Are You Using Video to Spread Your Message?

by | Feb 18, 2011 | Off Topic

Surprisingly, it was only a few years ago when video became popular on the web. A combination of technological factors and cheap bandwidth made it possible for anyone with a digital camcorder to create their own video brand. Some people are making a ton of money on web video sites. But the question is: how can you take their success and somehow translate it to your brand? Here are some ideas.Choose Your Platform YouTube? Vimeo? Justin.tv? Where do you start? YouTube has the highest popularity but also has the most junk. Vimeo is directed towards higher-quality streaming for video buffs. Justin.tv is where people go to create their own web channel that streams content all the time. Decide what site you want to focus on by spending (but not wasting!) time at each of them. Take The Dull, Make it Fun Videos that become popular on the web do so because they are usually funny, unique and/or interesting. They don?t have to be in that order, and they don?t have to be all three. A great example of this is the Blendtec ?Will it Blend?? series where gadgets are taken to the chopper. This guy sells blenders doing this!Screencasts People who are into technology love screencasts. The best part about these videos is that you can get started with this using no money at all. Just download a free trial copy of Camtasia Studio and post some how-tos. This is great for products related to PC software, games or web applications.Create Your Own Show If you own a site that has a following, devise a way to develop your own show. If people come to your site to see the words and pictures that you post, it?s likely they will come around to see video as well. Actually, you may find that your audience is better suited for video depending on your niche. You won?t know until you try experimenting.Stay Consistent Even if you don?t know what you?re doing with video, it?s important to stay consistent, just with any other web-based project. Sure, your first video likely will not be a hit, but those who have ended up being the most successful just kept going. iJustine, now a big YouTube star, began with videos of herself microwaving oatmeal and now has major deals with advertisers selling products because she just kept going.

It?s the Beginning! The most important thing to realize is this: it?s still the beginning for web video - we?re in the early stages of this technology. If you want to try to expand into new markets for your business, it?s not going to hurt trying web video. If anything, you?ll most definitely learn something new in the process.Daniel Cawrey is a freelance writer and blogger. In addition to writing about credit cards, he also has his own blog about Google Chrome and Chrome OS.

Successful Fiverr.com Purchases

by | Feb 9, 2011 | Web Design

It really is possible to obtain good quality work at inexpensive rates to aid in building your brand and online presence. I have been fortunate to discover some quality services on Fiverr.com. I have purchased many products from Fiver.com and here are some of the most successful.One of the most purchased, and most successful purchases, I have made on Fiverr.com is a writing gig. I outsource some of my articles on sites I do not have time to manage such as www.textbookprofessor.com. Cathy Sisson is a former newspaper managing editor and writes well on a wide variety of topics from press releases to articles. Her page on Fiverr.com can be found at http://www.fiverr.com/users/csisson/gigs/write-your-personal-business-event-or-product-related-pressrelease.Another gig that was very successful is voice over work that I had done by Morgan Barnhart, and integrated into an intro video by another gig that is no longer available. She has since struck out on her own and works independently. Her website is located at . The work from both providers was first rate, professional and quickly delivered ? for just $5 per gig.??I have purchased a number of gigs from Fiverr.com and have been very pleased with the results. Another gig I purchased was for a 30-second rant from Sam Cornwell that he did for my website. Sam is very well known on YouTube. One of his videos can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neky5EfOT6c. His Fiverr.com gig is at http://www.fiverr.com/users/samcornwell/gigs/make-a-crude-30-second-video-ranting-and-raving-angrily-about-anything-you-want?ref=glst-g-ttl.
Clearly, you can see the benefits of Fiverr.com and the different ways I have used the site to benefit myself and my brand. It is a cost effective way to obtain the quality services and products needed to promote my brand and online presence across multiple platforms. The work is professional, affordable on any budget, and can be used in a variety of ways for self promotion.

Clickbooth model offers access to premium advertisers

by | Jan 19, 2011 | Web Design

Clickbooth CPC

The Clickbooth platform is recognized as one of the leaders in affiliate marketing, providing increased revenue and access to thousands of top advertisers. Advertisers place ads on carefully screened websites and the advertisements rotate to match relevant content for the website?s audience, resulting in more salesClickbooth is a performance-based online marketing company, offering CPA and CPC solutions. Their CPC network for advertisers provides a cost effective means of advertising on sites that have been carefully screened to prevent click fraud and protect brands. It?s a low-cost solution for advertisers, as they only pay for the targeted channels they choose. It?s a way to promote products and services, and gain feedback on targeted viewers through a range of networks.Advertisers have complete control over their campaigns and select the channels on which their ads are displayed. Ads can be optimized in any way they choose. Advertisers are provided with real time reporting to track results, and ads can be targeted by context, demographics and geographic locations. Clickbooth CPC can be used with large and small niche markets, and images can be added to text ads.Advertisers can also choose to utilize Clickbooth?s CPA model for cost effective advertising. Their CPA model provides a one-stop solution for affiliate marketing. The CPA model generates traffic through a comprehensive inventory of exclusive affiliates. Traffic is targeted to the advertiser?s site and unique users. Advertisers don?t pay for any marketing unless a sale is made.

Clickbooth CPC Free $25 Signup Bonus

CPA offers opportunities for affiliate marketers to generate significant revenues. Marketers have access to millions of ads from top advertisers. Payouts are competitive, generous and guaranteed to be the highest. Payouts are also available for referrals. Marketers have access to premium advertisers comprised of Fortune 500 companies. Marketers earn each time there?s a click on a paid ad. Dedicated account managers are available 24/7.Marketers can also choose to utilize Clickbooth?s CPC model that matches advertisers to site visitors and content. Marketers have access to a continuously expanding ad inventory for increased web traffic and earnings.Clickbooth?s CPC model provides marketers with highly targeted ads, premium advertisers and superior semantic technology. Marketers are paid when visitors click on a paid ad. Advertising is targeted to marketer?s websites and visitors, and they can filter or block ads if they desire. Real time reporting is offered and ads are available for inclusion as plain text or with images. Websites can be monetized with just one click.Clickbooth matches marketers and advertisers to their mutual benefit. Advertisers have access to top sites, while providing marketers with the ability to leverage premium advertisers. The platform is mutually advantageous to all parties involved, and it?s easy for advertisers and marketers to compare products to discover which will best fit their needs.

Affiliate Summit West 2011 Day 3

by | Jan 17, 2011 | Off Topic

Day three at Affiliate Summit West 2011 was a great day. I started off the day with some coffee and decided to hang out with Luke Smith from Motive Interactive. Around 10am the exhibit hall?opened?up. Luke and I stopped by several booths and entered several contests wish us luck winning Ipads. After the exhibit hall I decided to go to the "Are You Buyers Mobile, Yet?" session. In this session they talked about how using services such a appmakr allow pretty much any business can make an app. Also how paypal and other merchants are making it easier for you to make purchases for pretty much anything using your phone to pay for food,clothes,apps etc. I'ts going to change the way we use our phones.
As I was leaving for lunch I ran into Shawn Collins Founder & Owner of Affiliate Summit. If you have never been to any of the Affiliate Summit events you should?defiantly?go to ASE in New York this summer.Nick Throlson & Shawn Collins

Affiliate Summit West 2011 Day 2

by | Jan 14, 2011 | Off Topic

Day 2 started off early I headed to the exhibit hall. I stopped by BlueGlobalMedia booth and shot a quick Q&A with Chris Kay using my Flip Mino. Chris talked about BlueGlobalMedia and how they recently upped the referral program to 7% . He also talked about how they have?exclusive?offers and publishers do really well with?their?in house offers such as?financial?services, "100 Day Loans" is one of the?biggest?financial?offers out there so be sure to sign up with BlueGlobalMedia.I ran into some of the wicked fire guys Ad Hustler,Pappa John to name a few. Then I decided to go to leverage your brand for affiliate success session with Jim Kukral. Then headed to the blogger lounge to meet up with Syed Balkhi and John Chow. The three of us decided to go to the SEO ? Ask the Pros session?with Todd Friesen, Greg Bower, Stephan Spencer. They gave some great tips!
Ask the Pros ASW11 Session

SEO ? Ask the Pros ASW11 Session

  1. Avoid domains with more than two hyphens as Google considers them spammy.
  2. Don?t focus too much on exact match keywords. Google is getting good at detecting gaming of exact match keywords.
  3. Never write any post about how good you are doing in Google.
After the Ask The Pros about SEO session I decided to make my last run of the day through the exhibit hall with John Chow & Syed Balkhi. We stopped by the ShareASale booth and John got a record breaking 750 points playing the ski ball game ShareASale had there.