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In the past year, I have moved most of my activities over to WeGrowMedia.com, where I speak to writers about building their brands, and publishers on engaging their communities. Please visit me there! Thanks. -Dan

In the past year, I went from having a corporate job of 10 years, to starting my own business. It’s a fascinating experience, being “out on your own,” although I have found that this isn’t really the case. My days are filled with loads of amazing people. As a business owner, one thing I feel… Continue reading Never Stop Proving Yourself

Registration is now open for my 8 week online course for writers: Build Your Author Platform. If you are a writer who needs to build your brand online, and learn how to engage a community of readers, this course may be for you. Registration is open until Wednesday February 23, and the course begins March… Continue reading Registration Now Open: Build Your Author Platform

I’ve been thinking about 57 things this week. Specifically, the 57 comments left on my Facebook status update of a week ago, announcing the birth of my son. 57 expressions of congratulations. The number itself isn’t really all that important. In fact, there were dozens of other comments on Twitter, my blog, via email, Facebook… Continue reading Social Media Is Not A Business Opportunity; It Is A Human Opportunity.

Last Friday was the first one in five years that I hadn’t sent out a newsletter or posted to my blog. Luckily, there was a good reason: the birth of my son! Owen Blank was born on Thursday morning at 7:25am. Of course, the little fellow is already blogging. Feel free to say hello to… Continue reading We Are The Music Makers…

Image by Lovro67 Regardless of the brand you work for or your role within it, you likely don’t have a lot of resources at the moment. Perhaps you are doing the work of three people, maybe budgets are frozen, perhaps your business is in transition. And yet, you and your colleagues are filled with ideas… Continue reading How to Improve Your Products: The Value of Small Things

There is little doubt that digital media delivers an efficiency that cannot be replicated by its print counterparts. It is simple and instantaneous to find or distribute relevant information on the web, and to then integrate it with other streams of information & data, or manipulate it in fun and useful ways. In considering that… Continue reading Serendipity, and the Future of Media

Increasingly, I am finding myself choosing screens over paper. I still love magazines, I still love books, I still love sticky notes, but today, I thought I would analyze why my life is being filled with more bits, and fewer pages. Digital Ages Better Image by maureen_sill Have you ever saved a magazine because it… Continue reading Why Digital is Better Than Print

It seems that every business, every industry, every individual is predicted to have a hard time in 2009. Analysts and media are one-upping each other with more dire predictions, as "soberness" is the must-have attitude. I can’t make any predictions for 2009, perhaps because I am not smart enough, or perhaps because I am smart… Continue reading A Look Ahead at 2009

Because I am the sentimental type, I figured a look back at 2008 was in order. First off, I just celebrated: My 8th Anniversary at Reed Business Information! It’s been a tremendous ride so far, thanks to all of the weird, cool, creative, and giving folks I get to work with. In 2008, I put… Continue reading A Look Back at 2008