FOUND! The Perfect Client…

Yesterday’s post about copywriter burn-out really struck a chord with a lot of my readers. Even though it was a U.S. holiday, there were lots of passionate and encouraging responses. (Thank you!) One thing Jefferson said in the comments stuck out to me. After managing product launches for clients, he concludes: “Instead of doing launches […]

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Copywriter Burn Out and “The Big Push”

I am a copywriter. More to the point, I am a freelance direct response copywriter who writes sales letters, manages product launches, and blogs about business growth. I make about 90% of my gross income from fees, commissions, and retainers for writing direct response sales copy for clients. But this year, I hope to change […]

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Don’t Build a Business on Top of Fickle Social Media (Especially Twitter)

Here’s more proof that you should never build a business on top of fickle social media. Twitter Suspends UberMedia, Creator of TweetDeck Twitter holds all the cards in this “negotiation.” If you build a business on top of Twitter (or any other social media company), you’re in an extremely vulnerable position. With a snap of […]

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Mark Shurtleff: A Case Study in Political Corruption

Have you ever wondered how all those boiler rooms in Utah get away with so much fraudulent behavior without any apparent repercussions? Answer: Mark Shurtleff, Utah’s Attorney General Some of the largest call centers in Utah have given Mark sizable campaign contributions (i.e., “protection fees”) over the years. For their contributions, they get carte blanche […]

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Paid Links Constitute “Black Hat SEO”? Hardly…

This week, J.C. Penney was blasted for buying links to increase their search engine rankings. The NY Times said buying links is a black hat SEO technique. I thought that was a little strange. Paid links are hardly black hat. As Fred Black pointed out in his article about the J.C. Penney link buying scandal: […]

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