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Story Goldmine

63 Surprising Places To Mine Your Everyday Life For Stories That Sell

Get my idea bank of binge-worthy stories for your newsletter & marketing emails (It's FREE!)

🔥Includes bonus guide🔥
How to tie your stories to a point or Call to Action

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“The examples of connecting stories to CTA in the ‘bonus’ section is more than worth the price of admission. It is definitely a bonus worth at least as much as the base thing itself.”
“People have to scroll to the end because the liquid gold is ‘The Trick: Tying The Parts Together.’ I believe this is the hardest part of storytelling in emails or even in books. That seamless move from story to point is a poetic art form. xxx Cindy”
hawthornfarm comments: “Reading these totally gets my story juices flowing. Got to pace myself with the resulting awesome emails to my farm fans. Thanks, Laura!”
“I’d totally pay for this. Just sayin’.”
“Laura, I love it! I actually just printed Story Goldmine and put it in an old-school binder. I want to flip through it when I write my emails.”
“Loved the Story Goldmine 😊. My head is already spinning with ideas. I liked the straight forward practical advice I can implement immediately, and it’s fun to read to boot 😊.”
“Downloaded it and loving it!!!”
coopergillespie comments: “All of your resources are pure GOLD! 🔥”
“Thanks a million for Story Goldmine. It lives up to its name 1,000,000x.”
corestrength50plus comments: “Got these! And the ideas are flowing! Love it! 🌸💃🌸”
“I just finished reading your Story Goldmine and already have my top takeaways crafted into action items to move my email marketing business from an eternal delay status to soaring beyond my imagination.”
Laura Belgray’s “Story Goldmine” guide displayed on a tablet. The cover reads: “Story Goldmine: 63 Surprising Places To Mine Your Everyday Life For Stories That Sell,” with retro orange, yellow, and cream curved stripes.
letsgoleszko: “Uh, first time I’m looking at your stuff. Pitying my life before this for not having found you sooner! Golly, thank you!! 🥰”
“Holy shit this is ridiculously genius!”
“I have been soooo stuck. Then I downloaded this book and started writing like mad”
“this…THIS GOLD MINE is getting added to my stack of Laura Belgray goodness. Thank you for taking the time to create this. It’s like a little chat pack deck that gets the conversation flowing. I always appreciate your stories about your dad calling his rainboots his “rubbers” and ruining summer because you forgot the basil, and I look forward to weaving my own together with the help of this guide.”
“2. Story Goldmine is fab. It’s got me thinking about writing email in an entirely new light. I just drafted one weaving a show I’m in love with on Hulu and then tying it back to my clients product !!”
annahcoach comments: “Snagged a copy of the goldmine, and I’m so glad I did. Thank you so much! 👏”
“UPDATE. Read your new guide today and immediately it made something click for me! Boom, on my first attempt (seriously, one of my first email drafts ever — perfectionism is that strong) I wrote a great story about something that happened today that loops perfectly back to a niche-related CTA. 👌🏻 But I’m definitely going to work on taking your advice for other stories I get stuck on: just write and see where it goes. Thank you for continuing to share your magic with us!!”
thesagaofkat comments: “This arrived in my inbox exactly when I needed it. You send the best freebies 😸”
“This literally felt like landing in a goldmine of never ending story ideas. As I went through, story ideas from my life started popping up and ugh… I can’t wait to thrill my list with it. This is totally worth paying for so I appreciate you taking the time to share.”
monica.le.baron comments: “this is 🔥, loved it and started writing emails immediately and saving brilliant ideas 💡 gracias, gracias, gracias 🤩”
“Loved this! Thank you Laura! You’re the master of great emails…I always open yours up & can’t wait to hear about your latest escapades! These tips are a gold mine! They made me feel more excited about weaving everyday stories (that are clearly everywhere!!) into my own emails. And yes, you could definitely charge for this! So I’m uber grateful I got it for free! Thank you again. 🙏🏻”

Story Goldmine

63 Surprising Places To Mine Your Everyday Life For Stories That Sell

GIVE IT TO ME!

Laura Belgray looking upward with a playful, wide-eyed expression while eating a spoonful of cereal from a white bowl. She is wearing a striped yellow, brown, and black sweater against a light gray background.

About Laura

I'm Laura Belgray, award-winning copywriting expert, founder of Talking Shrimp, co-creator of The Copy Cure, and unapologetic lazy person. I also like to be called "Laura F*cking Belgray." That's the fame status you achieve telling great stories: {first name} f*cking {last name}.

I've taught email writing to thousands, through live events like Copy Chief Live, Traffic and Conversion, and Unfair Advantage Live, and online conferences like Teachable's, Marketing Profs', and lots more.

Before segueing to copywriting in the online entrepreneur world, I spent decades writing promos for big TV clients like Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, TV Land, HBO, Bravo, and Fandango.

A dream job, for sure.

But my real dream was always to make a living writing my own stories.

I constantly wished, Can't I just write emails? Recently, when I discovered I essentially *could* do that, I retired from client work and went whole-hog (or whole shrimp?) on emails.

Think you have to have a huge list or charge huge prices to make it? In one affiliate promotion, I made 6 figures from a 6k list. Up against affiliates with lists 100 times the size, I was number one for sales. All because I kept at it and put story into every email.

My first launch for Inbox Hero, a true "lazy launch," brought in just under $200k. For a (then) $299 product. That's the power of writing great emails with great stories.

You can do that, too! I'm here to show you how.

Tablet and smartphone displaying Talking Shrimp’s “Story Goldmine: 63 Surprising Places To Mine Your Everyday Life For Stories That Sell,” including the cover and sample pages from the resource.

What's Inside

  • 12 places to start, with 63 examples of the kind of story you might tell. (Some are from my own life and emails, many I made up.)
  • BONUS SECTION: Struggle to segue from your stories to a Call to Action? Check out the bonus section telling you how to connect your random stories to a point, to make them meaningful, persuasive, and -- YES -- even lucrative.

DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE 

A final word from Richelle Fredson

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