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Comment on Art of the Hack: “Unconventional Guide to Discount Airfare” by When to travel

When to travel — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:11:50 +0000

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Comment on Are you holding back? by Harish

Harish — Sat, 22 May 2010 20:04:18 +0000

I agree… Many ideas come to mind several times.. but it is always like better idea will come next..
that’s the reason i thought i will put ideas on blog and after 6 months, read all and take action on one..

But after reading your comment of 60 seconds.. thinking what to do..
May be pickup 1 idea and start with it.. will see whatever happens.

All the best… !!! Thanks for being buddy of idea lovers.

Comment on Make-up sex… and how you it applies to your online business… by Paul O'Neill

Paul O'Neill — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:27:54 +0000

Hey Ben

I’ve got ChangeDetection.com watching your site and telling me it your site has been updated - but it doesn’t look like it.

Are there some behind the screens changes going on??

Paul

Comment on A $124 Hamburger?! (and the backflip your mind does when it sees this number) by Jack Dalton

Jack Dalton — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:22:55 +0000

I must say that, when I saw the subject of the e-mail that sent me here, I did not react at all in the way you say people react to high prices. I thought it was going to be a post about inflation. It is a point well taken though that we think of price as an indicator of quality.

My dad knew this when he took me shopping for a guitar 40 years ago, and to overcome it, he had the salesman show me 5 instruments with the prices hidden. It did shock him a little when I picked out the two most expensive ones, but at least he knew we would be paying for quality I could actually discern.

@Dane: After you eat the burger, you still have a 3 legged cow in the back room to do your taxes. You don’t eat an animal that smart all at once!

Comment on Make-up sex… and how you it applies to your online business… by Robert Plank

Robert Plank — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:12:15 +0000

Hey Ben… got any new blog posts planned?

Comment on The End of Bookstores by Derek

Derek — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:47:45 +0000

Damn I hope your wrong! Yes Amazon get a boat load of my cash every month (what can I say…I LOVE books!) I still love walking into a bookstore and breathing in the smell of ink and paper. I know I’m a complete geek, but for some reason, I derive a sense of peace whenever I’m in a bookstore.
Warmly,
Derek

Comment on A $124 Hamburger?! (and the backflip your mind does when it sees this number) by Derek

Derek — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:44:16 +0000

@Dana, the person willing to pay $124 for a burger like this isn’t paying because he’s fanatical about great burgers. He buys it so he can brag to everyone within ear shot that he can afford to pay such a ridiculous amount. It’s merely a status thing and nothing else.
@Robert, you mention Dan Kennedy and pricing. If you haven’t already, read his latest book No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent. It’s packed with great insight into your question.
Benjamin, thanks for writing such an interesting blog.
Warmly,
Derek
http://www.fakeresume.com

Comment on Do you love your pet kitty Grumpy? (and what it means about how your brain works…) by Derek

Derek — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:38:35 +0000

I first heard the term “value attribution” in the book Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. It’s a fascinating concept that is lost of most companies.
Do you feel that a lower price IS always viewed as being lower in quality/value as well?
Thanks for writing such a great blog.
Derek
http://www.fakeresume.com

Comment on Art of the Hack: “Unconventional Guide to Discount Airfare” by Gigi Blevins

Gigi Blevins — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:15:53 +0000

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Comment on Make-up sex… and how you it applies to your online business… by Greg Y

Greg Y — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:06:44 +0000

Emotional transfer very true. Chemical changes in the brain when we get all excited, and sometimes it is easier to push a anger button than a buy button. Do not to stand on the anger button ;~ }