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How Spending 2,301.42 on Clothes Made Me 2,500 (Lifestyle Marketing)
12-15-2014, 09:54 PM
I thought this was a a very cool post:
http://www.quicksprout.com/2014/12/10/ho...me-692500/
With marketing, I suspect the way you dress and present yourself as a lot to do with your success.
Here's another post related to Lifestyle Marketing:
http://www.quicksprout.com/2014/12/15/ho...ion-bucks/
I actually spoke to Neil Patel once and he's actually a very humble guy. It's interesting how this image compares to reality.
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How Spending 2,301.42 on Clothes Made Me 2,500 (Lifestyle Marketing)
12-15-2014, 10:02 PM
A good example of confirmation bias within the business realm.
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12-15-2014, 10:24 PM
He has no clue how to dress or buy clothes. $162k on fancy label off the rack shit from Rodeo Drive? You can get 3 Savile Row custom suits for $10k each, another $20k to round out your wardrobe, and you are James fucking Bond for $50k.
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12-16-2014, 12:41 AM
A blog post by an internet marketer selling his Internet Marketing "System"...and you're really going to believe him?
IM is shadier than PUA, which itself is only slightly less shady than arms trading.
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12-16-2014, 04:44 AM
His fashion advice is terrible. You can pick up better stuffs with a lot less money.
Obviously it's true people will treat you differently based on how you dress.
I wanted to check out this commercial space. I was in casual clothes. (not shady sweatpants type but I say just neat casual)
This guy scanned my shoes and pants and he said he wasn't sure if I could afford it in indirect way.
I don't think it was my fault since small business owners run around in common clothes but that hit me hard at that time.
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How Spending 2,301.42 on Clothes Made Me 2,500 (Lifestyle Marketing)
12-16-2014, 08:53 AM
I agree with you guys that he has no style and he could of gotten nicer looking clothes in different places but the whole point of the exercise was how spending all this cash on designer clothes gave him more business. I thought it was pretty interesting.
I understand your skepticism when it comes to internet marketing but this guy has been around for years and is the real deal. I've gained tremendous value reading his blog throughout the years in the marketing realm.
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How Spending 2,301.42 on Clothes Made Me 2,500 (Lifestyle Marketing)
12-16-2014, 11:20 AM
Shut up guys, "he spoke to Nick Patel once"
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12-16-2014, 10:06 PM
It's definitely true that clothes make the man, but if he really spent that much he would need to be in an environment - and a career field - that could tell the difference. He's in LA doing Internet marketing, and likely surrounded by people - both gay and straight - who recognize brands immediately. But I still think he might be overdoing it.
In a place like DC however, you would be wasting your money on that kind of clothing since the average government drone can't tell a clip-on from a Ferregamo seven fold silk tie. Remember, that's the land of the women with the "I don't wear heels because they hurt" outlook.
Yes, when meeting with senior business leaders you need to look the part. You don't need to be a male model, but you can't come across looking like a bag of smashed assholes either. A well fitting suit (from someplace other than Jos A. Banks, please) is a requirement but it doesn't need to cost thousands. Spending six figures on high end clothes in DC would not lead you any closer to winning government contracts, but it might get you more casual observer attention around places like DuPont Circle. Your mileage may vary.
One thing about the friend with the Lambo mentioned in the article though:
"Granted, once he drove it off the lot, the car depreciated, but he can still resell the car and make a profit of $12,000 to $13,000 after taxes, which he is planning on doing."
Unless they gave him the car, that sentence doesn't even make any sense. If it depreciates so rapidly, how the hell is he supposed to make a profit when he sells it? If it was given to him as a gift or at a substantial discount and he plans to sell it for profit, he's a cheapskate and a shitbag - that kind of behavior will hurt whatever gains he got by upgrading the wardrobe.
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How Spending 2,301.42 on Clothes Made Me 2,500 (Lifestyle Marketing)
12-16-2014, 10:26 PM
It seems like the only guy getting the point of the post is WestIndianArchie. Neil Patel is not some yahoo internet marketer. He's a multimillionaire marketer who's blog is one of most widely read internet marketing sites in the world.
Look at the marketing guides he has put out. They offer an insane amount of value for free. His name is a worldwide trusted brand. The reason you think this post might be bs is because he's operating on a whole different level.
Perception sometimes is more important than reality. I have never wore these designer brands but this post gave me insight on how some high net worth individuals can perceive what you wear and what you drive and how that can lead to more business opportunities.
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12-16-2014, 10:40 PM
I admit to not being familiar with this internet marketer, although I'm aware of others with similar pitches. That said, anyone who isn't still living in a fraternity house or mom's basement should have the idea that sweatpants and flip flops aren't going to cut it in the broader business world. A older but still very good book on the subject of dress clothes, generally, is Dress For Success. Of course, fancy cars and uber-trendy clothes are going to impress the right people in the right circumstances, but in some instances not everyone will even notice, much less be impressed. In fact overdoing it can be off putting in some industries.
The only level I see him operating on is a very brief article used as a front for brochure-ware. Presumably though, he gets favorable responses or he would not keep doing it. I don't mean to come off as dismissive as I'm sure he knows his business, but much of this talk about wardrobes and cars seems self-evident to me as an older guy.
It's probably an indicator of a major disconnect the past couple of decades where many young people think dressing up means a collared shirt and pants other than jeans. I knew a law student fifteen years my junior who asked me to show him how to tie a tie, for crissakes. I don't really blame him and was happy to demonstrate, but I think it's demonstrative of the dearth of fathers or other influencers in the lives of young American men in this post-feminist infected Western world we share.