This is the Part 2 of a 3 part series, courtesy of Alex Genadinik. Part 1 can be found here. Introducing: Guest blogger and fellow Tweep Alex. Alex has a background in software engineering and is currently focused on building semantic systems for the business world. He is the founder of Semantic Valley, a web 3.0 start-up specializing in creating taxonomy and ontology based products. Their alpha...
Universal Laws of Good Copywriting Part 3
If you’ve been following along, you will see that we’re now on Part 3 in this “Copywriting Rules” series of articles. Throughout these articles, we’ve gone through several important copywriting rules. To reiterate, these rules were: * Set out writing to one person. * Use your prospect’s language. * Use emotion. * Time’s ticking, make sure you keep their attention. * Make the copy visually...
Guest Post: Bootstrapping on Steroids- Build an Internet, Technology or Software Company for Zero Dollars Part 1
This is the beginning of a 3 part series, courtesy of Alex Genadinik. Introducing: Guest blogger and fellow Tweep Alex. Alex has a background in software engineering and is currently focused on building semantic systems for the business world. He is the founder of Semantic Valley, a web 3.0 start-up specializing in creating taxonomy and ontology based products. Their alpha-stage demo of a...
Psychology of a Sales Letter
If you catch the attention of the reader in the first paragraph of your sales letter, your reader will most likely read through to the second paragraph. And if you have convinced him to read on by your first paragraph, the more your second paragraph will be convincing because by now your reader will believe he has a need for your product or service because you’ve suggested that the product that...
The Sandman’s Secret Hostage Hold Over YOUR Positive Mindset
More and more everyday my belief in the power of a strong and positive mindset grows. There is nothing you can’t achieve if you focus your thoughts and intentions on it, and believe that you will get it, regardless of how hard it is or how long it takes. For some people though, it can be tough. Heck it’s tough for me at times too. And I notice that I am especially susceptible to a poor and...
You Don’t Build A Business On Hope And Faith
OK, so just to be clear, I'm a huge believer in faith, the power of positive thinking, and that yes, miracles do happen. So I'm not knocking any of those things, or the power that hope can have in a person’s life and their perceptions of the world. That doesn't mean I'm going to leave my livelihood up to those things. C’mon, a girl’s gotta eat! And shop, and hang with friends, and go see cool...