How To Stop Boring The Hell Outta Your Subscribers

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” ~ Aristotle   If writing promotional emails is like pulling hen’s teeth for you, then you’re doing it wrong. By that I mean, you’re taking it too seriously. Most promotional emails nowadays have all the charm and cheer of a suicide

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I like My Subscribers How I Like My Coffee

  I like my subscribers how I like my coffee – hot or cold. In winter, I love me some smokin’ hot espresso. In summer, I scarf down iced coffees like Norm Peterson scarfs down beer. (Actually, that is now not true. Since finding out I’m dairy intolerant, I no

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The Uncircumcised Truth About ‘Selling’

The secret to film is that it’s an illusion. ~ George Lucas   The secret to sales is that it’s an illusion. The assumption is that great salespeople fill their prospects with a desire to buy their wares. Nope. Not true. People already have desires. Listen: you cannot fill someone

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I Don’t Believe In Copywriting

“I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.” ~ Bobby Fisher   I don’t believe in copywriting. I believe in good products. Do you know how hard it is to promote a crappy product or service? Let me put it in copywriting terms: Do you know how many

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