Years ago, I read the book Monopolize Your Marketplace. Though the title and tone is aggressive, it has some incredible content. The Three Roles of Marketing I teach come from this book. And, as I was working on a new project the other day and rummaging through some old notes, I came across the […]
As you begin to develop your business model, it is helpful to begin with the end in mind. What’s your most robust offer? What’s the ‘gold’ level of your offers? What’s the premium, most in depth and comprehensive version of what you offer? There’s a good chance that this will pay half of your bills.
Sales letters get a bad rap. They are often avoided by good-hearted people because they have the appearance of bad things they’ve seen and with which they never want to be associated. But here’s my take: a sales letter is actually an integrity check. It’s a dojo. Sales letters force clarity on what might otherwise remain
A few years ago my friend Brandy Burdeniuk said something to me that I’ve repeated many times since. “Easy is the new free.” Are there a lot of free things out there on the internet these days? Sure. But while that might save you money it could be very expensive in terms of your time.
This is a blog post I’ve been meaning to write for years. Fairly often, in workshops, the question (and it’s a very good one) comes up: “What if I can’t guarantee a result?” That question usually emerges from the shiny palace of conversations about creating guarantees, and better than risk free guarantees, doing clever and
I met Mark Volmer, of Hidden Gem Healing in 2011 at some point. And I had the experience of instantly liking and trusting him. There’s something about people who are so comfortable in their own skin (not posturing or collapsing) that it has us all relax. He ended up coming to one of my weekend
Three months ago, I wrote a blog post called Slow Marketing. It was all about how it’s okay (even important) to slow down our marketing. This is a wonderful philosophy but what if you need money yesterday? What if you’re so broke and you can’t afford rent? All of a sudden, the slow approach while
Soooo . . . I went to a sex workshop recently. My colleague Jessica O’Reilly (pictured here) was in town from Toronto (where I do a lot of work) leading a workshop. She’d come to my event when I was in Toronto and I’d never seen her work so she invited me on down. The
Another no holds barred article from Richard Harshaw of MYM Marketing. If you have lofty dreams of helping people to handle their problems before they become big – you might want to read this. If you’re an holistic practitioner wanting to get people to come in to improve their already great health . . .