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Laura Belgray (Talking Shrimp)

"Yours are the only emails I actually open and read" - a regular reply in my inbox since 2009...and I'll bet in yours, too, once you subscribe and learn by pure, lazy osmosis to become the most compelling writer around. That said, no promises on improving your moral character.

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I'm making a big change.

Hey Reader, I’ve switched things up in my life. Had to. At the dermatologist, where I’ve started going for variously painful and costly laser treatments and anything else that will keep me looking fresh but not like one of the trout-pout/surprise-brows set on Real Housewives of Miami, I asked the doctor what she could do about the fine lines starting to appear around my mouth. She leaned in. “Do you smoke?” “No!” I said, indignant. I’ve only taken one drag on a cigarette in my life. Anytime...

Hey – this is your last reminder about an expiring bonus for Inbox Hero! (Welcome Sequence Workshop disappears within the hour.)Already have Inbox Hero and/or don't want to hear any more about it this round but want to stay on my list? (Please stay!) --> No thanks. Please DON'T email me anymore about Inbox Hero. So. You’re visiting a city for the weekend and find the boutique your friend told you you’d love. Sure looks promising — you already want a sweater you spotted in the window. You’re...

Too many emails in a row? That’s because I don’t want you to miss out on my best Inbox Hero bonuses. But if you’re not interested, s’all good, you can stop hearing about it starting now. ⚠️I DON'T want any more Inbox Hero emails, please remove me! <-- read before you click this! Hey, quick story before this Inbox Hero bonus goes away: One week in 2017, my business changed. After that week, I started getting way more replies to my emails. I saw better results when I made offers. I began...

Too many emails? I get it! If you'd rather skip the Inbox Hero promotion but still get my regular emails, let me know by clicking the link below. ⚠️I DON'T want any more Inbox Hero emails, please remove me! <-- read before you click this! Hey Reader, You could: A)💥 Soak up my best secrets to a “come hither” email welcome sequence that has your subscribers falling for you from that very first message… And pouncing to give you money the first chance they get… Which, of course, you want. It’s a...

Reader – Inbox Hero is open! (And the welcome sequence bonus below goes away tonight at 11:59pm ET.) Already have Inbox Hero and/or don't want to hear any more about it this round but want to stay on my list? (Please stay!) --> No thanks. Please DON'T email me anymore about Inbox Hero. You hear all the time about “making money while you sleep.”Like that idea? I do! Yes, it’s a fat, cheesy cliché, but what if it’s true? What if… ...Whether you’re sleeping, ziplining, watching Real Housewives...

Hi! I wrote this in advance, so I’ll just assume that when you open it I’ve been having a great birthday. I’m extra chill, with yesterday’s End-Of-Year Bonus class behind me. It went great — so many excited new Inbox Hero students! I live for messages like these in the chat: I did make a pretty irresistible offer, gotta say. So what have I been doing today? I’m going to guess that I’ve: Stayed in bed for an hour, reading Min Jin Lee’s new book, American Hagwon. So into it. Done my morning...

Wow, WOW! What a fabulous turnout yesterday for the End-Of-Year Bonus workshop. If you missed any part of it or just want to relive the aha-fest, here’s the limited-time workshop replay. And here’s something else: I announced during the class that I’ve opened a sneaky side door to join my bestselling email copywriting course, Inbox Hero, for an enormous discount! It’s going to help make your emails... ✅ compulsively readable, ✅ powerfully persuasive, ✅ impossible NOT to open, and...best of...

Reader - Don’t want you to miss out on this. At 3:00pm EDT / 12:00pm PDT / 7:00pm GMT today, I’m doing a much-requested presentation of my FREE live email workshop, called: END-OF-YEAR BONUSRake in extra cash before the holidays, from an asset you already own I normally only do this workshop for a good chunk of change, inside high-ticket masterminds or on event stages… …Including one session so packed, they had to call the fire marshal. (For real.) Today, it’s for you, for free. And no line....

First of all, you’re signed up for tomorrow, right? My email class, END-OF-YEAR BONUS, is a version of the talk I’m normally paid big bucks for, inside high-ticket masterminds or on event stages… …Including one session so packed, they had to call the fire marshal. (For real.) There’s a twist, though…one you’re probably expecting if you’ve been doing business on the internet for more than five minutes. And that is, that after showing you how to write the best emails in your subscriber's inbox...

OMG - my friend Susie sent the best email to her list about my free email class tomorrow.(<– sign up with one click) Here’s the subject line: I wish I could use it on you without plagiarizing it. Boo plagiarism! AI is doing enough of that without me jumping in. I would never pass someone else’s work off as my own. Besides being morally repugnant, it takes away the pleasure of self-expression. And my emails are a channel for that (as well as for making money). But wait, I can share Susie’s...

Hi! I’m in Nashville, where I just attended a mastermind my friend Kate Northrup hosted for her top affiliates. We all promoted her yearly program Relaxed Money, something I love writing emails for because they get to be about one of my favorite topics… Poultry farming. Kidding. Money, obviously. I love that stuff! I especially love the money I make from writing about anything I enjoy, have opinions on, obsess over, or even loathe. That’s what my emails let me do. I write whatever the f I...