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Why Change To Windows Vista:  Part 1 of 4

Microsoft has published an extensive list of 100 reasons why the Tennessee Mountain Man and you should make the switch to Windows Vista.  Microsoft should have outsourced it’s brain storming of reasons to switch to Vista, but then it may not have received such favorable reviews.  ‘Remote help desk 1′ will take a brief look at their reasoning.

‘Remote helpdesk 1′ has said before, in it’s humble opinion, Microsoft has had no new thoughts since Windows 3 and Windows NT.  To understand the thought process of the online helpdesk…perhaps we will explore the issue one day next week.

Outsourced IT Services having gotten that off the chest one more time, let us peek inside the reasons Microsoft thinks there is no place for those like Martha Stewart and Lyle Waggoner of 1965 Tareyton Ads who had rather fight than switch.

MS#1. “It makes using your PC a breeze.”

So says Microsoft.  The Tennessee Mountain Man says it sure makes the computer slow enough for most to keep up.  Probably preferred by the turtles who had rather fight than switch from DSL.  We’ll give them credit for this, it sure runs more like a breeze than a good head wind which is preferred whether sailing or surfing.

MS#2. “Because all of your music is just a remote control click away”

Most people use remote controls on their TVs, DVDs, etc…not computers with the exception of the online remote computer repair techs who still must use a computer to reach out and perform computer examination and surgery over the internet.  

MS#3. “It’s the safest version of Windows ever”

The Tennessee Mountain Man acknowledges we have all been assaulted by Microsoft, no less, however, by Vista operating systems. Microsoft touts Vista’s “new security tools like Windows Defender, anti-spam and phishing filters, and Parental Controls. Automatic backups, Performance Self-Tuning, and built-in diagnostics”…Really?  Those tools have been available for years!  It may be a good thing that Microsoft found them.  On the other hand they significantly slow down the PC for the turtles.

MS#4. “See your world in a whole new light”

“The breakthrough design of the Windows Aero user interface brings new clarity to your PC experience.”  Sorry the Tennessee Mountain Man can’t see it…not even with his new glasses.  It does, however, require significant computer upgrades which your computer repair shop is sure to love.

MS#5. “It can find your stuff”

Hello!  Ever hear of the built in search option in all windows versions?  Besides, what can one possibly lose in that little plastic box known as a computer that cannot be found unless the hard drive disintegrates?  In which case neither an oline computer repair service nor Microsoft can’t help you anyway.   

Back to the appreciative computer repair shop!

MS#6. “Because you’re always on the run”

Sorry, The Tennessee Mountain Man, even with the assistance of online computer repair services, could find nothing new here either.  It was all available with earlier, faster, less expensive, and less intrusive operating systems.

MS#7. “Because you can freeze time”

Uh!!!!! No!!!!!!! I know Microsoft and Bill Gates think they are God and insist on being worshipped by all geeks, but not since Joshua has anyone accomplished that little trick.  Sorry Mr Copperfield. By the way, do you need an oline computer repair service that can take care of your needs anywhere in the world?  You seem to travel a lot!

MS#8. “Your PC can take care of itself:   Performance Self Tuning, Self-Healing”

Reminds me of the TV Ad where the doc is telling a patient over the phone how to perform surgery on himself. Again your local as well as remote computer repair docs thank you.  The average user who has ever tried to use restore disks or those built in technologies would love to strangle you.  It has cost them a lot of extra dollars trying to repair the repair and unfix the fix.  Microsoft knows how this goes.  They are always releasing fixes to repair their fixes.

MS#9. “Unchain your mobile PC”

“Network and Sharing Center lets you set up a wireless network at home so you can experience the freedom of working from your living room, backyard, or anywhere in your home.”

I’m sorry, maybe I am a little slow, maybe I missed something, but just what can you do here that you can’t do in Windows 95 or NT and subsequent Microsoft operating system versions?

MS#10. “Surf more safely”

#!&%?  Really?  Or does it just allow Microsoft greater intrusion into our business?  It is time Bill Gates learned to mind his own!

And,  Better not miss the last paragraph, i.e. “Some product features are only available in certain editions of Windows Vista and may require advanced or additional hardware”.

MS#11. “Help protect your kids online”

Oh, yes!  Drop your kid off in front of that computer, trust Microsoft and Bill Gates and see how long it takes that child to get approached by an abuser or solicited or get into some kind of trouble.

Parents you brought them into this world.  You take care of and protect them.  The state can’t do it, and Microsoft sure can’t and has little if any incentive too.

MS#12. “Schedule showtime on your time”

The only thing The Tennessee Mountain Man is finding in Microsoft’s top 100 reasons to upgrade to Vista is more costs, slower response, and more of the same issues which have contributed significantly to the destruction of the American family.

MS#13. “Because you need to know who the bad guys are”

Would someone please give Microsoft a mirror?  Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

MS#14. “Make any room a media room”

Scraping the bottom of the barrel now, and still have 86 important reasons to upgrade to Vista to go.  This is nothing more than a little disguised ad for the Xbox 360 and a recommendation to shuffle the kids off to another room and leave them alone to surf the worst of the web unsupervised.

Does Outsourced IT Services really need to go any further?  Oh, not to worry.  The Tennessee Mountain Man will cover  all of the so called reasons to upgrade to Vista.

MS#15. “Because your PC remembers to back up for you”

So has everything including DOS if the owner set it to do so.

MS#16. “Get your new computer up and running in no time”

What is the definition of “no time”.  It is still not a MAC!!!  You don’t just open the box (sorry in this case it is boxes), plug it up, turn it on and go.  No.  No.  Microsoft Computers don’t work like that!

MS#17. “It’s like having your own personal anchorman”

Say What?  What is Microsoft smoking?  What are they watching?  The Naked News?  How dumb do they think we are?

MS#18. “Create your own personal archive:  Scheduled and network backup”

Apparently the author’s head was so smoked, he or she forgot they had just essentially covered this in point 15, just a couple of minutes before.

MS#19. “Watch live TV on your PC”

Don’t know about you, but The Tennessee Mountain Man was doing that on Windows 95 when desk space was a premium and there was no space in the room for a TV and a computer.  Duh!!!!!!!!!!!

MS#20. “Set up your home network in a flash”

Vista does nothing in a flash short of a good power surge!  And, setting up a network appears to be no easier nor more difficult than in any other windows version.  Of course if you want a network in a flash, The Tennessee Mountain Man recommends the Debian derived Linux-based Ubuntu Operating System.  When it installs and boots, the network is done!!!!  Try that, Vista!!

Another warning to not miss Microsoft’s last paragraph here.  It appears they have proudly locked you out of some versions to increase their profits and reduce your options.

MS#21. “Put more playtime in family time”

Does Microsoft really expect that, if we like playing games on the computer, we have not been doing that since DOS and Windows 3 via the internet and LAN when the boss wasn’t watching?  Come on!

MS#22. “See everything you’re working on at a glance”

With a simple click of the mouse, huh?  Well if that is true as in single click (I haven’t tried that one), then it might make Vista almost as fast at that trick as it’s predecessors were with a couple of clicks to do the same thing….impressive? ….really?

MS#23. “Because it’s like a digital candy store”

What more can I say?  We all know about the candy man!!

MS#24. “Because you don’t want to worry about spyware”

Why?  Because as always Microsoft Windows installs trial programs to get you hooked, then requires you to purchase them after a short trial period from Microsoft or their vendors if you wish to keep a functioning program.

The Tennessee Mountain man never worried about such things.  There are too many free superior ways to prevent and cure such infections.

MS#25. “It works with the software, hardware, and services you want”

The Tennessee Mountain Man says:  “Yep, as long as you want what it works with…..and are willing to wait for the rest”.

Sorry……laughing too hard to continue….we will continue tomorrow with “Why Change To Windows Vista:  Part 2″ on both The Tennessee Mountain Man Blog and Remote Helpdesk 1′s Online Computer Repair Service Blog ….. “Why Change To Windows Vista:  Part 1″ is getting too long any way.
tmm

1. A Constant Stream of Fresh Content On Your Blog

How fresh? About 1 new post every 3 days. That is the recommended frequency of new content on your blog. You see this mentioned almost in all popular blogs but strangely only a handful of people do post so often every week. But if you are full time blogger like me, the ideal frequency of number of post is actually one post per day.

If you need help in writing here are some suggestions to help you write faster

- Get articles written at many articles directories

- Outsource your writing to others

- Hire a writer to write for you

- Pay money to your kids to update your blog

2. Maximize Your Blog Reader’s Options To Subscribe To You

There are only three ways you can capture a reader’s subscription, below are the three ways

- Get user to subscribe to your feed like mine here

- Get user’s first name and email address by giving a free gift, as you can see on the right of this post.

- Get user to bookmark your post, by making them press ctrl + d on their keyboard.

You would want to capture as much options available to your readers when they read your post at the end of your post. Ask for blog subscriptions and is a key to building a loyal base of readers on your blog. It took me a really long time to build a pool or loyal readers but with constant marketing you will reach there no time soon.

I did not have much luck with RSS yet as I just started collecting it so I am still building on that. But my free book giveaway has been downloaded by almost 500 over people from this blog since I launched it. in fact, by just adding a picture to my free gift I got an increase of opt-in everyday on my blog. Go try it yourself and you will see the difference.

I also noticed other then traffic coming from those two sources, I have a lots of traffic also from users who bookmark my blog post. Here’s a secret tip I used that will surely get many people to bookmark your post.

Ensure that you have a button they can click to bookmark your post and also post a long video about 20 minutes on your blog post. You will realized when people view your video they chances they will bookmark it and they will come back because they want to continue to view the movie.

3. Give All That You Have

Because every individual have their own individual unique skills, you would want to share all your knowledge and experience you have in a niche you are specialized in. Do make sure you focus only on one niche and try not to talk too much on other topics when you are posting on your blog.

The best advice I can give to anyone posting on blogs is just be honest in your articles and your readers will come back for more content as they read your content.

4. Post Multimedia On Your Blog

Because blogs have advance so much today, you should also have a blend of both words and videos on your blog. Our job as bloggers is not only to provide quality content for our readers but also enlighten them when need to so that your blog will not feel like a death blog.

That’s basically the 4 simple things you can do on your blog today and DO NOT underestimate what I have justed shared here. All you need to do now is just try one or two of these tips and I am very sure you will see some results.

Video is king and it’s here to stay. Did you know that YouTube just vaulted to number 2 on the Alexa hit parade? Yes, it’s true. If you’re an Internet marketer, you need to make a note of this because video isn’t going to go away any time soon and if you want to be in on the craze and make the most out of your marketing efforts, for more details visit to www.outsource-beginners.com you might want to pay attention to some of these cool tips. They will make your videos that much more effective.

The first tip is probably the most important. Make sure the quality of your video is as good as you can make it and still make it manageable to work with. YouTube has limits as to how long your video can be and how large it can be. If you go over 10 minutes, your video will be rejected. Also, if you go over 100 meg, your video will also be rejected. By creating your Camtasia video in FLV format instead of AVI or MOV format, this will greatly reduce the size of the finished video. This is also important if you’re going to upload the video to your own site as bandwidth can get sucked up real fast with large videos.

The second tip is to make sure that your audio source is as clean as possible which means using the best microphones. Camtasia audio has a tendency to be a little scratchy with certain microphones. If you find that your audio quality is less than stellar, you might want to first try recording the audio into Audacity, for more details visit to www.forum-marketing-videos.com which is a free program, and then import it into Camtasia. You will find that the quality will be much better if you do this.

The last tip, which is a really cool one, is to use the callout feature in Camtasia to create URLs that the person watching the video can click on. This is done by creating what is called a Flash hot spot and entering in the URL into the hot spot that you want the person to go to. You can either have the URL open in the same window as the video or a different window. This is great for your Internet marketing efforts because this way, the prospect doesn’t have to write down or remember the URL. He can just go right to the web site from the video itself.

A few weeks ago I was watching my 7 year old Grandson Joel as he was drawing a picture of a strawberry patch.

As he drew, it began to look more and more like a Christmas wreath than a strawberry patch. I told him that it looked pretty good, for more details visit to www.outsource-beginners.com but suggested to him that “maybe you could put a few strawberries here, and here and here” as I pointed to the big white area in the middle of his drawing.

He looked at me in all seriousness and said…

“Grandpa, it doesn’t matter what YOU think, it’s what the artist thinks!”

It was funny at the time, but I have been thinking about this quite a bit. 

You know what? He is right! 

There is a great lesson to be learned here. The lesson applies very well to Internet marketing. Actually it applies well to ANY kind of marketing, it doesn’t necessarily have to be on the internet.

We have a tendancy to come up with an idea that we think is the greatest thing since sliced bread. We’re absolutely convinced that everybody will beat a path to our door to buy our product. We spend lots of money to develop a sales campaign, for more details visit to www.internet-marketing-word.com build a website, buy advertising and so on, and spend a lot of time and effort to draw people to our website, get good search engine positioning, and then more often than not we’re disappointed because very few people buy our products.

Could it be that the marketplace doesn’t care about our opinion? 

Does that hurt your ego? It shouldn’t. It should open your eyes to this very simple, but wildly profound truth.

IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK, IT’S WHAT THE MARKETPLACE THINKS THAT IS IMPORTANT! 

Big companies spend millions of dollars on market research, testing and surveys before they ever spend any money in developing a product or marketing a product. Doesn’t it make sense that before we ever spend a dime on any kind of product development?
website development or whatever that we should spend some time first to find out what people are buying, when do they buy, and how do they buy? 

By doing proper research in advance, you’ll save yourself a lot of wasted time and effort, and you’ll be rewarded many times over by successful, money making websites. Finding profitable “niches” is not a difficult process, but it can make all the difference in the world as to whether or not your website will be a huge success or a dismal failure

As I sit here tonight recalling the events of today, I realized that the old saying, “It’s a dog eat dog world out there,” holds so very true.

I spent the day out with my twin grandsons at a local park. The sky was blue and the weather was great. We had already eaten our picnic lunch, and the day was going along perfectly. Just as I looked up, the most disturbing thing happened! This large pitbull broke loose from its owner and attacked this very small dog, injurying it quite badly.

As if that wasn’t enough, the behavior of these two men were appalling! The owner of the pitbull just stood by and watched his dog rip up this little dog. He didn’t even try to stop it! Meanwhile, the little dogs owner was doing all that he could to separate these dogs. All of a sudden the two men were fighting and yelling some really horrible things at one another. In the end, the small dog and its owner were beaten and badly injured.

I saw the similarities of that event, and starting a new business. It doesn’t matter if the business is a brick and mortar or an online business, just starting out, your like the owner and his little dog. Doing all that you can with limited information, and no one to help you. The larger and more powerful taking advantage just because they can. Being beaten down, humiliated, as well as emotionally and financially injured. With you being the owner and your business being the little dog, I know you’re wondering what can you do to change the situation. The biggest question is,”How do I protect myself and my little dog?”

The answer is simple. First, you need to do some research. Second, you need help and advise from an expert in your field of interest. Third, you need to remember three very important things–(1) You can do this, (2) Never give up, and (3) Knowledge is power.

Research and find the answers to these questions and any others you may have. What is it I want to do? What needs do be done? How do I do it? What can I do to set myself apart from the pack? Do I have the skills necessary for the tasks involved? If I don’t have the skills, where can I find or get them? How much time will be involved? Do I have the time to do it all on my own, or will I require help? How and when should I outsource? When do I need help or advise from an expert?

Finding an expert in your field of interest can be challenging. There are many “Guru’s” out there claiming to be “The Expert!” While, its true many of them have become successful and have made alot of money, they don’t always tell you everything. They have a tendency to leave out some relevant piece to the puzzle. Then you have the scammers. They give you just enough information to get you hooked, take your money, and leave you to figure it out by yourself.

I hope you have found this article to be of some help in your endeavor. I wish you good luck and much success!

With the conception of the personal computer in the early eighties, the business sector has experienced a complex evolution, giving birth to a new breed of entrepreneurs – the home-based workers. Technological advancements in the converging fields of computing, telecoms and the net further added to the explosion and success of doing business from the home.

All of a sudden, there are no more physical boundaries that limit individuals from working out at home.

Furthermore, changes within the business structure due to retrenchment, farming out and business process outsourcing makes telecommuting more active.

A lot more home-based aspiring individuals worldwide are suddenly finding out the immense benefits of running their businesses at homes.

Here are the reasons why individual are becoming more absorbed in working from home:

1. Employment from home gives you unmeasurable freedom from traffic over-crowding, office politics, and best of all no more boss to watch over you. An added inducement is that you can wear anything you desire because you are working from the comforts of your home.

2. A work at home business grants you additional opportunity to save money since you don’t have to commuting to work.

3. Embarking on your own business means you have all the time to set-up your own income-generating opportunities either by merchandising goods or offering services.

4. Conducting a business from your home is more affordable as there is no extra expense of operating and maintaining a separate business location.

5. A home business come with a lot of tax advantages because you can deduct a part of your operating and depreciation expenses on your home as a legitimate business expenses,

6. A home business affords you more quality time for your family. One of the persuasive reasons to set up a home based business is the reality you work your own hours – you are own BOSS! You get to set your own hours you would like to work.

7. Running your own business providing you first-hand experience in different areas of operation: marketing, promoting, sales, strategic planning, business growth and research. You don’t have to cease your present job, as long as the business does not intervene with it.

8. Home businesses are the Modern way to create money making opportunities today. You are able to now use your creative thinking to come up with niche products or services for money making. This is how many of today’s big businesses get started; they were at the right place at the right time with the right business opportunity.

9. Having your own business means you never have to worry about receiving your walking papers from your employer. The onus of worrying about job security vanishes since you are now in business for yourself.

10. It feels good to be in control of your own life and circumstances. Being an entrepreneur is sufficient motive to strive for excellence in his or her business. Confidence and pride is a great inducement, the more successful you get the harder you will want to work in order to achieve your goals.

11. Financial gain is the most conspicuous reason why people start their own business. The corollary gain, however, is the sense of security financial gain bring into your life and the things you enjoy doing.

12. However, if your home based business proves to be a runaway success, retiring early is not a bad idea at all.

These are just many of the compelling reasons why it is advisable to commence on your own business, home based or otherwise. Instead of laboring away on a 9 to 5 job, there are numerous opportunities of earning money and at the same time allow you with freedom and resources to enjoy life with your family and friends.

There are certain topics that the seasoned information marketers take for granted and when communicating with newbies, they tend to forget the advantages they have. Welcome to the third installment of Common Knowledge among Internet Marketers.

When you’re a newbie to internet marketing, you come on full bore with the “I’m gonna make a boatload of money from the web” attitude.

You think you can do it all, make a killing, and be on easy street in, say, six-twelve months.

The best advice?

Slow down and learn the basics.

Here are the last three subjects in this series that you should seriously look at to ensure your online success.

1. Drive traffic:

Learning how to drive traffic to whatever website you are promoting, whether it’s your own, an affiliate product, or AdSense ads, is the most important thing you need to learn.

If you were in college to get a 4 year degree in ‘Successfully Making Money On The Internet’, the subject of marketing would be covered 3 out of the 4 years. It’s that important.

What’s the point of spending all your time creating a fantastic product and website if no one knows it’s there and no one visits or buys it?

That’s like throwing a New Year’s Eve Party in Central Park and not inviting your guests.

Take the time to look at and learn the many ways to drive traffic to your website(s) and product(s).

Some methods are completely free but some can drive you to the poor farm rather quickly. Decide which ones appeal to you and give you the best results while taking up the least of your time.

Here are just a few ways to drive traffic:

Use Pay Per Click (PPC) (can be spendy) Buy ad space in newsletters (not quite as spendy) Have an affiliate program and let them drive traffic for you (cheap) Comment on blogs (free) Comment on forums with your link in your sig (free) Article marketing (free, depending on which you submit to) Participate in giveaways (free, unless you upgrade)

2. Have a mentor.

When you’re a newbie to information marketing, you can, like most, struggle, trying to figure out what to do and how to do it.

One way to speed up the learning curve is to have a mentor. This can simply be another person whom you have gotten to know who also does information marketing that you respect and have been following.

Watch what they do, what they say in their emails and how they say it, how their websites are set up, what business model they follow, etc.

Another option for a mentor is to contact a favorite online marketer and ask them a few questions.

Pick someone who’s emails you have been reading and who you believe is approachable, not someone who is so successful that they won’t have time to talk to you. Perhaps that person has a coaching program that you could invest in.

Many newbie marketers use this particular method and find that their successes come much quicker.

3. Outsource.

It’s not so hard to get things done when you’re first starting out. But what happens if you run into something you don’t know how to do?

Should you spend (waste) countless hours trying to figure it out? Or spend (invest) $25 to have someone set it up for you in 10 minutes?…

So, you want to start an internet marketing business. Here are three things that you need before you begin the process.

Direction:

To succeed with an internet marketing business, or any business for that matter it is imperative that you have clear and concise direction in mind. The first step in putting a business together is a business plan.

Set goals. Where do you want to be in 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, etc.? Commit these goals to paper and use them as a road map to success.

Develop the Right Product:

When creating a product or service you should ensure that it is something that you are passionate about. Do not jump into a niche just because you think it is profitable. Stick with something that you enjoy and are passionate about.

Understand:

If you are considering starting an internet marketing business to “get rich” overnight then you have been watching too many late night infomercials. There is no program or system that will make you an instant success in the internet marketplace.

Developing and operating a successful internet marketing business takes time, patience, and a very strong work ethic. Do not believe those who tell you that you can work part time and earn thousands of dollars per day as soon as you purchase their product.

Choosing the correct keywords is essential to the success of your online marketing campaign, it doesn’t matter whether its Google Ad Words, for more details visit to www.outsource-beginners.com Natural Search or even Article Marketing. A keyword is a describing word or phrase for your product or service. For example you could use the keywords, Internet, Keywords, Marketing, Internet to describe this article.

The internet is an organized place and is adhering to certain standards. You can no longer upload a website and expect people to find it…..no one will find you! Just as an offline business has a Marketing Plan, an online business must have an Internet Marketing Plan. Once you’ve produced traffic to your site, for more details visit to www.mrx-interview.com you have to keep them interested, make the sale, and have them come back again. We are the experts, and are only job is to make your business successful.
Vebmarketing works hand in hand with you to analyze and bring out the qualities unique and special to your business.

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Of instruction this formula is such more complicated than I’ve described here, but effort your website submitted to directories is a enthusiastic artefact to verify whatever of those ever essential links.

I’ve seen costs attendant with a assist same this for as such as $1 per directory, so for a itemize of 300 directories, you haw clear as such as $300. If you countenance into whatever places online that substance this service, you haw wager this for as lowercase as $100 or so for 1000 directories.

I commonly dissect this as a outlay goodness status and also verify into kindness the instance continuance of money when I opt what makes significance as farther as expenses.

I’ve timed most how daylong it takes me to accede to 5 directories and it is correct around 4-5 transactions per directory, so in most 20 minutes, I’ll hit most 4-5 directories done.

If I’m feat for 300 directories, modify at a pace of 10 directories every 20 transactions or most 30 per hour, I’m ease hunting at most 10 hours of my instance for 300 directories.

Take this into consideration, but if you poverty to intend started sight most how daylong this would take, study a directory of directories that lists directories by tender rank. The website I’m conversation most is addurl.nu and crapper be accessed online.

There are individual instances where you’ll be healthy to only do wager on Google or character and become up with a aggregation of directories to itemize to and if or when possible, intend your website traded in directories that are limited to your niche.

If you are attempting to intend a website for “mountain biking” hierarchical in the wager engines, ideally you’ll wager for and encounter “biking” directories or modify elevation biking directories that module unification backwards to your site. This is essential as the wager engines, especially Google move relevancy. The more germane or attendant the pages are that unification to your content, the more continuance those instruction are appointed and the easier it module be to intend your website broad rankings for the wager cost you’re feat for. As such as it strength hit whatever value, I wouldn’t be nearly as convergent on effort my elevation biking website traded in a wood-working directory for example.

Directories are an superior artefact to intend instruction backwards to your place and wherever it makes significance from a time-value-of-money perspective, you should be outsourcing this work. Many honored sources module do this impact for you for inferior than $100. Good phenomenon and go intend those rankings!

My Online Mentor a man called Michael Jones has taught me a lot about Internet Marketing.Michael taught me about the power of video marketing and just how effective online video marketing can be.

Video marketing is the next big thing online.  It is underused by many marketers and fantastically profitable for those that do use it.

Many marketers don’t use video marketing simply because they don’t know how to get started on it.  It isn’t actually that difficult and you will find it remarkably easy when you do use it.

Videos can very easily go viral and you will find yourself getting a lot of traffic from them.  Plus, the search engines love video because it is very popular at the moment.  You can often see a selection of videos in the top five ranking for any search term in Google.

Creating the videos doesn’t have to be difficult.  You can create a live action video using your mobile phone or digital camera, or if you live in the dark ages, a webcam.

Using a tool such as Camtastia or Camstudio you can capture the screen and demonstrate some software or a website.  These are very effective videos because people can see what they are buying or what they need to do.

Promotional videos can be created by Windows Movie Maker, which is installed on most Windows XP and above computers or on a website such as Jing or Animoto.  These websites create some fantastic videos which you can use as adverts.

Your video needs to be concise, to the point and entertaining.  You want your viewers to see your video and be captured and want to know more.

Before you start submitting your video, you need to know which keywords to use as tags.  This means doing some keyword research.  The Google External Keyword Tool will tell you everything you need to know, or you can use your own favorite tool.

You could manually submit your video to various video directories, but this takes a lot of time.  You could outsource it, which will get expensive, or you could use a tool to do it.  Alternatively, you can use the TubeMogul website, which is free to use.

This allows you to submit your video articles to a handful of video directories automatically.  Once you have produced some videos and are established on their site you can increase the number of video directories.

Once the videos are approved (and some sites will turn them down) you can then sit back and watch your videos spread all over the Internet.  They will be picked up by websites and other directories that feed off these main sites, giving you more of an audience.

Set up a Google Alert for your video name and you will be surprised to see how far a single video will get you.  So long as you have put your URL in the description and in the video itself, then you will get a good amount of traffic from this.

Video marketing is emerging as a very powerful and effective method of getting traffic.  It is still underused and one that you can start to use to further boost your sites in the search engines.