Category Archives: Blogging

It’s a World Gone Mad: Copywriter Underground Again Selected as a Top 10 Blog

The Copywriter Underground has once again been picked as a Top 10 Blog for Writers — a fact which shocks us as much as anyone.

My Latest Article for Chief Marketer

I was asked to write a monthly column for Chief Marketer about blogging and engagement marketing, and my second effort just hit the newsstands (the virtual, online newsstand).
It focuses on The Britannica Blog — a stunning new blog effort from one of the oldest brands in the knowledge business. Until I’m back from vacation (my [...]

One Reason to Blog. And One Why You Can’t Rely on It.

One benefit of blogging is visibility. In my case, that visibility translated into a client or two, though even clients who find me via my “static” copywriting site mention my copywriting and engagement marketing blogs.
After all, credibility and visibility are critical elements of the sales process. Blogging helps with both.
It’s how Chief Marketer magazine found [...]

An Interesting Meme: I Think, Therefore I’m “It”

Roberta Rosenberg of the Copywriting Maven tagged me as one of the five blogs that make her think (if only a little).
I got a little rush from that; I read Roberta’s posts religiously (at her own blog and her guest posts on the Copyblogger site). We’ve both been around a long time, and frankly, she [...]

Wanna Be an Outdoor Blogger? Got a Little Attitude?

The GetOutdoors blog (a Top 10 blog in the outdoor niche) is looking for a couple bloggers.
The faint of heart need not apply.

They’re looking for good writers with a little attitude, and they’re even willing to pay for it. I’m too busy making millions off my own outdoor blog to single-handedly turn them into a [...]

The Headline Says “Blogging is Dead.” So Why Are You Reading This?

“Google Says Blogging is Dead” one headline screams, while BusinessWeek asserts blogs are being “Twitterized” — that blogging’s apparently too-thoughtful posts are being replaced by shallower, less-thought-intensive bursts of information.

Are blogs dead? Should my clients reconsider my advice to build and populate business blogs — and offer 140 character micro-thoughts instead?
Should I be planning for [...]

Calling All Ad Agencies: Things Really Have Changed

This tidbit from the Black Star Rising blog (the very cool blog of the Black Star photo agency) suggests ad agencies are lagging more than a little bit in the online department:
Consider this little story told by Jan Leth, executive creative director of OgilvyInteractive North America. The agency was assigned by Six Flags to do a promotion [...]

How to Own Your Blog Niche – And Much, Much More.

You hear it everywhere on the blogosphere. “Find a niche, and then dominate it.”
It’s great advice – especially when your livelihood is tied to your blog.
I’ve long wanted to write a post on this topic, and when Michael Stelzner published his White Paper Industry Report, I knew I had my hook.

You see, Michael’s Writing White [...]

Carson Says Everything Must Go: Content Done Better Blog For Sale

If it’s one thing I know about Carson at Content Done Better, it’s that he doesn’t do much of anything halfway.
Recently he announced he was getting out of the business in favor of a high-paying job. And rather than let all his hard blogging work just waste away, he’s decided to sell his Content Done [...]

What I Learned After 90 Minutes With Five Top Copywriters

Talking to other copywriters is a treat — especially when they’re all good at what they do.
Sunday evening’s BlogTalkRadio “Nuts & Blogbolts” discussion left me with a page of scribbled notes, a brain buzzing with ideas, and a deeper appreciation for the vision of my fellow copywriters.
It’s not every day you get to sit down and [...]