Freelance business questions (don’t waste your time on the trivial)
Let’s talk about what’s important… So many things people focus on when trying to start a business are incredibly unimportant to their success. This is part of the reason I recommend the Michael Masterson book, Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat to...The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes [One Big Idea]
This is how you land your ideal clients — the best in your industry… It’s the One Big Idea I took away from the Chet Holmes book, The Ultimate Sales Machine. And it’s what I used to land client relationships with nearly every top financial publisher that hires...The Law that Makes Money Flow
It’s hard to get money if you don’t know how it works… You have to understand — money FLOWS. Money is always flowing. Like water, money becomes stagnant if it doesn’t flow. And like water, money becomes a powerful force when you understand and can harness the flow....The Enemy
I hate StubHub… Hamilton the musical is coming to Omaha in September. Tickets went on sale this morning. Because of its popularity, they had waiting room software. You preload a page on your computer, and when tickets go on sale you are assigned a spot in the queue....Do the f-ing work…
This article is a friendly reminder… If you want the results, you have to do the work. Inversely, if you don’t do the work, you won’t get the results. I write this as a reminder to myself, as much as it is to you. We usually know what we need to do. Or at least we...Get started in copywriting without getting a J-O-B
Do you want to become a copywriter, but you’re not ready to get a marketing job? I think a lot of people find themselves in a situation like this. For family reasons, or whatever. You want to get started in direct response, but you’re not in a space where changing...The Copywriter’s Guide to Getting Paid by Roy Furr [One Big Idea]
Here’s the biggest takeaway from MY book… The Copywriter’s Guide to Getting Paid. Which I offer to you for free, if you cover the cost of shipping and handling. If you want to land awesome clients and earn a great living as a copywriter, this is the one decision you...A super-powerful email autoresponder strategy…
I don’t email you enough… I know. That sounds crazy. I send out emails Monday through Friday. Very occasionally, two emails per day. Since 2014, those emails have shared over 1.7 million words of valuable marketing advice, plus marketing messages. But I should be...Naughty vs. Nice: Which makes you better at sales and marketing?
Are you naughty or nice? I know it’s still six months off from Christmas. And that question is mostly associated with that holiday, and landing on Santa’s list of all the good boys and girls. But the answer to that question could make you much more effective… — At...