I'm sat taking some time out from our travels down under to let you know about a couple of great giveaways. Yes, I am on my travels again. This time touring the other side of the planet. We are down in Auckland, New Zealand right now, after a quick stop in Singapore and just before we head to Sydney, and then Melbourne Australia. Ordinarily I wouldn't be updating my blog with a vacation update but this news is too good. How good? My friend Sean is giving away an entire audio course. Not … [Read more...]

Today I am happy (and more than a little relieved) to be able to share with you this quick and informal interview I grabbed last week with Gary Vay.Ner.Chuk. Gary has quickly become a fixture on the convention scene, TV celebrity and a media darling because of his larger than life energy and positive personality, and also his expertise in personal branding, social media and business. Right now he is in the process of the launch his brilliant new book, "Crush It". I was fortunate to grab … [Read more...]

Ask me social media and blogging questions and see me answer live :) As part of the launch of Social Media Examiner I will be doing a live video chat along with Mike Stelzner. It's free and easy to join in, and should be good fun! 10:00 New York time 15:00 London time Check out the full details here. Also, while you are there, check out my first article for the site ... "How to Create Headlines that Go Viral With Social Media" … [Read more...]

Business Blogging Made Simple A real-world guide to creating, writing and promoting a successful blog Inside my new e-book “Business Blogging – 50 Steps to Building Traffic and Sales,” you’ll discover: Why your business needs a blog (yesterday!) The biggest pitfalls of blogging — and how to avoid them How to build a following of faithful blog subscribers Proven tips for converting your blog traffic into sales Order now and get instant access ... Save $10 - … [Read more...]

Got personal branding or social media questions? How would you like to get answers from one of the biggest new media rockstars on the planet? Gary Vaynerchuk is one of my favorite people in social media and he is in crazy demand right now due to his massively successful business projects, his new book (Crush It), and the arrival of his child. I am pinching myself right now because he has given me a slot in his super-busy schedule. Frankly I am also a little cautious - I do not want to … [Read more...]

It's time to announce the winners of our Copywriting Success Summit 2009 Competition! This was a very close thing, and Mike and I debated back and forth. There were some very cool entries, some excellent creativity and fun responses, others more serious, but we felt the winner we chose would get a lot of value out of the Summit and be able to directly put everything to direct use ... Before I announce the winners, I need to remind you that today is the last day to save $200 on the Summit! … [Read more...]

As mentioned in a previous post, Mike Stelzner is putting on another one of his fantastic online summits. This time it is the Copywriting Success Summit 2009, billed as the "largest online event dedicated to helping you successfully market your writing business". Now you have the exclusive chance to win two valuable seats to the event! The line-up is an all-star cast. And me. Peter Bowerman (Well-Fed Writer author), Steve Slaunwhite (Start & Run a Copywriting Business author), Michael … [Read more...]

Want to be a successful freelancer copywriter? Or successful freelance anything for that matter? Read on, there is some great business building content up for grabs and all you need to "pay" is your email address! … [Read more...]

Brian from CopyBlogger just put out a great free report about Authority. As you know this is a subject I take a great deal of interest in, teach in the Authority Blogger Course and write about here, so when Brian told me about it I grabbed it immediately. As you can always expect from CopyBlogger, it is great stuff. You can read it online or download as a PDF from the Authority Rules site. It features: The Shocking Power of Authority Cashing in with Authority Google Loves Authority … [Read more...]

Every year I get questions from people asking how they can fight the "summer slump" where traffic droops over the summer months. Also, who does not want more traffic any time of year, right? So this year I came up with a plan. Starting 1st July until the end of Summer, I will be posting tips, tutorials and exercises over at the Authority Blogger Forum. For your part I will want you to share your traffic generation questions, experiences, results and thoughts so we can all make the … [Read more...]