Simple, Fun, Direct Email Copy
Ellisen Wang You know what I find crazy? This has to do with the startup skincare company I consulted for. My colleague found out from his girlfriend, who apparently works with the company, that they pay people around $1,000 to brainstorm memes for their social media channels. At first, when I heard that, I thought that was … Read more
When I first created my Lunchclub account and did a little exploring, I saw that a financial advisor I met through the networking app, Shapr, has been using Lunchclub for a while. He had over 20 meetings as of today. I sent an email to check up on him and asked for his experience on … Read more
A few days ago, I came across an interesting video on YouTube. It was Steve Jobs speaking at the Worldwide Developer Conference in 1997. During that conference, there was a moment where an audience member, who was clearly upset, asked young Steve Jobs this attacking question: “…It’s sad and clear that on several accounts you … Read more
Hustle culture is everywhere in the business community of social media. I don’t know about you, but whenever I see all the content that’s put out, it makes me feel like I have to do something productive every single minute, otherwise my time is not being put to good use. That along with parental and … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, one of my readers, Al, sent me a message on Facebook and he said this. I was wondering – How exactly do you generate the amount of content necessary to email your list every day? It’s impressive, and I find your writing to be engaging and interesting. It does seem … Read more
I have an unimportant confession to make. Over the past four months, I’ve developed a possibility concerning obsession with sriracha sauce. I used to stay away from spicy food most of the time and would only eat them once every few weeks. But now I put the sauce on almost every meal I eat every … Read more
Yours truly is proudly single. I’m not saying that to market myself to the people in the world of dating. That couldn’t be farther from the point of this email. But my friends have warned me that if I ever start dating again, I should avoid online dating like the plague, or at least certain … Read more
A couple of days ago, I talked about how I helped a business owner write a series of cold emails to help generate leads for a new service he was providing for real estate brokers. Now I usually don’t write cold emails, for other people nor for myself. But I thought this might be a … Read more
Here’s an interesting fact I recently learned: Once upon a time, McDonald’s invented bubblegum-flavored broccoli. What was McDonald’s CEO thinking, that he was going to become the next Willy Wonka? Apparently, he was hoping this could be a way to get children to eat healthier. How ironic. Obviously, the idea backfired because it’s not something … Read more
If you live in New York City and ride the notorious subway, you’ll most likely relate to what I’m about to say. If you live elsewhere and there’s a public transportation train system that you regularly take (or used to take), you can probably relate too. I was born and raised in New York City … Read more