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Subject: A Lesson In Human Behavior

Last updated May 2026 · By Social Stardom

Hi {Name},

Today, I'd like to start by asking you to think

back to the last time you bought a house, car

or other big ticket item.

If you remember correctly, I guarantee you will

remember the realtor, or salesperson, at some

point cutting you short by asking you to think

it over - and as an aside - they mentioned that

they had to attend to other parties that also

wanted to look at the particular house/car that

you were looking at.

WHY DO THEY ALL DO THAT?

I guarantee that the moment you heard

someone else might be competing with

you to own said house/car you immediately

felt compelled to make an offer - more quickly

and slightly higher, than what you felt was

optimal.

This is human nature:

It's a fact: People are competitive in acquiring

good deals, and they are also motivated to take

action faster when they FEAR they may miss out!

Sales people know this about human psychology

and they have learned to use it to push us along

in making what they feel is the right decision.

In fact, they sort of need to remind us of reasons

to act fast because...

A. We may truly miss out on something we want

B. They as sales people can't afford to spend entire

days with you - if you are only a tire kicking

daydreamer.

It's even more important to use this sort of psychology

on web-surfers because the Internet is so huge - if

buyers don't act immediately - they may never find

the website that offered the great deal again!

It's paramount to your success that you use any

means at your disposal to encourage people to

act immediately on your website.

A happy customer is a repeat customer - but you need

to make them a customer first!

The branch of marketing psychology that we are talking

about here, is often called "The Scarcity Principle.

Probably the best example of this online, is EBay.com

Do you remember their ads, "It's more fun to win it!"

These EBay ads referred to the excitement of competition

generated by the online auctions that made them a

household name and billions of dollars!

If you would like to learn more about how you can

add this "Scarcity Principle" to your online offers visit

> http://countdownmonkey.com/

Count Down Monkey has perfected a platform

for online publishers, like you and I, to compete

effectively against the online behemoths using

"The Scarcity Principle".

They have cleverly integrated the best online

psychological triggers necessary to turn Joe

Q. Public the web surfer, into Joe Q. Public

your happy customer!

Enjoy,

{Your Name}

PS - How To Keep Web-Surfers On Your Site!

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