The Michel Fortin Blog

The last month has been riddled with challenges. The most significant of which was a nasty flu bug that knocked me off of my feet for over a week. I felt absolutely horrible. Plus, that nasty little virus made its rounds with the entire family. I...

One of my favorite shows on TV of late is Shark Tank. The show centers on aspiring, brave, and sometimes downright idiotic inventors and entrepreneurs who pitch their ideas in front of a group of merciless, seemingly heartless multimillionaires,...

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...

Is the Internet marketing industry imploding? I think it is. But if not, it sure seems like it. In fact, it seems to be a sign of the times. For example, we see it with the FTC cracking down on misleading advertisers, Visa and MasterCard closing...

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...

A few weeks ago, we wanted to update our family photos since all our kids have grown up, and we wanted something more recent. So we had a complete family photography session done by a local executive photographer, Luc St-Amour. "Isn't our...

Need help with your sales copy or marketing strategy? About to launch a product or promotion, but unsure if it will work? Or simply wish you could pick my brains for an hour? (And want to pitch in for a great cause at the same time?) Well, for...

A disgruntled, aspiring copywriter wrote me demanding clarifications. He believes most copywriters lie and exaggerate their claims of wealth. Let's call him "Chuck." I understand where Chuck is coming from. Because I've been where he is. So I...

If you have been living under a rock in the past few weeks, then you might have missed one of the biggest kerfuffles in Internet history. Or so it seems. No, I'm not talking about the contested elections in Iran. I'm talking about the recent...