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How To Sell Your Stuff (For WAY More Than It’s Worth)
A few years ago, a client hired me to whip up a sales page for his SaaS company. It was a startup. And unfortunately, it never actually ended up getting started. But the copy was really good… if I do say so myself. (Perhaps I’ll share it at some point.) Anyway, the owner of the…
Read MoreHow I Made $5,000+ In 21 Days Writing Copy For Myself (Before I Had Any Clients, Experience or Samples)
If you know how to write copy that sells, you can create cash out of thin air. You’ve probably heard that saying before. Or some variation thereof. Well, a few years back before I had any real paying clients or samples or experience or any of the other prerequisites I would need to make the…
Read MoreA Step-by-Step Plan To Get Copywriting Clients In 30 Days Or Less (10,000% Money Back, Cross-My-Heart-And-Hope-To-Die Guarantee)
The other day I ran a survey to my list. I sent an email out asking: “What would have made my last offer for my coaching program a ‘no-brainer’… and would have convinced you to join?” The data was incredibly useful. However, I’ve started to notice a common trend every time I run an anonymous…
Read MoreHow many email subscribers do you need before you can start selling?
So… you got an email list. Now what? I’m sure you have a million questions now that you’ve started to build your following: How long do I have to wait before I can start selling stuff? When will I have enough subscribers? How many subscribers do I need to have to make REAL money? If…
Read MoreA Step-By-Step Guide For Getting Your First 600 Email Subscribers (Without Paying For Traffic)
The hardest part about growing an email list from scratch is getting momentum right at the start. About a year ago, my email list was about 55 subscribers strong. Which is super tiny. I know. For a long time, I neglected my email list and instead buried myself in client work because the money was…
Read MorePeople Probably Don’t Wanna Buy Your Stuff Right Now But They Might Want To In The Future So Here’s How You Sell To Those People
A few months ago I launched my first official digital course. And, it went really well. My business partner and I ended up enrolling 33 students into this program, during our intial launch. And I felt pretty good about myself. The thing was… My list is tiny. So when we went to “re-launch” the new…
Read MoreHow To Make Running Your Business So Easy… Things Get Boring
The entrepreneur is a fickle creature. When observed in its natural habitat, it can be seen playing, procrastinating, shitposting on Facebook… and chasing shiny objects from time to time. It is unique in the animal kingdom, as it is one of God’s only creatures who seeks to continually make it’s own life harder, more stressful…
Read MoreEisenhower forgot to warn us about the Christmas Industrial Complex
On January 17th, 1961 outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave an epic speech, warning the nation about the rise of the Military Industrial Complex. He viewed it as one of the greatest threats to democracy. But what he didn’t warn us about was the ever-more sinister rise of the Christmas Industrial Complex. A movement –…
Read MoreThe Hottest, Newest, Sexiest Marketing Tactic Everyone Should Try: Actually Giving A Shit
Man, oh man… You are gonna LOVE this. I’ve discovered this new online marketing tactic that is going to BLOW YOUR FREAKING MIND! Are you ready for it? You sure? Ok, here it is… Actually Give A Shit About The People On Your List It’s kind of sad that I have to write this. It…
Read MoreHow I Won Agora Financial’s Copywriting Contest (Or At Least Why I Think I Did)
A few weeks back I entered a “copywriting contest.” Here were the rules: Sell a flashlight. But not just any flashlight. A super-special “tactical” flashlight. I could write whatever I wanted, but it had to fit on one page. Winner gets a $500 Amazon gift card. And a shit ton of bragging rights… I guess?…
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