Scott Bywater
What makes bland writing stand out from soulless writing? It’s the ability to go out on a limb, and speak from your heart. For instance, I am writing a core story for an incredibly successful entrepreneur who is looking to go into the coaching space. He’s a smart guy. And his accomplishments are huge. Now that’s […]
Later this month, I’m going to be heading to Brisbane for Francesca Moi’s Level Up Business Conference where we’re going to be covering everything that’s needed to stay on top of your game in 2024… And that’s never been more important, particularly with the way technology is moving. Right now, there are two choices. Level up, or […]
Richard Feynaman, a theoretical physicist, once stated: “We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way we can find progress.” If only science worked that way across the board, right? The world would be a different place today. Instead, much of it has been taken over by corporate interests, […]
If you want to create regular, endless content… It’s all about the setup. You see, if you wake up one morning and think “I want to create some content today”… You may sit there thinking… “What the heck am I going to write about?” But if you instead take the time to brainstorm your clients: FearsPains Desires BeliefsProblems Objectionsetc. […]
I’ve been doing a lot of ‘learning how to learn’ recently. And there’s this thing called mnemonics which all the memory champions use. Now the definition of mnemonics, according to the dictionary is: the study and development of systems for improving and assisting the memory. There are different ways it can be used – everything from […]
Whenever you are trying to get a point across, consider doing it via metaphor. For instance, if I was an SEO guy I could say… It’s no good being on page 1 of Google, you won’t get much traffic. Or instead, I could do what Dharmesh Shah from Hubspot once stated… “The best place to hide a […]
A couple of years ago, I bought a computer from a big box chain. It’s had a few glitches, so I took it to get serviced last weekend… as a part of a plan I had purchased. Anyway, while I was there I needed a couple of sets of earphones for my iPhone (I have […]
There are unseen marketing angles in almost any industry, if we’re willing to think deeply enough and think outside the box. For instance, over Xmas we got our windows cleaned. They looked great. But… In late January, we got spiders in the house, and called in a pest control company. The pest control company sprayed […]
Obedience to popular opinion is safe, but it gets you nowhere. Think about it. Was Apple obedient to industry norms? How about Amazon? Or Virgin? Not at all. Regardless of some of the question marks around the backgrounds & integrity of some of these founders… One thing can’t be denied: They broke the mould. They zigged when […]
I received a lead from someone the other day who has been on my email list for over 10 years. That’s right… An entire decade. And odds are, he’ll turn into a quality client, moving from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Yet I’ve often used the “report” strategy for clients, who if someone doesn’t convert right away […]
I used to think marketing was powerful, but with what I’ve seen in recent years I now have a new saying: Propaganda eats marketing for breakfast So what is propaganda? According to the dictionary definition, it means: “information, ideas, opinions, or images that give one part of an argument, which are broadcast, published, etc. in order to […]
You’ve heard about the 10,000 hour rule… And that to be an expert at anything, you need to put in the hours. But is it actually accurate? That would mean every accountant who had been doing their job for a decade or more, would be a “master.” It’s not the reality. So what’s the difference that […]