Writing copy is an art from. Wait, let me rephrase that. Writing powerful copy that sells is an art form. I can write well enough, sure, but even as much as I write and have written over 10+ years online, I still have to rely on professional copywriters for my sales copy. Why? Because they’re [...]
Storytelling With Frog & Toad
Writing blogs, or doing videos, or audio, or anything we do in marketing is storytelling. Today I read from one of my favorite children’s books ‘Frog and Toad’ to demonstrate that storytelling is what we should all aspire to be better at. The copyblogger will tell you this over and over. He tells stories, and [...]
Dear CopyBlogger, How Did Your Blog Become So Successful, So Fast?
I’m starting a new feature here on my blog where I’m going to call out some online friends of mine or people that I admire, and ask them to answer questions for me, and you, that we all want to hear. Whether or not they’ll answer I’m not sure, but I’m going to ask. If [...]
Reposting Other People’s Blog Content Is A Quick Way To Blog Failure, Not Success
I just came across an article over at Lee Odden’s TopRankBlog.com by one of his contributors entitled ‘4 Ways to Successfully Re-Post Others Content’. Re-Posting other peoples content is a great way to feel included in a conversation and get additional traffic. However, simply copying their post word for word won’t give any additional value [...]
Want More Blog Traffic? Give Your Expertise Away
You’re an expert at something, right? Or maybe you know a heckuva lot about the topic of your blog, right? At least I hope so. Give your knowledge away. Here’s a perfect example. The Copyblogger had a simple request for his readers yesterday. His headline is written: ‘Let’s Remix a Few More of Your Headlines’. [...]









New BUMPzee Community Launched Today: How To Be Successful Online
By Jim Kukral • March 24, 2007 • Affiliate Marketing, Awesomeness, Blogging, BumpZee, Business Blogging, Comments, Copyblogger, Creative Online Marketing, Gurus, Ideas, Internet Strategy, Jim Kukral News, Making Money Online, Mashups, Memes, Online Conversations, Online Entrepreneurism, Online Experts, Online Fun, Online Marketing, Online Publishing, Online Tips, Online Trust, Shoemoney, Thought Leadership, Web 2.0, Web Tools • 5 Comments
You all know how much I love BUMPzee! Well, I love it even more now that I was chosen as one of the select few to manage my very own community while it’s still in beta. So what community did I make? Introducing the ‘How To Be Successful Online’ BUMPzee Community Bookmark this: http://www.bumpzee.com/onlinesuccess/ What [...]