Donny Osmond wasn’t exactly the music I listened to when I was growing up. But there I was, at a backstage event, where Donny was answering a flurry of questions. Why I was at the event is kinda inconsequential. What Donny said was something that hit me like a ton of bricks. Are you ready […]
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The Headline Breath Test
Do long headlines work? Or are short headlines better? The answer doesn’t lie in length. It lies in the ability to say the headline aloud in one breath. Let’s assume you sit down and write an absolute stunner of a headline, your next job is to read it back aloud. Can you read it? Ok […]
The Swiftest Way To Convert Prospects Into Clients
Take out that Nokia from your bag. And look at the features. It can tell time; it can be a stopwatch; it can keep diary appointments; it can help you pass time with ingenious little games; it can probably take photos; send text messages; maybe even double up as an mp3 player or a torch. […]
The Overlooked Secret Of Article Attraction and Conversion
Which articles convert? And which articles attract? And how do you roll out a strategy that maximises the twin impact of attraction and conversion? Hah, you can learn everything you need by just scanning a New Yorker and Cosmopolitan. Cosmo-type of articles are great for attraction. New Yorker type articles are great for conversion That’s […]
The Critical Importance Of The Bugs
You’re in a seminar. Oh, the seminar’s interesting. The content is great. The presenter’s outstanding. But you aren’t paying attention You’re fidgeting in your seat. You’re kinda brrrrrrrrrrr. As in coldbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. And the seminar drones on. Drones on, did you say? So we’re pretty clear that the seminar was interesting and outstanding, and all that […]
How To Get 400 Additional Hours of Learning Every Year
Imagine I told you I could give you 400 hours of time. Time you could spend doing nothing but learning. Learning a new skill. Or getting relevant information. But where could you get 400 hours of undisturbed time? In your car,that’s where! Take the time to learn while you’re on the road, rather than just […]
How To Fight Customer Perceptions (And Win)
Are too! Are not! Are too! Are not! Are too! You’ve played this game as a child. And no matter which side you were on, you simply stuck to your position, without budging an inch. So how do you win the battle of perception? You do what Grizz Wylie does. Grizz, a well-known coach for […]
Why “WHAT” is a Good Starting Point for Most Article Outlines
In any article writing outline you could start with just about any point of view. Your article could start off answering the questions “why, how, when” etc. So why start with “What”? And when do you start with “What”? There’s a simple answer… “What” brings all your readers on the same page in a microsecond. […]
Why Your Brain Stops You From Buying
You often wonder why you can’t get things done and why success seems to be a little late in coming. There’s a precise reason that has something to do with you zzzzzzzzzzzing in the physics class. Huh? What’s physics got to do with marketing and business. Remember the second law of physics? Two objects cannot […]
How To Make Your Client Remember Your Website …Forever!
Imagine you’re about to talk about your website at a networking meeting. And twenty two people before you have stood up, said what they do, and sat down. So that no matter what you say–the rest of the group is never going to remember your website. Or could you? Could you actually make prospective clients […]
