I just watched a promo video for something — I’m not sure exactly what since I closed the browser before it was done — that was simply embarrassing. First, I do not think you have to be *perfect* in your audio and videos. If you flub a little bit, or say “um” a few times, it’s not a huge deal. … Read More
Reaching For Your Dreams
My friend Millard Grubb has posted a new video on YouTube that’s relevant whether you’re aspiring to be an entertainer or an internet marketer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTiLE5XC9o Take a couple minutes to watch it.
Article Marketing Tricks #7: Targeting The Buzz
Here’s the 7th secret to making article marketing pay off for you, I call it Targeting the Buzz. This technique requires you to make regular visits to the forums where your target market hangs out. The problem with that is it can become a real time sink — there are thousands of people who spend so much time interacting in … Read More
A Quick Tip for Teleseminars and Webinars
Everybody involved in ecommerce or internet marketing knows that reusing content is a smart thing to do, and while I pride myself on recycling my material in many different ways, one unique way to do that escaped me until just recently. Before doing a teleseminar about link redirecting for ad tracking purposes, I solicited questions from the people who had … Read More
Disaster Redux
This post is proof I’m not a guru. Because a guru would never make this kind of mistake. And if he or she did, they’d never admit it. But I need someone to share my pain, so here goes… About a week ago I mentioned on my blog that my laptop had to go to the shop — and while … Read More
Why Audio Beats The Pants Off Video
Everybody and their brother is putting video on their sites — one reason is that it’s proven to increase sales. Okay, so there’s obviously a place for video online, but don’t for a MINUTE think you need to shoot video in order to increase your sales, because audio has also been proven to increase sales. But isn’t audio tired and … Read More
Cranking Your Credibility – Audio/Video
I’ve released the audio and video versions of my article, “Article Marketing Tricks #6: Cranking Your Credibility” which are available here: Audio: Cranking Your Credibility Audio http://articlemarketingexplained.com/podcast/ Video: Cranking Your Credibility Video And if you missed the written version and would prefer that, it’s still available online at this link: Cranking Your Credibility Article http://ezinearticles.com/?id=3286659 Most people think article marketing … Read More
Disaster!?
Today my laptop died. That’s my primary computer — my development machine. I do make very frequent backups so I should be able to recover everything when it’s fixed, but I will be almost computerless for the next 6-10 days. The Machaus in Wasilla was kind enough to give me a “loaner” machine so I can check my email and … Read More
Kenny Chesney Is Bumming Me Out
It’s finally above zero F here, a balmy 5 degrees, I’m sitting here working on promotions for Article Architect and listening to Kenny Chesney’s album, “Be As You Are.” And the track, “Somewhere In The Sun” is just whacking me upside the head. I didn’t spend a lot of time in the Caribbean last year, but it was enough that … Read More
The Synergy Strategy – Audio/Video
I’ve released the audio and video versions of my article, “Article Marketing Tricks #5: The Synergy Strategy” which are available here: Audio: The Synergy Strategy Audio Video: The Synergy Strategy Video And if you missed the written version and would prefer that, it’s still available online at this link: The Synergy Strategy Article Most people think article marketing means submitting … Read More