I was scrolling back through a bunch of unread items in my feed reader today and came across a post by Andy Jenkins highlighting a bunch of good and bad landing page designs. On really jumped out at me -- Google's page for the Nexus S.
The design is beautiful, simple, and clean. But there's...
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I don't know how many times I've read advice claiming you need to slash adjectives and adverbs from your copy. The writer will share a few examples of converting boring descriptive sentences into exciting action sentences.
"He was super-duper tall -- even taller than a three-story building," becomes, "he lumbered through the town, stepping over...
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When I read that today is the 20th anniversary of the Rodney King beating, it brought back a flood of images. First, of course, was the video of the beating on the news.
I lived in San Francisco at the time, so I also remember seeing the broken and boarded up windows downtown after the...
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If you want to stir up emotion with internet marketers, 5 words are all you need to say: "the customer is always right."
The memory of every customer who ever asked for a refund 10 seconds after downloading the product, of every customer who asked a tech support question that's answered in big bold letters...
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If you're interested in getting into the copywriting business, today's interview is for you. Copywriter Ryan Healy recently took time out of his schedule to share his insights and experience on topics like who might enjoy and do well as a copywriter, how to get started in the industry, and more.
You can listen to...
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