The Michel Fortin Blog

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...

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...

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...

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...

Today, a client has requested, out of the blue, a refund for copywriting work performed last year. Yes, last year! Can you believe it? Over seven months have passed and this one client is asking for his money back. His excuse? "I need the...

A member on my copywriters forum (now my blog) started a thread on what makes my forum so popular. Everyone chimed in with some great answers, and I appreciate the feedback. (The cool thing about it is, that very thread also reached an important...

Freelance copywriters are an interesting bunch. They practice the art of salesmanship in print, yet have difficulty selling themselves. They struggle when it comes to self-promotion. So instead of being well-fed and content, they often go hungry....

What seems to have exploded lately are blog networks and multi-author blogs. It's part of the whole "social" concept that seems prolific in today's Web 2.0 environment. Take Engadget.com, TechCrunch.com, Performancing.com and others. Because of...

When I say that my wife is probably the strongest woman I've ever met, my words don't do justice to show how strong she really is. Since her chemo was scheduled to start next Wednesday, rather than embarrassingly lose clumps of hair over the next...