John le Carré once wrote, "A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world." I’ve taken that to heart. My office is often a seat on a Cathay Pacific flight, a guest house in Asia, or a hotel room with a view of the Hong Kong skyline at 2 a.m.
Bullet points are one of the most powerful, yet strangely overlooked, tools you have in your writing toolkit. In any successful , mastering them is non-negotiable. They seem so simple, but almost nobody uses them to their full potential.
If you want to create content that actually gets read and sells your ideas, there’s one skill that stands above the rest: writing great headlines. Think of your headline as the ad for your ad. Its job isn’t to sell the whole product or idea, but simply to sell the reader on the next sentence. To pull this off, a headline has to nail three specific tasks.
The internet has completely changed the game for commerce. You can launch a business from your kitchen table and reach customers in Boston, Barcelona, and Borneo all at once. It seems easier than ever to build something that provides a comfortable living, maybe even an extravagant one.
Staring at a blank page, ready to write your first blog post, can feel like a mix of excitement and pure nerves. Let’s get one thing straight: your first post probably won’t be your best work. And that’s perfectly okay. Don’t let the quest for perfection stop you from hitting “publish.” The real growth happens when you start writing, and you’ll get better with every article you create.
Every industry has its own language, and affiliate marketing is no exception. While the concept is straightforward, the specific terms can feel like a barrier when you're just getting started. If you're looking into or even thinking about , getting a handle on this jargon is the first step.
Getting traffic to your website or blog is a huge win, but if you’re running an affiliate marketing side hustle, those visitors don't automatically translate into cash. You can get all the clicks in the world, but if your site isn’t set up to convert, you won't see many sales. This is where effective truly begins.
A few years ago at a conference, a speaker asked the audience, “What is your first memory of money?” I drew a blank. The question is important because our earliest experiences with money form deep-seated beliefs, or “money scripts,” that guide our financial lives without us even realizing it.
Let’s be honest for a second. When it comes to your email list, are you acting like a good friend or that one annoying cousin? You know the one—they only show up at the family reunion to pitch you on a pyramid scheme or ask for a job.