I had no idea what I was getting myself into back in the fall of 2009. The only thing I knew for sure was that I was feeling antsy. I had been running my design and marketing business for almost two decades. Over almost twenty years, I had helped every ...
Read More »The Keys to Launching a Successful Online Course…
Hey there — welcome back to the Copyblogger Weekly! We’ve had a lot to say this week about online courses. On Monday, Pamela Wilson talked about some of the surprising ways you can profit from launching your course. On Tuesday, Henneke gave us some specifics on how to write a ...
Read More »Orbit Media’s Latest Survey of 1000 Bloggers…
It’s time again for Andy Crestodina’s annual survey of 1000(+) bloggers. Take a listen and see how your site measures against the trends … For the third year running, Andy Crestodina over at Orbit Media has run his Survey of 1000 Bloggers. We had a chance to chat about the ...
Read More »How #1 Hit Podcast ‘Welcome to Night Vale’ Co-Creator Jeffrey Cra…
The co-creator and co-writer of the #1 international hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale and New York Times bestselling co-author of the novel of same name, Jeffrey Cranor, dropped by the show to talk about the importance of collaboration, deadlines, and bad writing. In addition to producing and touring with ...
Read More »Tim Ferriss on Finding and Focusing On What Truly Matters…
Tim Ferris broke into popular consciousness nine years ago with the release of The 4-Hour Workweek. He’s gone on to create a series of books based on the “4-Hour” concept. That’s in addition to a wildly popular blog, podcast, and even a TV show. But in economic terms, all of ...
Read More »How to Write a High-Value Lesson Plan that Makes Your Course Easy…
The demand for online education is exploding. The global market for online courses is estimated around $107 billion. A mind-boggling figure, right? Imagine stuffing one-dollar bills into a 53-foot truck. Depending on how crumpled your bills are, you’d need around 1,000 trucks stuffed up to the roof to transport those ...
Read More »My Favorite Business Model for a Breakthrough Digital Business…
It was the end of 2008. Something you might remember about that year — in October, the markets took a nasty fall and the global economy melted down. I was the sole breadwinner for my family. The company I worked for was going through round after round of layoffs. The ...
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