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Be Stingy with Testimonials

On the one hand, getting testimonials from colleagues and clients can boost your credibility in the market and help you get more business. On the other hand, giving out testimonials can be risky business. If you give somebody a testimonial or endorsement after only brief interaction with him, you’re playing with fire. You don’t really […]

So, Have They Actually Done Anything Wrong?

So far, we’ve gotten an insider’s view of a phone consultation between two high-profile Internet marketers. And we’ve caught wind of other anticompetitive practices that may or may not be going on inside the Internet marketing space. But has anybody actually done anything wrong? Here’s a great comment Antone Roundy made here on this blog […]

List Management, Fake Endorsements, and The Syndicate

As a list owner, I feel a certain responsibility to you, my dear reader. Therefore, it’s my goal to provide you with rich content mixed with occasional offers for products and services that may benefit you. Obviously, if I endorse somebody else’s product or service as an affiliate, then that means I’ve either purchased the […]

Sabotage! When Social Proof Backfires

Social proof is one of the six pillars of persuasion. Robert Cialdini dedicates all of Chapter 4 — more than 40 pages — to social proof in his book Influence. Of course, in a marketing setting, you want to use social proof to your advantage. But every once in a while, this technique can backfire. […]