I’ve been doing the same thing, for a while. I also get turned off a bit by the snake oil, and I’ve been following some of the mailing lists long enough that the content starts to feel repetitive. I might still buy, if he ever put out anything inexpensive (doesn’t seem likely, but Jeff Walker did a while ago even though his business has a similar strategy, so it might happen..).
I wonder if everyone gets that slight snake oil feeling from him? And in particular, whether the kinds of marketing he’s using still work when the reader recognizes what tactic is being used.
The question kept coming up; If I can smell snake oil, am I the target audience?
Even if it is legit and honest (I think it is), it kept on reminding me of nigerian phishers using poor language to discourage all but the most gullible from wasting their time.
I’ve been doing the same thing, for a while. I also get turned off a bit by the snake oil, and I’ve been following some of the mailing lists long enough that the content starts to feel repetitive. I might still buy, if he ever put out anything inexpensive (doesn’t seem likely, but Jeff Walker did a while ago even though his business has a similar strategy, so it might happen..).
I wonder if everyone gets that slight snake oil feeling from him? And in particular, whether the kinds of marketing he’s using still work when the reader recognizes what tactic is being used.
The question kept coming up; If I can smell snake oil, am I the target audience?
Even if it is legit and honest (I think it is), it kept on reminding me of nigerian phishers using poor language to discourage all but the most gullible from wasting their time.