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In general, you can sell 3 things: 1) fear, 2) greed, and 3) sex. 30% percent of Internet content is porn. So you have number 3 covered. Selling greed is hard,
by tlogan 9y ago
In general, you can sell 3 things: 1) fear, 2) greed, and 3) sex. 30% percent of Internet content is porn. So you have number 3 covered. Selling greed is hard, so lets do fear.
- zentiggr 9y agoWait... index funds, e*trade, 'you can day trade your way to retirement at 29!'... quants and HFT, the fact that there is a Wall Street after 2008... Money still sells most of all. Fear is just catching up now that the "news" is instant.
- mitchellshow 9y agoDesire for money is still driven by fear, greed, or sex.
- nostrademons 9y agoAlso, almost all of the B2B sector is selling greed (cyber-security being a notable exception), as is every ad-supported business out there. The whole financial industry as well.