Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Do me a favor: since the tip I give you today is going to be a brain-dead easy and HIGHLY effective strategy you can implement right away… make sure you forward this to as many of your friends as possible. O.K.? Good, here goes: There are a couple of unspoken strategies you can use in…

last week i had to make a visit to a new doctor.  my last chiropractor – an old school guy who really knew how to crack your back (I’m talking “Jacob’s Ladder” kind of cracking your back – if you saw the movie you know what I mean) retired and so I had to start…

I don’t care whether you’re dealing with your customers, your wife, or your kids… here’s how life works:  If you encourage someone to do something, they’re much more likely to listen to you if they believe you. This isn’t rocket science, and yet, I’m always amazed how people think ego and speaking to their prospects…

No matter what you’re selling, people make buying decisions based on emotions. That’s why the best way to let people ‘sell themselves’ on buying from you, is by pushing their emotional buy-buttons and then helping them validate their own decisions, using good old fashioned common sense. Here’s what I mean – and of course, you…

here’s your handout for tonight’s call the call starts in one hour if you haven’t registered yet, put your e-mail here and you’re good to go. Now go sell something, Craig Garber P.S. Get on the call early, I’m expecting a full house and I’ll do my best to be on a few minutes early…

Tonight’s free workshop, called “The 3 Most Critical And Costly Marketing Mistakes Internet Marketers, Entrepreneurs, and Information Marketers Make: Which One Of Them Are You Making Right Now?” starts at 8 pm Eastern.  This will be a content-packed call, and here’s some Q & A about the call: *  Craig, what’s the overall theme of…

If you’re registered for tonight’s call, the easy-to-follow handout will be sent to you approximately one hour prior to the call. The free workshop, called “The 3 Most Critical And Costly Marketing Mistakes Internet Marketers, Entrepreneurs, and Information Marketers Make: Which One Of Them Are You Making Right Now?” starts at 8 pm Eastern.  This…

Join me tomorrow night at 8pm Eastern time for a free content-packed telephone workshop, where I’ll be revealing: *  How to get your buyers to take action — and why most of your marketing is actually PREVENTING your buyers from doing this! *  An important sales strategy that shows why you’re probably “repelling” prospects instead…

This message is going to fall on deaf ears for the people who need it most.  For everyone else, enjoy the laughter. Back in 2003, when I worked with Gary Halbert — once I realized I wanted to pursue marketing and (at the time) writing copy full time, he told me something I’ll never forget. …

Only 2 days away:  On this call, we’ll uncover the most costly mistakes you make when it comes to writing your ads and sales letters, and trying to market yourself in general. Meet me this Thursday night at 8 pm Eastern time on this content-packed call.  I’ll be revealing: *  Why some ads work and…

I have about as much patience as a five year old waiting in line to go to the bathroom.  If you can’t get to the point fairly quickly with me… then it’s going to be an uphill battle, all the way. And whether you know it or not, when you’re trying to sell something, you’d…

Join me this Thursday November 11th at 7pm Eastern time for a content-packed call.  I’ll be revealing “The 3 Most Critical And Costly Direct-Marketing Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: Which One Of Them Are YOU Making Right Now?” Amongst LOADS of things we’ll go over, on this call you’ll discover: *  The cornerstone concept behind literally every…

Regardless what you’re selling, your success is directly related to your ability to understand what your marketplace wants, and your ability to communicate this with them. You’re always far better off selling to individual marketplaces than to big gigantic ones.  (Candidly, this is one of the flaws of my main business – although I often…

Join me this Thursday the 11th of November at 8pm Eastern time for a content-packed call.  I’ll be revealing “The 3 Most DEVASTATING Direct-Marketing Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: Which One Of Them Are YOU Making Right Now?” Amongst loads of other things, on this call you’ll discover: *  The cornerstone concept behind literally every direct-marketing success…

Along these lines, here are 3 common buying objections and how to overcome them:

I read few weeks ago where it said something like, from the dawn of time until 2005 there were 5 exabytes of information produced.  Today, however… 5 exabytes of information are being produced… every two months! And while I am a firm believer of keeping up with the times and having an awareness of new…

If so, I have an URGENT message waiting for you right here (nothing being sold): Now go sell something, Craig Garber P.S.  Jump on this – I anticipate a long line of people here. If you enjoyed this, forward it on to a few of your friends and business associates.  And if you have any…

I turn 47 today so I’m taking it easy. and overall, i’m still young.  i weigh 190 and this morning in the gym I bench pressed 2 sets of 205 for reps, another 2 sets of 195 for reps.  all in all, not too bad, right? after the gym, i spent a little time writing…

Only a day left to take YOUR free 30-day test-drive this month’s Seductive Selling offline newsletter.  Here’s what you’re missing out on in this month’s issue! *  A little-known way of using authority that allows you to give your marketplace exactly what they want *  12 pages of marketing examples, including ad re-writes, and direct-marketing…

From a copy standpoint, nothing else will ever be as effective at getting your buyers involved with what you have to say, than making them curious.  So here are 5 easy ways of doing this: 1. Reveal the benefits only – be clean and concise: “Inside: 6 ways to (gently) get rid of those pesky…