Comments on: Lessons From The Donald http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/03/17/lessons-from-the-donald/ insight, tactics, advice and mutterings on copywriting, marketing and living life deep... from the most ripped-off world-class ad writer alive... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:45:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: X http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/03/17/lessons-from-the-donald/#comment-1454 X Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:06:12 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/03/17/lessons-from-the-donald/#comment-1454 I'm going to tout my horn, then tout John's. John probably wouldn't know who the hell I am if he knew who I am. I am X. Author of one of the most wickedly powerful, tactically brilliant, highest priced and best selling ebooks of all-time. Over $62,000 is 7 days. With no fluff, hype, prelaunch formula, advertising, affiliates, JV's - nothing. Just one hardcore, kick ass product that has true Internet marketers salivating (and making money already). Although this book is technically brilliant, as I told you. It's also entertaining; it has an attitude and it roars. And it was written while writing John's salesletters for practice. I bought John's copywriting course last June at a marketing conference, and without writing John for critiques (which has been I mistake), I've still learned a ton about writing to sell. I've effectively sold a $197 ebook - for $197. John - if I had your email address, I'd write you to send you a complementary copy. Yep. You get in free. :-) Whether you care about PPC advertising or not, I think you'd you'd like to know you played a part in this success. Thanks Man - You Rock! I’m going to tout my horn, then tout John’s.

John probably wouldn’t know who the hell I am if he knew who I am.

I am X.

Author of one of the most wickedly powerful, tactically brilliant, highest priced and best selling ebooks of all-time.

Over $62,000 is 7 days.

With no fluff, hype, prelaunch formula, advertising, affiliates, JV’s - nothing.

Just one hardcore, kick ass product that has true Internet marketers salivating (and making money already).

Although this book is technically brilliant, as I told you. It’s also entertaining; it has an attitude and it roars.

And it was written while writing John’s salesletters for practice.

I bought John’s copywriting course last June at a marketing conference, and without writing John for critiques (which has been I mistake), I’ve still learned a ton about writing to sell. I’ve effectively sold a $197 ebook - for $197.

John - if I had your email address, I’d write you to send you a complementary copy. Yep. You get in free. :-) Whether you care about PPC advertising or not, I think you’d you’d like to know you played a part in this success.

Thanks Man - You Rock!

]]> By: John Gilvary http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/03/17/lessons-from-the-donald/#comment-1449 John Gilvary Thu, 23 Mar 2006 01:48:46 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/03/17/lessons-from-the-donald/#comment-1449 One surprising revelation by George in Dan Kennedy's cd last month was that the board room session usually lasts about 2.5 hrs! What we see is the 10-minute version. I wonder how much more insight we'd get if we saw what ended up on the cutting room floor. John One surprising revelation by George in Dan Kennedy’s cd last month was that the board room session usually lasts about 2.5 hrs! What we see is the 10-minute version.

I wonder how much more insight we’d get if we saw what ended up on the cutting room floor.

John

]]> By: Jack Yan http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/03/17/lessons-from-the-donald/#comment-1344 Jack Yan Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:32:43 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/03/17/lessons-from-the-donald/#comment-1344 The dinner you hosted sounds more interesting. It’s worth remembering that a great deal of <i>The Apprentice</i> is fictionalized: from the way the edits are made to heighten drama, falsely, to the decisions that Mr Trump makes, which are evidently done so for ratings and the show’s continuation rather than sound business judgement. Reality TV? I think not. If participants didn’t sign releases I am sure losing members would find the show tantamount to defamation.    It would have been more insightful to film your dinner and get your low-down on the participants (your blog entry is the next best thing!) as <i>The Apprentice</i> is a little too fake for its own good. The dinner you hosted sounds more interesting. It’s worth remembering that a great deal of The Apprentice is fictionalized: from the way the edits are made to heighten drama, falsely, to the decisions that Mr Trump makes, which are evidently done so for ratings and the show’s continuation rather than sound business judgement. Reality TV? I think not. If participants didn’t sign releases I am sure losing members would find the show tantamount to defamation.
   It would have been more insightful to film your dinner and get your low-down on the participants (your blog entry is the next best thing!) as The Apprentice is a little too fake for its own good.

]]> By: David D. http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/03/17/lessons-from-the-donald/#comment-1325 David D. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/03/17/lessons-from-the-donald/#comment-1325 John, I think it's more than just Donald's "venom and viciousness." He also has an extraordinary, underrated ability to go right to the core issue of a person or situation and ask just the right question or give just the right insight. One seldom thinks, "Hey, Donald, didn't you notice this?" Or "Why didn't you ask them that?" He asks what we would want to have asked, and even stuff we wouldn't have thought to ask. And he makes observations that sum up a situation or person in a basic yet satisfying and insightful way. Sure, sometimes it's a bit obvious ("Bob, nobody respects you. Nobody.") But it's often not obvious and always insightful, and concisely said. And Martha never seemed to have anything terribly interesting or insightful to say about anyone or anything! David D. John, I think it’s more than just Donald’s “venom and viciousness.” He also has an extraordinary, underrated ability to go right to the core issue of a person or situation and ask just the right question or give just the right insight. One seldom thinks, “Hey, Donald, didn’t you notice this?” Or “Why didn’t you ask them that?” He asks what we would want to have asked, and even stuff we wouldn’t have thought to ask. And he makes observations that sum up a situation or person in a basic yet satisfying and insightful way. Sure, sometimes it’s a bit obvious (”Bob, nobody respects you. Nobody.”) But it’s often not obvious and always insightful, and concisely said.

And Martha never seemed to have anything terribly interesting or insightful to say about anyone or anything!

David D.

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