I recently contributed to a collaborative article to be published in a direct marketing newsletter. The article explores how technology has influenced copywriters and the art of copywriting. Here’s how I responded to the questions.
Continue readingI started my first business blog on Typepad. I called it “On Copywriting.” It was about copywriting, advertising, and marketing. But because I’m a freelance copywriter, I attracted mostly other freelance copywriters as readers. In January 2008, I started my new blog here at RyanHealy.com. I decided to reposition my blog to focus on business […]
Continue readingTime is strange. When we’ve got too much of it, we tend to squander it. When we don’t have enough of it, we tend to use it more wisely. To put it another way… The less we have to do, the less efficient we are. The more we have to do, the more efficient we […]
Continue readingWhat do psychopaths, scam artists, and con men all have in common? They’ve all been featured on this blog! In fact, I’ve written individual posts about each of these types of individuals and how to know when you’re dealing with one. Trouble is, these three articles were published over the course of three years (the […]
Continue readingToday I came across a fascinating article about a man (Tony) who faked insanity to get transferred from prison to a mental institution. The story in itself is reminiscent of the “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” world that’s portrayed in the novel Catch-22. Once you’re diagnosed as mentally ill, it’s hard to […]
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