The Michel Fortin Blog

There are several ways we could potentially work together. Copywriting and Critique Consulting Most people know me as a copywriter, and for being instrumental in helping launch some of the most profitable marketing campaigns on the Internet. I...

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...

In an earlier blog post, I talked about the fact that lately I've been leaning a lot more towards testing the reduction in bottlenecks. Some of the results are staggering! In short, the more I increase the sense of security and trust, better...

You may have noticed on this blog, either at the end of each post in the "about the author" section, or about halfway down the right sidebar, that I have a tip jar. People keep asking me, "Do they really work?" You bet! The tip jar is really a...

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...

As with static websites, the success of a blog depends on attracting a steady stream of new and return traffic. The difference is, blog promotion tools are slightly different, a bit more diverse, and largely much more effective. Why? Because...

Since the new year is right around the corner, bloggers and marketers alike are posting their predictions as if a psychics convention has come to town. So in keeping with that tradition, I'd like to post a few of my own. But unlike those who post...

Thanks for being patient with me. I haven't posted in a while because of something that happened last week. You see, my blog was hacked (not by a person but with malicious code that creeped into my blog), and as a result I was blocked by Google....

First off, this post is in no way comprehensive. There are many different ways to monetize your blog. Of course, there's selling ad space on your blog, such as through the use of pay-per-click networks like Google AdSense -- which is the most...