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Funny, I ran into a marketing advice section. Every single piece of advice would cause me to insta close the site and go somewhere else if used to sell me something.

But now I know where those idiots that want you to sign up for a waiting list come from...

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It creates a fascinating paradox, doesn't it?

As an engineer/user, I also hate popups, waiting lists, and "urgency." They feel manipulative. But as a business owner looking at the dashboard, I see that removing them drops conversion by 40%.

The simulation is designed to test "Market Reality" vs "Personal Taste."

The goal is to see if you can swallow that pill to optimize the P&L, or if you stick to your principles and risk lower margins.

Both are valid choices in the game.

... if your target market is people who believe "50% off for a limited time", that is.

This is the market and this is how it works.

There are a lot of tips, if one doesn't suit you, you can leave it alone or give me yours and I'll add it to the simulation.

:) The simulation seems to be for people selling $999 “ courses”.

It’s good that you can make money from that. Or sad? I’m not sure.

It doesn’t work on you, but apparently it works. I also don’t get it, and would nope out rather quickly.

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