Hey guys,

I've been a member of this forum for about six months, under the name of Writely...
But ever since signing up, I've been a lurker.

I was overwhelmed by the level of knowledge you all had, and being a green and self-conscious newbie, I figured I'd do something I'm not used to doing:


For the last few months, I've been sliding in and out of this forum, gleaning whatever I could from the threads that caught my eye.

I still feel that I have more to gain from listening than talking, but I decided that it was only fair to try to add value to a forum that's given me so much.

So consider this my very first post.

And in this first post, I'd like to offer a few links to sites I've found to be extraordinarily useful.

www.hardtofindads.com
Internet Marketing Seminars | Hard to Find Seminars | Michael Senoff
www.archive.org
Find Articles - News, Magazine back issues & Reference on all topics
Wikiquote

And some suggestions for great books to read:
-You, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself by Harry Beckwith & Christine Clifford Beckwith
-Selling The Invisible, by Harry Beckwith
-The Adweek Copywriting Handbook by Joseph Sugarman

And one bit of software that absolutely kicks butt:
-Scrivener (for Mac users only)
Literature and Latte - Scrivener

I hope to add far more value than this in the future, but I hope this is a good starting point

Stay Slick,
Omar Khafagy

Great first post... welcome to the board Omar!

Hey Omar,
Thanks for the links and thanks for coming out of the closet.

Don't be shy and don't feel as though you have nothing to contribute either.

Just look at me...

I don't know diddley squat about copywriting or marketing, but I still have more than enough to say (too much at times).

Thanks for the warm welcome you guys =)

I'll be sure to contribute as often as I can to this board!

Welcome aboard, Omar.

Guys, not only is Omar a copywriter but he plays a mean guitar too.

Haha, thanks Bruce!

I need to start traveling to seminars with a guitar! I've got my eyes set on a gorgeous Taylor acoustic that sings ballads to my soul.

Hm, any other guitar fiends in the house?

Welcome aboard Omar!

If my memory serves me right, you were seen at an IM seminar playing guitar while a well-known IM marketer (2 1/2 sheets to the wind) was trying to sing along. No names of course... I hear there's a bootleg video being held as blackmail evidence somewhere...

Mike

Haha, I believe the song was "Creep". I recall the phrase "rockstar" being used quite frequently.

A little late myself, but welcome Omar!

Glad to see you flexing your marketing muscles.

John

Hi Omar,

I'm a guitter guy myself. Been playin' for some 31 years. I currently flail away at a Yairi DY60. Just love it. Hey maybe we should write a song about copywriting, hmmmmmm.......