Comments on: The Art Of Attention Getting http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:42:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Dan Ho http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-3173 Dan Ho Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:52:16 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-3173 Hi Justin, Don't know how I stumbled across your blog. I was link hopping for a bit and ended up here. Funny how that happens. This was a high quality post. A lot of truth to it. Particularly the entire underlying premise that if you want the attention/respect of the other person think about how you can help them first and foremost. Which, of course, is why so many people are ineffectual at this because people tend to place their own interests front and center. As for clicking around and reading some other posts, looks very interesting. I've never site flipped before, but I did purchase a hugely successful undervalued site back in 2004 using some techniques I learned in the original Traffic Secrets course when it first came out. It's like buying undervalued real estate but only online! I found your comments on postcard marketing interesting as well. I am just starting a major postcard campaign for the first time. It's my first foray from purely online marketing to direct mail. Keep up the quality posts. Regards, Dan Ho Hi Justin,

Don’t know how I stumbled across your blog. I was link hopping for a bit and ended up here. Funny how that happens.

This was a high quality post. A lot of truth to it. Particularly the entire underlying premise that if you want the attention/respect of the other person think about how you can help them first and foremost.

Which, of course, is why so many people are ineffectual at this because people tend to place their own interests front and center.

As for clicking around and reading some other posts, looks very interesting. I’ve never site flipped before, but I did purchase a hugely successful undervalued site back in 2004 using some techniques I learned in the original Traffic Secrets course when it first came out.

It’s like buying undervalued real estate but only online!

I found your comments on postcard marketing interesting as well. I am just starting a major postcard campaign for the first time. It’s my first foray from purely online marketing to direct mail.

Keep up the quality posts.

Regards,
Dan Ho

]]> By: Legal Wills Services http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-3077 Legal Wills Services Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:57:09 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-3077 Thanks for writing this. It was very helpful. Keep writing. Thanks for writing this. It was very helpful. Keep writing.

]]> By: J Bode http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-3025 J Bode Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:08:49 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-3025 Hey Justin hope your move is going good, I've recently had first hand experience with this, I offered to create a wordpress theme for a potential mentor, after I created the theme he was so happy, he offered to talk to me for an hour about my online business... and I didn't even ask him! This stuff works... give first and you shall receive! <abbr><em>J Bode’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jbode/~3/pvNBFL4WiXs/">5 Cool Twitter Tricks You Should Be Using</a></abbr></em> Hey Justin hope your move is going good,

I’ve recently had first hand experience with this, I offered to create a wordpress theme for a potential mentor, after I created the theme he was so happy, he offered to talk to me for an hour about my online business… and I didn’t even ask him!

This stuff works… give first and you shall receive!

J Bode’s last blog post..5 Cool Twitter Tricks You Should Be Using

]]> By: Jason Benfield http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-3009 Jason Benfield Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:56:03 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-3009 Hey Justin! i think the perfect example of this post is what you did for the siteflingmafia sales page... I hate reading, but I read every word of it... and I did so without a guard because it wasn't a 'typical' sales page... In fact I think everyone should go read it now if you haven't seen how Justin help Alejandro make $6k fast... it'll blow your mind... but read every word... study it... because it's a perfect demonstration of the above post... I wish I would've had this post 6 months ago when I first found you... would've probably got the apprenticeship quicker... I wanted the apprenticeship but just tried the 'screaming louder' approach... The coutless emails weekly offering free labor, the bazillion twitter messages... the stocking on ustream and skype... and all I had to do is give you $50 and 30 days!... lol... anyways... talk to you soon man... Jason 'jay' Benfield <abbr><em>Jason Benfield’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.jaysmastermind.com/6-biggest-reasons-why-websites-fail-optimizing-conversions-pt-1/">6 Biggest Reasons Why Websites Fail – Optimizing Conversions Pt. 1</a></abbr></em> Hey Justin! i think the perfect example of this post is what you did for the siteflingmafia sales page… I hate reading, but I read every word of it… and I did so without a guard because it wasn’t a ‘typical’ sales page…

In fact I think everyone should go read it now if you haven’t seen how Justin help Alejandro make $6k fast… it’ll blow your mind… but read every word… study it… because it’s a perfect demonstration of the above post…

I wish I would’ve had this post 6 months ago when I first found you… would’ve probably got the apprenticeship quicker… I wanted the apprenticeship but just tried the ’screaming louder’ approach…

The coutless emails weekly offering free labor, the bazillion twitter messages… the stocking on ustream and skype… and all I had to do is give you $50 and 30 days!… lol… anyways… talk to you soon man…

Jason ‘jay’ Benfield

Jason Benfield’s last blog post..6 Biggest Reasons Why Websites Fail – Optimizing Conversions Pt. 1

]]> By: Justin Brooke http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 Justin Brooke Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:12:07 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2977 Yeah being loud just gives you a sore throat and people run away from you. Yet a silent guy with $10 worth of sidewalk chalk drawing a message in the middle of the street gathers a crowd... Yeah being loud just gives you a sore throat and people run away from you. Yet a silent guy with $10 worth of sidewalk chalk drawing a message in the middle of the street gathers a crowd…

]]> By: Justin Brooke http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2976 Justin Brooke Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:01:00 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2976 You the man Donovan... You should run with that "lazy jamaican" character too! "I was to lazy for the corporate world so I quit my 9-5 and looked for lazy ways to replace my income... Here's what I found!" You the man Donovan… You should run with that “lazy jamaican” character too! “I was to lazy for the corporate world so I quit my 9-5 and looked for lazy ways to replace my income… Here’s what I found!”

]]> By: Desmond Owens http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2974 Desmond Owens Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:47:20 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2974 Hey Justin can you send us some more pics of the house :).....I may want to be your neighbor once the money starts rolling in :) Desmond <abbr><em>Desmond Owens’s last blog post..<a href="http://imquittingmyjob.com/another-day-of-failure-or-did-i.html">Another Day of Failure or Did I?</a></abbr></em> Hey Justin can you send us some more pics of the house :) …..I may want to be your neighbor once the money starts rolling in :)

Desmond

Desmond Owens’s last blog post..Another Day of Failure or Did I?

]]> By: DonovanMc http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2972 DonovanMc Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:30:15 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2972 Hey Justin, The cartoon was a great example of the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. One of the things I have learned from you is that I have to look at things differently. There have been a number of your post where I though dam! how did he think of that, or dam! why didn't I think of that. I still remember reading the post you did on how the Porn industry Market their products. There are so many examples around us to take from and tweak, or put in a more creative way. We just need to look at things with different eyes. One trap that I had fallen into was thinking that to be different and to get noticed I had to have some kind of a gimmick, the crazier the better. Coming out of corporate America I have gotten a great business education that can be applied, or used in creative ways in my online business. I guess that for some of us it's easy to forget that we are running a business and we need to run our business like a real business. Built on a solid foundation using proven business principles and systems. One of the books I am currently reading is: "High Probability Selling - Re-inventing the selling process" by Jacques Werth and Nicholas E. Ruben. In their work shop, they ask a number of questions. I think the following question covers some of the points you brought out so well in your post: - "What will you do to get the prospect to buy?" - To which they get responses like; "anything, whatever it takes." It's get better; "Scare them, beg, manipulate, con.." And even eventually "...lie, grove, kiss ass..." They are all pretty bad but the one that stuck out to me was the lying. "be insincere and unauthentic" which they explain meant fooling people into thinking that you liked them and were interested in them and dishing out complements at every opportunity they got. Justin I think you summed it up well in your last paragraph when you said; "ask yourself if there might be a more creative way of going about your business." And "just stop and think about how you can be different from everyone else instead of trying to be bigger or louder." One of the best things that has happened to me, since I got laid off from my last JOB and decided to take my Internet business seriously is that I now have limited funds, which has forced me to find creative ways to get things done. Being "The Lazy Jamaican" that I am, I am forced to use systems that work and to listen to mentors, like you and Chaunna, who know what they are doing so that I can build this business the right way. I guess it all boils down to getting rid of the noise and doing the right thing, in the right way. Thanks for keeping us on the right track. DonovanMc <abbr><em>DonovanMc’s last blog post..<a href="http://donovanmc.com/?p=7">“the lazy Jamaican” - sets a negative tone!</a></abbr></em> Hey Justin,
The cartoon was a great example of the saying that a picture is worth
a thousand words. One of the things I have learned from you is that I
have to look at things differently. There have been a number of your
post where I though dam! how did he think of that, or dam! why didn’t I
think of that. I still remember reading the post you did on how the Porn
industry Market their products. There are so many examples around us to
take from and tweak, or put in a more creative way. We just need to look at things with different eyes.

One trap that I had fallen into was thinking that to be different and to
get noticed I had to have some kind of a gimmick, the crazier the better.
Coming out of corporate America I have gotten a great business education that can be applied, or used in creative ways in my online business. I guess
that for some of us it’s easy to forget that we are running a business and
we need to run our business like a real business. Built on a solid foundation
using proven business principles and systems.

One of the books I am currently reading is: “High Probability Selling -
Re-inventing the selling process” by Jacques Werth and Nicholas E. Ruben.
In their work shop, they ask a number of questions. I think the following
question covers some of the points you brought out so well in your post:

- “What will you do to get the prospect to buy?” -

To which they get responses like; “anything, whatever it takes.” It’s get better; “Scare them, beg, manipulate, con..” And even eventually “…lie, grove, kiss ass…” They are all pretty bad but the one that stuck out to me was the lying. “be insincere and unauthentic” which they explain meant fooling people into thinking that you liked them and were interested in them and dishing out complements at every opportunity they got.

Justin I think you summed it up well in your last paragraph when you said;
“ask yourself if there might be a more creative way of going about your business.” And “just stop and think about how you can be different from everyone else instead of trying to be bigger or louder.”

One of the best things that has happened to me, since I got laid off from my last JOB and decided to take my Internet business seriously is that I now have limited funds, which has forced me to find creative ways to get things done. Being “The Lazy Jamaican” that I am, I am forced to use systems that work and to listen to mentors, like you and Chaunna, who know what they are doing so that I can build this business the right way. I guess it all boils down to getting rid of the noise and doing the right thing, in the right way.

Thanks for keeping us on the right track.

DonovanMc

DonovanMc’s last blog post..“the lazy Jamaican” – sets a negative tone!

]]> By: ‘The Art Of Attention Getting’ by Justin Brooke http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2969 ‘The Art Of Attention Getting’ by Justin Brooke Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:48:34 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2969 [...] The Art Of Attention Getting... [...] [...] The Art Of Attention Getting… [...]

]]> By: Tony Finbarr-Smith http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2967 Tony Finbarr-Smith Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:21:50 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2967 Hey guys, hope the move has gone well. LOVE the newspaper idea - I just had a run in a local paper with an article about me so I'm DEFINITELY using that ; ) In fact, I was thinking about having an article about services for businesses, and then send that, along with your SEO Client-catcher letter (http://sitefling.com/blog/step-by-step-system-for-getting-seo-clients/) - what do you think? Is it a bad idea mixing both? Perhaps I should split-test both.... ? Cheers. <abbr><em>Tony Finbarr-Smith’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.phatmarketing.net/blog/2009/06/massive-breaking-news/">Massive Breaking News!</a></abbr></em> Hey guys, hope the move has gone well.

LOVE the newspaper idea – I just had a run in a local paper with an article about me so I’m DEFINITELY using that ; )

In fact, I was thinking about having an article about services for businesses, and then send that, along with your SEO Client-catcher letter (http://sitefling.com/blog/step-by-step-system-for-getting-seo-clients/) – what do you think? Is it a bad idea mixing both?

Perhaps I should split-test both…. ?

Cheers.

Tony Finbarr-Smith’s last blog post..Massive Breaking News!

]]> By: Koorosh Vahabi http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2966 Koorosh Vahabi Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:09:02 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2966 The newspaper clipping brings back memories. I remember receiving it about 2 years ago. I remember thinking, "Man...this is the luckiest guy in the world....to be working with Russell Brunson is amazing." But of course, another lesson here is that luck has very little to do with success. When you are focused on success, opportunities silently show up. All we need to do is take notice and take action. The main point is true too. Duly noted. I know that Joe Vitale says that sending a gift would get their attention too. If someone says in their blog that they love a certain product, then send it to them. It shows that you are paying attention to them and putting them first. Besides, who doesnt love getting gifts. At the very least, it will get your foot in the door. I know you mentioned in one of your blog posts that: "Hint: A marketer who’s name rhymes with Hussell Stunson likes white chocolate covered strawberries from berries.com" So yeh, there are alot of ways to get someone's attention without coming off too strong. I need to remember the gift giving tip and begin implementing it with the marketers who provide me with so much value, if only to say thanks. <abbr><em>Koorosh Vahabi’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KooroshVahabi/~3/wIOhulS-WdQ/">Amazing Interview with Jason Benfield</a></abbr></em> The newspaper clipping brings back memories. I remember receiving it about 2 years ago.

I remember thinking, “Man…this is the luckiest guy in the world….to be working with Russell Brunson is amazing.”

But of course, another lesson here is that luck has very little to do with success. When you are focused on success, opportunities silently show up. All we need to do is take notice and take action.

The main point is true too. Duly noted. I know that Joe Vitale says that sending a gift would get their attention too. If someone says in their blog that they love a certain product, then send it to them. It shows that you are paying attention to them and putting them first. Besides, who doesnt love getting gifts. At the very least, it will get your foot in the door.

I know you mentioned in one of your blog posts that:

“Hint: A marketer who’s name rhymes with Hussell Stunson likes white chocolate covered strawberries from berries.com”

So yeh, there are alot of ways to get someone’s attention without coming off too strong.

I need to remember the gift giving tip and begin implementing it with the marketers who provide me with so much value, if only to say thanks.

Koorosh Vahabi’s last blog post..Amazing Interview with Jason Benfield

]]> By: Chris Jensen http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2965 Chris Jensen Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:55:45 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2965 Thank you for the great post Justin! You always over-deliver, and I really enjoy looking forward to your next post. I hope that you guys are doing well, and I look forward to seeing what you deliver once you get back into the comforts of a fully furnished, functioning home! Best of luck with your move! Chris Jensen <abbr><em>Chris Jensen’s last blog post..<a href="http://askchrisjensen.com/sitefling-com-30-day-apprentice-challenge/">SiteFling.com 30 Day Apprentice Challenge</a></abbr></em> Thank you for the great post Justin!

You always over-deliver, and I really enjoy looking forward to your next post. I hope that you guys are doing well, and I look forward to seeing what you deliver once you get back into the comforts of a fully furnished, functioning home! Best of luck with your move!

Chris Jensen

Chris Jensen’s last blog post..SiteFling.com 30 Day Apprentice Challenge

]]> By: David King http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 David King Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:46:40 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2963 First off... The Site FLiiiing definition addition to the top right hand corner of your blog rocks dude! that's sweeeeeeet! I agree with you Shawn, Someone actually contacted me about a jv partnership today too that i have never talked to in my life before. His product was not a bad idea and it was unique but I was turned off by the whole... "here's my sales page and here's how to promote it" partner approach... I thought to myself I wouldn't promote it simply because... 1. I haven't seen the product so i don't know the quality or value of it! 2. I don't know him! I have never even tweeted with him at all! I noticed that the article in the blog post is you on a sea doo... Nice! I agree with you about "being louder" ... It's funny because the other day I noticed that the tv commercials were louder than the tv program. I thought "this is annoying" so i muted during the commercials from then on. I used to watch commercials and b/c they wanted to be "louder" I completely muted them... I guess being loud does have consequences... Great post man... I appreciate the value and advice you offer... Hope the move to florida is smooth :) Have a great night! <abbr><em>David King’s last blog post..<a href="http://davidbeking.com/focus-on-the-highest-impact-area-of-your-business/business-strategy-business-strategies#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed">Focus on the highest IMPACT area of your business…</a></abbr></em> First off…

The Site FLiiiing definition addition to the top right hand corner of your blog rocks dude! that’s sweeeeeeet!

I agree with you Shawn,

Someone actually contacted me about a jv partnership today too that i have never talked to in my life before.

His product was not a bad idea and it was unique but I was turned off by the whole… “here’s my sales page and here’s how to promote it” partner approach…

I thought to myself I wouldn’t promote it simply because…

1. I haven’t seen the product so i don’t know the quality or value of it!
2. I don’t know him! I have never even tweeted with him at all!

I noticed that the article in the blog post is you on a sea doo… Nice!

I agree with you about “being louder” …

It’s funny because the other day I noticed that the tv commercials were louder than the tv program.

I thought “this is annoying” so i muted during the commercials from then on.

I used to watch commercials and b/c they wanted to be “louder” I completely muted them…

I guess being loud does have consequences…

Great post man…

I appreciate the value and advice you offer…

Hope the move to florida is smooth :) Have a great night!

David King’s last blog post..Focus on the highest IMPACT area of your business…

]]> By: Shawn Horwood http://sitefling.com/blog/the-art-of-attention-getting/comment-page-1/#comment-2962 Shawn Horwood Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:04:43 +0000 http://sitefling.com/blog/?p=871#comment-2962 The first thing I saw of this post was the image and I laughed. It is so true. I found it interesting, a few weeks ago I received an email from someone trying to get me to JV with them, but it wasn't addressed to me, they didn't offer me anything, and they didn't even tell me what the product was about. They just said stuff like "guaranteed high conversions and low refund rates" and "high commissions". Right...everyone promises that. Then I just received another email from him today, addressed to me this time (one step closer) but still telling me nothing about the product, offering nothing but high commissions, etc. He just gave me a link to the members area, but I don't have time to go figure out what the product is about and determine whether or not I want to promote it! At least tell me what it is about and who it is targeting so I know whether or not to waste my time actually examining the product! And like you said, you need to offer something first. That is the first rule of getting JV partners. I have found that to be totally true. You offer to help someone, and you do what you can to help them, and they will just offer to repay you and JV with you. Sometimes you don't even have to ask! I love the whole "powerball" concept. I have never heard it explained that way, but that is a very effective method of explaining this concept! It's really too bad more people don't understand it. Also, the thing about "fast money" is very, very true. I recently did a survey of my subscribers asking if they had any traffic questions, and many responses have been simply asking how to get fast traffic. They want immediate results, within 15 minutes. They don't want to do something that will take a month to kick in, even if it will make them 100X more money. They just want results now. I have found that the things I put much more work in, I may get no results for days, or even a month, but once I do get results, they totally own the results I get when I just do something really quickly without thinking about it. Thanks for the awesome post Justin, I hope my comment wasn't too long. :P Shawn Horwood The first thing I saw of this post was the image and I laughed. It is so true. I found it interesting, a few weeks ago I received an email from someone trying to get me to JV with them, but it wasn’t addressed to me, they didn’t offer me anything, and they didn’t even tell me what the product was about. They just said stuff like “guaranteed high conversions and low refund rates” and “high commissions”. Right…everyone promises that.

Then I just received another email from him today, addressed to me this time (one step closer) but still telling me nothing about the product, offering nothing but high commissions, etc. He just gave me a link to the members area, but I don’t have time to go figure out what the product is about and determine whether or not I want to promote it! At least tell me what it is about and who it is targeting so I know whether or not to waste my time actually examining the product!

And like you said, you need to offer something first. That is the first rule of getting JV partners. I have found that to be totally true. You offer to help someone, and you do what you can to help them, and they will just offer to repay you and JV with you. Sometimes you don’t even have to ask!

I love the whole “powerball” concept. I have never heard it explained that way, but that is a very effective method of explaining this concept! It’s really too bad more people don’t understand it.

Also, the thing about “fast money” is very, very true. I recently did a survey of my subscribers asking if they had any traffic questions, and many responses have been simply asking how to get fast traffic. They want immediate results, within 15 minutes. They don’t want to do something that will take a month to kick in, even if it will make them 100X more money. They just want results now.

I have found that the things I put much more work in, I may get no results for days, or even a month, but once I do get results, they totally own the results I get when I just do something really quickly without thinking about it.

Thanks for the awesome post Justin, I hope my comment wasn’t too long. :P

Shawn Horwood

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