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How to Sell Money at a Discount

by Ryan M. Healy on January 25, 2011

One reason for Groupon’s meteoric success (and the success of similar mob coupon services) is because they’re selling money at a discount. If I offered to give you $20 if you gave me $10, you’d take that offer as many times as you possibly could. That is the basic premise for many of the offers [...]



31 Tips for Working with Clients
Every freelancer should read this report BEFORE they start accepting clients. And then re-read it again after they’ve had a few. This could easily save smart freelancers from getting ripped off and spinning their wheels with deadbeat clients.  Click Here to Get the 31 Tips »

Has Netflix Gotten Bored of Its Own Advertising?

by Ryan M. Healy on June 25, 2010

Unlike my copywriting colleague, Ben Settle, I actually did respond to a Netflix ad. That was a few years ago now. At the time, they were doing a bunch of print advertising. Mostly blow-ins included with the grocery store flyers delivered by mail once a week. Those little ads were brilliant. They demonstrated — in [...]



The Best Link Cloaker?
I've tried a number of link cloaking solutions through the years. None of them provided me with what I wanted. But thanks to Michel Fortin, I discovered a new link cloaking and link tracking service that I’ve fallen in love with!  Read My Review Here »

They Sent This Email Not Once, But Twice…

by Ryan M. Healy on June 24, 2010

Just about all practitioners of direct response marketing know: When a piece is mailed twice, it’s most likely profitable. Well, the same thing is true for email. When you see the same email — with the same subject line — sent out twice, it’s probably a winner. What’s interesting is that almost NOBODY does this. [...]



How to Break Through Writer's Block and Write Winning Ads
Even the best copywriters sometimes get stuck for words and struggle to write winning ads. But what if there was a surefire way to smash through writer's block and write winning copy almost every single time? Good news -- there is.  Click Here to Read the Complete Article »

Can TV Grow Your Business?

by Ryan M. Healy on December 17, 2009

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something shows up in your mailbox that proves you wrong. Yesterday, as I was going through the mail, I found a letter from DirecTV, a satellite TV provider. I was intrigued because the letter was not addressed to me as a consumer, but rather to me as [...]



Web Copy That Sells! How to Write Direct Response Copy for Online Sales
Discover how to write web copy that increases online conversions, sells more products, and fattens your profits -- no matter how little writing experience you have.  Click here to get more details about Copywriting Code »

How Far Is Too Far in Advertising?

by Ryan M. Healy on November 19, 2009

There is a huge dichotomy in advertising. On the one hand you’ve got the pressure to perform: to make your advertising as profitable as you possibly can. On the other hand you’ve got the pressure to be ethical: to be as honest as possible in your advertising. Last week I raised the issue of using [...]



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! »