Valuable Resources

The Independent Life. We practice what we preach, which means we try to regularly continue our education in marketing and sales and living independently by reading what others have written on the subjects.

But living the independent life can be busy. It's great because we're busy doing what we love to do, but it also means that our reading list grows more slowly than we'd like.

Also, we only review & recommend books that we've actually read. There are books that we know are great and that we know we need to read, like Dale Carnegie's “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” but we haven't and so we can't in good conscience recommend them…yet.

Book Reviews:

“The Copywriter's Handbook” Bob Bly
A must have for anyone doing any kind of marketing but copywriters especially need to get this book. Bly's manner is straightforward and easy to read. He provides crystal clear insights and will genuinely get you excited about being a copywriter. Having this book on hand can be a life saver for any copywriter facing writer's block.

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“1001 Ways to Save, Grow, and Invest Your Money”
by David E. Rye
Nothing fancy, but a definite part of getting into the independent life and staying there is learning how to take good care of your finances. This is a great beginners guide to getting to know all the ins and outs of the different financial decisions you might be faced with.

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Such Useful links:

• Gary Halbert is a star copywriter and marketing and we're all lucky that he has decided to share some of secrets with us for free. Visit www.thegaryhalbertletter.com
• Dan Kennedy has a sporadic free ezine that he sends out. He's an in-your-face genius when it comes to marketing. Go to www.dankennedy.com
• Jay Abraham has made his clients millions of dollars. His free ezine is also worthwhile. Sign up at www.jayabraham.com
• John Carlton. Not only is he brilliant. He's funny, too. His newsletter is worth the $199 a year, but you can check out his archives for free first. Visit www.marketingrebelrant.com

For copywriters and marketers of all breeds, demographics are always interesting.

• Visit here to learn more about demographics by zip code.

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