Nicole Dean

Overcoming the Shiny New Object Syndrome

August 3, 2011

Anyone who’s ever tried to create or promote a business online at one time or another suffers from the Shiny New Object Syndrome. In this article, we’ll talk about what that syndrome is, why it’s deadly to your success, and how you can overcome it. But first, here’s a brief video for you: Alright, that [...]

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You’ve Built It, Why Don’t They Come?

June 29, 2011

In the 1989 movie, “Field of Dreams,”  Kevin Costner’s character hears voices telling him, “If you build it, he will come.” Many new bloggers hear the same voices. You think as soon as you get your blog up, your ideal prospect will magically find it, spread the word and, soon, you’ll be a blog superstar. [...]

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Wanted: Remarkable Marketing Blogs

August 27, 2010

Since I’m having a bit of a blogging dry spell, I thought I’d turn the tables around and ask you for your marketing input: What are the best marketing blogs you know about? My youngest child is starting school in two weeks… which means I’m going to have a lot more time in my hands [...]

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Guest Blogging on Steroids

August 6, 2010

Here’s an excerpt from the recent webinar I had with Nicole Dean on “Guest Blogging on Steroids.” In this excerpt, Nicole answers the following questions: How do I get ideas for guest post topics? What’s the right way to write my author’s bio so readers will click through to my blog? What is the optimum [...]

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Seven Weeks to More Blog Traffic

June 29, 2010

Question:  What’s the number one problem of bloggers? Answer:  Getting traffic! If you’re a blogger yourself, you know that it isn’t anything like Kevin Costner’s “Field of Dreams,” where “if you build it, they will come.” Unfortunately with blogging, you could be churning out blog post after blog post, taking hours doing research to come [...]

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