Because you can blog about anything the precise explanation of blogging and what it is, is something that can entirely depend upon who you are talking too. Each day as new web technologies are created, so are new blogs and each one with its own purpose.

Today blogs are used for hundreds of reasons so it is can be hard to explain to a computer illiterate person just what one is. In the world of blogs the writer is known as a blogger. For a lot of years blogs were simply used as a web log, mostly with text based entries a website owner would use to keep a track of a websites progress. They can be used in a similar fashion to the captain’s log on a ship set sail for adventure.

However as the internet grew and more and more people started using the internet the range of bloggers diversified. Some bloggers started using the blog to write about every day events like a diary while others wrote stories or poems as a form of expression. New blogs started appearing using the latest scripts and a whole new use for the simple web log was born.  Webmasters started adding blog plug-ins and a whole range of features and technology to see just how far blogging could be pushed. First came photo blogs where users could post their pictures for friends and family to see, and then came video blogs. Video blogs seem to be the latest craze for those who are not camera shy and most video blogs are very amusing or educational, you can find hundreds of them online.

The interconnectivity between mobile devices and the internet is also leading to a change in blogging as bloggers can blog at anytime. At some of the blogging websites you can even upload video from your phone to your blog for your friends to see.

Many large companies also use blogs as part of their business, blogs can be used to let customers know the latest company news and information or to promote the latest product.

Thanks to the wide range of scripts and free blogging sites such as blogger.com and wordpress.com anyone can get a blog and they are very easy to use, some people also use blogs as a means of generating income. Blogging really is a phenomenon and with the constant changing shape of the future it is hard to say just what the next use for a blog will be.

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Video has been gaining popularity in all aspects of marketing, almost all of the successful marketers online are using video in some form or another. It is being used in many different ways and the possibilities are ever expanding in any type of business. Whether you are selling shoes, dog food, dream vacations, or even a car, videos are being used to market most if not all of these products. We as a society have become used to or expecting to see something visual to relate to. The concept of using videos in any type of marketing has become a necessity in order to sell goods or service.

Video marketing is now being introduced and used instead of the more conventional sales letter. The whole concept of a video sales letter can be incorporated rather easily. From the opening statement, calls to action, features and benefits, to a strong closing statement, hard sale and scarcity tactics can all be used with greater and more effective ease using the power of video marketing. It seems as if a whole new type of marketing has started, and is beginning to take the place of conventional  sales letters. This type of selling can take much less time and resources to develop than writing a lengthy sales letter or even paying some copy writer thousands of dollars to write a killer sales letter for you.

Another form of video marketing is being used to provide quality free content for subscribers.  Video just seems to get stronger as more and more new product launches come out involving video as their prime mode of selling and promoting new products. Building anticipation by showing a new video each day for two or even three weeks prior to a new product being introduced. Video has really become the focal point to a new era of marketing online.

The viral effect of videos can have a phenomenal effect in creating new customers. As other marketers promote a new idea that is soon to be released, it provides content for their customers and all marketers involved profit by just suggesting to check out a simple video.

It is becoming more evident each and every day that if you are not using some type of video in your marketing efforts you are leaving money on the table and your marketing efforts are in the stone ages. With YouTube, Google Video, and all the other video submission sites, the possibilities are endless. With millions of visitors each and every day to each of these sites marketing online has become the “Video Marketing Age”.

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To say Youtube has become popular in recent years would be the understatement of the century. Who would have thought an online collection of audio and video clips would literally revolutionize the way we view the internet? Yes, YouTube remains a symbol of old fashioned creative thinking and entrepreneurial thought at its best. Now, while YouTube provides a great resource for entertainment it is also a fine source for information and promotion as well. In fact, YouTube could provide an excellent method of driving traffic to your blog.

One method of promoting your blog via YouTube would be to upload clips of video related to your blog’s subject matter. For example, if you operate a cooking blog, a fun short clip of you cooking something could be posted on Youtube. This way when people search for “cooking” on YouTube they may discover your clip and then, in turn, discover your blog. How do they discover your blog via the clip? You add your blog’s URL as a graphic to the Youtube clip.

One mistake people make when using video clips to promote a blog address, however, is that they wait until the end of the video clip to bring up the graphic with the blog’s URL. This is a mistake becomes sometimes people don’t make it to the end. Because of this it is much better idea to have a “slag” of the URL written as a signature in at the bottom of the frame so that people know that the video is sponsored by a particular blog if they wish to learn more about the blog to visit the prominently displayed URL.

Now, some people may wonder what they can do if they do not have skills in creating  video?  Another method would be to read the text from a blog entry to a particular moving image or still picture or series of still pictures. Many Youtube clips are audio only and virtually all computers come with a function for recording audio as an MP3 file, It is suggested that the person reading the entry has somewhat of a “radio voice” as delivery is everything in such a promotional attempt. A droning or dull voice will drive people away rather quickly. But, a well read audio clip may drive a ton of traffic to your blog!

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Creating videos to advertise products or services has become one of the biggest industries to hit the web. There are a lot of people out there who just don’t want to read long posts of text and getting your message across in a 2 to 4 minute video works very well on the net. Not only can you explain your product in detail but you can give the consumer visuals of how it works and will help them in life. And the consumer can relax while watching your video and not get sleepy reading through hundreds of written words which could take them more than 2 to 4 minutes to read.

A video blog allows you to insert yourself, nice relaxing or exciting music and  visuals of your product within a short time frame. But this is why your video blog must be spectacular in order to grab the attention of your potential consumer. But sometime to flashy or fast loud music could hurt you. You are looking for a compromise between exciting and captivating your audience.

Video blogging has many advantages over text based blogs, which is why this new form of blogging is exploding all over the world. And now there are many sites that you can submit your video blog to for free and get traffic right to your site & products. And if your viewers get excited with your video they will go to your site. Now at your site they find lots of great information which makes them enthusiastic about spreading the word of mouth to friends, colleagues and again, potential consumers to you.

Although there are some disadvantages to this format it is still worth it but I will tell you about the disadvantages anyway. Creating a video blog site 1. Requires a lot of space and some sites requirements can limit your video and the information you want to show your viewers. 2. It takes longer to submit your video blog to sites (Especially if your on a slow connection) because of the size of the file your uploading. And 3. They can take awhile to load because of the size and could frustrate your viewers who may be on a slow connection. It doesn’t matter whether its a opt-in page or direct connect to the video.

1.I don’t recommend (Now that I have researched it a bit more) that your video be longer than 4 minutes unless your teaching or giving a course on something. 2 Minute videos seem to work very well.

2.Make sure that you put the most important aspects of your service or product in the video to enable the captured attention of your audience. And make sure your visual content (Pictures etc.) are relative and helpful in explaining the product or service.

3.Depending on your subject or niche, make sure the music is relative to what your promoting. I am sure you can figure this out pretty easily.

4.If your including yourself in the video, smile and be very personal with your viewers. Create a relationship with them.

5.And most important, make sure you provide a visual of your link in the video 2-3 times, and that you “voice it out” (

Have you heard the statistics yet that 51% of Google searchers in 2007 were looking for video?

That’s a statistic we simply cannot ignore.  And if you’re an internet marketer, the time is TODAY to start to capitalize on video marketing into YOUR traffic arsenal.

While there are other methods of video marketing which include youtube videos, demos, training videos, and walk-ons, a squeeze page video is what is used to turn a web site visitor into a potential customer.  In other words a LEAD.  Why use video rather than text?  The answer is simple.  Higher conversions which range from 7 to 10 X higher than text and images alone.

What goes into a Squeeze Page Video?

While it might be obvious to some that you’ll need some graphics, a video and an opt-in box, where exactly do you begin when it’s time to start your video?  Answer … the content.

What do you need?  How long should it be?  Should I have a voice over?  All questions that might be going through your mind at this time.

Start with the end goal in mind, which is to add your visitor to your subscriber list.  The first step is to sit down and write your copy.  Ideally your message will be an audio narration.  But for those who are unable to do this, you can still create a compelling video by simply using good visuals, some HOT royalty-free music, and text overlays.

The first thing you’ll be communicating is to identify WHO your target market is.  This is usually in the form of a headline and could even be a question.  You might ask a question to help the viewer  identify whether or not your product or service is  going to relate to them at all.  What are the challenges that your market is faced with?  What problems do they have that your product or service will solve?

Since a squeeze video should only be about two to three minutes long, you’ll be writing about 300 to 400 words.

If you’re already an accomplished copy writer then you’ll find the next steps easy.  Continue to identify problems that your product or service solves - whether or not the viewer even knows that this might be a problem.  It’s important that the viewer is drawn in, and can visualize the “pain-free” result, which of course is YOUR solution.

After a few paragraphs of creating so much pain, it’s time to move on to the benefits.

For this, you’ll be answering the question “what’s in it for them”.  This is not the same as stating the FEATURES of your product or service.

The final element is the close or call to action.  What do they (the visitor to your site) do next?  In all seriousness it’s a step most often missed by video producers.  If you want the visitor to click a button, then clearly tell them that.  If they need to fill in their name or answer a question … gotta do that too.

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Remember to always keep your message simple and on point.  Don’t put too much into your copy, and make relate to the viewer wherever possible.  Keep your “marketing” hat on as you work through these steps and remember that your “video producer” hat will go on next!

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Video is the very best medium for allowing potential business partners to experience you, and you are the real reason potential partners are interested Video is a real difference maker for those who choose to master its potential.

If you repeat the following simple steps and use video marketing to grow your network marketing business, you will generate an endless flow of targeted prospects to you. But it’s got to be done RIGHT.

Here are some simple guidelines for making killer video:

1. People are looking for information - don’t get in front of your camcorder and talk about…my company’s products are the greatest, you will make X amount of money, I work 2 hours a day and travel 6 months a year….Provide information to show you have value.

2. Take the time to produce quality video - You do not need to have Hollywood quality video, but you do want video that is clear and easy to watch. Be conscience of your background. I prefer outdoors if possible. Invest in the best camera you can afford, not over the top, but an upper mid range.

3. Be yourself - allow your personality to be scene and you will attract people to your information. Again, people do business with people they are comfortable with and trust. We can all sense someone trying to be something they are not. You are the asset. You want to attract people to the real you.

4. People are looking for expertise and experience. Show them you are committed to sharing your value. Don’t hold back. Let people know you are the expert by sharing important information. This will leave them wanting to hear more.

5. Add titles to the front of your video and always put contact information on the backend. Potential business partners need to know how to find you.

6. Get comfortable in front of the camera. Make frequent eye contact as if talking to one person. Shoot video every day if possible. Consider doing a series to break up the material and keep the audience wanting more.

7. Get to the point. Do not ramble and talk about the same thing over and over again. Ask questions to create a dialog as if in a friendly conversation. I find it helpful to use a bullet point sheet taped to the front of the camera. Rehearse the information enough to stick to the point, but not enough to make it robotic.

8. End with a call to action and a main point or teaser for next video in the series.

9. Research tags and descriptions from other videos with similar content and use those ideas to create your own. Copy, paste and edit other tags and descriptions. Keep a file of well written descriptions.

The key here guys, is to be yourself and add valuable content. Think about what kind of information you would have interest in. What would you place value on?

Be specific to your niche and target their interest

And start attracting an endless number of leads to you…people highly targeted and interested in what YOU have to offer them.

God Bless.

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Video is a premier sales tool that can be used to increase your website traffic and at the same time build credibility with your potential customers. What video does is, it will help you rank well in search engines and will also increase the quality of your websites usability. Now to do this could be a quite difficult task and also time consuming. Not anymore now it’s easier than ever to do this. Now you can add video to your website for various purposes such as, video sharing, Blogging, marketing and training etc.

With new technology coming into the market adding video to your website could not be easier. There are a few things to consider before we go along and post any video to your websites. The first thing to consider is your client’s internet speed connection. For example in a slow internet connection (dial up), with a 1mb video file will take about 5 minutes to download. Very few people today have that sort of  patients to hang around on your website for 5 minutes waiting for your presentation to completely buffer.

Well there is a solution to having very own video presentation on your website in 3 easy steps.

Step #1 - Make A Video…

Step #2 - Shrink The File Size And Make It Internet Ready…

Step #3 - Generate The HTML And Publish!

Step #1: You can take care of with your video camera or webcam.

Step #2: Open your video (avi, mpeg, wmv) select conversion settings and set the quality of sound and video, then select button style then select the type pf conversion for dial-up or high-speed (the best quality is for high-speed) or you can select convert for manual settings. I select high-speed for the best quality.

Step #3: Save the video file and check the new size (my test file of 5 MB result in a file of only 940 kb) upload your video the VF2 website and publish the video to any website. Now you can also send the video as an email attachment

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Marketing video is a new marketing strategy in online business as it can do both push and pull, i.e. receiving exceptional attention, viewership, and response from consumers (Pull) and marketing for the sale of the product or service (push).

The usage of marketing videos can earn more skyrocket profits for the merchants. Videos have benefits over text and images because in video more than one sense is involved - sight, sound, and emotion. So the consumers are more absorbed with the demonstration and in the process are more likely to be convinced.

Generally the marketing videos are used during the following scenarios:

When it is required for the consumers to see and hear the benefits of the products as they contain motion and sound

When products require demonstration as they are complicated to explain

When some prestigious and high valued product is launched

When the expert endorsements and high valued testimonials are needed to be demonstrated

The videos are marketed in online business in three ways; one way is mailing the videos directly to a target audience. Another way is to send the actual video to interested customers who have requested for it after short free clip of the video. The videos can be marketed as purchase incentive at subsidized or no cost.

Marketing videos can be created with the help of softwares like Windows Movie Maker, Camtasia etc. and this can even be done from professionals who do video editing as a home business.

The steps that must be followed to create and optimize Marketing videos are:

Merchant’s website name must be included in the video

There must be a regular posting of videos with information about the company, industry and investors or regarding the usage of the product to be endorsed

Videos with Customer Testimonials is a must

Training video on the product can be posted

The videos should be uploaded in all the available video search engines and content sites

Blogs and product websites must have the video embedded with the most important keyword or keyword phrase in H1 tag as Heading.

Subtitle of the videos can be created in all important languages and included in the blogs

Contents with keyword, Titles with the brand names and descriptions of the Videos must be included in the webpage where the videos are embedded.

The sitemap of the product websites must have links to all the videos regarding the product and company.

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Some of have might know these video sharing networks and used them as tools to store their personal videos and sharing with friends worldwide for free. But, not many of you thought that these networks have been competing with each other to keep their users through a lot of new features added and incentives offered. Some are paying its members through Google AdSense, the rest are paying up to 5-10$ per 10,000 impressions that your videos are viewed.

 1. Flixya - Share Everything

Started as a video sharing site in July of 2006, Flixya has grown from a dedicated and loyal member base (all through word of mouth) and has quickly evolved into a thriving social media community.

Flixya makes it fun and easy to share videos, photos and blogs. We thought, why stop there? So, we set out to offer a platform that changes the way people think about social networking and goes beyond video sharing.

Flixya.com - A Social Networking Platform that Pays Members 100% Ad Revenue

By offering similar elements of popular social networking sites and combining a monetization method for content producers in one solution, Flixya.com enables any individual who qualifies for Google AdSense a rapid and powerful method to publish and monetize their online content and keep all the revenue.

What makes Flixya different from current social media community?

Flixya is the place to:

Earn 100% ad revenue

Network and make friends

Share or upload videos

Organize a photo gallery

Upload images for free image hosting

Create and write a blog and more

I have joined this network for about one year and earned 5-10$ maximum per day by uploading videos, images and posting my articles and get clicks and impressions from people watching them. I hope to increase that milestone in the coming time.

Flixya has just initiated a new program called UCASH that help you turn links into cash easily. When your Ucash links are clicked on, you make revenue from a redirect that can be an interstitial or top frame type advertisement. The current Revenue Sharing Rate (RSR) is $1 US for every 4000 top banner ad impressions, and $1 US for every 2000 intermission ad impressions. I think it is only suitable for a big site, not my small blog
2. Revver - Video Sharing Network

Revver is the first viral video network that pays. It will connect makers, sharers, and sponsors of internet video in a free and open marketplace that rewards them for doing what they do best. You must be creators or producers of the uploaded videos or at least you have to demonstrate that you are holding the copyright of your uploaded ones, otherwise, your videos will be rejected by review team and never online.

The Revver revenue share percentage is calculated as 40-20-40. That means 40% of video revenue will be yours, 20% is for viewers of your videos and the rest of 40% is for Revver. It is very clear and you need a PayPal account to receive your payment.

When you upload your video to Revver, advertisement and unique tracking technology to it will be attached. It is called “Revverizing.” There are two ways that your video and the associated ad can generate revenue: from impressions/views of the ad (CPM ads), and from clicks on the ad (CPC ads). When a viewer sees a CPM ad associated with your video, you get paid, no click required. When a viewer clicks on a CPC ad associated with your video, you get paid. In both cases, Revver splits the revenue with you 50/50. Please note that not every impression or click will result in revenue, as some advertisers only buy traffic from the US and Canada, and also multiple repeated impressions or clicks from a single user on a single video are scrubbed as duplicates.

If you are using WordPress, there is a plugin available for download that you can install in your blog. This plugin will connect your posts to all videos that you have uploaded to Revver and you will receive more impressions and click, of course more money too.

 3. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself!

YouTube is the most popular video sharing network on the internet now as it has a huge amount of members and videos stored. It has been acquired by Google for about $1 billion dollars in the hope that adsense ads will be distributed through videos in the near future.

As announced last money, Videos ads has been piloted through Youtube videos but still limited to US-based publishers who owned a big video sharing network like Revver, it is now available to all publishers.

Have YouTube paid its publishers? Not really, YouTube only rewarded a few publishers who are creators of some videos that are most favorite for the whole year. Last year, lonelygirl15 and ninja and most of its members are still waiting for Adsense videos open to public soon.

If you are planning to make big cash with YouTube, you can still do that by uploading your videos, get them viewed by as many people as possible and submit them to YouTube Award Channel 2008.

 4. MetaCafe - Video Entertainment Powered by You!

Metacafe is one of the world’s largest video sites, attracting more than 25 million unique viewers each month (comScore Media Metrix). We specialize in short-form original content - from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike. We’re committed to delivering an exceptional entertainment experience, and we do so by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way.  Since 2003 Metacafe has been one of the top independent online video sites, and we’re a leader in the evolution of digital entertainment. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Tel Aviv and New York. Metacafe is privately held and investors include Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Highland Capital Partners.

MetaCafe will pay you once your videos reached 10,000 views and you will receive 5-10$ and 5$ for each next 1,000 views. But, your videos must be family-safe and you mus hold the copyright of those videos too.

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