Don’t Let AI Do This to You

What’s up, my friend?! I should’ve said it sooner: happy new year. Hope you’ve been able to kick off 2023 with gusto. After guzzling all that sparkling grape juice, I realized I left out an important point in my previous email about my 3 predictions for the year. The major distinction I need to add pertains … Read more

3 Big Predictions for 2023

Happy almost New Year! Instead of being clever and coming up with 23 predictions for 2023, I’ll just give you 3 for the coming year. I don’t know that any of these will be shocking, but I think you’ll find them useful. (And correct.) Let’s get to it. Prediction #1: The population general will shift … Read more

The Lensa App & Your Fave 3 Letter Word

Everybody’s doing it… Hop onto social media and it won’t be 10 seconds before you see a smattering of AI-generated superhero versions of your friends and family. It’s fascinating. Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize education, healthcare, and dozens of other industries – and terminate 96% of humans (hypothetically)… And the application that goes viral makes … Read more

The Donnie Bryant Method for Research

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I recently had the good fortune to appear on Jason Wellington Strachan’s new show, the Daily Profit Podcast. Jason, also known as the Copywriting Prince, reached out to me to talk about “the Donnie Bryant Method” for creating/discovering big ideas for your copy projects. According to me (and pretty much any other big name copywriter … Read more

Why Selling Is So Hard?

No Trespassing. No Selling Allowed

Most people won’t say this in public, but behind closed doors and in their innermost thoughts, you hear it with staggering frequency: “Why won’t these dummies buy my product?? They know they need it! I’ve clearly shown them how much better their lives will be when they start using it. Selling is HARD! Argg!! Yes, … Read more

“Who Are You Going to Believe, the Doctor or Me?”

One of my readers asked me a question about gaining trust from his clients. What most entrepreneur doesn’t think about that least occasionally? Of course, people like you who read my ramblings are a special breed. As such, this reader took his question a little further. “How do I build my authority and credibility to the … Read more

Unexpected Insights for the Christian Entrepreneur Pt. 5

The Dangers of Christian Copywriting “…preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.” – 1 Corinthians 1:17 KJV “…When I came to you…not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God…And my speech and my preaching was not … Read more

Spy Games

Have any of you seen the new AMC series “Rubicon?” Four episodes have aired so far. I’m loving every second. (I’ve always been into conspiracy theories, espionage and stuff like that. If you have a similar interest, you really need to take a look at this show. You almost never hear me recommend that you … Read more