Pro Tips for Your Coronavirus E-mail

Posted by danfurman - March 18, 2020 - Entrepreneurial Advice, Fun Stuff, General Marketing, Success, Web Marketing

PRO TIPS FOR YOUR COVID-19 MESSAGE Help People. Offer something that could be helpful, and do it at a cheaper price. And be sincere. One of my clients is a restaurant furniture manufacturer. Obviously, their client base is getting crushed. … Continue reading →

A Writing Tip That Will Make You a Better Copywriter – Instantly

Posted by danfurman - June 13, 2018 - General Copywriting, General Marketing, Success, Website Copywriting

Here’s a writing tip that will make you a better copywriter in ten seconds. A much better copywriter. The next thing you need to write, go ahead and write it, and finish it. Then revisit it an hour or a … Continue reading →

Thoughts on Sleep

Posted by danfurman - May 12, 2018 - Entrepreneurial Advice, Fun Stuff, Misc / Personal Stuff, Success

I want to talk about sleep briefly, because it’s something I’ve had on my mind. Right now, at 51, I am sleeping better than ever, and it’s improved my life almost across the board. To me, improving your sleep is … Continue reading →

Business Tip: Learn How to Sign Your Name

Posted by danfurman - January 22, 2018 - Entrepreneurial Advice, General Marketing, Misc / Personal Stuff, Success

There’s a company from the Midwest that wants to build a small power plant about 800 feet from my house. Of course, my neighbors and I are leery about this, so to help get things off on the right foot, … Continue reading →

“Me Too” Marketing

Posted by danfurman - October 25, 2017 - Entrepreneurial Advice, General Marketing, Success

Do you remember the Staples® Easy Button™? It’s a big red button that signifies how easy Staples makes everything. It was so popular that they even make one to sell (I understand they have sold millions of them, with some … Continue reading →

A Reminder to All Entrepreneurs Out There

Posted by danfurman - February 17, 2017 - Entrepreneurial Advice, General Marketing, Success

I wrote this in my first book, and it still resonates today: You know you’re the one who makes the work appear, right? This, to me, is the heart of “making it” as an entrepreneur. When you have a job, … Continue reading →

Web Copy Has a Shelf Life

Posted by danfurman - September 30, 2016 - Entrepreneurial Advice, General Copywriting, General Marketing, Success, Web Marketing, Website Copywriting

Every eighteen months or so, I get mad at my website, and change a few things. This is because websites, as well as web copy, get old and stale. Styles change, tastes change, reading screens change, and so on. I’ll … Continue reading →

50 things I learned at 50

Posted by danfurman - June 27, 2016 - Entrepreneurial Advice, Fun Stuff, Misc / Personal Stuff, Success, Uncategorized

I’ll be 50 this week. Here are 50 things I learned (or think) at 50 1) I’m happy I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s. Not that it was “better”, but we seemed to have more fun than you … Continue reading →

Let’s Tour My Office

Posted by danfurman - February 12, 2016 - Fun Stuff, Misc / Personal Stuff, Success

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I have the world’s coolest office. Don’t believe me? Let’s tour: Here’s my desk: Yea, I know what you are thinking: “Sure Dan, this is where the magic happens, and that’s a nice Owl-in-a-top-hat picture and all, but this is hardly … Continue reading →

Dan’s Job Advice to 2015 Grads

Posted by danfurman - June 29, 2015 - Entrepreneurial Advice, Fun Stuff, Misc / Personal Stuff, Success

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There’s a lot of job advice for grads out there. And truthfully, most of it sucks. It’s all feel-good, basic stuff that really doesn’t help anyone. I won’t waste your time kids. Whether you just graduated high school or college, … Continue reading →