.
The "spammers" I'm talking about are the innocents - the
newbies who have no idea that what they are doing is wrong.
Generally speaking, they are spamming you because that's
exactly how they got involved in their opportunity in the
first place and didn't know how much trouble they could get
in by doing it to others.
Hello - I just learned of a new way to make money
online and thought you might be interested in it
as well. If you are just reply to this email and
put "interested" in the subject line.
This one's a dead giveaway. No pretense of being interested in your offer AND simply
asking you to reply. No fake email address; no fake removal instructions. A
sitting duck for the zealots who take great pleasure in reporting people to their ISP
(when do they have time to get any REAL work done?)
If you've been marketing on the internet for any length of
time you've received some form of all three of the above
examples. If you're like most, you simply delete them.
Trying to report all bulk emailers is just too much a waste
of your valuable time, and trying to talk some sense into
the type of person illustrated in the second example is, for
the most part, an exercise in futility.
But what about the truly innocent spammer? This is one
email that I always try to respond to. Why? Because if I
take the time to take advantage of this "teachable moment,"
and explain to this individual why their actions are
inconsistent with proper online marketing and what the
consequences could be (in a caring way, of course), then
chances are that person is going to turn to me for advice
and counsel when he or she realizes that what they're doing
isn't working.
How do I know this is a productive exercise? Because I've
done it. And I've gained some loyal customers and friends
as a result. What goes around comes around, as the saying
goes. And nowhere is this more true than online.
So the next time you are approached by one of the true
innocents, hesitate before you hit the "delete" key. Give
yourself the chance to be a teacher - one way or another,
you will be rewarded!
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Hi,
I think you will remember me. About 12 months ago I
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It was excellent.
In fact I was so pleased that I decided to thank you, and to
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But you know how it is. I never quite seemed to get round to
it. Never mind, I thought, those nice people are bound to
send me a Thankyou email. I'll hit reply and do it then.
But you never called!
After about a month I was beginning to feel confident about
progressing to Book 2. But I wasn't absolutely sure if I was
ready. I don't really like admitting this, but I think I
needed a little 'push' from someone. To be honest I think I
was secretly hoping you would contact me.
But you never called!
I felt a little silly at first, but your book said that most
people need reassurance before making a purchase. They call
it human nature.
The book also said that a professional Website builds
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Anyway, about 2 months later I made up my mind that I would
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While I was trying to find your URL a little voice in my
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And then it hit me!
OF COURSE. You hadn't got in touch because you didn't want
to seem too pushy! The book said that lots of people are
like that. So I left my order just a little longer.
But you still never called!
Then one day I stumbled across a Website that was selling
Book 2. I was surprised because I thought I could only buy
it from you.
It was a super site and very professional, and that's
something I always look for in a business. But you'll
never guess what happened.
I'm ashamed to say, that on the spur of the moment I bought
Book 2. Sorry, but I was thinking of buying it anyway and I
just couldn't help myself.
It turned out to be a really brilliant book. And I made up
my mind to email them with my thanks. But you know how it
is. I never seemed to get round to it.
Then they called!
It was a really nice email thanking me for my business. I
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it. It was from a terribly nice European chap called Otto
Responder. His grammar was excellent but seemed to lack
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But it was still kind of him don't you think?
So I replied immediately and later they put my email on
their Website as a Testimonial. You have no idea how pleased
I was when they asked for my permission. Mind you I was a
little disappointed that Otto never asked me. He seemed like
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Any way, they were so pleased with the extra business they
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I was now a Privileged Customer, and as such I qualified for
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Imagine ME, a privileged customer. I was so proud!
Then they called!
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I'm on Book 573 now.
And do you know they STILL call me! Isn't that nice?
But you know, even though I'm delighted with Otto's service,
I do sometimes feel a little twinge of guilt. After all I
bought Book 1 from you. And like it says in the book,
customers are usually pretty loyal.
So I hope you're not too displeased with me. But you are
such a professional company I'm sure you are only too happy
that I'm being well looked after. And I know you will
believe me when I say I really did intend to buy from you.
But you see ......
You never called!
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