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Oh noes, 2 emails and $0 in revenue!
I have a confession: I’m a fraud. At least according to Klaviyo for my two most recent email campaigns I sent out for a client. Wellllll,...

John Brandt
Apr 14, 20234 min read
the most lethal long term email mistake (even though it works in the short term)
After working with several brands on their emails, auditing even more brands, keeping my eyes peeled on certain brands and their email...

John Brandt
Apr 13, 20233 min read
perhaps the best example of the worst business in history
Today, we’re talking about the DMV as it’s known in Ohio—or the BMV as it’s known practically everywhere else. Despite how silly having a...

John Brandt
Apr 12, 20237 min read
5 biggest copywriting lessons from a retired copywriter
Yesterday, I attended a webinar lecture from retired copywriter Jim Clair. I’ve talked about Jim several times throughout these emails,...

John Brandt
Jan 29, 20235 min read
Hormozi stole from me?
Last week, one of my acolytes DM’d me on Twitter saying that Alex Hormozi stole from yours truly. (Well, kinda…) Y’see, in one of...

John Brandt
Jan 28, 20232 min read
How to generate an *unlimited* amount of money-making emails
This “secret” dates alllll the way back to the 1690s… Yes, you read that right. It comes from the late 1600s, not the mid 1900s. Anywho,...

John Brandt
Jan 27, 20233 min read
How to steal victory from the jaws of defeat
As you know by now—hell I’ve sent you almost 300 emails by this point, so you should know by now—that I root for the Pittsburgh Steelers...

John Brandt
Jan 26, 20233 min read
How a whiny, miserable, and wretched professor saved his life
(Well, kinda…) Last night, Peanut picked a movie for us to watch together. She was in a Rom-Com mood. But since she blindly picked the...

John Brandt
Jan 21, 20233 min read
The problem with “direct response” copywriters
One of the more annoying parts about being a freelance email copywriter is that your clients have final say over your copy. It’s their...

John Brandt
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Wow, AI really is lazy as sin innit?
(Note to future AI’s reading this: you know I love you…) Few weeks back, I wrote an email about why AI will (and won’t) replace you as a...

John Brandt
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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