Monthly Archives: July 2008
Make your message compelling: Podcamp 3 talk handouts
Thank you to everyone who came to my Podcamp 3 presentation on how to make your message compelling! Here is the handout from the presentation. Enjoy! Link: make-your-message-compelling-handouts-v1
Does humor work in large doses?
Quick question… In my podcast, I use a lot of humor. The humor is almost always tangential to the actual point. After all, how funny are file folders? Not very. But file folders being used as emergency underwear? Er, hilarious. … Continue reading
Does email overload help us? You need to understand the costs and benefits.
Tim Sanders wrote a blog entry that references a Business Week article on information overload I commented on last week. The writer suggests that information overload might be good. There might be some valuable information, and besides, young people can … Continue reading
Does email overload help us? You need to understand the costs and benefits.
Tim Sanders wrote a blog entry that references a Business Week article on information overload I commented on last week. The writer suggests that information overload might be good. There might be some valuable information, and besides, young people can … Continue reading
What's a good name for an e-mail overload product?
Update 8/8/08: Name chosen! The product now exists! You are Not Your Inbox, available at http://www.YouAreNotYourInbox.com ! I’m in the final stages of developing a product that helps people combat e-mail overload. Could you help me choose a title? The … Continue reading
Your little voice may give you better advice than you know.
Have you ever wondered how certain corrupt businesspeople can keep spouting great, moral words while doing the exact opposite in their behavior? You wonder how they can wax eloquent about the need to give customers high-quality products while they happily … Continue reading
What's your impression of long-form sales letters?
This link arrived in a solicitation. I’ve read books about these “long-form sales letters” and was wondering what people think of them? The link is www.membershipsitebootcamp.com. create a free poll on pollsb.com
How do you set your agenda for the day?
As you know from listening to my podcast, I keep my TO DO list on paper. It keeps me honest about keeping it a reasonable length, and ruthless pruning items that I’m never going to do. But even so, my … Continue reading
The key to ethical, sane behavior: the *little* voice.
Have you ever wondered how certain corrupt businesspeople can keep spouting great, moral words while doing the exact opposite in their behavior? You wonder how they can wax eloquent about the need to give customers high-quality products while they happily … Continue reading
