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  1. DennisD

    Best books on Marketing/Branding?

    MARKETING 
    Give yourself a timeline on "finishing touches" otherwise they'll take weeks and then months and then "It was never the right time, just didn't work out, the stars weren't aligned.". You'll learn more about markting by actually marketing than you will reading. I say that Step 1 is to just do...
  2. DennisD

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    Turbo mode doesn't quite work for documents I guess :-D
  3. DennisD

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    Underrated advice. The bystander effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect People assume other people are going to take action and thus their action isn't needed. People assume because other people haven't already taken action that action is unnecessary. It's uncomfortable but...
  4. DennisD

    What would you tell your 18 or 25 year old self?

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    My advice to myself would be the opposite. "Stop reading business and personal development books and start reading fiction." Or at the very least - "stop reading personal development and start reading biographies." When I was younger I read way too much of what I now realize is trash. A...
  5. DennisD

    Resources needed: Donor psychology for high end fundraising

    MARKETING 
    So here I am with another update just over a year later. Happy new year. We've got a major event under our belts. I don't think it's for us. It'll be something we continue here and there, but I don't think it's something that will be a major pillar for us for at least a few years. We just had...
  6. DennisD

    What improved your life so much that you wish you did it sooner?

    GOLD! HOT! 
    My intrpretation of it in a very dumbed down way is this: With dedicated practice, clearing your head gets easier (like all things we practice). You might calll this 'composure'. You are better able to limit thoughts, emotions, and impulses. This is an underestimated ability. You also gain the...
  7. DennisD

    What improved your life so much that you wish you did it sooner?

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Raised my prices. Just 4 years ago my prices were a third of what they are now. My work was also a third as good. When I raised my prices I was able to justify spending the time to really doing next level shit. Just really amazing grade A homerun after homerun... because I wasn't sitting there...
  8. DennisD

    What improved your life so much that you wish you did it sooner?

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Was the catalyst for this change one arrived at through morality alone or was there also a medical benefit that made the decision easier? I don't want to get too personal if you're not looking to go there. My body is encouraging a dietary change right now and I'm just curious as to how other...
  9. DennisD

    Resources needed: Donor psychology for high end fundraising

    MARKETING 
    I'm not willing to share that at this time.
  10. DennisD

    Resources needed: Donor psychology for high end fundraising

    MARKETING 
    Hey. Half a year later, but because of this we're dipping our toes into events. We're charging for tickets and we got a celebrity involved and selling VIP meet-and-greet packages and stuff. Aiming for 5k-10k attendees with some opportunities throughout to raise more throughout the night. It's...
  11. DennisD

    Resources needed: Donor psychology for high end fundraising

    MARKETING 
    We've been doing that up until this point. On a functional level it's working - we're making money for our clients. Yet I know there are fundamentals I'm missing and it's driving me crazy. It's like when I first learned guitar. When I started I could make enjoyable music using what I learned...
  12. DennisD

    Resources needed: Donor psychology for high end fundraising

    MARKETING 
    Right now I'm working as creative director with a few nonprofits that rely on donations. We haven't cracked 8 figures in donations yet but I think next year is the year for that. Although we're seeing success I still feel like I'm just a kid fumbling around around in the dark. I'm applying...
  13. DennisD

    Do you think freelancing in SEO, SEM, Facebook Ads or Bookkeeping would be a better option?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Me and @Twiizlar must have some lines crossed. In response to: Later: We're saying the same thing. No SEO expert can ensure customers walk through the door. The O stands for Optimization. The best an SEO expert can to is optimize. Client education in the SEO arena is an uphill battle a...
  14. DennisD

    Do you think freelancing in SEO, SEM, Facebook Ads or Bookkeeping would be a better option?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    As an SEO specialist, how do you ACTUALLY guarantee X number of views / customers?
  15. DennisD

    Do you think freelancing in SEO, SEM, Facebook Ads or Bookkeeping would be a better option?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    The only way an SEO expert can promise results is if they are a content creator as well. As a result the SEO world is filled with snake-oil salesmen . It makes client relations an uphill battle. Paid Ads or Bookkeeping are certainly the way to go. Bookkeeping I'd put at #1... because there's...
  16. DennisD

    direct links to products or landing pages in ecommerce?

    MARKETING 
    Why can't you show a bigger image and relevant text on your product page?
  17. DennisD

    How a Stable Boy Built a Business Bigger Than McDonalds

    In 1909 a farm boy got a job shoveling animal poop at a local ice shop. Back then ice boxes needed ice delivered, and somebody needed to clean up after the animals that pulled the wagons. This boy would grow that company to have more location than Holiday Inn, Walmart, Dunkin Donuts, and...
  18. DennisD

    AMA: Sold Everything - Moved to Bali

    EXECUTION HOT! 
    I'm back in the US! Finally! The last few weeks were crazy. Having overstayed my visa (for a criminally LONG time) I had a run-in with immigration. Detained, interrogated, investigated, and deported. Can't say I'm proud of the experience, but I can say that I'm happy to finally be surrounded...
  19. DennisD

    Time Mgmt: Opportunity Cost Of Gym Membership

    RANT 
    This is a BS problem and I hope it's just a thought experiment. Opportunity cost doesn't work like that. It only applies if you would have ~realistically~ spent that exact same 6 minutes making money at the suggested rate, and there was absolutely NO WAY to schedule/consolidate your time in a...
  20. DennisD

    Community Forums

    EXECUTION 
    I designed and launched a community forum for a medical client. It was to be used by their group of 20,000 nurses. The community was already active on Facebook and it was my job to design the incentives to get them on the forum instead. We did it in Joomla but I don't know the specifics. I just...
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