The 10 Goo-roo Fanboy Commandments
May 17, 2012
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I really get a kick out of goo-roo fanboys. You know what those are, right? Basically they are people who latch onto a goo-roo and ape everything that goo-roos does. They use the goo-roo’s emails verbatim. Never test anything outside accepted goo-roo orthodoxy. And, even worse, start selling info products based on what little they [...]
Read More...How to Hook (More) Copywriting Prospects
May 17, 2012
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The other day, an aspiring copywriter asked me a question that I hear all too often: “How do I distinguish myself from other copywriters?” The answer is not an easy one. It takes some thought, some time, and perhaps some inspiration. But time after time, I have found that most people tend to overlook one [...]
Read More...Three Keys to Spectacular Guest Posting Success
May 17, 2012
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A guest post by Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing Note: If this subject interests you, then you should register for the free live training event that we’re holding next week! Got a new blog? Want to grow it to mammoth proportions? Then you’ve got to be guest posting. You probably don’t need me to tell [...]
Read More...The 10 Goo-roo Fanboy Commandments
May 17, 2012
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I really get a kick out of goo-roo fanboys. You know what those are, right? Basically they are people who latch onto a goo-roo and ape everything that goo-roos does. They use the goo-roo’s emails verbatim. Never test anything outside accepted goo-roo orthodoxy. And, even worse, start selling info products based on what little they [...]
Read More...Results of Daily Blogging Experiment
May 17, 2012
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I blogged daily, Monday through Friday, from January 1st through March 31st, 2012. The results were interesting. Traffic went WAY up. It more than doubled. I had 21,707 unique visitors in 4th quarter 2011… but 46,322 unique visitors in 1st quarter 2012. “List churn” increased quite a bit. Lots of new people subscribing, nearly as [...]
Read More...Does Everyone Know Every One?
May 16, 2012
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Writers are sometimes confused about when to attach any, every, and no to one or body as a closed compound and when to treat one of these word pairs as just that: a two-word phrase. Here are guidelines and sample sentences for each combination: Any Body/Anybody The two-word alternative, which refers to people’s physical form [...]
Read More...TMI Department: “Circus Halbert”
May 14, 2012
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Tuesday, 3:39pm Reno, NV “Well, you’re sitting back, in your rose-pink cadillac…” (Stones, “Dead Flowers”) Howdy… I’ve been going through shoeboxes stuffed with old photos, discovering treasure right and left. Hard to believe some of this stuff is decades past, but since I’m forever being asked what it was like working so closely with Gary [...]
Read More...WordPress Hosting That Means Business
May 14, 2012
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Did you know Copyblogger Media has a WordPress hosting division? Many people don’t, because it’s been a bit under-the-radar. The whole thing started with our frustration with web hosting in general. Specifically, the fact that a lot of “WordPress hosting” amounts to generic one-click installation of the CMS on a standardly-configured box — which simply [...]
Read More...How to Build Targeted Traffic without Google: Part 1
May 13, 2012
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Tired of building great traffic only to have Google yank it away? Here’s how to build traffic without Google. Share and Enjoy • RSS • Email • Add to favorites Originally posted at and copyrighte by Marketing Words Copywriting Blog
Read More...Scamworld: Inside Internet Marketing
May 12, 2012
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The Verge just published an incredibly detailed video and feature article about the scams that are perpetuated in the world of Internet marketing. Jason Jones, a.k.a. “Salty Droid,” figures prominently in the video and the article. It’ll take you 15 minutes to watch the video, another 30+ minutes to read the article. Both are well [...]
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