Get your Welcome Video up fast!!!!
By · CommentsI hope your New Year is off to a great start!!!! I told you I would be back to give you some more information for recording a welcome video. Before I get into that, I wanted to talk about a comment I received and expand on it a bit. How brave do you have to be to do a video? Not very brave… trust me on that one! I find that many people are reluctant to record videos because they are afraid. Afraid of what? Afraid they might mess up, afraid they might stumble over their words, and just plain afraid of being in front of the camera. Get over it! You have to come out of your comfort zone to accomplish anything! Here’s the kicker… we are our own worst critics. Your video is probably not as bad as you think it is. Remember: People want to connect and see the person behind the words. Now that’s out of the way… on to better things.
Let’s get ready to record your video. First you’ll need to record it with something… I prefer to use my Flip Video Camcorder. Once your video is recorded, you’ll need to upload it to a host. I like to use Tube Mogul because it uploads it to many different hosts at one time. Keep in mind you’ll need to have a youtube or metacafe account before you can use TubeMogul, but it is a great way to upload your video to 1 or more hosts at a time. Once your video is uploaded get your embed code and you are ready to roll, well almost ready. You’ll need to visit your blog’s back page and and install the flash video plugin. Once this is installed, you are ready to go. All you need to do now is take a text box from your widget page and drag it to where you want to install the video then paste your video embed code into the text box, and your video is almost ready to show the world. All you need to do is one little thing . On your text box where you installed the embed code you’ll need to adjust the height and width of your video, by changing the the numbers which correspond to them. Keep in mind the embed code has four places where the height and width of your video need to be changed. Once you change these, hit save and close on your text box and go to your blog and you should be broadcasting to the world. So what are you waiting on??? Hop to it!!!!
Darren McDuffie
Internet Marketer
” Who says Jocks aren’t Smart”?
Change is Good
By · CommentsThe only thing constant in life is change. I use to resist change but now I invite it in and welcome it to sit down. If you are going to be in Internet Marketing, you’ll need to adapt and change because things move pretty rapidly. I started exploring IM about 2 years ago and wow… have things change drastically since that time! Change is good believe it or not because change represents progression and if you plan on moving forward in IM you’ll need to progress. I have progressed and grown in leaps and bounds in a period of about three months. I knew nothing about blogging and now I have two blogs with various plugins,etc.
Blogging is fun and I am constantly looking for ways to “tweak” my blog and make it better. I happened to stumble upon something I didn’t think about while watching one of Alex Jeffreys’ training sessions. Have you ever thought of recording a welcome video? I did just that for my first blog which you can view Here. I’ll be doing one for Darren McDuffie .com. Look for it! In my next post, I’ll be sharing with you the various plugins and even different sites you can use to upload your videos. Stay tuned!!!!!
Darren McDuffie
Internet Marketer
“Who says Jocks aren’t smart?”
Full Steam Ahead
By · CommentsI haven’t updated the blog in a while… I have been crazy busy! I graduated from Dean Holland’s Starting with Marketing Academy and I didn’t miss a step… I jumped right into Alex Jeffreys’ Marketing with Me. I am learning a great deal about affiliate marketing and Alex is a great teacher. Alex Jeffrey’s is Dean Holland’s mentor, in case you didn’t know it. Alex goes in depth on affiliate marketing and how to build a business. My eyes have been opened to building a business online and what it takes to do this. Alex like Dean goes into believing in yourself but he also touches on planning for the months ahead. I never gave any particular thought to where I wanted to be 3 months or maybe even a year from now. I am now giving it quite a bit of thought and writing down more things to make them “concrete”. I heard an interesting thing on one of Alex’s brainstorming sessions where he tells one of the students to write things down because the subconscious mind has no choice but to see it and make it happen. I can relate to this because it has worked for me in the past. I have written many things down only to see them come true. I am definitely enjoying the ride and continuing to learn more about affiliate marketing and building a successful online business. Thanks Dean and Alex for your guidance!
Darren McDuffie
Internet Marketer
“Who says Jocks aren’t smart?”
Darren on Dean!
By · CommentsHey… I finally did my first video. I would say it was a learning experience (smile). I had quite a bit of fun and I could have filled up a giant blooper reel… trust me on that one! I hope you enjoy my testimonial for Dean Holland’s Starting with Marketing Academy. Leave me some comments!!! I love um!
Darren McDuffie
Internet Marketer
“Who says Jocks aren’t smart?”
Ready to go on video, again?
By · CommentsHey… I think I had a false alarm when I first started posting on my blog. I was a bit premature in my jump to do video! I just finished my last module in Dean Holland’s “Starting with Marketing” and guess what the final module was about? You guessed it video! I was glad I decided to wait as I learned a little bit more about how to use video on my blog. I am not sure how the first video will be, but I am am looking at it through positive optics!
I think on the next post, I will post a video and hopefully you”ll keep visiting the blog when you see what I look like (smile). I have really enjoyed Dean’s class I would recommend it to anyone looking for coaching. Stay tuned for the debut of me in living color on my next post. Keep reading and commenting as it is appreciated!
Darren McDuffie
” Aspiring Internet Marketer”
“Who says Jocks aren’t smart”?
