Embrace Making Videos, it really DOES work! Today’s Make Money Tip

Barbara — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:42:45 +0000

Morning!

As you might know, I used to abhor video. I still much prefer doing my learning from a nifty neato short PDF file or what have you…but I do have to admit, adding video to my skillset has really given me a tremendous boost in my traffic and popularity.

Plain and simple, making videos for YouTube is NOT difficult at all!

Don’t want to appear on camera? Just use Powerpoint and talk over it! That was my very first video – you can see it here.

Once you get over the fact that it’s this bizarre new medium which welcomes anyone and everyone (heck check out a Boston Terrier who pulls her owner in Urban Mushing:

Slowly but surely, you can start to dabble your earlobes into making videos.

I’m living proof – it’s not scary whatsoever once you give yourself permission to try it out!

I’ve been doing video now for, hmmmm, 8 days? Here’s my most elaborate (yes, that was Jaws in my coffee cup):

As you can tell, I’m teaching myself new techniques every day! For example, I just learned yesterday that you can add clickable links in videos! I tested that out yesterday with:

Pretty nifty indeed.

Thus…..take it from me. Give yourself permission to explore video marketing – it really does add a fantastic dimension to your online earning capabilities.

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

ps - if you’re looking for a marketers course for video marketing, I reviewed the below – it’s truly superbly done indeed.

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Smartly Title! Your Video SEO Part 1 – Today’s Make Money Online Tip

Barbara — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:39:44 +0000

Today’s Make Money Online Tip

Do you do video?

If so, do you SEO your video?

I know, I know…SEO VIDEO?

But it’s possible, it’s doable…and it’s something you want to explore. Here’s why.

SEO is no longer about just simple page creation techniques (all together now, DUH! )

And while video by itself is, well, video, there are lots of other things you can do to enhance the probability your video pops up in Google searches, in video searches and more.

This is Part 1 of my SEO Your Video Tutorial, running this week.

Point 1 – Your video is useless if nobody watches on it.

So….make certain you use a catchy headline/title for it!

It’s just like blogging. Which do YOU think would be viewed more?

How to make Rice Crispy Treats
Make Your Children Swoon – Delicious Rice Crispy Treats in Less Than 10 Minutes!

How to write a blog post
Crush Your Competition – How To Craft a Sweet Blog Post That Delivers

Couple of things to remember!

One, make sure to incorporate at least SOME keywords in your catchy title. That’s just common sense.

Need some help with action words? Check out:

The above resources can be used in blog post titles too (witness the title of mine. )