Oct 16, 2020I’m not going back on Twitter until I’m a millionaire.A few weeks ago I got an email from a subscriber on my list. He sent me a screenshot of a conversation that was developing on Twitter. A conversation that mentioned me and my Make It Rain Monthly newsletter.Email Marketing5 min readEmail Marketing5 min read
Mar 12, 2020How to get rich during the Coronavirus panicI think it’s safe to say that shit has hit the fan. People are freaking out. Everyone’s quarantined. Public events are getting cancelled left and right. I just heard the NBA cancelled the rest of their season. The market is plummeting (which is only temporary). People are in full-blown panic…Investing5 min readInvesting5 min read
Feb 3, 2020The Best Commercials of Superbowl LIV (Copy breakdown & Analysis)Last night the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. But I think everyone watching the commercials in between the game were the real winners. Personally, I think 2020 was an epic year for Super Bowl commercials. …Super Bowl7 min readSuper Bowl7 min read
Aug 20, 2019Your email software doesn’t suck. You suck.A long time ago, the world-renowned author Stephen King was at a seminar, giving some advice to aspiring writers. The people in the audience could ask him any question they wanted. And he was willing to answer it. A young author stepped to the podium, looked Stephen right in the…Email Marketing6 min readEmail Marketing6 min read
Published in The Helm·Jun 20, 201930 Rules of Entrepreneurship I Learned Before Turning 30I went to school. Studied real hard. Went to college. Got a degree. Got my Masters. Got a job. Hated it. Started a business. Made a little bit of money. Then quit the job to be a full-time entrepreneur. I’ll be the first to admit, I had no idea what…Entrepreneurship15 min readEntrepreneurship15 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Feb 4, 2019The Best Commercials of Superbowl LIII (Analysis & Copy Breakdown)So last night was the Super Bowl. And despite a terribly boring defensive battle between the Rams and the Pats… there was one part of the night that didn’t disappoint. The commercials. There were some damn effective ones this year. And there were three that I personally — as an…Advertising9 min readAdvertising9 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Dec 17, 20183 Daily Habits That Grew My Business 236% In 2 YearsYou don’t understand the importance of habits until you realize the ones you have absolutely suck.Entrepreneurship8 min readEntrepreneurship8 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Dec 13, 2018Why I Suck At Selling My Service (And What I’m Doing About It)This past week I was at the RFL Supergroup Mastermind Meeting, of which I am a member. It was 12 of us writers. Spending two days together, helping each other take our shit to the next level. On the second day, we did a series of “hot seats.” If you’re…Freelancing5 min readFreelancing5 min read
Oct 29, 2018How I Prepared For My First Public Speaking GigLast week, I got an opportunity to speak at (my mentor) Kevin Rogers’ event: Copy Chief Live in St. Pete, FL. It’s an incredible event where the best direct response copywriters, marketers, publishers and entrepreneurs meet to exchange their best practices… and to discuss “what’s working now” in the world…Public Speaking10 min readPublic Speaking10 min read
Oct 15, 2018How to Build a Business That Runs On EmailWhy is it our first instinct to make business harder than it needs to be? If you’re anything like me, you probably work your ass off. You’re no stranger to the grind. And you probably spend most of your day in front of your computer “working” on your business. I…Email Marketing5 min readEmail Marketing5 min read
