The internet made awesome
Let me tell you the story behind this ever-so-inspirational post title.
I just released my new Storyselling 101 course (it’s half price for a few days; what the hell) and when I was writing the sales copy, I decided I could finally make some of those outrageous claims that so many other marketers seem to enjoy so much.
Here’s what I said:
I can teach you how to wrap your own marketing in stories … Continue Reading
Earlier this year, I interviewed Copyblogger associate editor Jon Morrow for Question the Rules. At the closing of what became the best interview I have ever heard with anyone, anywhere, ever, Jon gave his parting advice for anyone looking to accomplish something with their lives.
He said:
When you decide what you want to do, don’t just figure out what it is and how to get there. Find out what the price of … Continue Reading
I just had this really cool epiphany.
For the past year or so, I’ve been trying to figure out why my business model works, because it doesn’t make a damn bit of sense. I write blog posts about topics from tattoos to website crashes to nonconformity. And also, I write guest posts for other blogs, and direct traffic from those sites back here, where people can read about tattoos, website crashes, and nonconformity.
At … Continue Reading
This post is the first in a series chronicling an ongoing email discussion between me and Chris Guillebeau — the blogger many of you know and love, but also the author of the new book The Art of Nonconformity.
Chris sent me an advance copy of the book and we started asking each other questions about nonconformity and other stuff he covers in the book. Frankly — and I’m not just saying this … Continue Reading
I’ve been around Jonathan Mead for a decent length of time now, but we’ve never talked on record or recorded a call or anything! So we decided to do that today, in this 20-minute call that we’re whimsically calling “Paid to Exist.” (My unoriginal adaptation of Jonathan’s Paid to Exist course.)
In this call, we talked about (surprise) how you can get paid to exist, how you can find and capitalize on your fashion, … Continue Reading
