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Online video is going nuts if you hadn’t noticed already! - stats report here.

If you’re selling something or promoting yourself online and you’re not using video, you’re crazy. The number of visitors to video sharing sites is growing at an incredible rate with some focusing only on training and learning. e.g. www.Sclipo.com only allows web training and learning videos.

In addition, if you only upload videos to YouTube you may be missing a lot of potential traffic as well. To read some valuable video research go the video research page on TubeMogul. (new window)

TubeMogul allows you to upload one video, with a title, description and tags, and then publish it to many video sharing sites with one click. Continue reading »

 Managing Comments in Wordpress 2.6: Play in Popup | Download (16)

Comments are a fun way to start a dialogue with your readers.

Create something of value and ask for peoples involvement to refine your ideas. or you can use various plugins to add features to the comments process.

This video training will show you how to setup ,edit and delete comments on your Wordpress website.

This video requires Quicktime for Mac and PC. Download it here.

NOTE: The Author of a particular page or post determines who is sent the Comments email notification. Make sure that the Authors are correct AND that you have a correct email address in Users > My Profile.

 Editing Pages in Wordpress 2.6 - The Basics: Play in Popup | Download (29)

This Screencast will show you how to make simple changes to any current pages you already have on your Wordpress website.

It assumes you have several plugins installed, all of which you will have if you either have a custom site made by us or, plan to purchase the DIY Wordpress kit. Feel free to comment or critique…

This is one of the main reasons that Wordpress has become so flexible and effective as a web platform.

A vibrant community of developers dedicated to improving the platform on just about every level. Continue reading »

I get a lot of emails every day. This is the one marketing email I read every single time. Thats rare on the internet at least for me.

Why? This guy is so cool. And I mean that in the “I don’t need to harp on my opinion” kinda way.

His insights are human, applicable, up to date and very useful.

Step 1: Do yourself a favor and go to this link now and subscribe to his blog.

Click here to go to Seth Godins Blog. Enter your email address at the top left to receive his blog daily.

Step 2: Go to his link and download his free e-book called Unleashing The Idea Virus.

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Step 3: Visit his website for more depth and access to his books and programs. www.sethgodin.com

Step 4: Read it, think about what you learn and dynamically apply it to your situation. This guys bald head is made of gold!

This excellent report will give you 247 great ideas for how to drive more targeted traffic to your website.

The internet represents a virtual flood of information and visitors. However you only want certain people with specific interests to visit your site. This introduces the all important element of targeting and identifying who your audience is.

Supercharge the growth of your sites popularity with this creative, effective list of ideas. Includes live links.

I have found this report to be well worth the $7 and have already used it to great effect.

Read more about 247 Traffic Tips Report Here

There are a lot of web pages out there that are like wet toilet paper thrown at a board. They just see what sticks. Usually its not your visitors.

This short guide will give you my impressions on what makes for a professional, classy website. Continue reading »

 HTML Editor MySpace and Web - Screencast Tutorial: Play in Popup | Download (101)

People ask me quite often, “How do I edit or add links and images to MySpace or Facebook pages?”

So here it is. An accessible way to create links, display inline images and formatted text in MySpace or any page that accepts HTML. Continue reading »

If you have a static website created on Dreamweaver or some other application, there will be a version of your site stored on a computer somewhere. This is your backup. (Tip: burn this onto CD or DVD as well)

If on the other hand you have a Wordpress site or other database driven system, your site is stored online and probably changes frequently. This means that you have no backup! Continue reading »

 iPhoto Screencast - Optimizing images for the web [2:39m]: Play in Popup | Download (145)

Apples iPhoto is a fantastic little program that makes managing your photos, making slide shows and sharing images a real joy. This short screen cast will show you how to optimize your images for the web with this app.

Here are the steps in point form: Continue reading »