Creating excellent content is expensive — in time, money, or both. Make sure your content marketing strategy is driving real business results. Too many businesses think of blog posts and podcasts as a “fluffy” nice-to-have. But content marketing can drive real business results — and if you’re going to put the work in, there’s no... Listen to episode

Think you know what LinkedIn is all about? Today’s conversation with Amber Naslund may get you seeing the platform in a new way. Amber Naslund is a writer, speaker, veteran content and social media strategist, and co-author of the best-selling The Now Revolution. She’s also the new senior content marketing evangelist at LinkedIn. Once known... Listen to episode

Thoughts on how to create really good content … without a huge team or an unlimited budget Content strategist Ronell Smith joins us this week to talk about how to tackle high-quality content … even if you don’t have all the time and money in the world. In this 29-minute episode, I chat with Ronell... Listen to episode

We often take it as a given that businesses should always grow — but is that really true? Writer, designer, podcaster, and software creator Paul Jarvis has a lot of experience with all kinds of business. He’s written a thought-provoking new book called Company of One, about the assumption that “bigger is always better,” and... Listen to episode

The foundation you choose for your persuasive copy can make all the difference. I’m sometimes asked — do I think that high-priced copywriting courses are worth the money? Often the answer is absolutely Yes. But it’s really important to make sure you’re building advanced techniques on the right foundation. In this 17-minute episode, I talk... Listen to episode

If marketing or content strategy plays any role in your professional life, you need to understand copywriting. Here are five of our most important bits of advice for writing that persuades. Persuasive copywriting is a big part of what Copyblogger is all about. In this episode, I pull a few posts out of our archive,... Listen to episode

“The big distinction here is to see confidence as an ability that you keep getting better at.” – Dan Sullivan Ever have a wobble in confidence? Ever have trouble moving forward with a project, because you’re just not sure you’re good enough to create value? In this 15-minute episode, I talk about: The real source... Listen to episode

How to stand out in a sea of boring content? It might be time to get stinky … Content marketing only works if your content is interesting enough to make people want to read, listen to, or watch it. So how can we make our content more fascinating? You can start by thinking about what... Listen to episode

Sometimes the difference between success and frustrating failure is just a question of mindset. Carol Dweck’s book Mindset hit me like a brain-bomb some years back, and from time to time I like to share the love. In this 16-minute session, I talk about: The two mindsets that control how you react to adversity When... Listen to episode

When does traditional sales advice actually push prospects further away? We’re returning this week to selling … the effective kind, and the other kind. In this 25-minute episode, I talk about: Stereotypical “used car salesman” techniques that can wreck your sales Why hiding your prices can make you invisible to the clients and customers you... Listen to episode