August 2011

Sell by Building Rapport

by Ryan M. Healy on August 29, 2011

In the book My Voice Will Go with You, the author Sidney Rosen recounts the teaching tales of Milton Erickson. I found this one particularly interesting because of the sales lesson it teaches. It’s called “Scratching Hogs” (Milton Erickson is the one speaking). One summer I sold books to pay my way through college. I [...]



How to Get Kick-Ass Clients
Who Pay You Big Fees

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An Easy Way to Read More Ebooks

by Ryan M. Healy on August 26, 2011

Do you have a bunch of paid and free PDFs languishing on your hard drive? Here’s how to blast through them in a fortnight — without sitting in front of your computer screen for hours at a time.



The 5 Steps to a Consistent Flow of Clients
If you're working hard, but it's not yet adding up to a steady, consistent, predictable flow of ideal clients, listen to this free seminar I hosted with Dov Gordon. Discover why getting clients has been so hard -- and how to make it simple, predictable, and consistent.  Get the Free Recording Here! »

The Raw Materials for Writing

by Ryan M. Healy on August 25, 2011

If you were to build your own house, you could not do it without first acquiring the raw materials. You would need wood, nails, windows, doors, shingles, siding, and much more. This is common sense. Yet, when it comes to writing, many people often sit down at the keyboard without any of the raw materials [...]



How to Get Your First Real Copywriting Client in 14 Days or Less
I launched my freelance copywriting career on June 13, 2005. Much to my surprise, I landed three clients in the first two weeks. If you'd like to discover how I did it,  then click here now »

Beware the Shopping Cart Shuffle

by Ryan M. Healy on August 24, 2011

Shopping carts… if you’re an online business owner, you can’t live with ‘em and you can’t live without ‘em! Every shopping cart sounds amazing when you read the sales copy. It’s only when you start using it every day that its deficiencies become apparent. I know very few clients who are totally happy with the [...]



Which Half of Your Advertising Is Wasted?
John Wanamaker once said, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." But thanks to technology, it's now easy to know which half of your advertising is working... and which half isn't. That's because LinkTrackr reveals the profitablity of ALL your advertising.  Start Tracking Now! »

Finding the Right Emotional Trigger

by Ryan M. Healy on August 23, 2011

Have you ever tried to persuade somebody of certain belief or to take a specific action? It’s rarely easy. For the most part, us humans are hard-headed creatures set in our ways. I was reminded of this when we went to get our family photos taken this morning. We all got dressed up (our three [...]



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