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A stupid-easy way to add more value to your current client
Few minutes ago, I received a Slack message from my client with a simple question: “Do you mind if I pay you in advance for 2024? I’m...

John Brandt
Dec 26, 20232 min read
How to make more by working less
I’ve made a conscious effort since 2020 to simplify my business. At the time, I was working with 10+ clients, doing wildly different...

John Brandt
Dec 16, 20233 min read
Zyn’s secret for charging more than their competitors
A few years back, I stumbled on Zyn’s nicotine packages, and it was love at first taste. I’ve always been a fan of nicotine, and Zyn’s...

John Brandt
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Stop sending “value bombs” to your audience
There’s one type of email in particular, which for some reason, gurus who fap to Gary V and his cringeworthy content try to shove down...

John Brandt
Dec 14, 20232 min read
The case against putting your customers in a stranglehold
Got a rough story today: One of my clients enlisted the help of a software company about a year ago. Their business is a rather simple...

John Brandt
Dec 13, 20232 min read
I don’t believe in short attention spans, sue me
You read the subject line right, cully: I don’t believe in short attention spans. Of course, I’m not an idiot, nor do I play one on TV,...

John Brandt
Dec 6, 20234 min read
Why I don’t advise marketing like a teenage girl
Some ecom marketers market as if they ain’t a day over 14. Throughout the Black Friday madness, when I wasn’t writing Black Friday emails...

John Brandt
Dec 5, 20234 min read
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I woke up shivering. The throw blanket Peanut loves, and that I stubbornly refuse to use, for a small (and cool) sheet did nothing. And I...

John Brandt
Dec 4, 20233 min read
Do long-form emails actually convert?
In comes a question from a new subscriber: ==== does long form emails really convert? do people really read until the end? the only call...

John Brandt
Dec 3, 20232 min read
Client commits Obvious Adams-sized mistake
If’n you’ve ever read Obvious Adams—the fictional, yet true story of a successful businessman who wasn’t exactly what you’d call...

John Brandt
Dec 2, 20232 min read
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