The Michel Fortin Blog

Last year, a bunch of copywriters who also blog -- like yours truly -- shot the breeze on the Nuts and Blogbolts talk radio show. It was an interesting and at times spirited discussion. After some talk about content and copy (or should I say,...

I remember 10 years ago. In the wake of rumored proposals to regulate the web, in 1999 the CRTC, comparable to America's FCC, officially declared that the Internet is not a broadcast medium. Now, that ruling was significant for many...

After reading some of my articles on how to find copywriting clients, one of my students, Jeff, asked me an interesting question. He's an aspiring copywriter and wants to build his own freelance copywriting business. When he read that I wrote...

Lately, I'm seeing a lot of posts in public forums and blogs these days about people getting sick and tired of seeing "crappy," "hypey," used-car, Ginsu-like, looooong copy. Some of them come from guru-bashing naysayers who hate marketing, which...

In The Death of The Salesletter, I talked about hiding content so it could open up based on a user's actions and thereby personalizing the salesletter, dynamically, on the fly. You can hide content on the same sales page, making the page look...

As part of my coaching program, students can ask me unlimited questions via email. One common question I seem to get is, "I'm new to copywriting, where do I start?" Since my coaching students also get access to any of my digital programs, they...

After reading and re-reading the latest FTC guidelines, I've come to some important conclusions that I want to share with you. Particularly as they relate to testimonials. Last night, my good friend and top copywriter John Carlton called me up,...

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...

I deeply value my readers and subscribers, as much as they value me, my expertise, and my recommendations. For this reason, I try to be as open and forthright as possible. I'm a big fan of disclosure. I believe in it. While I will make every...