This is a resource, for me, that doesn’t need to look pretty it simply needs to exist – and it’s Free! Wow…
Michel Fortin’s Copywriters Library
Response-Boosting Tips and Life-Enhancing Advice.
“Want to boost your response? Write killer sales copy? Attract qualified clients? Reach higher levels of success? Copywriters Library offers a variety of free teleseminars, books, recordings, reports, and resources to help you.”
These are from the front page of this great site;

Gary Halbert Interviews
Scientific Advertising – Claude Hopkins
Power Positioning 10 Commandments – Michel Fortin
John Carlton Interviews
The Science of Getting Rich – Wallace Wattles
Drop Your Goals – Michel Fortin

You have to check it …read more

I told you there was value in every thread…
This is simply from a snippet gleaned from the forum – the thread was filled with much more!
Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer
“This free tool will analyze your headline to determine the Emotional Marketing Value (EMV) score. As you know, reaching your customers in an deep and emotional way is a key to successful copywriting, and your headline is unquestionably the most important piece of copy you use to reach prospects.
Your headline will be analyzed and scored based on the total number of EMV words it has in relation to the total number …read more

Dee makes an excellent point in her comment at eBay Ink…
Referencing the current results (subject to change) of the attempt to impose a PayPal only payment process on eBay Australia which eBay has been told by the Australian government it could not implement and the latest $63 Million fine by a French court for not properly policing the eBay site for counterfeits Dee reminded us;
eBay: In France – “today’s ruling is about an attempt by LVMH to protect uncompetitive commercial practices at the expense of consumer choice and the livelihood of law-abiding sellers that eBay empowers everyday.”
The ACCC in Australia …read more

And there are still any of you in favor of the compromised FISA??? Good Grief… you’ve lost grip, seriously.
H/T to Ina Steiner once again. As you read, notice that this was snuck into and hidden within, legislation without any of “us” knowing it! Thanks to Adam Brandon at Freedomworks.
Senate Housing Bill Requires eBay, Amazon, Google, and All Credit Card Companies to
Report Transactions to the Government
Washington, DC – Hidden deep in Senator Christopher Dodd’s 630-page Senate housing legislation is a sweeping provision that affects the privacy and operation of nearly all of America’s small businesses. The provision, which was added …read more

Speaking of “Dating Your Prospects” at eBay Live, Seth Godin offers valuable thoughts and suggestions…
Julia Wilkinson tells us the reason Seth asked rhetorically “Why are you not dating your prospects” is “to build communication with them; a way to differentiate yourself from all the other products on the proverbial shelf.”
That isn’t really new news. What he says next isn’t either but it is wisdom surely worth attention;
The other big question he had for the audience was “Is eBay a platform or a job?” As a platform, you can use it to “build something far bigger than you can imagine.

Even though the Australian government told eBay they could not implement their PayPal only plan this month, that the ACCC would make a final determination whether this would be approved or not, eBay insists;
Developments In eBay Plan To Go PayPal Only
“The Australian IT website reported that eBay Australia sent a “strongly worded” letter this week to users warning that failure to comply with the new policy would result in an immediate removal of product listings and repeatedly emphasizing the deadline.”
After they told everyone that the date for implementation of the new policy would be pushed back to July. So, eBay …read more

From the BBC News;
Blogger arrests hit record high
“More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report.
Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report.”
Those of us who currently have the freedom to write ought to remain grateful even in the face of the destruction of privacy laws, net neutrality, freedom of speech, etc. Try this on…
“More than half of all the arrests since 2003 have been made in China, Egypt and Iran, said the report.”
Arrested for blogging to expose “corruption …read more

Whenever I find myself needing a dose of positive thinking I meander to John Assaraf’s Blog. His latest offering interests me in the regard that it is definitely worth passing along to those of you who are about to set your life’s course.
The collective experience of 50 people aged 95 or older and what they would do differently were they to have the opportunity to live life over. They would;

Reflect More – “These seniors said they would take the time to think about what was going on and live their lives along well-thought-out priorities. They would contemplate the meaning of …read more

For eBay sellers unhappy with the current state of affairs regarding feedback…
Another h/t to Ina at Auctionbytes for this news;
eBay Feedback Extortion Alerting Service
Which introduces AfterTheGavel.com. Dr. Ben Bishop, the founder, describes his site as
“A way for sellers to leave feedback about buyers to prevent problems. ‘Perhaps the buyer is trying to threaten the seller with negative feedback to try to extort a lower price,’ he said. ‘This is a mechanism for sellers to report that to other sellers so this buyer can’t go on doing this indefinitely, hopefully.’”
From the FAQ’s at the site itself;
“AfterTheGavel is for sellers to be …read more

Referring again to this definition of Restraint of Trade, continuing to give consideration to current events;
We’ll take a look at the third court determined legal standard, the Truncated Rule of Reason. There really isn’t much there yet its importance is just as great;
“The truncated rule of reason test is used in cases where the per se test is not applicable but where nonetheless “no elaborate industry analysis is required to demonstrate the anticompetitive character” of the restraint (NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma).”
I don’t want to neglect additional considerations or anti-competitive trade practices violators might engage …read more