Simple, Fun, Direct Email Copy
Ellisen Wang Not too long ago, I got an email from a manager of a company that I applied to work for two years ago, literally, to schedule an interview. I replied saying I’d get on a call only if they’d be interested in working together on a freelance basis, and if not, I pointed him to … Read more
Last weekend, I went to celebrate my friend’s birthday. I met up with him and 14 other people. Originally, our plan was to go bowling and to a karaoke bar, but not a lot of people liked the plan for various reasons. So after a few suggestions, my friend scrapped everything and made a surprise … Read more
For legal reasons, that title was a joke. Just want to put that out there for the people who take life a little too seriously. Now we got that out of the way, let’s talk about where that title came from. It came from Scarface, a movie I decided to finally watch all the way … Read more
The other day I logged into my LinkedIn account, mainly to see if there are any connection requests I need to take care of. Turns out, there was one that I think is worth sharing with you. It was a request from a direct response copywriter with a message attached that said this: – – … Read more
I thought I’ve seen it all. I’ve seen young people do a lot of things to try to gain some level of clout on social media. Doing trendy TikTok dances, life-threatening challenges, pranks that are pretty much considered harassment. But until a few days ago, I’ve never seen anyone do this: Faking a medical disorder … Read more
At my full-time job, I recently created a sub-folder and named it “Funny Emails.” My plan is to fill that folder up with emails that I find, you know…funny. Whether they have funny subject lines, auto-reply, responses, etc. That way, if I ever need a good laugh or some inspiration, it’ll be available for me … Read more
I recently discovered a mobile app called Libby. If you don’t know, it’s basically a digital library where you can borrow ebooks and audiobooks. Just like a real library, you need a library card. And despite the fact that these are ebooks and audiobooks, there are also limited copies available to borrow. So they’re really … Read more
Ever since COVID hit planet Earth, my habit of exercising at Planet Fitness fell apart. Between March 2020 and today, I only checked in once, maybe twice. And I put off canceling my membership for the longest time mainly because the entire process of canceling a gym membership sounded dreadful. Typically, I hear that you … Read more
I remember at one point in my life, I heard that tobacco companies paid to run anti-smoking campaigns. Which made me think how contradictory that is. Why would a for-profit company run ads warning people about the consequences of using their own products? It doesn’t make sense at all…until I read the backstory. In 1999, … Read more
I’m back from California. Technically I was back on Thursday, but I took the last few days to just relax and recover from the minor jet lag. If you don’t know, I was away for a few days to help my company, that I work full-time with, run one of their biggest events. They were … Read more