Michael Campbell has released the latest issue of ‘Internet Marketing Secrets’. The featured article is titled “How to Become a Successful Entrepreneur.” [Newsletter]


Michael Campbell has released the latest issue of:

Internet Marketing Secrets

How to Become a Successful Entrepreneur

A lot of people want the same kind of lifestyle as me and have multiple revenue streams. Well, since I’m not going to write another beginners course, or make step by step affiliate marketing tutorials again, you’ll have to learn what I know from someone else. Only trouble is that I couldn’t find anyone that I’d recommend whole heartedly until now.

So I’m putting my name on the line and saying flat out, that if you want to learn affiliate marketing, niche marketing and all the rest, I’d put my trust behind young up and comers like Adam Short. He has a complete newbie set of training videos called the Niche Quake System.

Now I haven’t had time to look at every single video. But the course was recommended to me by Adrian Ling, my old webmaster, someone I know and trust. He told me, “Yes, I’ve taken a look at it – solid stuff.”

The videos I did watch blew me away. I started taking notes. This isn’t just a course for beginners, it’s a complete business model from niche to profits.

Now, I apologize if this seems a little direct, but I’ve been in the game a very long time. And there are very few places that I can refer beginners to, knowing they’ll get the attention they need to connect the dots and become successful entrepreneurs.

So if you want you have your best shot at getting out of the cubicle and into the land of the entrepreneurs, get this course. Study it. Devour it. And don’t look back.

Get the Full Inside Story Here: http://www.cdzn.com/nq

Technical Explanations in Plain English

Common Craft has a unique way of telling a story. They use paper cut outs to make complex ideas easy to understand. They then take the cut outs and make short, unique videos in a format called Paperworks.

So to the kind people who’ve asked me to do step by step videos – like how to subscribe to RSS etc – there’s already a lot of people doing them. And they’re doing a wonderful job of it.

So if you want to learn the concepts behind podcasting, photo sharing, blogging, social bookmarking, and RSS, go watch the simple, entertaining and informative videos by Common Craft.

Learn: http://www.commoncraft.com/show

Broadcast Yourself Free

Video is tearing up the web right now. Everyone and their puppy has started broadcasting thanks to uStream.tv. All it takes is a web cam and a mic.

Go to uStream.tv and sign up for an account. Click the “broadcast now” button and that’s it. You’re on the air.

Your show will appear in the list on the Ustream home page. Viewers can select it from the hundreds of other shows that are streaming at the same time.

Then there’s the interactive part. Viewers can text chat with you and each other during the show. You can assign moderators, turn censorship on or off, ban spammers, set topics, or turn the chat off completely.

There’s also funky things like inviting a cohost to take part in your show. Doing picture in picture, recording your show, one-click saving to YouTube, and lots of other fun goodies.

If you have a newsletter, you can tell your readers about your show in advance. You can blog about it the day before. And just before you go “on the air” you can Twitter to get the word out.

They give you embed codes so you can make your own custom page. But it also helps if you want to syndicate your show. Meaning that you can paste your embed code on sites (Facebook, Squidoo, etc.) where your friends normally hang out.

Video streaming raises the bar over the YouTubes of the world, because you don’t have to record, transfer, edit and upload. It’s happening live and gets recorded directly to uStream. (Just don’t forget to click the record button.)

Some people leave their camera on all the time and document their whole lives. Bands are recording live rehearsals. Comedians are trying out new material.

There are shows for every taste.

Marketers are starting to use the streaming service for group coaching sessions, lessons and chats with their readerships, because there are no long distance fees like some audio only seminars.

If you record the video, you can reposition the content for other purposes. You can extract the audio using QuickTime Pro and make a podcast out of it. You could get the podcast transcribed into text, and then have fresh content to paste into your web pages, blogs and PDF files.

You could drop links to your podcasts and shows into RSS feeds. They would get repeat exposure through syndication sites and directories like iTunes, which means more clicks and traffic to your sites.

So if you’ve ever wanted to be the star of your own show, UStream.tv makes it possible. And nows the time to get in, before everyone else does.

What did you say your channel was? Twitter me, and let me know when your show is on. Who knows, I may show up and chat. It’ll be fun. Or just come by and watch, that’s ok too.

Get Your Ustream: http://www.ustream.tv

How to Make Your Video Look Like TV

If you’re lucky enough to have Mac running OS X, then here’s a wonderful tool, to help add glitz and glam to your show. (And if you have a MacBook, or MacBook Pro, it already has a webcam built into the lid, so it’s like having a TV studio where ever you go.)

It’s Camtwist, a Freeware app by Steve Green. It’s a virtual camera driver than can be selected like a camera, and used as your recording or streaming source. It can take your basic “talking head” uStream and make it look like a professional TV studio.

Camtwist lets you add things like chroma keys (green screen effects), picture in picture, scrolling text, RSS feeds, bugs (logos), pictures and slide shows into your program. It even lets you show your desktop, or present entire movies into your video stream.

Notice that I said Camtwist is a virtual device driver. That means you can stream ‘any’ video source into sites like uStream or into recording software like QuickTime. And that’s what makes it so powerful.

It literally becomes a broadcast studio, allowing you to switch between multiple cameras and video sources.

CamTwist: http://www.allocinit.com/index.php?title=CamTwist

Go there and click on the ‘documentation’ link. Watch the intro videos there by Benjamin Higgenbotham. They’ll give you an overview and help you get started. Then you’re ready to download the software and have some fun.

Oh, one more thing. Here’s an important tip. You can record 30 second QuickTime videos, queue them up, and have them ready to play during your uStream show.

Why? For several reasons.

1) In case you need a break.

2) You need to ban a spammer in your chat.

3) To monetize the stream with your own commercials.

Get it? If you have a show about dogs, wouldn’t in make sense to play a commercial (with your affiliate link displayed) at the 8, 18 and 28 minute marks?

Remember, once you add Camtwist into the Ustream mix, you have a full TV studio.

Screen Recording for Mac OS X

Another cool tool for Mac OS X is a screen recorder from Vara Software called ScreenFlow. It allows you to capture and edit everything you see on your screen.

Windows users have enjoyed Camtasia and other good screen capture software like for years. Mac users struggled along with Snapz Pro and other tools. We didn’t have anything as cool as Camtasia until Screen Flow came along.

In a nutshell, it makes a great training tool. You simply turn it on and it records everything you do on your screen. Every mouse click, menu and dialog box. Even movies.

The real power comes in the editing stage, after the recording is done. Having the option to move windows around ‘after’ recording just blows me away.

But rather than listen to me ramble about it here, go to their site and see for yourself.

ScreenFlow: http://varasoft.com/products/screenflow/

How to Produce Commercials that Rock

It’s one thing to have all the cool tools like Camtwist, ScreenFlow and UStream, but what do your commercials look like? Shaky camera, poor lighting, scrolling messages like a used car dealer? Sorry kids but this isn’t 2004. That kind of video online just doesn’t cut it any more.

The biggest trouble with video, is keeping the audience engaged. And how do you do that? With production values and tricks of the trade, that television producers have used for years.

You can get some books from the library and learn from photos. And yea, you’ll pick it up eventually. But if you want to produce pro looking video in just 30 days, Web Video University has what you need.

Spend only a couple of minutes on their website and you’ll see what I mean. You CAN produce that level of quality, and it won’t take a two year course at the broadcasting academy, or bust the bank.

Here’s the real kicker… even if your show is just a talking head, or guest interviews, your commercials must rock. You must keep the audience engaged. You want your viewer to get motivated and persuaded to take action. An effective commercial – that matches your content – will do just that.

Create Commercials that Rock: http://www.cdzn.com/wvu

My Video Chat Starts Next Week

One last note before I wrap this one up. I’m starting my own video chat next week. Very basic, down to earth, like a group coaching session. Normally this stuff would go upwards of 300 dollars an hour, so come take advantage of it would you?

I’m thinking maybe twice a week to start. Like around 12 Noon to 1:PM PST every Tuesday and Thursday. (You can twitter me your comments on preferred dates and times if you like.)

What I’d suggest is that you click over to Ustream.tv right now and set up your account. Yes you can watch without joining, but you will need to be logged into your account if you want to join in the chat, and ask questions during the show.

Another idea, is to think about your questions ahead of time. Type them out and edit for clarity. That way, you can just cut n paste instead of trying to type during the chat.

And finally, go set up a Twitter account so I can send you a note just before the show begins. I’m dmcorp over there.

My Tweets: http://twitter.com/dmcorp

Then just before the show starts, I’ll confirm what UStream channel I’m on and how to find me there. (It’ll probably be dmcorp or Internet Marketing Secrets. Go do a search on the Ustream site and you’ll find me.) I hope to hear from you and answer your questions. It should be informative and loads of fun.

See you next week.

Michael Campbell

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