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By Bruno Auger On January 20, 2010
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The easy answer to the question, “just how many video formats are there, anyway”, is a glib: “Probably more than either of us realize!”
However, that’s not exactly helpful to those new to video marketing and video making, so here are 5 YouTube compatible formats – with some clues to the differences between them…
.WMV
“WMV” stands for “Windows Media Format”, and is Microsoft’s standard video file format. It is highly versatile, with its main advantage lying in its video compression abilities, which allows it to function at varying bandwidths. If you use Windows Movie Maker, you can easily output your files as WMV files. (Notice, however, that among all the file types that YouTube accepts, the standard Windows Movie Maker .MSWMM file format is not one of those “on the list”).
.MOV
The MAC version of .WMV. Works best with QuickTime, if you’re going to download and play. You’ll find many .MOV files on YouTube.
MPEG 4 (MP4)
The advantages of the .MP4 file format lies in the way it discards any non-essential information, reducing file size to the minimum.
MP4 format is most often used with PSP’s and iPods.
.3GP
Yes, Virginia – you can upload this popular mobile phone format! But be aware that you can lose quality when transferring .3GP files to YouTube.
.FLV
Adobe Flash format. Flash movies work well on YouTube – but to play .FLV files, you’ll need a Flash Player such as Adobe or Applian installed on your computer. (Run your spyware program after downloading the latest Adobe Flash Player. The last two times I’ve upgraded, I’ve immediately been hit by an Adobe spyware program, according to my anti-virus.)
.MKV
Written in open-format Extensible Binary Meta Language, Matroska is quick to point out it is XML-based, and not a video compression codec. Free to use, it aims to become “the open source alternative to existing containers such as AVI, ASF, MOV, RM, MP4, MPG”.
You will need to be familiar with all these types of video file extensions, in order to make the most of your video marketing – but mercifully, of course, you don’t need to know how to use them all.
Just knowing what they are can make a difference to how you choose your hardware and software.
Bruno
By Bruno Auger On January 9, 2010
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Oh come now: You didn’t really expect an example of the best passive income program unearthed from the depths of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus in Sakkara, surely? Although we can take lots of wonderful lessons from ancient history, online passive income generation is not yet one of them.
But what are forensic digital archaeologists going to say about the subject in the far distant future. (Say, about 5 years from now…) Will they look back, and say “Information product creation turned out to be the most versatile passive income strategy!” – or will they take its other great rival, affiliate marketing, and create holographic brain chip shows about “The Fall of the Super Affiliates”?
Flippancy aside, it’s amazing what razor-sharp vision hindsight can bestow. But for now, all you can do is pick the passive income plan that works the best – and the most naturally – for you.
If one plan isn’t right, don’t be afraid to switch chariots, mid-race. For example, you may start out determined to be a niche blogger, with a small fortune invested in several domains and hosting packages (before somebody finally tells you about reseller sites). But several months and several hundred dollars into your experiment, you suddenly realize… you hate niche blogging. That free Special Report you created as a sign-up bribe to your “1,001 Liverwurst Recipes” blog did so well, you’re thinking of switching your passive income generation to original info products.
That’s perfectly alright. Most top entrepreneurs will tell you they had several “failed” experiments, before they finally hit on the perfect business model.
And don’t worry – all that work you put into learning niche blogging will come back to reward you, when you unearth and re-purpose all that content you wrote, a year or so from now.
By Bruno Auger On January 1, 2010
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One way to keep your passive information products producing like little money machines… Keep them evergreen - that is, always relevant and timely. But it’s easier said than done, when you’re not quite sure which subjects fall into that category.
The easiest place to start is by focusing on the subjects you already know. Then narrow it down to your favorites – and sit down with a notepad.
Make two vertical columns by drawing a line down the page.
Now make your headings. One should be "Things That Can Change" and the other should be something like "Constants".
Now think of your subject and jot a point form listing of these facets into the appropriate columns.
This way, when you’re ready to write your information product, you can be sure to focus on the "Constants" column – and cut out as many of the "Change" column (unless a point is crucial, of course.)
`Evergreen’ Doesn’t Mean `Bland’
But there’s one danger to watch out for, when you take this approach – especially if you’re new, and overzealous about doing things “right”: In your zeal to cut out anything that’s limited by time, don’t cut out so much detail that you leave your product bland.
But you’re not caught between a rock and that proverbial hard place: There’s a powerful alternative to putting in time-relevant detail.
Instead, look for the juicy extra `twist’ – the fact about your subject no one knows yet, or talks about. (TIP: Your local library may be a particularly rich offline source.)
What I’ve described here is such a simple technique – but you’d be surprised how well it works, when it’s time to create reports or eBooks that will remain as fresh as the day you wrote them!
By Bruno Auger On December 21, 2009
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When it comes to passive income opportunities, you’ve already got your plan in place. You’re a new marketer, so you’re go with the most inexpensive option for your product – a digital eBook. You plan to pay Clickbank’s $50 one-time publisher’s fee, and place your product there. Clickbank provides your affiliate program management, as well as your payment processor, so you don’t have to manage either. And you’ve covered the last base by learning how to legally, effectively cloak your hoplink.
Let’s run over your checklist…
Domain name
Minisite
Sales Page
Affiliate banner ads and code
You’ve even paid for a professionally designed header and some graphics. And you’ve already started to publicize your new eBook on social networks and forums.
In fact, you’re all set, and ready to go!
Or Are You?
There is one more question you need to ask yourself:
Have I made the most of every opportunity to squeeze more passive income out of my subject?
Until you’ve considered every option, you’re leaving money behind that could be pouring into your bank account! You could easily upsell at check-out point by offering your eBook as a physical product. Companies like Kunaki can produce your CD or DVD on an “as-ordered” basis, shipped directly to the customer. Your base cost, at time of writing, is $1.75 per CD!
If your actual cost (including shipping) is $1.75, and you offer the CD version at checkout for $10.00 (including shipping), you could maximize your passive income from that one sale point by a profit of $8.25 per CD! (Kunaki can create videos and DVD’s too.)
There’s no good reason to leave unmined sources of income behind at every sale. Find out all the details at Kunaki – and decide if creating a physical upsell product is a viable idea for you.
By Bruno Auger On November 9, 2009
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As a result of the recent downturn in the economy, we are forced to begin a personnel reduction program. Under the new plan, older employees will be asked to take an early retirement, thus permitting the retention of older people who represent our future. Therefor, a program to phase out older personnel by the end of the current fiscal year, via retirement, will be placed into effect immediately
This program will be known as SLAP (Sever Later-Aged Personnel). Employees who are SLAPPED will be given the opportunity to look for jobs outside the company. SLAPPED employees may also request a review of their employment records before actual retirement takes place. This review phase of the program is called SCREW(Survey Of Capabilities of Retired Early Workers). All employees who have been SLAPPED and SCREWED may file an appeal with upper management. This appeal is called SHAFT(Study Higher Authority Following Termination).Under the terms of the view policy may be SLAPPED once SCREWED twice and may be SHAFTED as many times as the company deems appropriate.
If an employee follows the above procedure he/she will be entitled to get HERPES(Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance) or CLAP(Combined Lump-Sum Assistance Payment) unless he/she always has AIDS(Additional Income from Dependents or Spouse). As HERPES and CLAP are considered benefit plans, any employee who has received HERPES or CLAP will no longer be SLAPPED or SCREWED by the company.
Management wishes to assure the younger employee’s who remain on board that the company will continue it’s program of employee development through our Special High Intensity Training(SHIT). We take pride in the amount of SHIT our employees receive. We have give our employees more SHIT than any company in this area. If any employee feels they do not receive enough SHIT on the job, see your immediate supervisor. Your supervisor is specially trained to make sure you receive all the SHIT you can stand.
Once again, thanks for all your ears of service with us.
Found this funny note on a friends Facebook , So decided to share it with you since I couldn’t direct link it
Bruno
By Bruno Auger On September 20, 2009
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With the advancement of Internet, it has opened an array of newer opportunities to us. These days, making money using internet is not an impossible task. If you are new to the world of internet and would like to know how to make money on the internet, you are at the right place. We will be discussing a few ways to make money online.
Make Money by Parking Expired Domains
Building website with full of content can make you money, but parking expired domains can also make you a decent amount of money, yet offering the provision to do much lesser work at your end.
Tons of domain names get expired on a daily basis. You can buy the expired domains to setup it as a parked domain to make money. Or else, you can also buy domains and host parked page there. You must be careful about choosing the domain name (preferably a high targeted keyword), so that your domain can attract tons of traffic.
Make sure that your domain service provider offers you domain parking service. Quite obviously, they will provide you the necessary tools to setup the parking page for your domain. Load your parking page with top keywords and you are ready to attract your visitors to make money online.
Make Money by Designing Wordpress Theme
If you are good at designing and also have a good grasp over php, html and other related stuffs, you can make money on the internet by developing Wordpress theme. Though many free Wordpress themes are available online, but many people want to give a customized look to their theme, even when they opt for a free one. So you can offer your service here and make money on the internet.
Make Money by Doing Research Online
If you know how to make money on the internet, you can find out plenty of ways to do so. There is a latest trend of making money by doing online research. If you have a good marketing skill and know to do market research, you can make decent money by doing research, because people lack researching skills and time too.
Make Money by Offering Your Skill
If you have any specific skill, such as web designing, graphic designing or article writing, you can make money by offering your skill. In fact, the market is quite hot these days and there is an increasing demand for these services. So, if you have specific skills and know to market your skills, you are quite closer to your success.
Make Money Offering Service as Virtual Assistant
Administrative tasks take a lot of time and skills, so almost all business people need support in their administrative duties. These days many people are making money by working as virtual assistant.
The benefit of this type of service is both-ended. If you are offering service as a virtual assistant, you can work from the comfort of your home. On the other hand, your employers do not really need to invest on the tools or setup that you need to manage the administrative tasks.
So what are you waiting for? If you know how to make money on the internet, you can make fortune online, because internet is still a place that is an ocean of opportunities.
Bruno
By Bruno Auger On September 8, 2009
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Who doesn’t want to make money? Probably, there is no one under the sky who doesn’t want to make money. There are virtually different ways to make money, so like anyone you must be interested to discover at least a few of them. In this article, you will be able to find out 3 uncommon but easy ways to make money.
Be a Sperm Donator
Yes, you can make money by donating your sperm. Sounds interesting? But this is one of the most unusual but easy ways to make money, if you don’t mind having your offspring around the world whom you don’t even know. However, it sounds a very easy job at the first place, but it is not in real. Let’s find out why.
You must be healthy without having any infectious or transmittable diseases. Also you must have a very good family history with decent academic background. Obviously, you must agree to sign in a non-disclosure form along with some other legal documents confirming that you don’t have any claim over the children produced from your donated sperms.
So, only about 20-50% of the applicants can successfully pass through the screening tests that occur in sperm donating center. People interested in sperm donation usually visit Cryos International, New York city. Be sure that you have fulfilled all the criteria. If so, it can be really one of the easy ways to make money fast.
Sell out Stuff You Don’t Need Any Longer
When you are at your teen age, you might have bought lots of things that you don’t want to keep with you during your adulthood. Instead of throwing them in your backyard garbage, you can sell them off at eBay and make money from the selling. If you browse through eBay, you will be surprised to see what people are selling and buying from this place. So, now it’s your turn to make some easy cash by selling your unused stuffs at eBay.
Build Online Leads for Businesses
Are you extremely good at marketing? Do you have an enormous power of networking? Do you understand the need of a business? If yes, you can generate leads for different business houses and sell it off against a good price. All you need to work on building up a good database of connection worthy for specific business type.
In fact, selling online leads can be a lucrative option for those who are seeking easy ways to make money. Lead generation is vitally important for any business. So if you are good at making business connection, why don’t you redeem your talent to handsome amount of money?
Here are only 3 easy ways to make money. Obviously, there are plenty more. All you need to analyze your own passion, desire and talent. Once analyzed properly, you will find your own unique way to make money.
By Bruno Auger On May 24, 2009
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Very few people enjoy writing the privacy policy and the terms and conditions of any website, it seems like a thankless task because nobody really likes talking about legal issues unless they’re a lawyer and getting paid by the hour, and very few people will actually bother to read your privacy policy and terms and conditions.
So if nobody is going to read it, then why should you create one? People may not read it, but many will check for the existence of one. People know that many people won’t bother to create one, and so it can be seen as a measure of the professionalism of your site.
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By Bruno Auger On May 15, 2009
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Well its been just little over a month since I last posted on my blog. It seems like forever since I last looked at my blog. I don’t normally wait so long in posting but I have been concentrating on my ffiliate marketing efforts.
I have also noticed that many other bloggers have been doing affiliate marketing too. I can understand that we all need to make some money and blogging becomes second to that. I don’t mind just posting once a week but i will try to make more of and effort to post more in the comming weeks.
Bruno
By Bruno Auger On April 13, 2009
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Internet forum marketing is the form of marketing where you market your business through online discussion groups. First you join a forum and start adding posts to the discussions. You are though not allowed to advertise or market directly through your posts, this is called spamming. After registering as a member of the forum you can create your own signature file.
In this signature file you can hyperlink a keyword phrase back to your website, which when clicked can bring on the traffic to your site.
The following are the five benefits of forum marketing.
1. Always remember when you are posting you are helping out someone. It is a great felling when you are of any help to the other person. If you are a believer of the law of when you give you always receive something then online forum marketing is the place for you.
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