Dave Smethie

I like to think that I help people “graduate” from mine rather than unsubscribe in disgust…

Thanks again buddy, your support has also come in the most welcome times

You see, for me, it’s about being genuine and authentic. You find that with Alex Goad.

I send him emails, often wondering if I am “bothering him” like every other so-called guru doesn’t want to get, but I receive…(get this)…an ACTUAL EMAIL FROM ALEX. I don’t get a copied-and-pasted email, I get the REAL DEAL. He cares. And that’s why I continue to enjoy his emails and gladly send the others to in inbox trashcan.

Alex provides relevant information, issues to look out for, and SOLID bonuses that actually take you BEYOND the superficial. Alex is, in my estimation, a nice guy who just happens to be an affiliate genius. That’s him…plain and simple. And I like plain and simple, since being in the ministry means I want others to hear the Gospel that way. I get respected my Alex with my questions, my concerns, my confusion, and my joys as well. He has become a friend, not just a mentor, and I have NEVER felt like he has been condescending to me, a step up from Newbie:).

That’s why, in my estimation, it is important to, as Dan says, give USEFUL things away for free! Don’t we love FREE stuff that actually helps us in this game? This is about teamwork and blogging about our successes…together.

I have told Alex this many times (and he has asked that I write and blog more about my passion concerning entrepreneurial affiliate marketing) that when you take away the product launches, the membership forums, the special downloads, the google tricks, the adwords tactics, what are you TRULY left with?

Relationships.

That’s right. When all is said and done, WHAT will be your IM legacy? I hope that when I (finally) get my autoresponder set up and continue to work my campaigns, that people will truly know that I care about THEM first, because relationships and friendships matter. For me, giving people things they don’t deserve is, in one word, grace.

We need more grace in our emails to our lists. And, well, we need more grace in our relationships online, and off.

Those are my two cents. And I can honestly call Alex my friend…he is one who truly cares and is an “Affiliate Nice Guy” in my book. Let’s create others and duplicate GRACE in our marketing efforts.

I have a feeling others will care how much we know, only when they know how much we care.

God bless,
Will
aka “Mr. Affiliate Nice Guy”

Thanks.

I was a big fan of being on mailing lists to find out what’s hot and just to kind of be “in the bath.

After a while, you realize that nearly everyone mails the same thing and nearly all those emails are “useless”.

As a business builder, you have to protect your time and attention… Glad I made the cut

You know, I’m in so many lists that I’ve lost count, but I’m probably in over 60 for the same reason Jarod explains above, to check what’s hot, but your blog post just made me realize what I’m about to explain…

The only emails I really read and am anxiously waiting to receive are your emails along with about 4 other guys. Amazingly, I knew about these guys (except one I knew from his $7 secrets ebook) thanks to Players with Money.

The reason why I’m anxiously waiting for these emails is because I’m starving for valuable information and you, along with these other guys, provide it. When it comes to reviews and recommendations, I haven’t seen any crapy product you recommend to just make a commission and as you say, you always provide additional GREAT bonuses that add value to the main product. They have all been excellent products that I have bought and ARE helping me reach my online income goals.

What I just realized is that I’m receiving so many emails to find “what’s hot and good” and I’ve only found these with this small group of people, so I have no need to be wasting my time with all these other lists. I never buy anything from them anyway so I’m gonna follow Rick Butts advise. What a relief!!

So yes, I’m living proof that what you say is completely true and these other list owners are losing yet another subscriber. I’ve made this blog post my guidelines to follow when my time comes to launch my own product or begin creating a list from my review pages.

Thanks Alex!

Point 3 and 4 are excellent reminders for me.

The only reason I am on most lists is to spy what’s hot… and what’s not (probably mostly “what’s not”). And sometimes some “gurus” actually surprise me by actually writing some solid and original copy.

The sad thing is that I unsubscribed to a lot of ‘newsletters’ because the content was really bad. And what they promoted was even worse. Exactly like you pointed out above.

When you started talking about PLR products, I remembered a very effective blackhat tactic:

Take a PLR product and make it the content of your website. Usually they are too crappy to sell… but they serve the ‘lazy’ blackhatter perfectly fine. As a preselling tool and of course as a search engine magnet. But I’m sure you know all about that, Alex .

All together, great reminder. Thanks!

It’s good to hear from more “subscribers”

Mattie, I like your cut to the chase style and I bet you’re doing well for yourself since you protect your time so well

Like Jerry, I, too, spent a day unsubscribing to various list but still the mail pours in.

All that you have written is correct but you all overlook a couple of things:

First, so many emails are just too darn long. I don’t have time to waste reading your “blurbs”. You have to get my attention in the first two lines or, “goodbye” I have a living to make and I’m not not going to let you detract from it.

Next, you are always “in my face” . I will spend unlimited time on the people who only email me occasionally; when they really have something to say.

Freebies don’t bother me, the Internet is awash with them.

Give me a website with, as you mentioned, relevant information or bring me up-to-date on Internet changes that may have been overlooked.

By and large, I’m sick of your tired, old, worn out offerings and long for something new and exciting.

The closest that ever came was when a guru, rambling along with his letter asked his subscribers to , “bare with him” – I wrote back and said I’d be delighted, when and where but the coward didn’t respond!