In another thread, @Gc Tsalamagkakis asks about email stories, like the equivalent of social media updates: "Like, I have a cool new update about something coming up, but I don't wanna write a whole ass email to my list about it + I might already have a different email programmed for the day." About that, I already have my emails scheduled for this week. So let me try a Skool story. I have been almost completely away from this group for the past week because I have been on a boat in Greece. Mostly without reception. And in any case away from the computer. I gotta admit, it's been great! Photos attached for proof. ⛵🌊🇬🇷☀️🧿🐬🍉🍷⚓🏝️😎🐙🔥🛥️💸🌞🧜‍♂️🐟🍾🌬️📍😵‍💫💙 #BornToYachtForcedToWork #HellenicMainCharacterEnergy #SponsoredByTzatziki #MarinaMenace #DrunkOnOliveOil #AegeanSeaEmotionalSupportProgram #CertifiedIslandHopper #HydratedByOuzo #AncientGreekInfluencer #ZeusTakeTheWheel #FloatingTaxWriteoff #NoLandlordCanReachMeHere #MykonosMentallyDelusional #SailFirstAskQuestionsLater

This Thursday at 8pm CET/2pm EST/11am PST, I'll get on Zoom for a bit of Daily Email Open House: To hang out, maybe have a beer, and answer questions about sending daily emails... making a $1k+ offer... and using your list to pay for a house. If you'd like to join me, here's where to sign up: Daily Email Open House

Yesterday I wrote a post about unwritten rules that strengthen groups. That post got... 10 likes and 5 people to comment, in a group of 483 members. Maybe it was a particularly bad or irrelevant post. In any case it seems like a good time to talk about written rules. I recently joined a Facebook group. The group is about the same size as Daily Email House, but it's much more engaged. People are enthusiastically introducing themselves in the group as soon as they join (as did I)... ... spontaneously writing up new posts and starting new discussions all the time... ... commenting on others' posts all the time. How? Simple. The group has written rules stating that you have to introduce yourself when you join, and participate once you're inside, or you will get kicked out. And the moderators follow through on these rules. What do you think about that? Please comment below. Or don't. But I've decided to start doing the same: Periodically and randomly and brutally removing people who don't participate inside Daily Email House. Your choice.

Two days ago, I got on the call with the winner of the Daily Email House Teaching Tournament, Nick "The Slick" Bandy. Nick's promise was a "low-stress ad funnel to a low-ticket product that runs at a VERY slight profit, indefinitely." Nick has created such a funnel for himself, which has been growing his list over the past year with 100+ buyers every month, while actually making Nick about $1.50 for every $1 he puts into ads, even before he makes any offers via his emails. The question that Nick and I didn't know the answer to was how to best package up and present this promise. Maybe you can tell us. Would you simply want to have Nick do this for you? Or would you want to work with Nick in tandem to get this low-stress and profitable funnel done with his help? Or do you just want to hear Nick lay out the secrets of how his funnel works, so you can go off and work on this yourself? Let us know, and your votes will determine what ends up happening:

What would you do differently? A dude who had signed up to my email list a few months ago, and who has never really interacted with me directly except for buying something from me once, replied to my broadcast email yesterday. (My email yesterday was a handraiser for an auction I'm considering running.) The dude's reply basically went like this: 1. He opened by saying he doesn't want to bother me but he feels I might be able to help 2. He then laid out his situation (not really unique, basically he has a website that gets no visitors or users) 3. He then asked politely if I can offer him some tips I looked over this email for a bit... clicked through to the site for a second... and then simply closed it all down, without responding. Any guesses as to why? And no, it's not (just) because I'm a dick. Instead, it is because I am petty. Specifically, there were two "rubs me the wrong way" things about this guy's message that made me predisposed to not helping him, even before I clicked through to his website. I realize it might be hard to gauge based on the bare bones outline of the guy's email I've shared up above, but I don't want to include the original message, because the guy was being nice and polite, and somehow it doesn't feel cool. Still, I think this is a opportunity to discover something new and important, if you're ever looking to start a relationship online with somebody you don't know, maybe by reaching out to them over email. What did this dude do wrong (2 things)... and what could he have done differently? If you like, guess away in the comments below. (I promise you, it's there in the outline of his message. But if you want to ask clarifying questions, I'm game.)