Steal This Episode

By Rainmaker.FM

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As a writer, you should be swiping ideas nonstop. Stealing ideas nonstop.

William S. Burroughs said, “All writing is in fact cut-ups. A collage of words read, heard, overheard.”

Your content is going to be made up of all the resources you absorb. So it’s essential you research wide, and effortlessly capture those ideas.

But you don’t stop there.

In this roughly 8-minute episode of Rough Draft with Demian Farnworth, you’ll discover:

  • A long list of resources you should pillage
  • Three disruptive ways to boost creativity by author Daniel Pink
  • Where Demian swiped the idea for his best opening ever
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How Much Copy Should You Write on Your Homepage?

By Neil Patel

How Much Copy Should You Write on Your Homepage?

Have you ever wondered how much copy you should have on your homepage? With Crazy Egg, I’ve tested everything from long sales letters to a minimal homepage.

So, what’s the right approach? Well, it’s not as simple as giving you one answer. To explain how much copy you should write on your homepage, I’ve created an infographic…

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Conclusion

It’s all about persuasion. That’s what you need to focus on when it comes to your homepage copy. If you can convert someone with …read more      

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Earn the Right to Sell

By Chris Brogan

Authority Rainmaker keynote speaker Chris Brogan

My biggest belief about modern business as it intersects with the digital world can be summed up in one sentence:

Create useful content that nurtures a specific community so that you earn the right to sell and serve them to exchange value.

Boiled down tighter: content, community, marketplace.

The old saying about if the carpenter has a hammer, then everything looks like a nail is very true when it comes to me.

I’m an author and writer and someone who believes that content isn’t king, but that it’s what you feed kings.

Content, community, marketplace

In my …read more      

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Ad, CTR, People, And Google Adwords

There is no doubt about it, split testing paid traffic can be confusing. Even if you know what numbers to review, it?s hard to know what they mean or how they can guide your strategy.
If that?s you, I?m going to clear that up for you in this article. I?ll show you how to use this data to get better …

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Social Media, Email Marketing, Email Marketing Versus, And Social Media Marketing

April 07, 2015
Analysts weigh in on which channel gets you the most bang for your marketing bucks.
Most every marketer wants to know how to get the most out of his resources. And today there are more choices than ever on how to invest those precious dollars. In particular, there’s the ongoin…

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