Have you ever wondered what it might feel like to not be me-too? What would it be like to stand out from the competition in a way that customers choose you over everyone else? And what if you were to raise your prices, and they still kept coming?That’s what uniqueness can do to your product or service. Yet […]
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How Slightly Exuberant Sub-Topics Get You In Trouble
What is a sub topic? What is the difference between a topic and a sub topic? Have you heard about a program called InDesign? Well, if you haven’t, it’s a program I use to create amazing-looking e-books. Then one day, someone asked me to show them how to create e-books similar to what I was […]
[Continue reading...]Announcing: The Brain Audit Kit-The Complete Brain Audit Workshop
If you’ve ever wondered what it must be like to attend The Brain Audit Workshop, wonder no more. Because finally (yes, finally) here’s The Brain Audit Kit– a complete workshop, ebook, epub (yes, you can read it on your smart devices) and a bit more. If you’ve never read The Brain Audit before, you’ll need […]
[Continue reading...]When To Use “Experience-Based Testimonials” And When To Use “Objection-Based Testimonials”
Imagine you’re trying to open a tomato can. And you use a hammer. Excessive, right? Well, the same concept plays out with testimonials. Just because you have the grrrrrreatest testimonials in the world, doesn’t mean you hammer away at your audience. Knowing when to use the right testimonial not only creates greater impact when selling […]
[Continue reading...]Will It Bloat?: How The Outlines Gives Us Clues About The Length Of Our Articles
Most writers write They sit down and they write. And some smart ones outline. But even the outline gives us clues about bloating It shows you how your article can go well past the original intent and into puffy-land. And you don’t even have to look at the words in the outline. The bloat is […]
[Continue reading...]Announcing: A book on how to build an online community—even if you have a very small list
Here’s an interesting fact. In fact more than one interesting fact. Fact 1: Why our community earns us between 90-95% of our income At 5000bc, we have had a community since 2003.But that’s not the interesting part. The interesting part is that we earn between 90-95% of our income from that community. And no, it’s […]
[Continue reading...]Can Clients Judge You In 2 Seconds? (And How This Applies To Your Website Branding)
How long does it take for you to know if someone is a good teacher or not? Nalini Ambady, a psychologist, didn’t have that answer. So she set out to do an experiment She asked students to rate their teachers after spending a whole semester with them. But then the experiment got a bit weird. […]
[Continue reading...]Headline Writing: Three Core Factors That Trigger Off Curiosity
David Ogilvy started up O & M, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world. That very same David suggested that headlines were the most important factor in communication. Not by a factor of 2:1 Or 3:1 But a whopping 4:1. He suggested that 80% of your article is dependent on your headline. His […]
[Continue reading...]When Outlines Behave Like Cats: How To Keep An Outline From Going Off At A Tangent
Good doggie. Nice doggie. Yes, dogs will often do what you say The cat, on the other hand, has a mind of its own. Your outlines are often like cats. You try to rein them in, but they just meow, snarl and go their own way. And it will drive you crazy. But you can […]
[Continue reading...]Announcing! BlackBelt Presentations Series: How To Make Your Presentations Come Alive
When you make a presentation, wouldn’t it be amazing to completely control the room–without turning anyone off? Wouldn’t you like to create a presentations that enthrall, hold and move an audience to action? So what causes presentations to come alive? There are three core components to presentations: 1) Design control. 2) Delivery control. 3) Event control. […]
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