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“There is no obligation for me to pay this bill.”
Quick story about your humble narrator dodging a bullet, full of frustration and headaches: I’ve been in a painstakingly long...

John Brandt
May 4, 20233 min read
Cormoran Strike-approved market research
One of my not-so-guilty pleasures as of late is Robert Galbraith’s murder mystery series starring Cormoran Strike, private eye. I...

John Brandt
May 3, 20232 min read
Marketing team apparently okay with dead cats?!
Besides my rambunctious chihuahua Romeo, two other animals live in my abode: Myles and Syvlia. Both of which are black cats. And both of...

John Brandt
May 2, 20233 min read
Warning: You should probably enroll in a 12-step program
I’m writing this on a Friday, Aweber has been broken for over a week (meaning, I haven’t actually loaded and sent an email in a while… by...

John Brandt
May 1, 20233 min read
How working too hard minimizes your value
I have a quick, yet sobering story for you about my grandmother. She’s the woman responsible for teaching a 5-year-old me how to use a...

John Brandt
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Why trying too hard in your emails backfires like…
…banning alcohol leads to the mob I don’t usually talk about cold emails in these daily musings. Partly because I don’t check my spam...

John Brandt
Apr 29, 20233 min read
Why cheaper clients are more likely to complain
Few months back, one of my clients onboarded a new client. In their onboarding form—something that each new client goes through in this...

John Brandt
Apr 28, 20232 min read
Catfished by a copywriter
Peanut and I recently watched the Manti Te'o Untold documentary on Netflix about his non-existent girlfriend. Manti had one of the most...

John Brandt
Apr 27, 20233 min read
Why Aaron Rodgers will NEVER succeed (despite being a 4x MVP and Super Bowl champion)
Been on a football kick in these emails, and today’s no exception. Checky: I listened to an Aaron Rodgers interview on Pat McAfee’s...

John Brandt
Apr 26, 20232 min read
weird, but true
Yesterday, I stopped at my buddy’s house, not realizing that he had a band practice scheduled. With my recent foray back into music, he...

John Brandt
Apr 25, 20232 min read
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