Comments on: Dr Andy Williams Rants http://www.neilshearing.com/2009/02/15/dr-andy-williams-rants/ Internet marketing tips and strategies to boost your Internet marketing expertise! Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:04:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Martyn Brown http://www.neilshearing.com/2009/02/15/dr-andy-williams-rants/comment-page-1/#comment-145863 Martyn Brown Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:28:52 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2009/02/15/dr-andy-williams-rants/#comment-145863 Pop ups, one time offers, page folds (the corner of the page neatly folds to reveal more 'info'), audio blasted at you the moment you arrive ... "HI AND WELCOME TO MY LATEST OFFER BLAH, BLAH, BLAH". It makes me jump and reaching for the volume control. Video where the guru tries to promote his own product when he should have left that part to an expert because Mr. Guru makes endless mistakes in his presentation including grammar, ums and aahs, pauses, coughs, sniffs and spends most of his time apologising for his flu symptons than he does telling about his product. The 'follow ups' via email promoting everything he's ever been affiliated to over the last two years. The value he puts on his bonuses ($8000.67) for his 'extra' ebooks and DVD and, of course, the chance to telephone him for a one on one business teaching that nobody ever takes up, no matter what value he's put on it. The offer that is definitely going to end tomorrow but, when you go back a month later, it's still there. The price rise that never happens, yes, it's staying at $17 forever, really. The offer of the best product the guru has ever seen even though he's never even tried it. His latest eBook which is just his last eBook rewritten and given a new title. The FREE software but you have to pay a monthly fee to get online results from it. The recurring monthly fee when you thought it was going to be a one time only payment. Trying to cancel a payment for subscription to the membership site that doesn't change from one month to the next ... same old content. I could go on, but, yes, I've seen 'em all and still come back for more (smile). Thanks for a great site, Neil. Following on Twitter Martyn Brown (sceneabout) Pop ups, one time offers, page folds (the corner of the page neatly folds to reveal more ‘info’), audio blasted at you the moment you arrive … “HI AND WELCOME TO MY LATEST OFFER BLAH, BLAH, BLAH”.

It makes me jump and reaching for the volume control.

Video where the guru tries to promote his own product when he should have left that part to an expert because Mr. Guru makes endless mistakes in his presentation including grammar, ums and aahs, pauses, coughs, sniffs and spends most of his time apologising for his flu symptons than he does telling about his product.

The ‘follow ups’ via email promoting everything he’s ever been affiliated to over the last two years.

The value he puts on his bonuses ($8000.67) for his ‘extra’ ebooks and DVD and, of course, the chance to telephone him for a one on one business teaching that nobody ever takes up, no matter what value he’s put on it.

The offer that is definitely going to end tomorrow but, when you go back a month later, it’s still there.

The price rise that never happens, yes, it’s staying at $17 forever, really.

The offer of the best product the guru has ever seen even though he’s never even tried it.

His latest eBook which is just his last eBook rewritten and given a new title.

The FREE software but you have to pay a monthly fee to get online results from it.

The recurring monthly fee when you thought it was going to be a one time only payment.

Trying to cancel a payment for subscription to the membership site that doesn’t change from one month to the next … same old content.

I could go on, but, yes, I’ve seen ‘em all and still come back for more (smile).

Thanks for a great site, Neil. Following on Twitter

Martyn Brown (sceneabout)

]]> By: Shayne Packer http://www.neilshearing.com/2009/02/15/dr-andy-williams-rants/comment-page-1/#comment-145659 Shayne Packer Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:55:40 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2009/02/15/dr-andy-williams-rants/#comment-145659 Some of these badgering techniques may work, but as you know, that doesn't make them good business practices. I don't think all of them work well. Sometimes you get IM'ers who use tricks that are outdated. I think that marketers need to know that, in the long run, best practices win; and they tend to make loyal raving customers. Some of these badgering techniques may work, but as you know, that doesn’t make them good business practices. I don’t think all of them work well. Sometimes you get IM’ers who use tricks that are outdated. I think that marketers need to know that, in the long run, best practices win; and they tend to make loyal raving customers.

]]> By: Neil_Shearing http://www.neilshearing.com/2009/02/15/dr-andy-williams-rants/comment-page-1/#comment-145645 Neil_Shearing Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:44:30 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2009/02/15/dr-andy-williams-rants/#comment-145645 Hi Herb, You're right. But there are two issues here... 1: the poor image such "badgering" gives Internet marketing as a whole and, unfortunately, 2: it must work, because otherwise the marketers wouldn't do it (like popups, which no-one seems to like, but they're very effective). Neil. Hi Herb,

You’re right. But there are two issues here…

1: the poor image such “badgering” gives Internet marketing as a whole and, unfortunately,

2: it must work, because otherwise the marketers wouldn’t do it (like popups, which no-one seems to like, but they’re very effective).

Neil.

]]> By: Herb Pagano Jr-Green Hiking http://www.neilshearing.com/2009/02/15/dr-andy-williams-rants/comment-page-1/#comment-145644 Herb Pagano Jr-Green Hiking Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:54:48 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2009/02/15/dr-andy-williams-rants/#comment-145644 Neil, I click "no thanks" to the first OTO and the next page is: "GeeWiz, Herb, you obviously don't understand the overwhelming value involved here! "So, here's what we're gonna do for you right now ...." By the third and final OTO, I'm close to not purchasing the original product. Two months ago, I unsubscribed from the newsletters of both a referrer and a product author. Haven't missed any of their internet "insights". Herb Neil,

I click “no thanks” to the first OTO and the next page is: “GeeWiz, Herb, you obviously don’t understand the overwhelming value involved here!

“So, here’s what we’re gonna do for you right now ….”

By the third and final OTO, I’m close to not purchasing the original product.

Two months ago, I unsubscribed from the newsletters of both a referrer and a product author. Haven’t missed any of their internet “insights”.

Herb

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