Chances are that you are making many – if not all – of these 5 copywriting mistakes. I call them “deadly” because they’re killing your sales and your profits.

Building a big business does not have to be complicated. Especially if you are an “idea entrepreneur”, one of those fortunate people who gets paid to think. (If you are a speaker, trainer, coach, consultant, author, or information marketer… This means you.)

Yesterday evening was the end of the comment contest. If you didn't know about it, that's because you're not subscribed to my email notification list (subscribe on the right side of the page where it says “Updates By Email”).

I don't have time to write a nice big post today, so I'm taking the lame way out. Here are some sites I think are worth spending time with:

There is so much good stuff going on these days, I don't know were to start. Let me say this, though: the time has never been better to start your own business online.

There is so much good stuff going on these days, I don't know were to start. Let me say this, though: the time has never been better to start your own business online.

The Story: It's a shame that so many copywriters struggle to get business, when it's so easy to do. (Not to mention the fact that it's not a great advertisement for your skill level. Would you go to a fat doctor for weight loss advice? Get your hair styled by a bald barber? Take financial advice from a broke person?)

The Story: There's a raging debate about whether long copy still works on the web, but the answer is surprisingly no different than it was 100 years ago.

The Story: Let's assume you're writing your own copy (maybe you can't afford to hire a professional, or you just love writing copy for your own products).

I got a royalty check from a client in my mailbox. That always makes me smile.

The Story: If your copy can't cut through the clutter, you never be able to make the sale.

The Story: Follow Ernest Hemingway's Four Simple Rules to improve your copywriting (or any writing, for that matter).

The Story: One of copywriting's oldest maxims points out one of marketer's biggest failures.

The Story: Britney Spears knows how to get your attention.

The Story: You can learn a lot about selling by watching what Tony Robbins does at his seminars.

The Story: The biggest mistake most online marketers make is not offering enough proof in their marketing.