The Michel Fortin Blog

A student, who is an upcoming copywriter, recently asked where he could find clients willing to pay higher rates for his skills. Having built a client base through networking on Internet forums geared towards start-up business owners, he now...

It's Thanksgiving in Canada, so it's time to give thanks. It's also my birthday. That's why I'm the one who's going to give you a gift (there's only one condition, so read on). I want to give thanks to all my loyal subscribers and readers. But...

"Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only thing you'll have left is your character." --Vince Gill Today, when one is considered "successful," that person is usually labeled as such according to some external criterion....

Core expansion is far different than extension. Extension is often referred to as franchising, licensing, line extension, or branching out -- also known as conglomerating. In this context, I am referring to expansion by division. If you're a...

I know that the yellow pages' people will hate me for this, but your yellow pages' ad, although an essential part of your entire marketing machine, doesn't have to be of a large size, in color, prominently displayed, or tied-in with other gimmicks...

“If you only have time for one clue this year, this is the one to get: We are not seats or eyeballs or end-users or consumers. We are human beings — and our reach exceeds your grasp. Deal with it.” — From “The Cluetrain Manifesto,”...

To set about getting rich in a scientific way, you do not try to apply your will power to anything outside of yourself. You have no right to do so, anyway. It is wrong to apply your will to other men and women in order to get them to do what you...

Turn back to Chapter 6 and read again the story of the man who formed a mental image of his house and you will get a fair idea of the initial step toward getting rich. You must form a clear and definite mental picture of what you want. You cannot...

Thought is the only power which can produce tangible riches from the formless substance. The stuff from which all things are made is a substance which thinks, and a thought of form in this substance produces the form. Original substance moves...