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Hey {{first_name|bro}},
I’m going to give you two situations and you tell me who's better.
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Gay number one:
Yo
Client:
Yo
Gay number one:
So how’s your business doing
Client:
Uhh…good
Gay number one: (voice wobbling)
Oh nice. So I want to tell you about how important emails are for a business because they they are so good and they can make you a bunch of money because they have a really high ROI and they can make you so much money and if you want I can do that for you because I’m really good at writing emails.
Client:
What’s you name again?
Gay number one:
$5,000 please.
Client:
(Disconnects from call)
Gay number one:
MAN SALES IS GAY! IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL TO THESE COLD LEADS NO ONE WANTS EMAIL… COLD OUTREACH IS DEAD !!! COPYWRITING IS DEAD!!!
I’M DOING DROPSHIPPING!!!!!
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Guy number two:
Yo
Client:
Yo
Guy number two:
Small talk
Client:
Small talk (found something in common)
Guy number two:
So, hows your business doing? (after a pause in the convo)
Client:
It’s good i guess.
Guy number two:
(says nothing to let there be a gap)
Client:
And uh… Well my business (24 min yapaton sob story)
Guy number two:
That’ll be $5,000
Client:
YES PLEASE!!!! WHAT’S YOUR CASH APP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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See the difference?
It’s that the guy number two let the client do the speaking instead of yapping like gay number one.
So next time you’re on the call just keep asking questions so your client does all the speaking.
PEACE.
—John
S: 160
T: Don’t be gay number one