An honest, behind-the-scenes look at who you don't want to work with

I receive a lot of inquiries through my website. Most come as a result of my site’s high rankings for a number of key terms and keywords that people needing copywriting services would be searching for. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news is that most of these inquiries are from folks looking for...

You're talking (or writing or tweeting) and all I am hearing is "me, me, ME"

  You know the saying about having two ears and one mouth and using these tools proportionally? Well, the reason this idea is so often-quoted is because it is true. And it’s true because those who talk too much about themselves are physically, logistically and in every other way literally incapable...

Want 16 hours of marketing training for $6/hr?

Welcome to the 2009 Do-It-Yourself Marketing Telseminar Series. Beginning in January, once every month of 2009 (as well as once a quarter as a special bonus) I will be interviewing some of the world’s top experts on the latest tips, tools and trends of marketing, sales, P.R., advertising and social...

Lessons from the past…for the future

Re-run and edited from my Your Words, Your Business e-newsletter (view full version here). I spent time two weekends ago in Maryland, where I grew up, spending time with my sister and her family. Aside from the bitter cold, which I am no longer used to as I live in warm and sunny Florida, it was a...

My 9yo daughter's 'subliminal' message to me — direct from my whiteboard

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