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...

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'm in Austin, Texas this week to attend a wedding -- congratulations to Heather and Brandon! -- and a weeklong, private seminar with my mastermind group. But while I'm here, I've got some good news and some bad news... The bad news -- for me,...

I often get requests from people asking me what plugins do I use on this blog. Or, what are my favorite plugins. Sometimes, I post about them. But these lists usually become stale fast, because I test new plugins and change them all the time. So...

A couple of notes. First off, my personal coaching program has room for three more students. As a member, you can ask me unlimited questions, one question at a time, which I will answer. This is a great opportunity to be mentored by me,...

John Chow recently posted a call to moneymaking British-Columbia bloggers for a newspaper interview in his province. (Too bad it's not about Canadian bloggers, since I'm in Ottawa, Ontario, and I would have loved the extra...

The “Google Slap.” You’ve heard of it. You were probably affected by it. Essentially, Google, the world’s largest search engine, recently penalized a whole bunch of sites because they, too, judged them to be of poor quality. Either they...

When I write copy, some tools help me tremendously. Whether it's the copy itself, or interactions with my clients, there are certain websites I use that help make it a lot easier for me. There are quite a few pieces of software, so let me just...