Author Archives: Charlie
8 ways to improve upon old and stolen blog posts
Every once in a while we get that one-in-a-million idea for a blog post. A brilliant idea, this one. Genius even. It’s so unique, there’s no chance that anyone on the whole bedamned interwebs has ever thought of it. This magnificent post will nearly write itself, earn you a big fat wad of cash and [...]
How Writing Advice is Killing Your Writing, Part 2 – Personality
The internet is gigantic. There are billions and billions of pages of content, and the majority of them suck huge donkey anus in a bad bad way. So, tell me honestly, what do you think you’ll get if you add to it twenty more pages of polite, dry, stilted, boring corporate bullshit web copy? And [...]
How simplifying your website will increase conversions and make you more money
Your website is basically a machine. A tool designed to perform some function. Some machines are simple, like a lever or the wedge that keeps your door open. Some machines are complex, like the space shuttle. Most websites are too complex and have too many pieces. Simplify. You don’t need 89 images and links and [...]
How Writing Advice is Killing Your Writing, The Series – Part 1
Reading bad writing is like eating half-done macaroni. It’s almost satisfying, but mostly leaves you wanting to order out from the corner Chinese restaurant that gives you vicious diarrhea. What’s got me all grumbly now? Last week I read a guest-post about writing better copy. It was, ironically, perfectly fit for a funeral home brochure, [...]
Tired of needing advice? Here’s one way to stop it forever.
These are the questions that plague us. “Should I start a business?” “Should I write a book about that?” “Should I try to sell my paintings?” Of course the answer is: Yes, if you want to. And you probably DO want to, else you wouldn’t have asked the question. It doesn’t even warrant discussion. But [...]