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December 2008 (3)
Detailed Monthly Archive

31: Best of The Michel Fortin Blog in 2008 (4)
23: WordPress Plugins Used On The Michel Fortin Blog (40)
19: Surgery, Christmas, And a Top-Shelf Newsletter (31)

November 2008 (1)
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08: Feel Like Giving Up? Go Out On a Limb… Or None (34)

October 2008 (6)
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31: This Eye-Opening Video is, Well, Golden! (5)
29: Review of Robert Plank’s SpeedCopySecrets.com (11)
26: This Little Tool Quadrupled My Signups (57)
22: Computer Geek Discovers Speed Copy Secrets? (7)
15: P.S.: Don’t Forget to Include This in Your Copy (27)
13: Giving Thanks With This Birthday Giveaway (26)

September 2008 (4)
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30: Attracting Activity to Your Blog (37)
24: Free Audios, Books, Tutorials And More (8)
21: Grow Your Lists 4 to 7 Times Faster (6)
04: Are You a Lazy or Me-Too Marketer? (7)

August 2008 (2)
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20: What is Most Important in Copywriting? (19)
03: Not-So-Shocking Responses to Shocking Report (29)

July 2008 (3)
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31: Are You Committing These Sins? (26)
27: After 9 Months, It’s Finally Born! (2)
09: Why Some Marketers Are Psychics (33)

June 2008 (3)
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27: How I Used Discussions As a Marketing Tool (16)
23: Author of The Famous Seven Dirty Words Dies (7)
01: Apply The Law of Contrast to Build Desire (55)

May 2008 (6)
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29: This Plugin Increases Membership Conversions (13)
18: The Lines That Divide Us (43)
15: Testing New Camcorder With Killer Drum Karaoke (27)
13: Customers Won’t Discount Your Dishonesty (47)
06: Phone Calls Can Kill Your Copywriting Business (47)
02: Are All Business People Dishonest? (51)

April 2008 (9)
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26: Breaking My Back Promoting New Product. Literally. (47)
23: Follow Me and Become a Fan! (2)
23: Forced Continuity: A Different Perspective (24)
21: The Real Sinister Side of Forced Continuity (76)
17: Secrets of a 10% Conversion Rate (9)
16: How to Negotiate Better Copywriting Fees (8)
09: Are Bottlenecks Clogging Your Sales? (11)
04: How I Broke Into Copywriting (13)
03: Disillusioned Copywriter Demands The Truth (30)

March 2008 (5)
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26: Three Tips For Finding Top-Shelf Clients (8)
21: Success Chef Blog, Previews, And Samples (2)
21: One-Week Special: Memberships For Just $397! (5)
13: There’s More to Tracking than Conversion (14)
07: Make Money Online in Just Four Simple Steps (9)

February 2008 (2)
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23: Busy Working In The Virtual Kitchen (13)
02: Gone to California (3)

January 2008 (48)
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29: Give Your Joint-Venture Offer An Extra Punch (35)
25: How to Hook (More) Copywriting Prospects (36)
24: Drop Your Goals (2)
24: Halbert and Carlton Interviews (4)
24: Michel Fortin Interview Part 5 of 5 (0)
24: Michel Fortin Interview Part 4 of 5 (0)
24: Michel Fortin Interview Part 3 of 5 (0)
24: Michel Fortin Interview Part 2 of 5 (0)
23: Michel Fortin Interview (0)
23: Michel Fortin Interview Part 1 of 5 (0)
23: Worksheets (1)
23: Conclusion (0)
23: The G.O.A.L. Method (0)
23: Your Values (0)
23: Your True Priorities (0)
23: Your Life’s Foundation (0)
23: Be True to Yourself (0)
23: From the Inside Out (0)
23: Growing in the Right Direction (0)
23: Natural Laws (0)
23: Self Management (0)
23: Luck and Motivation (0)
23: The Power of Alignment (0)
23: Positive Productivity (0)
23: True Motivation (0)
23: Taking the Time (0)
23: Dealing with Fear (0)
23: Calculating Your Risks (0)
23: Your Self-esteem (0)
23: Corner Cutting (0)
23: Quality of Life (0)
23: Change in Perception (0)
23: New Time Management (0)
23: Goal Achievement (0)
23: Lack and Limitation (0)
23: The Connection (0)
23: The Inner You (0)
23: How to Become Successful (0)
23: You are a “You” Potentiality (0)
23: Successfulness Defined (0)
23: Your Successfulness (0)
23: Foreword (0)
17: Breaking This Copywriting Rule Boosts Profits (38)
11: Your Reader Wants To Know These 5 Things (14)
09: An Obvious Truth Quadrupled Our Business (18)
07: When And How To Use An Alias In Business (18)
05: Internet Marketer Hit By Car (10)
03: Share Your Videos In Just One Step (14)

December 2007 (6)
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30: Three Hot Trends to Watch Out For (22)
28: How to Improve Your Email Open Rates (22)
22: Scientific Advertising (4)
21: The Science Of Getting Rich (6)
15: Digital Scarcity: Does It Still Convert? (41)
10: Google Blocks My Blog And Warns Visitors? (35)

November 2007 (2)
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19: The Key To Getting The Fees You Deserve (45)
13: Out of The Country But Not Out of The Loop (3)

October 2007 (6)
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29: The 5 Elements of Defense-Piercing Multimedia (10)
24: Dan O’Day Interview Recording (4)
22: Interviewing The World’s Top Audio Copywriter (1)
18: Turn Your Multimedia Into Money Machines (3)
02: Is Copywriting a Masculine Skill? (20)
01: The Seven Deadly Sins of Website Copy (23)

September 2007 (25)
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27: Web 2.0 Copywriting Workshop Pre-Announcement (1)
27: Copywriting the 80/20 Way (15)
23: Dying 47-Year-Old Professor Gives Last Lecture (20)
22: The Four-Book Workweek (17)
20: Tangibilize Your Copy To Increase Response (4)
17: Niches Suck And Other Heresies (34)
14: Get More Done Faster With These 6 Tips (18)
07: The Gold is In The Picks And Shovels (14)
06: The 10 Commandments of Power Positioning (1)
06: Introduction (0)
06: Warning! (0)
06: Top-of-Mind Awareness (0)
06: Thou Shall Not Copy (0)
06: Feel Like Making Link Love (2)
06: Thou Shall Appoint Thyself (0)
06: Thou Shall Make The Ordinary Extraordinary (0)
06: Thou Shall Find More With Less (0)
06: Thou Shall Divide and Conquer (0)
06: Thou Shall Take it Step by Step (0)
06: Thou Shall Speak Softly but Carry a Big Stick (0)
06: Thou Shall Become a Celebrity (0)
06: Thou Shall Seek Out and Spread Out (0)
06: Thou Shall Make Thy Net Work (0)
06: Bonus! Thou Shall Put it in Writing (0)
04: Is Facebook a Viable Marketing Tool? (37)

August 2007 (5)
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28: Why Freelance Copywriters Go Hungry (23)
19: Slaughter The Competition Without Mercy (8)
15: The Success Doctor is 10 Years Old! (22)
10: 5-Step Backward Copywriting Shortcut (19)
06: The Blog as Dinner Table Conversation (13)

July 2007 (9)
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30: Profit From Radio Advertising With These 7 Keys (24)
27: Target Marketing Boosts Profits (11)
25: Long Copy: A Consumer’s Perspective (29)
23: Why Can’t Johnny Get Conversion? (5)
17: Three-Step Shortcut to Writing Successful Ads (7)
16: Michel Fortin Sucks… (19)
12: Don’t Let Your Sales Drown in Doubt (14)
11: No Sopranos Ending Here… (4)
04: Celebrate Independence From Business Slavery (1)

June 2007 (4)
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29: Even Rock Band Websites Use WordPress (37)
20: What If You’ve Lost Everything? (11)
04: Clean Copy Right And Full WordPress Themes (41)
01: How to Make Salesletters Interactive (31)

May 2007 (8)
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31: Michel Fortin Sings Karaoke? (4)
29: Monetize WordPress With These Plugins (25)
25: How to Write a Persuasive News Release (18)
21: Web 2.0 And Multimedia Copywriting Seminar (45)
16: Going Nuts Over The Lack Of Focus (19)
08: Remember These 5 Copywriting Formulas (22)
03: Copy Is Not About Selling, It’s About Serving (16)
02: Mark Your Calendars For May Madness (4)

April 2007 (13)
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24: Content Overload Forces Follow-Up Webinar (4)
24: Free Webinar On My Copywriting Process (4)
20: Jay Abraham And Michel Fortin (6)
16: Create Optimized Blog FAQs On The Fly (20)
15: 1 Out Of 150 Children Suffer From This (9)
14: Write Magnetic Headlines With These 7 Tips (25)
12: Surveys Made Simple By iSalient (6)
12: Vote For Your Internet Marketing Idol (14)
11: Clean Copy Free WordPress Theme (61)
10: Gary Halbert Has Passed Away (43)
05: Eye Gravity Draws Attention And Interest: Study (19)
02: How to Make Your Name Memorable (20)
01: What A Pithy! Salesletter, That Is… (6)

March 2007 (13)
Detailed Monthly Archive

31: Boost Exposure With These Tips And Plugins (48)
28: Can Copy And Content Commingle? (12)
25: Five Copywriters On Blog Talk Radio Tonight (4)
22: The Birth of a Better Salesletter (18)
19: Nothing Can Take The Place of Persistence (19)
18: Killing Time Can Be Therapeutic (5)
17: We Are What We Think (20)
13: How To Elevate Your Visitors (8)
11: Proof That Salesletters Are Not Dead (4)
07: Squeeze a Boob, Make a Bid (2)
06: My Seven-Step Copywriting Process (26)
05: They Call It “News” For a Reason (5)
01: Contract Your Time to Expand Your Income (14)

February 2007 (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive

26: No Product? Start With Bypass Surgery (15)
24: How To Make Money With Blogs (17)
23: How to Target Your Perfect Customer (27)
19: New To Copywriting? Start Here… (11)
18: Blogging For Dollars (5)
13: How to Get More Comments, Less Spam (30)
12: Why Do I Blog? (8)
09: Email Mini-Makeover Case Study (9)
09: Avoid Getting Sucked In… And Sucked Dry (19)
03: Taking Care of Business (12)
01: Are Headlines Tangling Your Readers? (15)

January 2007 (12)
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31: Productivity 2.0 (5)
30: Be The First, Not The Best! (17)
28: Multiply Your Marketing Like a Virus (6)
28: Time For a Facelift (22)
25: My Name is Michael, I Got a Nickel… (27)
23: Copywriting Champion of The World? (10)
20: A Low-Tech Way To Boost Response (25)
17: RSS Feed And MyBlogLog Community (3)
14: 9 Milliondollar Infopreneurs For $9.95? (2)
11: Engagement-Driven Copywriting (2)
10: Slapping Salesletters Together Slaps Back (20)
06: The Death of The Salesletter (121)

December 2006 (44)
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29: A Summary of The Science (0)
29: Cautions and Observations (0)
29: The Advancing Personality (0)
29: The Impression of Increase (0)
29: Getting Into The Right Business (0)
29: Efficient Action (0)
29: Acting in The Certain Way (0)
29: Further Use of The Will (0)
29: How To Use The Will (0)
29: Thinking in The Certain Way (0)
29: Gratitude (0)
29: How Riches Come To You (0)
29: Increasing Life (0)
29: The First Principle in The Science (0)
29: Is Opportunity Monopolized? (0)
29: There is a Science of Getting Rich (0)
29: The Right To Be Rich (0)
26: Preface (0)
24: Good Business (0)
24: A Name That Helps (0)
24: Letter Writing (0)
24: Negative Advertising (0)
24: Individuality (0)
24: Leaning On Dealers (0)
24: Test Campaigns (0)
24: Getting Distribution (0)
24: Use Of Samples (0)
24: Strategy (0)
24: Information (0)
24: Things Too Costly (0)
24: Art In Advertising (0)
24: Tell Your Full Story (0)
24: Being Specific (0)
24: Psychology (0)
24: Headlines (0)
24: Mail Order Advertising (0)
24: Offer Service (0)
24: Just Salesmanship (0)
24: How Advertising Laws Are Established (0)
23: Three Simple Wishes For 2007 (14)
22: Helpful Hints for Writing (21)
19: Five Things You Don’t Know About Me (21)
17: Carve Your Niche By Dominating One (11)
14: The Success Doctor Gets Renovated! (21)

November 2006 (8)
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27: My Favorite Copywriting Blogs (19)
27: Use Pressure To Prevent Procrastination (15)
21: These Test Results Are Dense! (17)
14: Validate Your Profitable Headlines (3)
12: Master Your Mind, Mind Your Master (13)
10: Failing To See The Happy “Medium” (8)
04: Juan Mann, One Love (15)
04: WordPress, Trademarks And Apologies (7)

October 2006 (9)
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23: Going Bald For Breasts (6)
20: What Copy Cosmetics Communicate (10)
15: Marketer Exposes Herself For Charity (13)
12: Running The Gauntlet Tonight (1)
10: Transparency Versus Hypocrisy (10)
08: What Links Do You Want? (7)
05: Copywriting Productivity Tools (17)
03: Lowball Puts You Behind The Eight Ball (10)
01: Breast Cancer Awareness Month (0)

September 2006 (8)
Detailed Monthly Archive

27: What Surgery Taught Me About Copywriting (7)
21: Risk-Reversal’s Role Reversal (7)
18: Interview Reveals Inside Tips (7)
12: Headlines That Pull, Persuade And Propel! (9)
08: Turning Lemons Into Pie (4)
07: Gimme My Space! (7)
05: Three Quick Response-Boosting Tips (5)
03: All Your Base Are Belong To Us! (6)

August 2006 (6)
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30: Sylvie Fortin: My Teacher (121)
29: The Secret To My Success (20)
15: When Two Souls Unite, It’s Magical (17)
08: Wedding Plans On Hold For Teleseminar (1)
03: I’m Leaving This Blog… (3)
01: Ad Copy Intensive Teleseminar (6)

July 2006 (6)
Detailed Monthly Archive

25: Narrow Your Focus to Broaden Your Sales (6)
22: Put Your Copy To The Test (11)
12: Three Tips For Magnetizing Your Copy (5)
07: The Truth About Mega-Headlines (18)
03: The Myth About Product Launch Copy (8)
01: Who Won The Most “Buzz” Challenge? (8)

June 2006 (9)
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29: What’s the “Buzz” All About (88)
28: Free! The Internet Business Manifesto (3)
26: Care For Some Tea With That Website? (6)
20: Please Help Zac’s Class (3)
15: You Ought To Be In Pictures (14)
11: Forget Benefits, And You Will Sell More (17)
08: Can Readers Crack Your Code? (8)
06: Crash And Burn In Vegas (15)
03: Watch Those Speed Bumps (7)

May 2006 (7)
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30: Music Records And Broken Ones (7)
25: The Benefits Of A Good Chair (2)
23: Does Your Copy Have Personality? (17)
19: From Puffery To Praise (11)
15: Bye Movable Type! Hello WordPress… (48)
11: Free Writer’s Block-Busting Tips (4)
01: If Long Copy Stinks, Think Soap (29)

April 2006 (11)
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25: Studying Roots? Or Picking Fruits? (39)
16: We Had a Baby! (Kind Of…) (18)
02: 2nd Gary Halbert Call Part 4 of 4 (0)
02: 2nd Gary Halbert Call Part 3 of 4 (0)
02: 2nd Gary Halbert Call Part 2 of 4 (0)
02: 2nd Gary Halbert Call Part 1 of 4 (0)
02: John Carlton Call Part 4 of 4 (0)
02: John Carlton Call Part 3 of 4 (0)
02: John Carlton Call Part 2 of 4 (0)
02: John Carlton Call Part 1 of 4 (0)
02: Halbert and Carlton Resources (0)

March 2006 (9)
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31: Short Copy Outperforms? Heresy! (21)
26: Gary Halbert Call Part 4 of 4 (0)
26: Gary Halbert Call Part 3 of 4 (0)
26: Gary Halbert Call Part 2 of 4 (0)
26: Gary Halbert Call Part 1 of 4 (2)
22: John Carlton and Michel Fortin (11)
22: Gary Halbert and Michel Fortin (8)
22: 2nd Call With Gary and Michel (3)
16: Break Through Writer’s Block (2)

February 2006 (2)
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03: WordPress And PayPal? (56)
01: People Do Judge Authors By Their Covers (8)

January 2006 (2)
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23: Proven Strategies Can Kill Your Business (5)
08: Armand Morin’s New Blog (0)

December 2005 (2)
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14: The Year Of The Roller-Coaster (6)
04: Want Better Copy? Go On A Quest! (10)

October 2005 (2)
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23: Freud on the Rebound (3)
09: The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword (11)

September 2005 (4)
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29: The Proposal Live On Stage! (25)
14: This Ageless Classic Is A Must-Read (2)
11: Stephen King And The Long Copy Debate (2)
05: Rotting The Basket (8)

August 2005 (3)
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31: Help With Katrina (3)
13: To Up Sales, Up Words! (18)
04: Free Teleseminar On Conversion Tonight! (0)

July 2005 (5)
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17: Publicity-Producing Posts Pull People (12)
12: Make Money With Blogs Teleseminar (8)
07: The Biggest Mistake Copywriters Make (9)
05: Copyspeaking And The MP3 Controversy (1)
04: The Importance of Doing It With VAL (3)

June 2005 (4)
Detailed Monthly Archive

26: Are MP3s Illegal? (9)
20: How to Craft Cash-Creating Climactic Copy (16)
15: No Such Thing As A Starving Copywriter (7)
06: Three Tips To Raise Your Response (9)

May 2005 (6)
Detailed Monthly Archive

26: It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It (14)
22: Answers To Questions, As Promised (2)
20: Want A Sticky Site? Forget Content! (19)
13: How to Write Carrot-Wielding Copy! (21)
05: The Power Of Heroism (0)
02: Stop Setting Goals to Achieve Success (9)

April 2005 (4)
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27: Develop Your Personal Success Journal (18)
18: Michel Fortin Live! (2)
12: Big Seminar 5 Photos (3)
10: Big Seminar Podcast (2)

March 2005 (5)
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28: Use Scarcity To Sell, Not Scare (21)
27: Should I Merge My Newsletter And Blog? (65)
24: Can Your Prospects Take An Oath? (12)
22: Dancin’ In Cancun, And Back To Work! (5)
05: Cerveza, Por Favor? (2)

February 2005 (4)
Detailed Monthly Archive

17: Vegas-Bound and Ready To Rip (4)
09: I’m Deeply Saddened (7)
07: Hear 5 Top Copywriters For Free? (1)
03: Gary Halbert And Michel Fortin… Part Deux (10)

January 2005 (2)
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18: Interviews With Other (Great) Copywriters (5)
05: Three Tips For Getting Copywriting Work (10)

December 2004 (5)
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22: Blame The Copywriter, Not The Copy (34)
20: You Need “Actions” To Take Action (1)
17: Gary Halbert And John Carlton Recordings (3)
15: John Carlton And Michel Fortin (2)
04: Ordering Offline Boosts Online Sales? (3)

November 2004 (5)
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24: Gary Halbert Interview (0)
18: Splitting Hairs Over Split-Testing? (1)
11: Split-Testing Is About To Change (2)
05: “Video Killed The Audio Star…” (4)
04: John Reese Is To Blame… (8)

October 2004 (3)
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26: Big Seminar 4 Photos (2)
12: The Oft-Confused Features And Benefits (4)
01: Long Copy Or Short Copy? (6)

September 2004 (5)
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29: One Tiny Change Boosted Sales By 44% (4)
23: Taguchi Explained… For Dummies (4)
22: Interactive Salesletters The Latest Trend? (2)
22: Paint Your Copy With Pictures (0)
21: How Long Should Headlines Be? (1)

October 2003 (1)
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03: Big Seminar 3 Photos (0)

June 2003 (1)
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13: The System Seminar, Cleveland, June, 2003 (0)

April 2003 (1)
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05: Writing For a Multimillionaire In Bel-Air! (0)

January 2003 (1)
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04: New Year’s in New York (0)

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