It’s Thanksgiving in Canada, so it’s time to give thanks. It’s also my birthday. That’s why I’m the one who’s going to give you a gift (there’s only one condition, so read on).

I want to give thanks to all my loyal subscribers and readers. But there’s another perfectly good and more important reason.

I need to make some room!

You see, I have 3,000 copies of one of my books in storage, and I need to get rid of them. Fast! So I’m fully prepared to give them away. For free. Let me give you some background first…

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A member on my copywriters forum (now my blog) started a thread on what makes my forum so popular. Everyone chimed in with some great answers, and I appreciate the feedback.

(The cool thing about it is, that very thread also reached an important milestone. It was the 10,000th one! Talk about a coincidence, eh?)

But then someone asked:

“Michel, can I ask how you initially got the word out about your forum?”

My answer revealed a bit more than what the member anticipated. Instead of talking about how my forum became so popular, I went on a tangent and explained the step-by-step process I used to book copywriting projects.

The answer was so well received that I decided to reprint it here.

Now, you may be wondering what promoting a forum (or a blog, for that matter) has to do with promoting my copywriting services. Keep reading because you’ll soon understand why…

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BlogTalkRadio hosts a regular series of roundtable discussions by Wayne Hurlbert called “Nuts and BlogBolts: A 12 Part Series On Social Media Tools” co-hosted with Mike Sansone of ConverStations.com.

Tonight, the topic is about copywriting. It starts at 8 pm EST and is expected to run for 90 minutes. Guests include Roberta Rosenberg, Tom Chandler, Ryan Healy, Mike Sansone, and yes, me! Michel Fortin.

Interested? Just click the button above to listen online right from your computer, or dial into 646-652-4643 to ask questions and join in the discussion. There’s nothing to sell, and nothing to promote. It’s a streaming podcast, and it’s going to be fun!

Click here to listen in.

Looks like I’ve been tagged again.

Apparently, Mike Sansone of ConverStations started the new tagging trend, titled, “Why do I blog?” Ryan Healy then added me to this list.

I’ve been tagged in the past, and this is something I really like. Why? Because it not only allows us to “peek” inside the minds of bloggers. It also gives us a great deal of insight into why blogs are so popular — and how they can be used as marketing tools.

So, to that end, here are my answers:

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