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Funny thing about superstitions. You may have some quirky superstition or ritual you follow, but superstitions are really “prevent” mechanisms. They’re behaviors you make sure you complete ahead of time, but I don’t think most people really sit back and then blame responsibility for their success or failure on a superstition, right? I am not…

Lordy, lordy. Now the steel industry is seeking a bailout. Who’s next? Well, I have my own suspicions about who’s next — let me share them with you. Today, I’m giving you the Top 10 Industries Seeking A Bailout In 2009. 1. Multi Level Marketers. Premise: Since everyone in America has already been approached to…

Today is the last day to get your hands on this month’s Seductive Selling Newsletter. Here’s just a few of the many things you can look forward to inside this month’s issue, which is called “The Nostalgia Issue,” because all the ads and examples in it are from the late 1960’s and early 1970’s: *…

Most people don’t talk about this but let’s face it, December is usually a crappy month for sales if you’re in the publishing business. And that’s a shame because the December issue of my offline Seductive Selling Newsletter — which you can test-drive for free — happens to be my biggest issue of the year!…

Here’s a press release I’m sending out today. Let’s see what happens with it. If you find it thought-provoking, pass it around to as many people as you possibly can. Tweet the hell out of it, Share it on facebook, and shout it from the rafters. Oh, and most important, let me know what you…

Not for anyone freezing their ass off right now. Happy Holidays, Craig

You haven’t heard from me for a few days because frankly,I’m taking some well-deserved time off. I’ll send out ane-mail later on this week, and maybe one or two early nextweek, but really, I’m in relaxation mode. Here’s an interesting story about how angels came to adornthe tops of Christmas trees. I promise you’ve never…

Several things to look at today. It’s Friday and we’re going to take it nice and easy. The holidays are coming up over the next couple of weeks and everybody’s basically on “chill” mode. First, a hilarious photo an old friend of mine sent me. It’s a great snapshop of the American Auto Industry: Second,…

The replay of yesterday’s webinar, called “What Makes People Tick: How To Write Sales Letters And Ads That Make You A Small Fortune!” is now available. Before you watch it, however, I have a favor to ask of you. I just set up my facebook profile, and a friend of mine bet me I couldn’t…

I’m jammed with coaching calls today, so here’s a quick reminder about tomorrow’s webinar, which is looking pretty exciting right now. I’ve finished putting all the content together for the event, and all I’ll say is make sure you have a pen and pad in front of you, because your head’s going to be spinning…

First, a brief reminder that if you are at all familiar with Twitter or you live in the Tampa Bay area, or you know someone in one of these two categories, then check out the 2-minute video called “What Sucks About Twitter,” at Now let’s roll… I happened to be in Walgreen’s last week, and…

The more vivid you can make whatever it is you’re selling, the more people will buy. See, the more lifelike something is, the more someone can picture themself using and owning it. So for example, if you’re a wedding photographer, don’t sell the pictures, sell the memories. Sell the lifetime of joy and warmth husband…

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If you live in the Tampa Bay area, or if you are puzzled by Twitter, and you love to know how to finally make money with Twitter, then you must check out this brief, 2 minute video I created. Not only will you learn how to (really) make money using Twitter, but if you know…

Quick update here. Lord knows I’m no technological genius, but thank goodness my tech people are a hell of a lot smarter than I am. Here’s the deal: In the upper right-hand corner of my website, you can now download specific success stories from many of my members. These are LIVE conversations where members too…

An elderly woman sat gently on the couch in the middle of her living room, overlooking the beautiful Nantucket bay. It was now, in her last hours, she was having one final connection with those she loved so much. On the one had, she was filled with sadness over all the memories and loved ones…

“Work.” It’s one of the biggest obstacles that stands in the way of your sale and it gets in the way of prospects buying from you. Blind dumb inertia on the part of your prospects wins out every time, unless you deal with it in your copy. Assuming your prospect has your work ethic is…

“Just tell ’em what they want to hear.” Here’s the deal: If you’re like most entrepreneurs I know, you probably spend incredible amounts of time trying to be the best at whatever it is you do. The time, effort, commitment and passion it takes to be the best, is absolutely overwhelming sometimes. Few people realize…

Today I’m buried writing this month’s Seductive Selling Newsletter, but I wanted to pass something along to you that helped me greatly back in 2000, the last time the stock market fell apart and the world’s economy went to Hell in a handbasket. I was very depressed at the time, and to say I was…

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