Author Archives: Shawn Du'Mmett

Module 1 Day 2: Niche Ideas! #tc10

A delay here, currently the course is jumping onto Day 6, but that is the beauty of having this new 30 minute format, there is time to catch up. The Challenge 2010 lesson for Module 1 Day 2 is all about finding Niche ideas, apparently you go downwind of them and creep up quietly, then when the Niche least expects it jump on them and put salt on their tails. No not really, it is much easier than that. Continue reading

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-17

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The Opportunity of Being in a Team on The Challenge #tc10

If you are not in a team then honestly I think you should find one quickly. Even if you have had negative preconceptions from team work in a corporation, you will find this different. At first I thought a team would be a hindrance … but it really isn’t, it makes the experience more real. Continue reading

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Module 1 Day 1: Niche to meet you! #tc10

Now that the preseason material is done then we begin to get into the Challenge properly. An easy lesson today, one that is familiar to veterans and Market Samurai users but some interesting questions and discussions made me change my mistaken concept of the relationship between market, niche and microniche. Continue reading

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One Page One Job and Usability

Usability briefly is the study of how easy it is to complete a particular goal using any device by a person to achieve what they expected. It is a really important area of study for anyone producing content for the web, but extends to how you use a car or even household appliances. Recently I have been hit by Ed Dale’s message of having web pages do just one job for any page and realised I should have known this, so how come I missed it when I studied Usability? Continue reading

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Thought I was an Expert in Failure – But didn’t even get that Right! #tc10

I have been thinking about my own failures in Internet marketing so far have changed my outlook in life.  I gave myself the dubious honour of becoming an expert in failure but do you know what? I didn’t even get … Continue reading

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