{"id":11938,"date":"2015-10-20T23:28:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T04:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dobermandan.com\/blog\/?p=11938"},"modified":"2015-10-21T02:30:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T07:30:16","slug":"wanna-become-a-more-prolific-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dobermandan.com\/blog\/wanna-become-a-more-prolific-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanna become a more prolific writer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a two-month layoff from weight training (thank you thoracic and lumbar spinal stenosis) I started training again a couple weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Although I\u2019m in constant pain, it feels good to get back on the horse again.<\/p>\n<p>(I\u2019m in chronic pain whether I train or not&#8230; so I might as well be an in-shape guy with chronic pain.)<\/p>\n<p>Anyhoo, I needed a little training inspiration so I went browsing through the Bodybuilding.com archives.<\/p>\n<p>One article caught my eye entitled&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c7 Muscle-Growth Rules You Should Never Break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you care to know, here are those 7 rules:<\/p>\n<p>RULE 1 &#8211; Never get too comfortable<\/p>\n<p>RULE 2 &#8211; Never abandon basic multi-joint movements<\/p>\n<p>RULE 3 &#8211; Never overlook the most important variables for muscle growth<\/p>\n<p>RULE 4 &#8211; Don&#8217;t go full bore all the time<\/p>\n<p>RULE 5 &#8211; Never think you know it all<\/p>\n<p>RULE 6 &#8211; Never put fewer than 30 grams of protein on your plate<\/p>\n<p>RULE 7 &#8211; Never stop looking for ways to gain an edge<\/p>\n<p>Hey&#8230; howz about them apples? Those are the exact same rules (with a few minor tweaks) for success in online marketing.<\/p>\n<p>For example, BODYBUILDING RULE 1 &#8211; Never get too comfortable, gets tweaked to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;well, no tweaks needed. The same rule applies to online marketing.<\/p>\n<p>BODYBUILDING RULE 2 &#8211; Never abandon basic multi-joint movements, gets changed to:<\/p>\n<p>ONLINE MARKETING RULE 2 &#8211; Never abandon the direct marketing basics.<\/p>\n<p>BODYBUILDING RULE 3 &#8211; Never overlook the most important variables for muscle growth, gets changed to:<\/p>\n<p>ONLINE MARKETING RULE 3 &#8211; Never overlook the most important variables for maximum response.<\/p>\n<p>BODYBUILDING RULE 4 &#8211; Don&#8217;t go full bore all the time, gets tweaked to:<\/p>\n<p>ONLINE MARKETING RULE 4 &#8211; Don&#8217;t go full bore all the time.<\/p>\n<p>No changes needed to this rule either.<\/p>\n<p>You see, success in online marketing the Doberman Dan way is a marathon.<\/p>\n<p>But not like any typical marathon.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s more like a HIIT (high intensity interval training) marathon. That involves brief periods of all-out, balls to the wall, maximum effort&#8230; followed by a period of coasting&#8230; or walking at a pace that allows you to catch your breath.<\/p>\n<p>Moving on.<\/p>\n<p>BODYBUILDING RULE 5 &#8211; Never think you know it all, gets modified to:<\/p>\n<p>ONLINE MARKETING RULE 5 &#8211; Never think you know it all.<\/p>\n<p>Huh. No changes needed to this one either.<\/p>\n<p>Show me an online marketer who thinks they know it all and I\u2019ll show you a clueless, wet-behind-the-ears rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Or an incredibly stupid person.<\/p>\n<p>Or both.<\/p>\n<p>And a DANGEROUS person if you\u2019re taking his or her advice.<\/p>\n<p>Listen, I\u2019ve been at this 20 years now. I\u2019ve written thousands of ads and done thousands of tests.<\/p>\n<p>I feel like I know less now than when I started. Cuz now I\u2019m aware of all I DON\u2019T know.<\/p>\n<p>And interestingly, the few times I started to think I knew it all, I was immediately humbled in a very big (and humiliating) way.<\/p>\n<p>Alrighty then. Moving on.<\/p>\n<p>BODYBUILDING RULE 6 &#8211; Never put fewer than 30 grams of protein on your plate, gets changed to:<\/p>\n<p>Hmmm&#8230; \u00a0I got nuttin\u2019 for this one. I\u2019m gonna skip it and move on to the next rule.<\/p>\n<p>BODYBUILDING RULE 7 &#8211; Never stop looking for ways to gain an edge.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll change this one to:<\/p>\n<p>ONLINE MARKETING RULE 7 &#8211; Never stop looking for ways to gain an edge.<\/p>\n<p>Yup&#8230; the exact same rule applies to online marketing. This is how we continue to beat controls and constantly inch up our response.<\/p>\n<p>Do you realize what you just observed?<\/p>\n<p>The formula for becoming a more prolific writer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Find inspiration in EVERYTHING.<\/p>\n<p>(BTW, have you noticed I\u2019m writing a LOT more frequent emails these days? If you\u2019re not a knight in my Marketing Camelot and you only get these free emails, you\u2019re only observing about 2% of my output.)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m still in the game, man.<\/p>\n<p>Every day.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not observing from some cushy place in the stands.<\/p>\n<p>Or standing on the sidelines barking orders to the dudes and dudettes who have the balls to get in the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Nope.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m in the arena getting beaten and bloody every day with the rest of the gladiators.<\/p>\n<p>So there\u2019s no lack of inspiration or \u201cfodder\u201d for me to find things to write about.<\/p>\n<p>But&#8230; a frequent question I get is how do I constantly come up with stuff to write about.<\/p>\n<p>My advice?<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly&#8230; GET IN THE GAME. There\u2019s never a lack of things to write about when you\u2019re moving forward in life.<\/p>\n<p>Your writing is REAL.<\/p>\n<p>And people can FEEL that.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a true writer at heart, inspiration is everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Even in a bodybuilding article.<\/p>\n<p>And when you regularly transform your plethora of \u201cfodder\u201d and inspiration into emails, articles, blog posts, podcasts, videos, newsletters, sales copy, etc&#8230;amazing things can happen.<\/p>\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n<p>Doberman Dan<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dobermandan.com\/the-best-ways-to-reactivate-past-customers\/dobedansig\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11365\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11365\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dobermandan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/dobedansig-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"dobedansig\" width=\"132\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dobermandan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/dobedansig-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dobermandan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/dobedansig.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>P.S. In the October issue of The Doberman Dan Letter, I reveal a unique method to determine the best possible traffic sources for your business.<\/p>\n<p>And on the knights-only website I\u2019m also giving you a nifty software tool where\u00a0 you plug in all your data&#8230; and the software chooses your best possible traffic sources for you.<\/p>\n<p>You ain\u2019t seen nuttin\u2019 like it.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll get that issue and access to the software when you become knighted into the Marketing Camelot.<\/p>\n<p>But you\u2019ve only got a few days more to get in on this issue. (Unless you want to pay $498 for the back issues.)<\/p>\n<p>Click here to join me in the Marketing Camelot today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll have the October issue of The Doberman Dan Letter mailed to you lickety split&#8230;along with a few other unadvertised moneymaking bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>See ya at the Round Table!<\/p>\n<p>Pax vobiscum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a two-month layoff from weight training (thank you thoracic and lumbar spinal stenosis) I started training again a couple weeks ago. Although I\u2019m in constant pain, it feels good to get back on the horse again. 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