Category: Letters From Dan

I couldn’t so long ago I joined a site called GoBrevity that offered up biz book review videos. The videos would tell you the main / key concepts in the book then expound on them telling you how to incorporate those into your business. That site has since died. So that being the case I…

That’s a bold claim, isn’t it?  What are the 10 best places to get links to your site?  The problem answering it is I can really only give you the 10 Best Places for YOUR site, not everyone’s. Can you imagine 10 places that both an Astrology Teacher and an Apricot Farmer could stand together…

Have you ever been to a TED event? I very much wish I’d had a bus and could’ve bring you and all my other friends to TEDx Nashville. I won’t say that every speech has been great, but there were a couple that were just fantastic! My favorite, by far, was a speech by Greg…

So, do you have a bunch of domain names you’re not using? Did you buy them because you thought they were cool or in your niche and now need to use them? Well, here are some ideas to get you going: The first idea is to create a directory site. You may have to become…

I just thought of this this morning.  How can you find out who is in your niche, what they’re doing and stay on top of that – without a lot of work? I’ve got three great ways to help you not only master that, but even automate it.

I went to the book signing/book tour Scott Stratten was doing for Unmarketing this week. And then I read a blog post about the best business books ever. And then on top of that I go to a Geek Breakfast every few weeks where everyone seems to be reading new, awesome books. Where does everyone…

So if you don’t have a way to have multi-line conference calls, get yourself a free account at freeconferencing.com. (Well there are dozens, so pick one). Now that you have that done, you’ve got a way to record your phone calls – which is very, very handy. If the local paper wants to interview you…

Testimonials and reviews are worth their weight in gold if you can get them. The hard part is getting them. Customers always say they’d be willing to, but how often do they actually do it? And almost more importantly, are they leaving them in the spots that matter? It used to be nice to hang the written kind on…

I got a great e-mail from a client in the financial industry today. It had nothing to do with finances but is a tremendous example of what you should be doing in your marketing efforts. What made me so excited is that he put this “awesomeness” in his “signature” so that it automatically appears in…