• Showing Gratitude and Appreciation for Online Entrepreneurs 2008

    December 18, 2008 // No Comments »

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    As the year’s end draws near, I thought I would dedicate a blog post to highlight the online entrpreneurs who have influenced me the most in 2008.  I also wanted to express my sheer appreciation and gratitude for connecting with the following individuals this year.

    The following online entrepreneurs , bloggers and marketers have made a great impact on my business and success this year, and I would love to share who they are with you.

    Go follow these amazing folks on Twitter , and subscribe for their blog feeds (if you’ve not yet done so already).

    • Remarkablogger , Michael Martine, @remarkablogger , blog consultant extraordinaire, is someone I’ve recently had the pleasure to connect and work with.  He’s provided solid feedback on my growth as a blogger and is someone I call a friend.  Michael, thanks for all your advice and for your guidance.  You really helped me narrow my focus as a blogger and helped me with SEO. Congratulations on your upcoming launch of SEO Nomicon.  I’m reading it today!  Michael also suggested the title of my new e-book Mindset Marketing , so many thanks!
    • Web Success Diva , Maria Reyes-McDavia, @websuccessdiva is someone I closely follow because she is always at the top of her game when it comes to Wordpress blogging and social media marketing.  I’ve learned tons simply by reading Maria’s blog and following her Tweets on Twitter.  Maria, thank you for all the valuable information and insights.  I look forward to all you have in store for 2009 and look forward to getting to know you more personally.  You totally rock!
    • Myron Golden , my millionaire mentor, Mr. Golden.  Myron has helped me see the true value in myself and also has helped me develop the mindset of a millionaire.   It was after one of Myron’s Six Figure Business School seminars, this Fall that I got inspired to create my e-book and affiliate program for Mindset Marketing .  I appreciate you for all of your phenomenal training and guidance.  Myron’s not on Twitter yet.  Hey Myron hurry up and join us on Twitter!  You rock, my friend.
    • Cenay Nailor , my good friend, mastermind buddy, and Chief Leveraging Officer @cenay .  Thanks for all the technical assistance, as I learn code myself :-)  You’ve been a lifesaver this year, and I look forward to working with you on our consulting blog in 2009.  Cenay is a super savvy online marketer and software developer.  If you’re an affiliate marketer her I Frame Generator affiliate link cloaker is a must. Cenay, you rock!
    • Andrea Goodsaid , my good friend, Chief Leveraging Officer, and first accountability partner @agoodsaid .  Andrea and I have been friends for some time.   She has helped me tremendously, especially when I was a newbie who didn’t know a thing about blogging.  Andrea inspired one of my earlier blog posts about the importance of accountability partnerships in one’s online business success.  Andrea , thanks for all the talks and keeping me on track.  I look forward to working with you more closely on our consulting blog.
    • Deontee Gordon , my buddy and Chief Leveraging Officer @deontee .  I’m so glad we connected and that we’ll be working more closely in 09 at the blog!  Deontee is a Facebook marketing pro, and I’m really glad we became friends in 2008.  You have one of the most radiant personalities online.  I’m so looking forward to your Facebook 101 product and working with you!
    • Anthony Whyms , my friend and host of Moving Forward Marketing at Blog Talk Radio @anthonywhyms .  Thank you for being such an instrumental part of my e-book launch and for having me on your show.  You provided so much great advice and have helped me a great deal.  Anthony , I look forward to our continued relationship and Joint Venturing on many many other projects.  It has been really fun!
    • Ed Phillips of Teleseminar Nation and Telesemainar Web Folk @EdLovesSumo .  Thanks for the friendship and assistance in promoting Mindset Marketing.  Ed and I have so much in common it’s not even funny.  I look forward to working with you in 2009, Ed.
    • Ray Johnson - New breed Internet marketing and relationship builder extraordinaire @RayJohnson .  It’s been awesome following you and getting to know you.  Congratulations on the launch of Subscriber List Secrets !  I look forward to working with you in 2009.
    • Jonathan Gillardi - Thanks for your powerful testimony on Mindset Marketing @Jgillardi .  I am honored to know that an online newbie helped you see from a different perspective and helped you gain more clarity and focus.  I am so humbled.  I look forward to getting to know you a lot better.  I appreciate you a great deal, my friend.
    • Paul Cooley - Internet Mentor and Blog Talk Radio Show Host @paulcooley .  Thanks for always commenting here on the blog, Paul.  I am excited about your new blog at Possessing your Land and look forward to joining you on your Blog Talk Radio show in two days.  I’m excited to be working with you too.  Gosh, I’ve met some cool folk leaders year! :-)
    • Michael Millman , my copywriting hero @MichaelMillman .  I met Michael, as most of the above people I’m grateful for having connected with on Twitter.  He graciously looked at some email copy for my e-book Mindset Marketing and gave me some phenomenal advice.  I was quite floored he said my copy was very good overall.  Michael, I appreciate you and look forward to learning from you.
    • Levi Wardell, my SEO champion, blogger at Serpable , and frequent blog commenter @trontastic .  It’s awesome to have connected…yes via Twitter and here on the blog.  I look forward to your new SEO e-book!

    There are many many other awesome folks I’ve met online this year by simply being on Twitter and blogging!  I appreciate all of you.  And I really appreciate you as my reader for taking the time to read my blog and participate.

    What’s in Store for Dali Burgado in 2009?

    1) More Blogging

    • Here and at Secrets to Web Success , with my Chief Leveraging Officers and business partners.
    • To cover tutorials on Twitter, Facebook, Copywriting, Joint Venturing, Relationship Building and more!

    2) Video and pod casts (yes I’ll be producing some video for ya - I’ve had technical issues here this past week, so maybe I’ll crank out one or two before the year is out) :-)

    3) More Information Product Launches - Mindset Marketing on steroids next year.  I’m making it into a course, and I’ll be working my tail off to coach others to create their own information products.

    4) Public Speaking -  First here locally in Stafford, VA, but also anywhere and everywhere.

    Who are the people YOU are most grateful for meeting/connecting with in 2008, and what are their Twitter IDs?

    To a phenomenal 2009!

    In appreciation!

    Dali Burgado

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    Success Factors Online

    September 19, 2008 // No Comments »

    What factors determine online success?

    This topic could be an e-book or course.  Today I’m only going to focus on two online success factors.

    1) Invest in Yourself (Whether that require money or time)

    Last weekend I had the privilege of attending a 6 Figure Business School with millionaire business coach, Myron Golden.  After having attended this event, reading, Internet marketing Guru of the Gurus’ Rich Schefren’s, “The Uncertainty Syndrome” e-book, and reading blogging pro Yaro Starak’s latest blog post on business constraints, I realized I had a “constraint” that was affecting where I wanted to be.

    Until recently I had been feeling like I should be more successful.

    Perhaps it’s the “perfectionist” in me.  Or Maybe I get impatient, at times, with the progress I’ve made.

    Whatever it was, that form of thinking was causing me to focus on my obstacles instead of refocusing, looking past the obstacles, and envisioning the end result (my goal).

    This “ah ha” moment really sank in when Dr. Stan Harris, motivational hall of fame and transformational speaker, asked me to come up and break a wooden martial arts board with my bare hand.

    I was the first volunteer and broke that board in half on the first attempt! Oh yeah!  lol  I wish someone had taken a picture.  ;-)

    I noticed the reason I broke it was that I had looked past the block.  It was as if the block had become invisible while I prepared to break through my obstacle (the block).

    So I told myself - that’s the focus I must ALWAYS have in my business (and in life).

    See, we must empower ourselves to look beyond the obstacles that appear along the way.

    If you really stretch your mind and realize - obstacles are a blessing in disguise.  Obstacles are only placed in our path to help us stretch to the level where we can handle greater success.

    If I had not invested money and time in myself this past weekend I might have not stopped to realize how grateful I am, and should always be, about my present place in this journey to “success” online.

    It’s more important to enjoy the journey than to rush our way to the end result - how boring and anticlimactic would it be if we set a huge goal and achieved it right away?

    Most online marketers want instant success.

    Instant traffic.

    Instant results.

    Aside from the computer turning into an ATM machine (and what a nice visual), how enjoyable would it really be if any goal we ever set were achieved instantaneously?  What If everything were just spoon fed to us?  It wouldn’t be worth setting that goal.  We wouldn’t have the milestones to celebrate.

    We all have have to APPRECIATE where we are at the VERY PRESENT and realize how far we’ve all come since we’ve begun our own journey to online success!  Whatever “success” means to us.

    Although, I am no guru YET, I have developed many skill sets and honed others this year.  I’ve grown so much in my business that I decided to become a passionate Internet Marketing Coach, and I am really enjoying my clients’ and my online progress.

    I’ve also developed a nice following online via Twitter, Facebook, Digg and a host of other social networking sites, in a very relatively short amount of time, as well as have Joint Ventured with some cool like-minded folks in other online projects.  It’s been FUN!

    So enjoy the milestones guys.

    2) Realize that Online Success Doesn’t Happen by Yourself - It happens Alongside Others

    We’ve all heard of leveraging our money, our time, but what about leveraging our SKILL SETS?

    We all need the help of others to succeed online.  That’s the beauty of finding an accountability partner, participating in a mastermind group, or finding new people to connect with on the Internet.

    Think of it this way:  Online and Offline business owners get paid because they know WHO to ask for help.

    Don’t be ashamed to ask others for help.

    Recently, I’ve had very new friends offer to help me with a task I was stumped on (streaming video to a membership site) via Twitter and Facebook.  If you are not good at streaming video find someone who knows how.   Develop relationships with others who compliment your skills sets!

    Leverage is earning off the efforts of other people.

    Your Goal, my friend, is to become a CLO (Chief Leveraging Officer).

    Okay…that’s it for today.

    I welcome any comment about your journey online.

    Your partner in online productivity and success,

    Dali Burgado

    P.S. I still have 6 Tickets to Myron’s 6 Figure Business School at an unbeatable price (next one is in Orlando, Florida next month).  Catch me on Twitter to inquire.

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