Imagine you were reading a mystery novel. You’ve just finished five pages. The story line is becoming really interesting. And then you turn the page And find the sixth page has been torn out. Now that’s really irritating, eh? But let’s suppose you decide to continue reading anyway And you move to page seven, and […]
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Staggered Consumption: How To Get Customers To Keep Coming Back
Blackberries aren’t black to start with. Or sweet for that matter. In fact, blackberries start out quite green. And quite sour. Then they turn reddish. And then black. And that’s when the birds start to eat the blackberries. Which brings us to the most interesting part of consumption. And how a blackberry can teach you […]
The Importance of the Mona Lisa Concept
There are 380,000 pieces of art in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Of these, well over 35,000 pieces of art are for display at any given point in the gallery complex. Yet, most of the tourists rush past 34,999 pieces of art to see a singular piece of art. A painting that has a dimension […]
Why Squeeze Pages Are Stupid
Imagine you went for a date with a person you hadn’t met before. And your date wore a paper bag on his/her head. He/She refused to show you his/her face. That date refused to tell you anything about his/her past. Or let you into any information at all. And yet you had to give them […]
Why Google May Not Play A Role In Your Website Strategy
I was sitting with the manager of a boutique hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. And she showed me the hotel’s Web site. “We need to change that Web site”, she said, “but I’m afraid that we’ll lose our place on Google. Who knows, maybe we’ll go down in the ranking”. And my answer was: “Why […]
Why Attraction and Conversion Need To Be Separated For Opt-In
To get a customer to opt-in may seem an easy process. But that’s only if the customer is already right in front of you. So if the customer is at your office, or on your website, then opt-in is relatively easier. But what if the customer is listening to your ad on the radio? What […]
Why Articles Lack Emotion (And How To Get The Emotion Going)
There’s a specific reason why I wake up in the morning and end up writing three-four articles before I even hit the first sip of coffee. It’s because I’m all charged up. The emotions are flowing. I’m either happy. Or sad. Or frustrated beyond belief. And the reason why I get into these crazy moods […]
Why Skill Upgrades Are Not A Luxury
Surely you’ve heard of the phrase regarding lousy carpenters. And lousier tools. It runs like this: A bad carpenter blames his tools. Well I agree. And I disagree. A great set of tools are useless, even dangerous in the hands of an amateur. But on the other hand, a great carpenter should never suffer with […]
Strategic Alliances: How To Work With Competition
Most of us think of competition the same way we think of Dracula: Totally avoidable. You’re sure they’ll suck your blood, rob your ideas and then sneak away to their glossy dark oak coffin. But hey, you’ve been watching too many Dracula movies. Competition can be a great alliance. And it depends on various factors. […]
Why Bother With Article Writing When You Can Just Sell?
If you stepped into a restaurant and asked for a wine, you’d get a question back. The question would be: Which wine would you prefer? Red or white? And of course those questions would lead to more questions. Until finally you got down to the exact wine you were looking for. Article writing has that […]
