Roger Ebert Doesn’t Get It . . .

Sorry, Roger . . . Praying won't make people pay for your website.

Sorry, Roger . . . Praying won't make people pay for your website.

Roger Ebert can’t figure out how to make money on the internet . . .

Which to me, seems downright weird . . .

On his (excellent) blog last week Roger posted a loooong and amusing ramble about how “nobody” can figure out how to make money online . . .

(Well, nobody but porn stars, shysters and fundraiser-happy religious kooks anyway . . .)

Personally, I think Roger is one of the sharpest writers and smartest dudes working in pop culture today . .

But when it comes to internet marketing, he’s downright dumb . . .

Here’s why . . .

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“Copy Thinking” (Thoughts on Speaking At Ryan Lee’s Continuity Summit)

It was "this" big . . .

It was "this" big . . .

Whew!

I rolled back into Seattle on Saturday night after a whirlwind (and drama-packed) trip to Stamford, Connecticut to speak at Ryan Lee’s “Continuity Summit” event . . .

This was my first “official” speaking engagement in the IM space (I’ve been a guest and on panels a bunch) and I gotta admit I was a little nervous about it.

Got lots of feedback saying I was the best presenter on Thurs (and one of the best of the weekend) . . .

Here’s some of the exhausting (and awesome) lessons I learned along the way . . .

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“Copy Thinking” in the bag . . .

Just finished my “Copy Thinking” presentation at Ryan Lee’s Continuity Summit in Stamford, Connecticut.

Got some really good feedback after getting off stage . . .which is good since I’m running a slight fever and have been coughing all day. =-)

If you were in the audience at the seminar and are just popping onto the blog for the first time, make sure you say “Hi” in the comments.

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