The Michel Fortin Blog

The word, Satyagraha, is a portmanteau of the Sanskrit words Satya and Agraha. Loosely translated, the word means "Truth Power". Satyagraha was popularized by Mohandas Ghandi in his fight for Indian independence and became synonymous with the...

The Pareto Principle says 20% of your customers produce 80% of your sales and profits. This has profound implications to the wealth and wellbeing of ANY business... Resources are finite. There is only so much time, money, and energy to invest....

The world is changing today so fast it's really hard to keep up. Just a few years ago pretty much everybody worked for someone else. For most, it was the smart thing to do. Safe, secure, benefits -- the whole bit. How things change. Today,...

I'm having the first barbecue of the season on my back porch. And I've got Buddy Guy's raspy vocals and stinging guitar riffs pumping through the speakers... The man's chops are clearly massive, yet oh how he plays… with such exquisite...

What's the single, most important element in copywriting? Let me say it another way. You've done your research. You found a starving market. Your product fills a need. And your sales copy shines with benefits. If everything is so perfect, then...