About Daniel Marlin
Daniel Marlin is a business and digital marketing consultant. His insights have been mentioned on Forbes, Mashable, Entrepreneur and other large publications. Follow him on Twitter to get all his latest writing.
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Small Business Heroes
6 Things Successful TEDx Speakers Do to Crush Any Speaking Gig
Public speaking takes more effort than most people are willing to put out..
Automation
Automate These 4 Business Tasks Before Going On Vacation
Take a truly paid vacation: Prepare now so you can relax later, knowing your company is making money while you're gone.
Business Mistakes
4 Mistakes Determined Entrepreneurs Never Make Twice
Learn your lesson the first time.
Sleep Habits
4 Ways for Entrepreneurs Who Love Sleeping to Become Morning People
You aren't weak willed and lazy, but you probably are going to bed too late.
Small Business Heroes
How Billion-Dollar Companies Think Differently About Customer Relationships
Every business needs repeat buyers. Look for patterns to help you increase the lifetime value of each customer.
Problem Solving
How to Find Consultants Who Actually Solve Your Business Problems
Pep talks are for sissies. Find someone who understands your issues and can enact real change.
Creativity
4 Ways Creativity Is Killing Your Viable Business Ideas
Perfect is the enemy of good. Your innovative concepts are worthless if you can't implement your vision.
Goal Setting
5 Ways Your Goal-Setting Is Holding You Back
Too many goals is the same as none. Focusing on goals that take you nowhere is just another way of procrastinating.
Problem Solving
27 Quotes to Change How You Think About Problems
Great minds give you the benefit of their experience.
Learning
How the World's Smartest People Learn Things Faster
The surest sign of a genuine mastery of a topic is the ability to explain it simply to someone who knows nothing about it.
Online Marketing
7 Things You Must Do to Grow a Fanatical Following Online
Even with technology at their fingertips, your audience members want to hear real stories and connect in meaningful ways. Give them that, and they'll become loyal followers.
Habits
4 Bad Habits Blocking Your Great Idea From Becoming a Successful Business
That wonderful thrill you experience when you explain your brilliant idea to everybody you know is a weak substitute for accomplishing something.
Decision Making
The Megyn Kelly Guide to Making Tough Decisions
Avoiding temptation, embracing negative reactions, practicing decisiveness and acknowledging her mistakes are just a few of the lessons this veteran newsreader has learned.
Procrastination
How That Procrastination Habit You Developed In College Is Killing Your Success Now
Diligence, self-motivation, momentum and critical reflection are vital skills for every entrepreneur but are treated as optional in the classroom.
entrepreneur stories
How This Ex-Con Started From Nothing to Build a 7-Figure Business
Ten years behind bars was an odyssey of dedication and perseverance, study and faith. Life afterward was just as challenging.