The Michel Fortin Blog

This morning, one day after my birthday, mom died peacefully at home surrounded by friends and family. It's the best birthday gift because she suffers no more. It was truly an honor to be there for her. She allowed me to give back to a person...

If you've been wondering why I haven't blogged lately, there's a reason. It's a reason I wish I would never have to use. But it's also an honor and a privilege. It started when my mother decided to take some time off. She's 67 and retired now,...

Many people have asked me for this, and now I'm seriously thinking about doing it. (Yes, I hear you, Mike Sigers.) I'm thinking of offering a WordPress training course. No, not a basics course and not something too advanced. And not any old...

After a much needed change, I decided to completely revamp my blog. The old one was good, but it was cluttered, too busy, and distracting. I wanted to simplify. I wanted to get rid of the clutter and look crisper, cleaner, and more focused....

Last week, I conducted an hour-long webinar with my friend Ken Calhoun on "How to Sell in Tough Times." This webinar was a fireside chat, so to speak, where we touched base for the first time since hosting the now famous Copywriting Success...

The last month has been riddled with challenges. The most significant of which was a nasty flu bug that knocked me off of my feet for over a week. I felt absolutely horrible. Plus, that nasty little virus made its rounds with the entire family. I...

One of the things I do is spend about 30 minutes a day reading my RSS feed reader -- which is Google Reader. And I have it set so that, when I share a feed I like, FriendFeed picks it up and reshares it on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and many...

A couple of new things to tell you about today. First off, I'm trying a new experiment. I've decided to close and remove comments on this blog. Just to see what happens. Why? Here's the thing... When I post a new blog post, it will be...

If you ever wondered how to outsource your work using new and creative ways that get it done faster, cheaper, better, and ethically, too, then you need to watch this video. Called "crowdsourcing," this relatively new outsourcing technique -- I...