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How I doubled my profits and list with one decision

How I Doubled my Profits and Doubled my List with One Business Decision

On February 9, 2015, I launched this website and this new brand onto the world.

And for me, it was a big deal.

My gross profit for 2015 was nearly double what I earned in 2014.
My email list grew 192% in 2015 after nearly stagnating in 2014. 
My traffic jumped more than 1500% (yup) overnight.  (That was the bump from the launch. It didn’t stay there, but it did stay much higher.)
My average traffic per day jumped 50% over 2014.

For less numbers-oriented wins, I also signed up 3 new VIP ghostblogging clients, two …

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MAGIC content formula to write anything

Use This MAGIC Content Marketing Formula to Write Anything

I want to tell you a secret right up front with this post: There is no magic behind using content marketing to sell your products or services.

I should know. I’m still patiently waiting for my Hogwarts letter even as I eagerly anticipate The Cursed Child (OMG! I KNOW, RIGHT?!?).

But when you start to get content marketing right — when things start happening, when you watch your metrics head in the direction of your dreams, when your little analytics graph starts to look like the Loch Ness Monster — it can feel …

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writing for the click or the conversion

Are You Writing for the Click or the Conversion?

I think there are two main kinds of blog posts (well, three, actually, but I’ll get to that later).

There are those you write for the click, and those you write for the conversion.

Writing for the click is all about getting people to come and look.  Writing for the conversion is about getting them to …

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The One Thing You Need to Make More Sales With Your Blog

Imagine yourself, sitting on a beach somewhere… or in a Swiss chalet… or on the balcony of your Parisian flat…

You open your laptop to check your emails, and find notifications of thousands of dollars that have flowed into your bank account, literally overnight.

With a contented sigh, you close the laptop and wander off to do whatever it is you do with all that free time, because you’ve discovered the power of…

Passive …

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