Ever had an idea that couldnāt miss?
You took immediate action, created the perfect warm-up content, the best launch strategy, and the perfect offer . . . .
And then it totally failed.
So yeah, the film Purple Rain contains the consummate lesson on this one.
No, really.
The Lesson of Lake MinnetonkaUpon mature reflection, the album Purple Rain is a work of genius, while the film . . . not so much. But any true Prince fan loves it anyway.
And as a teenage boy in 1985, the fact that a diminutive man sporting a jerry curl and a ruffled shirt could score with gorgeous women was rather encouraging, you know?
One memorable scene involves Prince giving bombshell Appolonia Kotero a motorcycle ride through rural Minnesota. Full story...
This is another addition to our ongoing series of tutorials and case studies on landing pages that work.
When you write a post for your blog, your headline is the last thing you should be thinking about.
OK, I realize this is Copyblogger heresy.
Things were going pretty well until I bit into my hamburger.
Ow.
Something was really wrong.
āAre you okay?ā asked my date.
The entertainment and CGI world has been fawning over the movie Avatar for months, and it seems you canāt watch any entertainment news program without hearing about James Cameronās groundbreaking 3D epic.
About 80% of your blogās success comes from āass in chairā time. Thatās the time you spend writing posts, editing posts, finding the perfect image, connecting with fellow bloggers, answering comments, shaping up your SEO, and all the other tasks we teach you about here on Copyblogger.
I’ve written a few contrarian things lately.
Specifically, I ranted a bit about why I think the most common “make money online” technique doesn’t work for most people, and about how, really, the most important ingredients of success are persistence and grit.
A 40 year-old unsolved murder mystery. Strange cryptic codes in a bible. Sweden, sandwiches, and many, many cigarettes.
Thereās a wonderful European-style market and bakery in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas. They serve everything from made-to-order salads and sandwiches to chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meals.
Bloggers have a distinct disadvantage.
When someone hires an expert in — oh, letās say marketing — that expert can dispense the same information she did for the last client.
Guest posting is the “in” thing. It’s the newest craze. All the kids are doing it!
You’ve heard it time and time again — guest posting is the best way of promoting your work.