4436 readersThis week, I went to Target, bought a $30 desk, built a stand that would raise it 18 inches in the air, stuck my in-laws’ unused treadmill under it, and made myself a walking desk. (I know the monitor needs to move up. You’re looking at the 1.0 iteration.) Yes, I know it’s a weird
4640 readersWe like to say that landing pages turn traffic into money. Now, thanks to the affiliate program for our Premise Landing Page System for WordPress, that pithy saying is more literal than ever. Our initial user base is already into the thousands, and the feedback they’ve given us has already resulted in the release of
3329 readersYesterday, Brian told you how to avoid hopelessly screwing up your landing pages. But does that guarantee your landing page is good, much less great? Survey says … not so much. Turns out, Brian’s already told you about a three-step “big picture” approach to crafting copy that results in a killer landing page. You might
6329 readersI always find myself having to explain what it means to have “internet relationships.” Last month, I went to South by Southwest. Next month, I’m going to Blogworld (I’m actually presenting at Blogworld, but sadly don’t have enough people “interested” on my event page yet — hint, hint). I go to these events, and I
3719 readersThe other day, I was scheduling a teleseminar that I have on Monday, and I got totally paranoid again about time. Again. See, I keep missing calls because I’ll plan something for Eastern and the other person will plan it for the same time Central or Pacific. Deals have been lost. Hearts have been broken.
2907 readers“First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you’re fired.” ~ Blake, Glengarry Glen Ross Sometimes you’re on a sweet little vacation in Italy and you need to convert miles into kilometers. Sometimes you’re smashing your thumb with a hammer doing some light roofing and you
4343 readersThe other day while out riding my bike, I was accosted by three turkeys. I’m not kidding. The turkeys were crossing the road, and I was screaming down a hill at them. I hit the brakes but they didn’t flinch at all — and then, they advanced menacingly. I was able to make an initial
3157 readersLast week, I was in Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest conference. Which meant that I did absolutely no conferencing and instead just hung out with people and caught up with both old and new friends. One of those old friends was Copyblogger founder Brian Clark, who told me he’d received the Copyblogger weekly
4258 readersThis week, the sky decided that it was sick of my crap and dropped like a foot of snow on me all at once. I guess I shouldn’t complain. I live in northeast Ohio. Although this deluge is extremely annoying, it’s hardly surprising given our state motto: “So, are you ready to kill yourself yet?”
6453 readersBy the time you read this, if I’m lucky, I’ve been to Blogworld Expo in New York, having presented a blockbuster session which wowed crowds who, overwhelmingly grateful, lavished much affection and chocolate on me, and have returned, safe and sound, to great fanfare and welcome. If I’m not lucky, I’m still sitting in the