I am so freaking busy right now (yes, writing copy!) that I’m meeting myself coming and going. This is a very nice problem to have! Another regular client (Chris Galbraith of Chuck’s Auto Repair in Seattle) contacted me this afternoon wanting eight more SEO keyword-based web pages written. I have about half of them done […]
I got the rest of the editing gig for the children’s book. There will be 25 chapters. I’m getting $250 to edit five of them at a time. WOO HOO! Today at noon I had an eye exam so I can get new glasses. The ones I usually wear are about to drop off my
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If things keep up the way they’re going now, I’m on track to make more this week than I made all last month. How crazy is that?! I made almost $1000 today, and $100 on Friday. In fact, in the past four days alone (since my Internet started working again on Thursday at about noon)
Inundated with Projects Again — Oh, Happy Day! Read More »
Have you heard the following short story about the evolution of a relationship (told in direct quotes from a suitor’s point of view) I’m crazy about you! I love you! You’re perfect! Marry me! (Not long after the wedding ceremony…) Now … CHANGE! You’re a professional copywriter. If a client ever begins treating you the
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We had an absolute blast at Freddie Fest in Frederickson today. The weather was warm (82 degrees), Edward Smith from Yelm joined us for the day, and Ted Vigil (John Denver doppelganger) serenaded the festival-goers for at least an hour. What’s not to love? And our favorite networking group, 723 Building Business (723buildingbusiness.com) won two
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Duck Swimming and Diving (will take a moment to load, but worth the wait) Had a wonderful time house and pet-sitting on Enchanted Island in Spanaway Lake this past weekend. Penny Howard (a friend of mine since childhood) went to the San Juan Islands for her daughter Amanda’s wedding, so I stayed at her
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If you’re in business and offering a product or service, you probably use email to contact the clients or customers you regularly serve (or are hoping to serve when they arrive at the point where they recognize fully that they need the product or service you offer). If what you’re doing is working, you probably
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I need to spend some time soon getting more copywriting-based blog posts put here for you. I’ve been so busy writing for John Assaraf and some of his clients, plus clients of my own, that I’m pretty much beat by the time I get the opening to write y’all. Being busy is a good thing.
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A few choice photos taken at Camp Lutherwood on Lake Samish near Bellingham WA this weekend. You’ll find more on my Facebook page…
Photos are from OktoberTrek, Baltimore MD… I presented the routine there and in Denver, too. (I used a sharpie back then to remove “red eye” as you can see! I have blue eyes, not black eyes! HA HA HA HA HA!) I was in Oakland California for a Star Trek convention. DeForest Kelley was the
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