Let’s talk about your blog. I know. It’s a painful topic for many of you. You don’t know what to write, you don’t feel confident about what you DO write, and frankly, you’d rather not be blogging at all. It’s nerve-wracking, stressful and not as much fun as you thought it would be when you [...]
Your Sneak Peek Behind the Writing Course Doors
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Damn Fine Words is the writing course that changes businesses – and even lives. Students who’ve taken the course rave about how it’s opened up a whole new world of opportunities for them and how their perspective on writing for their business has brought them all sorts of fantastic results. Now, that all sounds nice, [...]
Announcing the DFW Writing Contest Winners
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It’s time to announce the winners of the Damn Fine Words writing course contest… and boy, was it EVER tough to choose just two names from the 20+ submissions we received. Entrants fought hard to get into the Damn Fine Words writing course. Some posts were straightforward. Some were thoughtful. Some touched our hearts. It [...]
Damn Fine Words Writing Course Open for Registration
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Every single business owner, no matter what their industry, needs to be able to write well to be successful. And if your business has a website, a blog, or operates online, then writing skills are crucial. If you’re completely confident that your writing has never, ever lost you a client, then you don’t need to [...]
A Casual Conversation with Chris Guillebeau on Writing
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You can’t really go anywhere online without hearing about Chris Guillebeau or his ultra-famous blog, the Art of Non-Conformity. He’s remarkably well known – and with good reason: Chris challenges conventional beliefs and helps his audience do the remarkable… on nearly zero budget. Chris puts his money where his mouth is: He’s visited 193 countries [...]
The Best Online Writing Course Contest Ever
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A lot of people have been telling me they wished they could register for the Damn Fine Words writing course. It’s launching May 7 for its 3rd edition, and people who write me say that if they could just get in on this course… …they could finally start that online business, because they’d have the [...]
A Casual Conversation: What Would You Do If You Had All the Money In the World?
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Owning a small business is tough – real tough. One month you’re rolling in sales and clients, cackling like a fiend at your riches. The next, you’re wild-eyed and panicked because work dried up… and so did the money. A week after hustling hard? You’re loaded again – until you’re back to being poor. Money’s [...]
Jon Morrow Tells You Exactly How to Write a Great Guest Post
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You’re invited to a very exclusive last-minute event – and if you’ve ever considered guest posting, you definitely won’t want to miss it. You’ve probably heard that guest posting is a valuable marketing strategy for your blog or business. One guest post published on the right site can bring you new readers, new clients and [...]
How to Smash Writer’s Block Forever
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Fear. Lack of confidence. Blank-page syndrome. Insecurities. Writer’s block. These are the writing idea killers. Cater to them, and you’ll run out of words, live in doubt and constantly fight with your writing confidence. Destroy them, and you’ve freed yourself from the psychological traps of writer’s block forever. Your writing becomes effortless, ideas flow from [...]
The Cold, Hard Truth About Guest Posts
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Guest posting is a great way to get known and gain exposure for your business. I know, because I used guest posting as a marketing strategy for years. I still guest post when the mood strikes me. Heck, I even wrote an ebook about it. But most days, I’m on the other end of the [...]
