Dec
31
My Un-Sexy 2010 Prediction
December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Let me be perfectly blunt:
I honestly have no clue what you can expect in 2010.
I’m the last person to ask about such things.
And, frankly, even if I had some kind of magical “crystal ball”, I wouldn’t be too confident in my ability to accurately interpret whatever I saw.
Even so, there is ONE [...]
Dec
31
Computer Scientist Slaps Google Right Back In The Face
December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If you use AdWords, then today’s email will be like solid gold.
Especially if you’re nervous about Google’s freaky new changes and are not sure what to do, where to turn or who to trust.
Anyway, here’s the scoop:
One of the marketers I have the privilege to “mastermind” with is a computer scientist and AdWords guru (not [...]
Dec
31
The Best of Copyblogger 2009
December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
You didn’t think we’d close out the year without a “Best of 2009” post, did you? Well, you’re not getting off that easy.
Here’s the best Copyblogger content of the year, based on your enthusiasm via comments, links, retweets, and gratuitous offerings of produce-based holiday deserts. We thank you all for your continued support (but we [...]
Dec
31
The Great Elmer Gantry tradition lives on
December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Many of us, I am sure, have heard the story about the founder of Scientology.
Half jokingly perhaps, he said at a meeting of fellow science fiction writers over half a century ago that if you want to make real money you should start a religion. This, of course, he then proceeded to [...]
Dec
31
I’m thankful.
December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
It's the day before New Years Eve, I've been up since 6am getting all kinds of projects done. It'll be at least a year before most of this morning's work sees the light of day, but it's on the conveyor belt.
Snowflakes are drifting down from the sky outside my window and I just came back [...]