If any of you guys follow Digg closely, you might have noticed an amusing article to hit the homepage a few days ago called You Might Be Addicted to Digg If. If you’re a keen observer, you might have also noticed this list was hosted on a new startup site called ListZe. This is a fun project I built with a buddy of mine (Parker) to help fill an untapped market of social organization and list management.

Lots of people out there have great ideas of informative or comical information they’d like to toss out as a list and submit to digg or reddit, but they don’t want to setup a whole blog or website, and then get limited static functionality from it. ListZe is a bit different. On this site, anyone can create a list and add items to it. Then other members can come along and add their own items that might have been forgotten originally. This is a great social collaboration tool in itself. Next members can vote items on any list up and down, effectively sorting the list in decreasing order, polarizing the items with the best (usually the funniest) up top, and the worst items on the bottom.

It’s a great site that could prove very useful to a number of people. Here are a few example lists for you to see the kinds of lists we serve:
- Funny Bumper Stickers
- 2008 Presidential Candidates
- Funny Blonde Jokes
- Excuses for Sleeping at Work
- Funny AIM Away Messages
- The Best Movies of 2007
- Amazing but True Facts
- Fun things to do at Walmart
And many more. View the complete list.

Since launching Desktop Nexus, we’ve experienced astronomical growth. We’re now seeing over 20,000 downloads a day and visitors from all around the world. We’ve formed a number of partnerships, including one a content distribution agreement with Pixsy. We have over 11,200 wallpapers and are quickly approaching 2,000 users, contributing an overall total of 2,000,000 downloads. Wow!

Well, we’ve been working night and day for weeks now on something big for Desktop Nexus, and hopefully we’ll launch it by November 1st, so stay tuned.

Until then, here are a few popular galleries on the site the past few days:
- Ubuntu Wallpapers
- BMW Wallpaper
- Family Guy Wallpaper
- Car Wallpapers
- Hannah Montana Wallpaper
- Abstract Wallpapers
- BMW Wallpapers
- Car Backgrounds
- Mini Cooper Wallpaper
- Graffiti Wallpapers

So if anyone is looking for fresh desktop wallpapers, check out Desktop Nexus.

Yesterday I closed a large business deal, netting a nice profit. To treat myself, I picked up a new Movado. I’m not the biggest watch connaisseur, however I do appreciate a well made machine, and have started building a small collection. I’m also a firm believer that every man needs at least one nice watch.

I know it’s very traditional, but I didn’t have a Movado, so I figured start with the classic. I picked up a Movado Temo… a brand new line. The reason I chose this one was mainly the unique subtle triangle-design in the band.

(stock photo)

To see my actual watch (with horrible lighting), check out my Flickr set.

Now, you’re probably wondering about the 2nd part of the title, Hairballs. My wonderful girlfriend, Laura, is a huge animal person, and recently started her own blog, which she cleverly entitled Laura’s Hairball. The interface is a work in progress (sorry for the horrible photoshop on the cat), however it’s off to a nice start. She’s planning on using it as a general topic blog, discussing anything from current news to posting random jokes or pictures. Again, it’s still in it’s infancy, however if you swing by and leave her a comment, I’m sure she’d appreciate the feedback (and encourage her to post more frequently)! Good luck Laura!

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One of the most requested features for Google’s RSS Reader is probably search functionality. I complained about it a few months ago, and someone must have listened!

It’s very simple, and I question if it’s fully deployed to all users yet… however it is very functional. I don’t know how many hours I’ve spent digging through past feeds, searching Google Blog Search (to no avail), trying to find some interesting article I read weeks ago…. this feature is long overdue.

Now I can say without reservation in my opinion, Google RSS Reader is the best feed reader online.

I normally don’t track search engine trends or new product releases/updates… however to me, this is important. :p

Edit: Found the official Google post.

World of Warcraft is a game that should be classified as a drug. It might not be smoked, swallowed, or injected… but it’s symptoms are the exact same as an illegal drug. It is horribly addicting and is getting renowned for ruining lives.

The following are first-hand accounts of the devastation WoW has on it’s devoted players… all quotes are completely unedited and pulled from a number of online forum threads, discussing their experiences with WoW players. Posters and names are not included for anonymity.

I knew this guy in college that used to be really social. Had a hot girlfriend, lots of friends, was physically fit and looked decent.

He got WoW and within 6 months his girlfriend was gone. Started fucking his best friend who is also no longer his friend. Guy ended up gaining 30lbs and turned pale as a ghost. I went in his room and he had like 15 bottles of urine stacked up along his desk because he ‘couldnt leave the raid’

He had 20+ pizza boxes stacked up along the wall of his room. His room smelled like death. His sheets were stained brown from when he did sleep. he lost his job and flunked out of school. He lives at home with his parents now I think, I havent seen him in a year or so.

Im glad I never bought that game, cause I feel like I wouldve turned into something like the people in these stories. I never want to touch this game.

my MMO horror story:

…played for over 4 days straight, 103 hours.. was camping for a Ghoulsbane in Guk.. I only stopped after 103 hours because I fell out of my chair and passed out from exhustion .. spent the next 6 days in hospital .. still didn’t get the bloody sword.. a guildy gave me one off of one of their twinks..

my friends brother was married, had two children and a home and all that stuff.

he got hooked into wow and quit his job and stopped supporting his family.. his wife eventually left him and took the kids/house, he moved back in with his mother. the guy had met some girl in wow that lived 1000 miles away and actually disappeared to go meet her/live with her. fast forward a few months, my friend brings over his brothers computer asking if theres anything i can do to help find him. all they knew was he left to go meet a girl he met online.

well, i dug through the computer and found wow screenshots and chat logs of the girl and her name, and eventually found an address and we tracked him down.. but afaik it’s done no good, he’s still living with the girl he met in-game and has completely abandoned everything here. his ex-wife and children live with her mother i think.

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I’m burning through the last few hours of my vacation now, on the plane returning home. It was a great trip ““ seven days in an oceanfront house we rented on St. Croix, an island in the US Virgin Islands. The plane ride is four hours each way however, and because of my inability to be inefficient, I can’t sit around and spend eight hours reading gossip magazines or doing crosswords. After much deliberation, I decided the best way I could spend my time would be to work on gaining backlinks for Desktop Nexus, my recently launched company for desktop wallpapers.

The only problem is airplanes aren’t the best vehicle for wardriving, so no internet. No problem. I’ve decided to promote Desktop Nexus through guest posting. Over the past six or so hours, I’ve designed, outlined, and written lengthy, high quality posts targeted to a few specific industry authority blogs that accept guest posts. Now granted, I’ve never guest posted on any of their blogs, however I’m assuming if they get an email with the post attached, and with as high quality as they are, the blogger would have no reason not to run it. Good, free, unique content is hard to come by these days, haha. At the end of every post, I’ve included a few sentences about me, with a few links to this blog and Desktop Nexus, as is the industry accepted standard for author citations and credit. I figure if I can get 4-5 of the articles to run, that’ll be about 10 high PR, high authority backlinks, with targeted anchor text… plus the traffic I might get from readers clicking on the links themselves. It makes sense. When I’m at home or at the office, I rarely have time to sit down and actually think out good content, as I’m usually programming or working on something seemingly more wholesome. Granted I could have written Digg-bait posts for the Desktop Nexus blog and hoped one of them went popular, however that’s very risky and borderline dirty SEO. Plus, (and more importantly) it also feels nice to help out some of the larger blogs I follow every day, as well as their readers. If any of the thousands of potential readers in these blogs’ audience are genuinely helped or inspired by my posts, then I feel like I’ve done something worthy of this time.

I’m not a morning person. I never have been and I probably never will be, however recently for work I’ve been having to wake up early, and as such, I’ve put together a few tips that help me get by.

• Don’t eat breakfast - Just grab a glass of juice, and eat lunch early if you get hungry. When I eat a full meal in the morning, I feel weighed down and groggy all afternoon.
• Reward yourself - Tell yourself if you go to sleep early, you’ll get up a little earlier and swing by Starbucks, or some kind of reward. Motivate yourself to go to sleep early, as that’s the key.
• Don’t hit that snooze button - I know it’s tempting, and I know “a few more minutes won’t hurt anything,” however you must resist. You set your alarm for that time last night for a reason, and the voice of reason is dulled when you first wake up.
• Take a Shower - I’ve tried taking a shower in the evenings before I go to sleep, and in the mornings when I wake up… and I’ve found taking one in the morning works much better for me. That kick-starts my energy for the day, and without it, I’d never wake up.
• Play music while you’re getting ready - Some might not have this convenience (roommates, etc), however if you turn on the radio or TV while you’re getting ready, it helps get your mind thinking for the day, rather than enjoying it’s grogginess.
• Open your blinds before you go to sleep - What seems to be one of the smallest things makes a huge difference. If you open your blinds before you go to sleep, when your alarm goes off in the morning, the sun beaming in through those slats might just give you enough energy to smile and want to get up.
• Cherish the morning - There’s a certain empowering energy in being up early… the birds chirping, the dew in the air, serene tranquility… cherish it. Walk outside and take a deep breath. Learn to enjoy mornings, not dread them. They really aren’t so bad.

Hopefully these help you as well. Good luck!

I use almost all of Google’s products, but there are a few things, that if added, would make my life much easier. Additionally, I’ve included some of my “I wish Google would make…” items.

1. An already heavily requested feature… search within Google Reader. I read almost a hundred RSS feeds a day, and often times I’m wishing I could find a story I skimmed over again to show a friend… but it’s quite difficult.
2. Adsense integration with Google Analytics. I don’t use PPC campaigns so Adwords is useless to me, however I would be VERY interested in tracking my earnings with the ability to drill down to a page level. Google Analytics is a great, powerful system, and Adwords integration would be a nice touch.
3. Google Gears integration with Gmail. I love Gmail, but I find myself often wishing I could access it offline. I’ve setup Outlook (POP downloads) setup on my laptop, but I really don’t like the feel of it nearly as much as the Gmail web interface.
4. Google Gears integration with Google Docs and Spreadsheets. It would be great to simply have a link icon on my desktop that opened Google Docs, and no matter where I am (home, Starbucks, on a plane, etc.), I can always work on my documents whenever I’d like.
5. GDrive. I’d love an XDrive-style storage system run by G, where I can quickly toss any files I’d like, from MP3s to EXEs. Also knowing Google, I’m sure they’d be generous with space as well.
6. GoogOS. Okay, maybe I’m getting a bit far out now, but I’d LOVE a simple AJAX web interface with icons where I can open Google applications in smaller Meebo-style draggable CSS/JS windows. I would like a site I can go to, hit F11 to make it full screen, and no matter what computer I’m on, have access to everything in single one place.
7. Google Music Identifier. All the cell companies are doing it now (Cingular, Verizon’s V Cast Phone, etc)…. it’d be awesome if Google made a 1-800 number I could call, hold my phone up in a store or in my car, and have Google identify the artist and song for me. Bonus points if they automatically add a link to that Google Music page to my Google Notebook.
8. Google Accounting. Most of my daily operations are handed with Google’s systems (email, word processing, chat, search, etc)… but I’m still using QuickBooks to manage my finances. I’m sure they could easily create an easy-to-use personal expense tracking system, and even tie it into Google Checkout. I’d definitely use it.
9. Expand Google Blog Search to add trends and popularity. Without much work, they could become a direct competitor of Technorati and finally give them a run for their money. Google Blog Search is very bland and underdeveloped right now in my opinion. A little dedication to it would do wonders.
10. Folders in Gmail. I understand Google’s ideas for labeling emails and archiving… but I still like folders better… just drag emails and drop them in the right place. Very intuitive. I think this is one of the only flaws in Gmail and would be a radical (they seem hard-set on labels), but progressive modification.

Thanks G… if I could get these all done in the next few days, that’d be great. :p

I’ve found Diggers like statistics. I received a great response to my Most Powerful Sites on Digg and the last Most Powerful Members on Digg article, but those were only for a 30 day period (as long as Digg allows a visitor to go back). In another recent article submitted, I had a large number of people requesting a follow-up Most Powerful Member post, and since over a month has past, I’ve sat down and recalculated everything again.

These numbers are analyzing how many articles each top user got to the homepage (and not buried) from April 19th, 2007 to May 19th, 2007… the most powerful users on Digg.

I’ve also gone an additional step in this post and included how many friends each user has. A lot of people speculate one trick to help your articles get to the homepage is to build a large friend-base, and digging each other’s articles whenever one person submits something. That said, if anyone is feeling lonely, I’ll definitely be your friend. In the following list, I’ve excluded anyone with less than two articles hitting homepage. In the case of a tie, I ranked users with articles hitting homepage more recently higher.

Are you listed?

#1 MrBabyMan (383 Friends) — sixty four articles
#2 mklopez (153 Friends) — sixty articles
#3 Alexius (12 Friends) — fifty one articles
#4 skored (291 Friends) — forty three articles
#5 msaleem (548 Friends) — forty three articles
#6 supernova17 (135 Friends) — forty two articles
#7 moojj (510 Friends) — forty two articles
#8 IvanB (641 Friends) — thirty seven articles
#9 sepultura (170 Friends) — thirty two articles
#10 interg12 (933 Friends) — thirty articles
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At what point does a site get too powerful?

I spent a good amount of time with Digg because it’s a great source for backlinks. Sure, I don’t make any money off this blog, but rather use it for experiments and giving back to the community. I occasionally post tutorials or reviews, building a small reader base and gaining decent weight in search engines, which becomes invaluable when I launch new products such as Desktop Nexus.

Most of my backlinks come from articles on Digg, but at what point does a supersite like Digg become too powerful? When does it gain wikipedia-like velocity, where no matter what happens, there’s no end in sight. I recently had an article hit homepage about Ubuntu Wallpapers, which received over 500 diggs. The problem, however, is after Google updated and reshuffled it’s results, the Digg article was crowned in the top space for ‘ubuntu wallpapers’ and number two (below) for ‘ubuntu wallpaper’, with my site below it at number five:

So Digg, receiving all it’s content from the community, has achieved such mass in search engines, that they themselves rank higher than the sites they promote. Should Google make adjustments to it’s algorithms, allowing less heavy sites to rank higher, based on the link structure? If a page has 50 backlinks, all pointing to it with no outgoing links from it (ie, no link exchanges), how can Google’s logic place one of the backlinks higher than the page being promoted? Common sense dictates that looking at a link structure such as that, Google should be able to decide which page is the source, and which are references.

However I’m tearing on Google mostly because they’re my main source of traffic, however Yahoo is even worse. Yahoo ranks both the Digg article and the DuggMirror on page one, but my site doesn’t come up at all in the first 10 pages. MSN, being clueless as usual, doesn’t rank the Digg article or my site at all.

Google is a great search engines, the best online today in my opinion, however I believe they’re over-tweaking their results. They’re degrading their overall quality by watering down the accuracy to help filter out spam.

Anyone else have any examples like this?

I just noticed we have some beautiful waterfall wallpapers on Desktop Nexus, so I threw up a quick Digg article: http://www.digg.com/design/Beautiful_Waterfall_Wallpapers

If you have a Digg account, I’d appreciate the support.

Desktop Nexus is a wallpaper site with the vision of stepping over the boundaries of traditional wallpaper sharing… and I will go as far as saying that it is currently one of the most technologically advanced wallpaper galleries in the entire world.

Completely member oriented, anyone can upload wallpapers, then the community votes if they’re a high enough quality to be added to the galleries, or if they should be deleted forever… all driven through the “Pending Additions” categories. Heavily endowed with AJAX and RSS, meta-moderation, voting and tagging, it’s truly fresh in this industry.

For example, if someone uploads a 1024×768 wallpaper, Desktop Nexus will automatically resize and remaster that wallpaper for another visitor who requests it in say, 1600×1200. It then goes a step farther and will show an AJAX script to allow any user to instantly crop (interactive) or stretch the wallpaper to create a widescreen version for anyone who requests it… so essentially one wallpaper of any size is uploaded, and Desktop Nexus will make it available to anyone with any resolution… completely bypassing previous limitations of wallpaper sharing, standard aspect ratio or widescreen.

Now, let’s take a quick visual tour of the coolest parts of Desktop Nexus.

AJAX Wallpaper Uploads, plus the ability to upload ZIP files for Mass Uploads (upload dozens of wallpapers at a time!):

And after the wallpaper is uploaded, it undergoes a voting process where the community decides if it’s quality is good enough to be added to the galleries:

Wallpapers can be tagged with descriptive words to link similar ones together. AJAX technology helps suggest commonly used tags as you type.

Our tag clouds are a great way of quickly seeing what’s popular in each gallery.

Every member (quick, free signup) gets a My Desktop Nexus profile they can tweak and customize, allowing them to share everything from their hobbies to their favorite wallpapers.

I have big dreams for this site, and for nearly a year I’ve poured my heart into it, spending a week on a small detail most users would never even notice. I honestly believe this site could become the next YouTube, as to this day there is no household name for wallpaper sites. There is a dominate site in almost every industry, but wallpapers is 95% scattered small sites. Before when I wanted a wallpaper, I went digging through Google Images, sorting through the low quality and odd size images. Sure, Webshots did pretty well, but I believe they shot themselves in the foot with advertising in their downloadable client. We can do better. I want someone to be sitting in their chair and decide their desktop background is getting old, and for the first thought through their mind to be “Desktop Nexus”.

We’re still tweaking the site and adding new functionality all the time, so stay tuned. I’d also appreciate any feedback you have on Desktop Nexus. Thanks!

Go There -> Desktop Nexus Wallpapers

Last night I finally got to see a movie that has been recommended to me countless times, and I had been wanting to see for a while, Boiler Room. It was absolutely incredible. If you are in sales, or even business at all, definitely check it out. Twice.

That’s right, watch it once for entertainment, then watch it again for personal gain. Boiler Room has some of the best sales pitches and closes I’ve ever seen. The second time watching it, consider it instructional material. The hardest part of this is you have to separate yourself from the immoral side of what’s actually going on in the movie. Don’t get caught up in the characters or plot, but simply watch the techniques of selling.

Watch Giovanni Ribisi (the main character)’s rebuttals to common objections and excuses. Watch him move the conversation in any direction he wants, always aiming for a close. Watch his psychological techniques, saying lines like “I don’t care how much stock you pick up,” rather than saying “I don’t care if you buy stock or not.”

No matter if you’re cold calling clients, following up on hot leads, or talking face to face with a customer who just walked in the front door of your shop, this movie demonstrates some sales techniques, that if mastered, can prove invaluable to your business.

Now, if you don’t have time to watch the full movie, or if you’d rather have a quick recap, here are a few of the highlights I’ve found on YouTube:

This one isn’t selling to a client, but is a great, persuasive speech given by Ben Affleck:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvICN8DNMpY

This video is GOLD. A cold call that appeals to virtually every sales technique in the book with brilliant execution. The end gets a little harsh and pushy, more than I’d personally like to go, however it’s still an amazing sales close.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yunGYX2_uBE

Here’s another amusing conversation of Seth analyzing a telemarketer that called him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW-PHukzdgM

Here are some great quotes from the movie:

“Move around, motion creations emotion.” - Very true. When you’re selling your product, don’t be still. You need to be passionate and energetic, excited as if you honestly believe it’s the greatest product in the world. Stand up, walk around, move, get some blood flowing. Your pitch will increase in power exponentially.

“There is no such thing as a no sale call. A sale is made on every call you make. Either you sell the client some stock, or he sells you on a reason he can’t. Either way, a sale is made, the only question is who’s going to close, you or him?” - An absolutely brilliant line that I’ve never heard or thought of before. Your job in sales is to disarm any inhibitions and or excuses the other end might have. Consider each call a battle- either you win or they do. If you lose, at least go down fighting. You’d be surprised how many calls that seem hopeless can turn around in an instant.

“I just want you to test me out.” - This is a great quote for closing a new client. It shows you have confidence in your product, otherwise you wouldn’t say it. It’s an indirect way of saying “if I believe in my product, you can too.”

“… you’d be pretty excited about my next idea, right? Of course you would, you’d be out there handing out my business cards, wouldn’t you?” - This line was particularly interesting for me. It’s nothing revolutionary, but it’s a cool line to add to your book, and pull out at the right time. Often times during a sales call you come around to asking hypothetical questions about how good the outcome of them buying your product would be. An example of this in use, “If my widget increases your productivity by 500%, you’d be happy wouldn’t you? (I suppose so.) Of course you would! You’d be handing out my business cards wouldn’t you?” This is a great line for reinforcing their positive image of your product, while easing the mood a bit and still maintaining a level of professionalism.

Boiler Room, despite it’s immoral plot, is one of my favorite movies to date. Check it out.

I was just scanning through the Cingular Terms and Conditions found here: the cell phone service that brings sunshine to my day

And I found a paragraph that actually made me laugh out loud:

How’s that for SEO? Legally prohibiting anyone from linking to their homepage with any negative associations. My favorite part was “This limited right may be revoked at any time”… so they could suddenly decide you’re not allowed to link to their website anymore, and sue you? Hah

Edit: Wow, it seems Verizon is even worse:

Thinking about selling your car? I’ve always been interested in the psychological side of things like this, so here’s a few tips I’ve compiled to help you convert that lead and close that sale. A few of these are done by almost all dealerships around the country, and in a business as competitive and tried-and-true as car sales, there is definitely advice to be learned.

• Treat everyone like a hot lead - Sometimes the most apathetic-seeming person turns out to be your buyer. Never let yourself slip into the mindset of “this person isn’t going to buy it,” because then subconsciously (or consciously) your sales pitch will lose momentum and you will almost definitely lose the deal. The only thing lost from putting 100% effort the whole time is a little energy, as you’ll most likely never see the person again anyway.
• Clean out “junk” in door trays, etc. - Anyone coming to see your car is looking to buy a new car for themselves. Sure it’s old and used to you, but to them it’s brand new. The entire time they’ll be trying to visualize themselves owning and driving the car, and your personal nicknacks scattered around the car will cloud their imagination. When they see someone else’s things all over the car, it detaches them from it on a personal level, and makes it harder for them to see them self owning it.
• Make the car seem new - Again, your prospect knows the car is used, however it’s still a new car to them. A few bucks and a little attention to detail can greatly increase your car’s new-vibe, which is huge in convincing someone who comes to look at it. Aside from a good wash (inside and out), here are few cheap, but necessary things to do:
  • If you have leather seats, condition them. It’ll cost you $10 and take half an hour, but afterwards you’ll admit it’s a night and day difference. Strongly recommended.
  • Condition the rubber strips around the door and window frames. Everyone looking at a new car will notice this, if only subconsciously. When they open the door and get in the car, if they see the old, gray, cracking weather strips, they’ll psychologically apply it to the whole car. They last thing you want them thinking is the car is old and falling apart. If you don’t want to spend the money on actual conditioner, vasoline works really well for this as an alternative.
  • Spray on tire shine. Tire shine costs a few bucks and literally takes seconds to apply, however it’ll triple the external appearance of your car.
• Get a car fragrance - I recommend the “new-car” scent, as it goes with the vibe we’re aiming for. These can be picked up at any gas station and will only set you back a dollar or two, however it’s another thing your prospect will notice, and it’ll work hand-in-hand with all the other suggestions to truly feed that person’s internal desire for a nice, new car.
• Show off your air conditioning / heater - One of the best impressions on a perspective buyer is a nice heater or air conditioning system. Before the arrive, sit in the drivers seat and turn the air vents toward the driver’s face with a solid, but not overwhelming blast (maybe medium on the fan control). If it’s winter, warm up the car all the way just before the prospect arrives so the heater will already be hot. When they arrive and look around the car for a bit, they’ll most likely want to do a small test-drive. When they sit in the car and turn it on, the refreshing cold or hot blast will trigger a “ooh, nice” reaction in their mind. As soon as that happens, you can immediately step in and turn it down pretending it was an accident, rather than looking like you were showing off. A quick sorry and a small smile should be all it takes.
• Read your prospects mind - This is a huge tip that could make your sale in itself. Play a little psychological warfare with your prospect and predict their personality type, then act on that to keep them in the right mindset. For example, on the phone if your prospect seems to be a high-energy, friendly, fun, youthful female, consider finding a cute teddy bear and strapping it in with the seat belt on the passenger side. When she sees it, you’ll probably get an “awe….” reaction, and immediately increase her overall psychological attachment to the car. Granted this might backfire on some women, but that’s up to you to read them accurately beforehand. Another example is a male buying a sports car from you. When the topic of a test-drive comes up, consider throwing a few jokes out there such as “Are you sure you can handle it?” always followed with a huge grin so they know you’re teasing. When making jokes, ALWAYS keep your car in a positive light. This injects good thoughts in their mind. If it’s a guy buying a sports car, he’ll probably want a fun, fast car… so joking about it being too powerful or handling too well is usually a safe strategy. However for jokes to work, it requires you to be able to seem completely natural and friendly when saying them, otherwise the prospect will see through you as trying too hard.

Now, if you use any of these tips and they help you successfully sell your car, I’ll obviously retain a 15% commission payable to be through PayPal.

Good luck and happy selling!