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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23" data-quote="biophase" data-source="post: 1027423" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027423" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027423">biophase said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Ok I&#039;ll jump in.<br /> <br /> What he&#039;s doing now is buying companies and yes those companies sell stuff. So you have to focus on marketing. If you have a good product, you still need to market. Yes, the product can sell on its own, but why not accelerate the growth through marketing. Marketing is the main reason most businesses fail. Anyone can get factory to make them 1000 units of any product. So why isn&#039;t everyone successfully selling them?<br /> <br /> He wrote a book so he links to it. Do you think a guy doing the numbers that he does cares about profit from a $1 book? Or are you just annoyed that he&#039;s selling it for $0.87 instead of $0.99? Is it because of his &quot;shady&quot; marketing tactic to use the 7 to get you to spend $1? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I am not selling you anything.. Here is a book I am selling for 0.87USD. And marketing is not (by default) the main reason businesses fail. It is one of the reasons. If you do not have a good product, good marketing can sometimes bring your business to ruins faster!</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 114807" data-quote="Panos Daras" data-source="post: 1027427" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027427" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027427">Panos Daras said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Here is a book I am selling for 0.87USD. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> This is gone on so long I decided to have a look for myself rather than take Panos&#039;s word for it.<br /> <br /> Here is a screenshot of the alleged offense.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/screenshot_20221014-184626-webp.45535/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/42/42152-b8b8903e80588c5e8e4582ea79b82642.jpg?hash=o5tAgjqNu2" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Screenshot_20221014-184626.png" title="Screenshot_20221014-184626.png" width="200" height="423" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> You have misrepresented and misquoted what he&#039;s doing.<br /> <br /> He has linked to his book, but he doesn&#039;t mention the price. And it doesn&#039;t sound like he&#039;s trying to sell it. He doesn&#039;t even mention the title.<br /> <br /> It looks to me like he just wants people to know that he&#039;s a published author. That&#039;s not sales. That&#039;s credibility building.<br /> <br /> I&#039;ll say it again. This is not selling.<br /> <br /> We mention our companies all the time on this forum. We&#039;re not trying to sell our companies in this forum. We just want people here to know we have them. It lends credibility to the opinions we give.<br /> <br /> Therefore, you have launched an ad hominem attack on AH with no basis in fact. Seems to me, this whole thread is based on a straw man.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m sure I could Google and find more logical fallacies that have taken place here, red herrings come to mind, but I think I&#039;ve made my point.<br /> <br /> And I only point this out, because, as mentioned, I&#039;m the guy who likes to point out hypocrites.<br /> <br /> At the risk of offering another unpopular opinion, why don&#039;t you try spending less time on YouTube about pages and more time building businesses?<br /> <br /> And oh, study some more about sales while you&#039;re at it. You could probably watch some more AH videos, or, and forgive me for suggesting this, but actually buy the book.<br /> <br /> The guy wrote a book about how to make sales offers, and what you are complaining about is clearly not a textbook example of an Alex Hormozi sales offer.<br /> <br /> He would make so many more sales by just listing the title on his about page...</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 114807" data-quote="Panos Daras" data-source="post: 1027427" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027427" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027427">Panos Daras said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I am not selling you anything.. Here is a book I am selling for 0.87USD. And marketing is not (by default) the main reason businesses fail. It is one of the reasons. If you do not have a good product, good marketing can sometimes bring your business to ruins faster! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I couldn&#039;t find any mention of the book on his youtube profile. Please let me know how eqregeious his $0.87 sales pitch is.<br /> <br /> You&#039;re just like that person who once emailed me and send you lied, not everything in your store is 20% like the email said. To which I replied, yes XXXX was excluded and it was written above the title in bold and large font, not hidden in 4pt type under the heading. He said, but you still lied because it&#039;s not everything.<br /> <br /> So yeah, I get what he meant, but I don&#039;t need a**hole customers, so he&#039;s no longer welcome to purchase from my business.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23" data-quote="biophase" data-source="post: 1027457" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027457" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027457">biophase said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Please let me know how eqregeious his $0.87 sales pitch is. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I thought I just did... <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /><br /> <br /> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><br /> <br /> Biophase doesn&#039;t read our posts y&#039;all. My opinion of him is now (mostly) negative. I am outraged!!! Who does this guy think he is?!?!<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/shrek-pitchfork-gif.45537/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/42/42154-56580e7914122765e86da30452454747.jpg?hash=VlgOeRQSJ2" class="bbImage " style="" alt="shrek-pitchfork.gif" title="shrek-pitchfork.gif" width="220" height="123" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">For those not familiar Alex is very upfront about what his sales funnel is.<br /> <br /> You read his book and consume his free content<br /> <br /> You use that content to grow your business to 7-8 figures<br /> <br /> Once you’re tapped out and don’t know how to scale it more you go to him and he invests in your business and helps you scale from there<br /> <br /> Dudes legit and thinks crazy big, you won’t catch him trying to make money on book sales, he doesn’t even sell any $997 courses, they’re all free. <br /> <br /> All he’s interested in is partnering with people already killing it and helping them scale further <br /> <br /> I know a couple of business owners locally using his free content to grow their businesses<br /> <br /> It’s nothing particularly new, it’s very similar to the old school Gary halbert type stuff that’s been around forever, but man does he know how to execute</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 72777" data-quote="BizyDad" data-source="post: 1027460" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027460" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027460">BizyDad said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I thought I just did... <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /><br /> <br /> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><br /> <br /> Biophase doesn&#039;t read our posts y&#039;all. My opinion of him is now (mostly) negative. I am outraged!!! Who does this guy think he is?!?!<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/45537/" target="_blank">View attachment 45537</a><br /> <br /> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I didn&#039;t see your post because I think I have you on ignore. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> Just kidding!<br /> <br /> I clicked the &quot;Alex&#039;s Book&quot; link. When I click it, it goes to a $0.99 kindle book.<br /> <br /> I wonder if he saw this thread and changed the price from $.87 to $.99. I&#039;m sure he has Google alerts on himself.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23" data-quote="biophase" data-source="post: 1027457" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027457" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027457">biophase said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I couldn&#039;t find any mention of the book on his youtube profile. Please let me know how eqregeious his $0.87 sales pitch is.<br /> <br /> You&#039;re just like that person who once emailed me and send you lied, not everything in your store is 20% like the email said. To which I replied, yes XXXX was excluded and it was written above the title in bold and large font, not hidden in 4pt type under the heading. He said, but you still lied because it&#039;s not everything.<br /> <br /> So yeah, I get what he meant, but I don&#039;t need a**hole customers, so he&#039;s no longer welcome to purchase from my business. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Please try to see stuff from the customer&#039;s perspective . Everything is 20% but some isn&#039;t. Human mind tends to ancor to the price, it is a real thing, and they do not read the rest. So yeah you should change the wording, sorry. Hate me all you want, mr Market has spoken..</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 72777" data-quote="BizyDad" data-source="post: 1027455" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027455" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027455">BizyDad said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This is gone on so long I decided to have a look for myself rather than take Panos&#039;s word for it.<br /> <br /> Here is a screenshot of the alleged offense.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/45535/" target="_blank">View attachment 45535</a><br /> <br /> You have misrepresented and misquoted what he&#039;s doing.<br /> <br /> He has linked to his book, but he doesn&#039;t mention the price. And it doesn&#039;t sound like he&#039;s trying to sell it. He doesn&#039;t even mention the title.<br /> <br /> It looks to me like he just wants people to know that he&#039;s a published author. That&#039;s not sales. That&#039;s credibility building.<br /> <br /> I&#039;ll say it again. This is not selling.<br /> <br /> We mention our companies all the time on this forum. We&#039;re not trying to sell our companies in this forum. We just want people here to know we have them. It lends credibility to the opinions we give.<br /> <br /> Therefore, you have launched an ad hominem attack on AH with no basis in fact. Seems to me, this whole thread is based on a straw man.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m sure I could Google and find more logical fallacies that have taken place here, red herrings come to mind, but I think I&#039;ve made my point.<br /> <br /> And I only point this out, because, as mentioned, I&#039;m the guy who likes to point out hypocrites.<br /> <br /> At the risk of offering another unpopular opinion, why don&#039;t you try spending less time on YouTube about pages and more time building businesses?<br /> <br /> And oh, study some more about sales while you&#039;re at it. You could probably watch some more AH videos, or, and forgive me for suggesting this, but actually buy the book.<br /> <br /> The guy wrote a book about how to make sales offers, and what you are complaining about is clearly not a textbook example of an Alex Hormozi sales offer.<br /> <br /> He would make so many more sales by just listing the title on his about page... </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Yeah one click vs two clicks, huge difference. Can you see the forest for the trees? You see the worm, but do you see the hook? <br /> Look this guy here explains what is most <b>probably</b> happening. I will just leave it here. Let the hatred fall through you.<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="374890" data-url="https://growthmodels.co/100m-offers-amazon-ebook-marketing/#the-100m-offers-growth-model" data-host="growthmodels.co" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fgrowthmodels.co%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2FUntitled_Artwork-10.png&amp;hash=a4836c3c3b24c58b3d377e6758d22532&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="growthmodels.co" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://growthmodels.co/100m-offers-amazon-ebook-marketing/#the-100m-offers-growth-model" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> How Alex Hormozi uses an Amazon Kindle eBook to generate hundreds of qualified leads per month - Growth Models </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Books are, without doubt, one of the most efficient ways to learn for modern professionals.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fgrowthmodels.co%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2Fcropped-2.png%3Ffit%3D32%252C32%26ssl%3D1&amp;hash=dedfb086b3dcd68d4f30b289f3420e6b&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="growthmodels.co" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> growthmodels.co </div> </div> </div> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Hey <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a><br /> Remember that douche you had to kick off the chat network because no matter what you said he’d disagree?<br /> -The sky is blue<br /> -technically… it’s not<br /> What was the word for that kind of person? Didn’t <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/5905/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="5905" data-username="@MTF">@MTF</a> say “smartass”? <br /> <br /> We got another one here.<br /> <br /> Panos, you sir have a shit attitude. You made zero friends here so far, why are you here again? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/troll.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":troll:" title="Troll :troll:" data-shortname=":troll:" /></div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">This thread has just convinced me more that Alex is a G and can be another person you can learn from. I think people are too quick to adjudge someone and be cynical about people on Youtube giving business advice, but do not forget, there has never been a better time with literally no barrier to entry to market yourself and generate business than the age we now live in. And Alex&#039;s success and strategy he deploys is just testament of this. A year and a half ago, I never heard of the guy, now hes using Youtube and social media to leverage attention to grow his business, and invest in other businesses. <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 38282" data-quote="Raoul Duke" data-source="post: 1027525" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027525" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027525">Raoul Duke said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="UCKZ4Nz.jpg" data-src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUCKZ4Nz.jpg&amp;hash=71e0c2bdf17270136cd2b1b6514e202e" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUCKZ4Nz.jpg&amp;hash=71e0c2bdf17270136cd2b1b6514e202e" data-url="https://i.imgur.com/UCKZ4Nz.jpg" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="UCKZ4Nz.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 114807" data-quote="Panos Daras" data-source="post: 1027485" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027485" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027485">Panos Daras said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Yeah one click vs two clicks, huge difference. Can you see the forest for the trees? You see the worm, but do you see the hook?<br /> Look this guy here explains what is most <b>probably</b> happening. I will just leave it here. Let the hatred fall through you.<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="374890" data-url="https://growthmodels.co/100m-offers-amazon-ebook-marketing/#the-100m-offers-growth-model" data-host="growthmodels.co" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fgrowthmodels.co%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2FUntitled_Artwork-10.png&amp;hash=a4836c3c3b24c58b3d377e6758d22532&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="growthmodels.co" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://growthmodels.co/100m-offers-amazon-ebook-marketing/#the-100m-offers-growth-model" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> How Alex Hormozi uses an Amazon Kindle eBook to generate hundreds of qualified leads per month - Growth Models </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Books are, without doubt, one of the most efficient ways to learn for modern professionals.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fgrowthmodels.co%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2Fcropped-2.png%3Ffit%3D32%252C32%26ssl%3D1&amp;hash=dedfb086b3dcd68d4f30b289f3420e6b&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="growthmodels.co" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> growthmodels.co </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>If you want to equivocate, one click vs two clicks, it&#039;s the difference between him selling you something on YouTube, or Amazon selling you something on Amazon. Also, that&#039;s a false equivalence.<br /> <br /> I don&#039;t hate you dude. Life is too short. If I don&#039;t even not like you. If I didn&#039;t care, I wouldn&#039;t even be posting.<br /> <br /> You have a sharp but misguided mind. I often engage people like that. I&#039;m intrigued by people with interesting patterns of thought. People brave or stupid enough to be intentionally unpopular are interesting to me. They either have the highest or lowest self esteem. At least they are not boring.<br /> <br /> You set yourself up to take shots, so don&#039;t complain when they come. That&#039;s weak. You&#039;re dishing them out, at least show you can take the criticism.<br /> <br /> Also, I didn&#039;t click your link. You putting that there was an appeal to authority.<br /> <br /> Saying what is *probably* happening and condemning a man for it is a slippery slope, especially when I gave a perfectly reasonable alternate explanation.<br /> <br /> &quot;Let the hate fall through you&quot; is an appeal to emotion or an appeal to pity.<br /> <br /> It&#039;s a shame. I thought I was engaging a master of rhetoric. 4 logical fallacies in one short post. Ouch. Alas, there&#039;s nothing here but another keyboard warrior.<br /> <br /> Seriously bro, get to building yourself a business. Have you started one yet? What kind of challenges are you facing there?<br /> <br /> Those are the questions this forum is here for, not hypocritically complaining about the hypocrisy of men greater than yourself.<br /> <br /> I&#039;ll leave it at that. If you can&#039;t change your approach, I can&#039;t help you get where you&#039;re going.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 114807" data-quote="Panos Daras" data-source="post: 1027427" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027427" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027427">Panos Daras said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I am not selling you anything.. Here is a book I am selling for 0.87USD. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Dude, I think you&#039;re taking it a little bit too literal.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 114807" data-quote="Panos Daras" data-source="post: 1027218" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027218" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027218">Panos Daras said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I have an unpopular opinion about this guy. I do not like him. He has some good &quot;tips&quot; in his videos but he is way too focused on marketing on my perspective, and not a productocracy. Also what really stroke to me as odd, is that in his YouTube channel landing page he states &quot;I have nothing to sell you&quot; and then links to an Amazon page that sells his kindle book for 0.87$ (the magic number 7 again). Am I the only one? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>That is because he&#039;s an amazing marketer. He knows what he&#039;s doing. <br /> <br /> Every marketer is using words like &quot;Just watch my free training&quot; or &quot;I&#039;ll give you my book, just pay for the shipping&quot;, and it&#039;s all a bait to get you watch and read his/her content to build the KLT factors(Know, Like and Trust) to eventually sell you something.<br /> <br /> That&#039;s the basics of building a successful funnel. 85-90% of it is about free content online. The rest 5-10% is about finding potential buyers because at this point they&#039;re likely qualified to buy and are obviously interested in your product/service when they&#039;re so far down your content.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;m really enjoying Alex&#039;s little sales nuggets on YouTube shorts.<br /> <br /> I already kinda used one of his techniques to turn a $300 a month client into a $2500 a month client. It was the clip talking about the different supplements they tried to get people to buy after onboarding them to a workout plan at their gym or something and building trust by sacrificing on one product, telling them they can actually get this one (with the worst margin for Alex) cheaper at the store down the road. Then sell them on the higher margin product/service.<br /> <br /> The 2.5k service doesn&#039;t start for a few months yet but still, not bad for 2 minute clip or whatever. Thanks Alex <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":P" title="Stick Out Tongue :P" data-shortname=":P" /> <br /> <br /> I was a bit skeptical of him to begin with though.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 114807" data-quote="Panos Daras" data-source="post: 1027483" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027483" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027483">Panos Daras said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Please try to see stuff from the customer&#039;s perspective . Everything is 20% but some isn&#039;t. Human mind tends to ancor to the price, it is a real thing, and they do not read the rest. So yeah you should change the wording, sorry. Hate me all you want, mr Market has spoken.. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>So it&#039;s my fault that they do not read the rest. <br /> <br /> Why don&#039;t you tell us more about your business and how it&#039;s going then?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">If you learned something from Alex even as little as an extra word in your vocabulary, he has taught you something. That means he&#039;s your teacher. And as a student, you should not be talking shit.<br /> <br /> There are many teachers on this forum I&#039;ve learned from and I wouldn&#039;t feel like being scammed at all if they sold me something. I believe if there is an exchange of monetary value between you and your teacher, that teacher will be obligated to teach you what you paid for.<br /> <br /> Focus on something better that&#039;s worth your time, don&#039;t waste time having a discussion about a person you can&#039;t change.<br /> <br /> If you reply to this thread again, I will assume you are a sidewalking victim who happened to land on a fastlane forum.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 114807" data-quote="Panos Daras" data-source="post: 1027218" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027218" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027218">Panos Daras said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I have an unpopular opinion about this guy. I do not like him. He has some good &quot;tips&quot; in his videos but he is way too focused on marketing on my perspective, and not a productocracy. Also what really stroke to me as odd, is that in his YouTube channel landing page he states &quot;I have nothing to sell you&quot; and then links to an Amazon page that sells his kindle book for 0.87$ (the magic number 7 again). Am I the only one? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Hilarious. So much free content but you can&#039;t mentally handle it cause of a 0.87c ebook. <br /> <br /> We must be the most entitled generation ever.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">There’s always something to be learned from those more successful than you, even though he was ‘deceiving’ you with his $0.87 ebook</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">He actually answers this directly here.<br /> <br /> At 99c, Amazon will push it more cause they get to take 2/3s of that money themselves.<br /> So it was the lowest price to put it and also have Amazon promote it.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="sdd4BST87ks"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sdd4BST87ks?wmode=opaque&start=156" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 33771" data-quote="Fox" data-source="post: 1028315" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1028315" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1028315">Fox said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> He actually answers this directly here.<br /> <br /> At 99c, Amazon will push it more cause they get to take 2/3s of that money themselves.<br /> So it was the lowest price to put it and also have Amazon promote it.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="sdd4BST87ks"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sdd4BST87ks?wmode=opaque&start=156" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I&#039;ll listen to that on a walk this week. Something that stands out after 10 mins of watching... they both have boxes in the background and it doesn&#039;t matter.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 33771" data-quote="Fox" data-source="post: 1028315" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1028315" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1028315">Fox said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> He actually answers this directly here.<br /> <br /> At 99c, Amazon will push it more cause they get to take 2/3s of that money themselves.<br /> So it was the lowest price to put it and also have Amazon promote it.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="sdd4BST87ks"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sdd4BST87ks?wmode=opaque&start=156" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>The best part of this is he even calls out that people get mad that he’s selling it because “the internet doesn’t handle nuance well.”</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 114807" data-quote="Panos Daras" data-source="post: 1027294" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1027294" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1027294">Panos Daras said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Sold at cost is still something sold. So he has something to sell me.. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>To play devil&#039;s advocate and to riff of this.<br /> <br /> A big point many overlook is his acquisition.com. His entire media/ad/video blitz is to put you into his funnel, though he&#039;s not selling you anything now, he wants to have you in the future.<br /> Basically his entire brand and his wife&#039;s entire brand (and they admit it in their videos) is to make you aware of them, hustle and grow your biz yourself with some of their tools, and have them be your first choice for 5m+ growth or for a sale. Basically, you do all the &quot;nasty&quot; and difficult ground work, then hand it off to them for a split in equity and they&#039;ll manage it how they please.<br /> <br /> Now, Alex did say in his talk with Ryan Moran that he only works with about 1 in 100 people that apply for acquisition or the help, because he thinks a lot of people are jack@sses... so perhaps it&#039;s not entirely profit motivated. Either way, his entire marketing blueprint is to make you aware of him, what he offers, and ultimately how he can help you scale your biz be it to 5m or 100m or 1 billion.<br /> <br /> In other news: did Hormozi finally release any of the other content on acquisition.com&#039;s course library? Haven&#039;t checked it in a year.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 94829" data-quote="RicardoGrande" data-source="post: 1028517" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1028517" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1028517">RicardoGrande said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> A big point many overlook is his acquisition.com </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I was waiting for someone to point this out, surprised it took weeks. <br /> <br /> <i>He is selling you something</i>, and that is he wants ground floor access to your growing company so he can take part in a possible big exit. I&#039;d say that&#039;s a pretty big sell, although his total target audience would be relatively small. With the big personal influence he&#039;s creating, this &quot;sell&quot; of convincing a founder to invite him into their company becomes much easier.<br /> <br /> That said, I haven&#039;t read any of his material, his books, or his videos, so I have no opinion there.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1028529" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1028529" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1028529">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I was waiting for someone to point this out, surprised it took weeks.<br /> <br /> <i>He is selling you something</i>, and that is he wants ground floor access to your growing company so he can take part in a possible big exit. I&#039;d say that&#039;s a pretty big sell, although his total target audience would be relatively small. With the big personal influence he&#039;s creating, this &quot;sell&quot; of convincing a founder to invite him into their company becomes much easier.<br /> <br /> That said, I haven&#039;t read any of his material, his books, or his videos, so I have no opinion there. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Everyone is selling something.<br /> <br /> Nobody would go to all that trouble and NOT sell something.<br /> <br /> MJ always knocks it out of the park and that&#039;s why I&#039;m such a big fan of his and this forum.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">To be fair, he is very upfront about that in the book and clearly states that is his exact purpose: to give a lot of good content for free and help you grow to a level where he can jump in.</div>
 

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