Nov
30
Crackerjack Selling CD Club Gives Up The Ghost
November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Today’s email might very well have zero interest for you.
After all, there’s no real tip in it.
Just a “housekeeping” item I wanted to share about why I killed the original Crackerjack Selling CD Club and am soon offering the book as a stand-alone product.
So why did I do it?
Why, after 6 months of build up, [...]
Nov
30
If you use testimonials, should you worry about the new FTC guidelines?
November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I received an email yesterday, with following question:
"Your son's website business and abilities seem to be just about what I need, and I very well might be taking him up on his services sometime soon.
Just wondering, though, doesn't he need to be concerned about the FCC ruling I'm hearing so much about online? And if [...]
Nov
30
Here’s Hard Data for Headlines that Spread on Twitter
November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Many bloggers already know that Twitter is one of the best ways to drive traffic to your blog.
When I talked to Guy Kawasaki about my book, he called the Tweetmeme Retweet button “the most important button on the web,” because of the enormous traffic-driving power it possesses. With one click, any of your readers can [...]
Nov
30
I lied … but not as much as these two bastards
November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I swore I’d be asking for real live, loveable guinea pigs today … but relax: it’ll be tomorrow. Sod the internet.
Meanwhile, now we know for sure that two lying shits caused the deaths of over 100,000 Iraquis and quite a few of ours too, here’s something they even found funny when I was in Peru: [...]
Nov
30
My idea of hell
November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I just got one of those emails that remind me how glad I am I don’t work for an “organisation”. It gave “details of our guide to holding reviews for your executive team.”
It only takes the words “executive team” to start the nausea. Then the message went on:
Topics covered in the Video Seminar include:
- Suggestions [...]