• Dali Burgado Back from Hiatus

    January 17, 2009 // No Comments »

    Happy belated New Years to you!

    I’ve been taken off course by some personal challenges, which I won’t bore you with… Just know that I am all good and well.  I am so ready for all the great things in store for 2009!

    The last month or so I’ve been doing some refocusing on my priorities both personal and business.

    Since last month I’ve:

    • Launched my ebook, "Mindset Marketing "
    • Celebrated my Birthday
    • Enjoyed the Holidays with Family in NYC

    Dali Burgado with Family in NYC

      Here I am in the middle with my niece and sister.

    • Done quite a bit of local marketing and internet consulting (I actually helped a local fitness coach with a mini site and an information product that really turned out excellent for her, and made me feel good too)
    • Took an unintentional hiatus from blogging :-(
    • Went through withdrawal from not being online…

    Wow was it a challenging month.

    This month I am working on organizing and presenting a small business marketing seminar and adding content to my small business internet marketing consulting blog as well as creating a new information product.  More soon!

    This Spring, I’ll be making Mindset Marketing a course.

    Overall, this year I intend to have 4 niche blogs (one of which will be a more spiritual take on success to give you an idea of where I’m going ) and there is a possibility I’ll be moving from Virginia.

    Tons of things in the works.  Simply reconnecting with you really quickly.

    Hope 2009 is looking great for you!  Look forward to hearing how the year is progressing for you!

    More soon.

    I appreciate you.

    Dali Burgado

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    Developing the Online Entrepreneur Mindset

    December 4, 2008 // 1 Comment »

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    While scouring the web today I came across a great post on the mindset of entrepreneurs by Tonya Pruitt .  As an online entrepreneur I completely resonated with the points Tonya makes about developing a successful entrepreneur mindset.

    Having the Mindset of an entrepreneur is a radically different thought process, and it’s what separates successful entrepreneurs from those who aren’t so successful.

    When making the transition from employee to entrepreneur many of us face several obstacles because we are so accustomed to thinking like an employee.

    There are several "employee mindset" belief systems we carry over that help self-sabotage our online marketing success .  I have found at least 6 ways online entrepreneurs unconsciously self-sabotage their success.

    Building upon the concept of the online entrepreneur mindset, the  attributes of successful online entrepreneurs are not instantly developed. Changing certain beliefs about yourself and getting into new habits takes time.  In fact, developing an entrepreneurial mindset is a PROCESS.

    The inspiration I receive from blogging about entrepreneurship and mindset development comes from years of

    • personal growth and development (I have a few of my favorite resources listed under my Amazon favorites to the right)
    • attending dozens of live marketing and personal development seminars
    • purchasing several marketing courses, e-books, video tutorial etc.

    It is BECAUSE of my EXPERIENCES, I’ve developed a strong success mindset.

    As an online entrepreneur, you must continually seek ways to get out of your "comfort zone" and get past those mindset blocks in order to find your productivity groove.

    Sometimes we don’t know what those blocks are until someone points them out.  The cool thing is that once you get your eyes on Mindset Marketing, you will know which mindset blocks might be affecting your productivity in your business.

    it wasn’t until 4 or 5 months ago that I got past my a few big mindset blocks and started taking massive ction.

    See, I used to suffer from analysis paralysis syndrome.  Maybe you’ve heard of that? lol

    I studied the Internet marketing gurus’ marketing processes and web sites; I analyzed web copy, and learned list building strategies.  However, I was totally in the "Internet marketing information overload " phase.  I knew tons about online marketing, but I did nothing with that knowledge.

    I did nothing because I believed I had to be perfect and know EVERYTHING about online marketing before building an online presence .  I felt I needed to be an omniscient guru before going for it.  Tons of Internet marketers get sucked into this mode.  You may be one of them.

    Talk about mindset self-sabotage!

    Many of us have these mental blocks that keep us from being were we deserve to be.

    It wasn’t until I uncovered 6 myths to online entrepreneurship that I started seeing significant gains in my online success.

    Surprisingly enough before I became a blogger, I was more afraid of success than failure.

    Once I stopped feeling that I had to be an omniscient guru before I took action and started shattering my limiting beliefs about entrepreneurship, I finally began getting into my "online productivity groove."

    Mindset Marketing Officially launches on my birthday, Friday, December 12th (woot)!

    Keep reading to stay in the loop (subscribe by email if you haven’t yet).  There are some RIDICULOUS cool bonuses that will help you develop that online entrepreneur mindset!

    Your Partner in Online Marketing Success,

    Dali Burgado

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    Posted in Habits of Entrepreneurs

    Creating Clarity in Blogging

    November 12, 2008 // No Comments »

    Hey All,

    In order to create clarity sometimes it’s necessary to connect with leaders who are where you’d like to be.

    Last Friday I connected with Michael Martine of Remarkablogger for a blogging strategy session.  Michael is a seasoned blogger and blogging consultant.   The blog strategy session was phenomenal to say the least :-)  Michael spent over an hour with me on Skype providing honest critical feedback about this blog you are reading.

    He was super helpful in teaching me some cool SEO techniques as well as in helping me develop a clearer vision for this blog.

    To be honest, when I started this blog, I didn’t do enough keyword research to ensure I had nabbed the best niche and profitable main keywords. I just went with my gut feeling and began to blog about the things I was passionate about.

    Even though I am sometimes on page 2 of Google for one of my main keywords, “online productivity, ” I find that no one is looking for the personal productivity material I have here.  Rather they are looking for internet applications to help save time.  It wouldn’t matter if I were on page 1 of Google because I wouldn’t provide the solution THEY would be looking for.  So, I the lesson here is that I have to define my niche more clearly.

    Michael helped me realize I should narrow my niche even further.

    I could become angry and mope, but I choose to look at it as a moment of clarity.  At least I took action.  I now realize I can give up on that keyword phrase and move on.

    What’s more, you seem to have found me somehow anyway! :-)

    Many of you follow me on Twitter, Facebook, My Blog Log or Blog Catalog.  I have already begun to develop a loyal following in you.  Had I hemmed and hawed about keyword research before beginning this blog I probably wouldn’t even have this blog or connected with you.

    I say that to tell you this…taking any kind of action in your online endeavors will always create clarity.  Imperfect action is better than no action at all.

    It is the way you perceive the outcome of your actions that will determine whether or not you can move on with excitement or disappointment.

    As an online entrepreneur, you must look at every outcome as a learning lesson and move on.

    So, within the next few weeks I’ll be making some good changes to the blog.  My focus will be more on successful mindset development and creative marketing.

    My social media marketing and blogging content will go on another blog.  I am working on with some really neat leaders in social networking and Internet marketing at Secrets to Web Success.  It is also where you will be able to find a range of blogging and social networking consulting services too.

    In addition, I’ll be unveiling a pretty powerful e-book on developing the mindset of a master marketer within the next few days that will be a cornerstone product here at daliburgado.com.  Make sure to check your tweets or your RSS reader for that announcement!

    In the meantime, let me know what else you would like to hear about on this blog. This blog means nothing without your input!

    I appreciate you!

    Dali Burgado

    Posted in Habits of Entrepreneurs, Internet Marketing Productivity