Niche Site Saturday Week Twenty-Three It is week twenty-three of the niche site challenge. We’re approaching the halfway mark in this challenge – and as I said last week – it’s time for me to get serious. Before I talk about what “getting serious” has entailed, I’m going to explain for the newcomers what the…
Don’t Neglect Or Forget Business Research This article is about business research. You might not think you need to do any research before jumping into your latest venture, but you should. I’ll explain why below. For those of you who think, “that’s a good idea… why would I not do business research?” You can skip…
Do you sometimes feel like learning about copywriting is complicated? I know that on this site, I’ve said things like, “as long as you follow a simple AIDA structure, you’ll do fine.” But then I’ve also written about a ton of other things; audience profiling, using hyperbole, language and a ton of other things. There …
Copywriting Markets Reader Question Ollie sent this email across today: It’s got a few questions and some interesting points, so I thought today’s article could be based around it. A lot of guys and girls have a single question when they learn about copywriting: “What can you do with copywriting and what copywriting markets are…
How To Recognise A Bad Business Idea One of the first problems people have with going into business for themselves is that they don’t have any ideas. A common second problem people have is that they latch on to the first idea they have, or they fall in love with a bad business idea before…
Three Examples Of Thinking Outside The “Writer” Box Every so often I’ll be browsing around the internet and come across something genuinely novel or interesting. A lot of the time, just by browsing random sites and clicking though Wikipedia articles, you’ll find cool ideas that you wouldn’t have thought about. If you’re a writer, online…
How To Tell If A Niche Market Is Competitive? Further to yesterday’s post, some of you will probably be wondering how to tell whether your niche site idea is good in terms of competitiveness. I differ from a lot of people in that I tend to go with a more competitive niche rather than a…
How to Stop Procrastinating In Three Simple Steps We all go through periods of productivity and periods of procrastination. If you’re like me, then chances are there are prolonged periods of procrastination that you’d rather avoid. This article is as much for me as it is for you. I am currently riding a wave of…
What Are The Most Lucrative Copywriting Niches? Once again, I was browsing various internet sites to get a topic for the day. Reddit’s r/copywriting section had a great topic called “What types (niches) of freelance copywriting are most lucrative?” I happen to think that there’s an assumption in there that makes the question the wrong question…
The Plan I wrote about my publishing schedule in a recent article. Yesterday, I came up on a problem that I think I’ve talked about before, and one that a lot of writers constantly have to deal with: Plans getting derailed. The whole point of a publishing schedule is to fix some accountability and measured progress…