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The Ultimate Writers’ Checklist: Use It To Score Your Blog Posts and Articles

By Charlie Cook   |   September 24, 2012

The copy, the emails you send out and the newsletters you mail to clients and prospects are your voice and as such you want people to read them, love the content, be moved by it, share it and respond to it.

What makes good copy? Is the piece you wrote any good? Should you email it or publish it? Read More »


The Formula For Growth: Going From One To Ten Million

By Charlie Cook   |   September 19, 2012

When I was a toddler, my parents used to dress me in one-piece overalls. Cute but I wouldn’t have been caught dead in them in college.

In college my style statement was a pair of blue jeans and a couple of red flannel shirts and yes, long hair. Read More »


What’s The Most Important Marketing Question To Answer?

By Charlie Cook   |   September 13, 2012

I get emails from subscribers like you all the time, but don’t have the time to respond to every one. But here’s one question that I’d like to answer.

“Charlie, I thought you were a marketing expert, so why is it you keep bringing up stuff about your life, your boat, your bike and your obsession with skiing?” Read More »


How to Profit from Email Marketing

By Charlie Cook   |   September 5, 2012

What’s the fastest way to reach a huge audience for free so that you can grow your business…this month?

The simple answer may surprise you.

A few months ago, I decided to switch up my workout routine… Read More »


Same Clients, More Profits – Here’s How…

By Charlie Cook   |   August 28, 2012

Eric, a friend of mine, grew up on an island off the coast of Maine.

His father ran the local inter-island ferry and Eric was always looking for ways to earn some cash and the influx of summer people… Read More »


How to Avoid The Social Media Marketing Headache

By Charlie Cook   |   August 23, 2012

Does your head pound when you hear talk about marketing and all of the social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+?

Are you completely confused about how many times you should post, when you should post, what you should post…and even what you shouldn’t post? Read More »


7 Keys to Internet Marketing Articles That Sell

By Charlie Cook   |   August 22, 2012

Admit it, you hate writing. I don’t know if it was a mean third grade teacher, or what.

And the problem is that to grow your business, to attract new clients, you need to write articles and blog posts to bring your internet marketing to life.  Read More »


In Marketing, Like Life, Perception Is…

By Charlie Cook   |   August 16, 2012

My wife is convinced our German sedan is about to die.

It’s true, it has more than 100,000 miles on it, but it still drives like new. Well almost new, that is if you overlook a few things… Read More »


Should You Advertise Your Small Business On Cable TV?

By Charlie Cook   |   August 15, 2012

Yesterday I got a “emergency” call from a client about his business.

A salesman was in his dental office, trying to sell him on advertising his Dental practice on cable TV. And the salesman told him he needed an answer right away in order to give him the special deal he was offering. Read More »


The 5 Worst Marketing Ideas In The History of The World

By Charlie Cook   |   August 14, 2012

No small business owner I know likes losing money. Right?

And lots of big companies have come up with some real dumb marketing ideas, ideas that have lost them millions if not hundreds of millions. Read More »