Using Video to Promote Your Product

I'm fairly new to video.  I've done Webex presentations out the wazoo and even used Gotomeeting on a seeming daily basis, but never video for promotion.  In fact, it took me about 40 minutes to realize that I couldn't use Camtasia to film a full picture video.

Not having a clue on how to kick things off, I decided to use my smartphone.  Overall, the quality wasn't exceptional but Youtube provides a variety of tools to clean up your video in terms of appearance - good enough from my perspective.  Hence, the Blogging Made Simple promotional video was born.

Once I shot the video on my smartphone I was thrilled to discover the ease by which you can upload videos to YouTube.  This was an embedded feature associated with my sharing options.  Once I uploaded my video, I simply accessed my Youtube account and fixed the video's color and other dimensions.  There were also options for creating captions and callouts.  Although I didn't use these features, I image they'd come in handy for instructional type videos or lessons.

If you've been thinking about shooting your own video, give it a try.  It was a lot less challenging than I thought and can give you/your business a new way to tell others about your products or services. Be sure to share your video stores by leaving a comment beneath this post.

Make Money Blogging - Blogging Made Simple

It's finally done. If you want to make money blogging then Blogging Made Simple, the next book in the ".. Made Simple" series is for you.  Now available, Blogging Made Simple shows you how to grow your blog popularity and start making money.  Check out Blogging Made Simple on Amazon.com.

In addition to my previous books covering SEO, PPC, and Article Marketing, I wanted to share all of my secrets for building and managing an award-winning blog.  In this title, co-author Justin Freid and I share more than 10 years of combined blogging experience to help anyone develop a blog that gets results.

If you need help starting your first blog or making money blogging, then be sure to download your own copy of Blogging Made Simple (also available in paperback) from Amazon.com.

I'm really excited about this book.  Not only is it ideal for current bloggers, but it really takes you through a step-by-step process for developing a content rich blog quickly and easily that makes money, generates a large list of followers, and so much more.  Some of the highlights of the book include:

1. How to develop your blog from scratch using WordPress, Tumblr, and Blogger.

2. Optimization strategies to ensure your blog ranks well among search engines.

3. Traffic generation strategies to grow you list of blog followers and subscribers.

4. Secrets for monetizing your blog (while you sleep).

5. Outsourcing strategies for developing content and managing your blog.

Whether you're currently blogging or interested in starting your own blog, check out this guide to elevate the quality of your content, generate followers, or simply attract more income.  These powerful blogging secrets are yours for the taking and will show you how to make money blogging.  Download here.