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:

My friend Stu McLaren is getting married today. He made this kooky video to explain his “fat lip” dilemna… and to explain why he's having this sale.

The Story: Follow up to the initial episode of Ray Edwards Show podcast — all about marketing and productivity.

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: Almost without fail, copy that doesn't get good results suffers from a lack of powerful, persuasive, and pithy bullet points.

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).

The Story: It's one of the most common mistakes in all forms of selling – not asking for the sale. Hard to believe? Maybe. But it's true anyway; people just don't want to ask for the order.

The Story: Have you ever read a website and it just seemed to “stiff” or “formal” to you? Or you felt like they were talking over your head, using a lot of buzzwords and lingo you didn't understand?

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.

The Story: The most underused tactic for increasing sales and profits is repurposing; Apple is the best example of how to do this.