What a load of old tripe.
If we had such short attention spans, we wouldn’t have sat through Avengers: Endgame (clocking in at 3 hours long). Droves of us wouldn’t have read The Da Vinci Code (almost 600 pages).
What a load of old tripe.
If we had such short attention spans, we wouldn’t have sat through Avengers: Endgame (clocking in at 3 hours long). Droves of us wouldn’t have read The Da Vinci Code (almost 600 pages).
And to influence that story, you need to understand it. Thankfully, every story follows the same shape: the Soul in a Hole.
And to influence that story, you need to understand it. Thankfully, every story follows the same shape: the Soul in a Hole.
Gonna call it…
Gonna call it…
How did I do?
How did I do?
(What would top a list of wild books? I'm not sure, but House of Leaves has got to be a contender, right? That book is bananas.)
(What would top a list of wild books? I'm not sure, but House of Leaves has got to be a contender, right? That book is bananas.)
You are the sidekick. The customer is the hero in this story.
You are the sidekick. The customer is the hero in this story.
I don’t want to be a guru.
I don’t want to start an agency.
I don’t want to outsource it all to genAI.
I want to write.
I want to do the work.
I want to make clients feel they made the right choice by working with me.
And then I want to log off and play with my kids.
I don’t want to be a guru.
I don’t want to start an agency.
I don’t want to outsource it all to genAI.
I want to write.
I want to do the work.
I want to make clients feel they made the right choice by working with me.
And then I want to log off and play with my kids.
And we’re primed to ignore.
And we’re primed to ignore.
It's the same whoever you're writing for. They know what they’re talking about. And they know when you don’t.
Because writing is thinking. And if you don't do the thinking, your audience can tell.
It's the same whoever you're writing for. They know what they’re talking about. And they know when you don’t.
Because writing is thinking. And if you don't do the thinking, your audience can tell.
Solving problems for clients by identifying which words are needed where and when.
Solving problems for customers by telling them about my clients.
And getting paid for that solves problems for my family when the kids keep growing out of their damn clothes 😄
Solving problems for clients by identifying which words are needed where and when.
Solving problems for customers by telling them about my clients.
And getting paid for that solves problems for my family when the kids keep growing out of their damn clothes 😄
“Here is how books work: everything the words say, the person reading the book has to say.”
While your prospect is reading, your hand is on the tiller of their thoughts.
“Here is how books work: everything the words say, the person reading the book has to say.”
While your prospect is reading, your hand is on the tiller of their thoughts.
Richard Shotton, The Illusion of Choice
Richard Shotton, The Illusion of Choice
Gatekeeping is so 2020.
What's the biggest challenge you face when it comes to case studies?
yourcopyrighter.com/how-to-get-y...
Gatekeeping is so 2020.
What's the biggest challenge you face when it comes to case studies?
yourcopyrighter.com/how-to-get-y...
All that matters is how you read it.
Whether it’s Wuthering Heights or an advert for tights, examine the writing and figure out how the writer did it.
Then, as long as you’re reading things that move you, you can learn how to write your copy righter.
All that matters is how you read it.
Whether it’s Wuthering Heights or an advert for tights, examine the writing and figure out how the writer did it.
Then, as long as you’re reading things that move you, you can learn how to write your copy righter.
While technically correct, that phrase feels like it should be reserved for much heftier discounts.
While technically correct, that phrase feels like it should be reserved for much heftier discounts.
The time of year when you find out just how many businesses have your email address.
The time of year when you find out just how many businesses have your email address.
Me when anyone replies: Shush, I’m trying to work.
Me when anyone replies: Shush, I’m trying to work.
I was interviewing a drone operator for a client’s case study. I asked him about his business.
And he dropped this gem on me:
“My business is a bit of mullet.”
Yep. Serious at the front, fun at the back.
Perfection.
Can you beat that?
I was interviewing a drone operator for a client’s case study. I asked him about his business.
And he dropped this gem on me:
“My business is a bit of mullet.”
Yep. Serious at the front, fun at the back.
Perfection.
Can you beat that?
Perhaps it’s the generation effect.
No. It’s got nothing to do with a Brucie Bonus.
Although it would nice to see one, to see one….
Anyway, people have an easier time remembering information if they have to put a little work into absorbing it.
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Perhaps it’s the generation effect.
No. It’s got nothing to do with a Brucie Bonus.
Although it would nice to see one, to see one….
Anyway, people have an easier time remembering information if they have to put a little work into absorbing it.
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