On-page videos can be your best friend and your worst enemy. At the same time. Know the pros and cons so you

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Most of us have a hard time keeping on top of emails from people we do know, to let alone give a second

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Whatever you do—don’t just imagine your headline on your page itself. Consider how your headline performs without the rest of your page to

You sent 100,000 emails to the wrong list... You directed people to last year’s action... You addressed everyone as “Jane”... It happens.

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What draws people to your cause? What motivated your supporters to take their first action? What did they feel when they first donated?

Serious question. Success is more than a number. It’s an outcome. An increase in list size isn’t an end-goal; 1,000

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Great communication is not just about what you say but how you say it. Who says it also matters. You won’t always

You are not your audience. Five humbling words that explain why so many messages fall flat, emails flop, and web pages

It’s not hard to preach to the choir. Or to mount an argument so agreeable that it won’t offend or challenge anyone.

The education system taught many of us that long words and complex sentence structures are signs of sophistication. Un-learn this as fast

Trying something risky and new? These methodologies can save you from diving in head first when it might have been wiser to test