Steven Schwartzman - Internet Marketing, Copywriting, Jets

I wrote this post about 18 months ago when someone requested a refund on one of my products (no longer on sale).

Man, I don’t remember getting this mad!

I certainly would not respond that way today, I would just give the refund and move on.

It’s a quick read, I’m on a crusade to save every aspiring Internet Marketer on earth.

How do/would you handle this type of refund request?  Just give it no questions asked?  Ask why?  Battle? Comment Below!

And so, the post I refused to publish 16 months ago surfaces…From here on.

As you already know I recently launched a product called 5 Minute Articles.

Sure you need to become familiar with the steps involved to make the process work, but once you do…wow. You’ll be writing new, unique articles in 5 minutes flat on any topic. It just takes a bit of practice. Out of all the copies sold I’ve only received one refund request. I’ll leave the person’s name out as that’s not the point of this post. Here it is…enjoy.

START:

Dear Howard,

I read through your material today and would like a refund. This system will not work for me. You seem to have a talent probably from years of experience where you can read through text and then rewrite it in your own words. I need to rely on something like instant article wizard.

Kind Regards,

XXXXXXX

END

First of all, who’s Howard!  I’m Steve.

Second, here is my reply. This product comes with a no questions asked refund policy he gets a refund no matter what.

START

Hi XXXXXXX,

Thanks for giving it a shot. I do have a talent, but that is only from experience. Shortcuts like Instant Article Wizard will only get you so far…you need to practice and rely on your own skills and improve them constantly if you want to get better (at anything!!!).

I will verify your order and send you a refund. By the way, who is Howard?

END

Are you kidding me? This person prefers to use a shortcut to write mediocre articles instead of spending a little time learning and trying out the 5 Minute Articles system and writing quality, original articles. He refuses to even try because he thinks he can’t!

I’m no genius, but if I’m interested in something, anything, I’ll give it a shot. If it doesn’t work out then it doesn’t work out, but relying purely on shortcuts is not the way to get ahead.

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I’ve since switched to decaf…

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Hope you had a great father’s day!

Here are some pictures and video of Robert Plank and I at the Warrior Event in Austin, Texas.

Here’s a funny story about Robert and I in Austin…

We both arrived on Thursday, a day before the seminar started. Being two young, attractive dudes we decided to check out the Austin nightlife, since most people hadn’t arrived yet (Although we did have dinner with Jack Tackett that night, you’ll find his picture below). We had a great time, met some nice people, and came back around 2 or 3 AM.

At 6:30 AM, out of nowhere, there is a loud alarm…almost like a siren. I JUMPED OUT OF BED and immediately woke Robert up.

“What’s going on?” he yelled, obviously startled that I’m violently shaking him so he would wake up.

“The fire alarm is going off, get up! Now!!!” I yelled back, while still half asleep.

Well, turns out Robert set his phone alarm (which actually sounds like a real fire alarm!) for 6:30 AM so we wouldn’t be late for the first speaker. What a guy.

Here are some pictures from the Warrior Event. More to come.

Steven Schwartzman and Jeanette Cates. It was really great meeting you in person Jeanette! An extremely knoweldgeable and nice person.	Robert Plank And Jack Tackett Jack is an open source master, and a great guy. Robert and I had dinner with him our first night in Austin!
Steven Schwartzman and Henry ? Henry is an awesome programmer, but he wouldn’t tell us his last name! What is it Henry?	Steven Schwartzman and Ron Capps (The Niche Prof!) Ron is a seminar veteran and was there to give Robert and I some great tips! Really nice and smart guy.
Steven Schwartzman And Robert Plank I don’t need to write anything about this guy do I?	Robert Plank, Steven Schwartzman, Dan, ? Dan is an Internet Entrepreneur who lives in Mexico and is absolutely killing niche markets in Spanish. The guy is awesome. I forget the man on the right’s name with the fantasic mustache, but he was great as well, and has many great membership sites planned.
Steven Schwartzman and Terry Crim Yes, THE Terry Crim! He doesn’t drink but he doesn’t need to…he’s just a natural party animal! He’s also a great programmer and is always willing to lend a hand.	Robert Plank And Steven Schwartzman Checking out the sites in Austin, Texas. By the way, Joba Rules!