5. Heavily discounted product

The Contrepreneur Formula uses a set of psychological tricks to sell scams to people who are desperate or disadvantaged.

The point at which marketers and entrepreneurs cross the line into contrepreneur territory is when they start creating false success stories, promising results they canno...

Once the contrepreneur has demonstrated that they were once just like you, it’s time for a product pitch that promises extraordinary, unrealistic results.

Want to quit your job and make a million dollars this month instead? Buy my product.

Want to lose 50 pounds in three weeks? Pull ...

If you’ve spent any time online in the last decade, you’ve likely seen an ad that promises to teach you the “shortcut” to getting rich, losing weight, or attracting the mate of your dreams.

These “free” events are nothing more than a sales pitch in disguise.

Success in the contrepreneur world is often demonstrated with expensive sports cars , mansions, private jets, and an entourage of gorgeous models.

This works because of a concept called “wishful identification.

These “success stories” are lies. Fake gurus have been caught renting mans...

The first tactic that contrepreneurs will often use is to tell you a “rags to riches” backstory.

For example, many people selling “get rich quick schemes” will talk about how they struggled with their own finances in the past.

This is an effective marketing tactic because it builds a...