Facebook CEO Interviewed On IPO, Lawsuit And More July 23, 2010
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5 Reasons to Take A Break From Your Blog July 21, 2010
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This is a guest post by Harsh Agrawal. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
Approximately three months ago, I had a personal loss in my family. As a result of that loss, I took a much-needed break from blogging. It ended… Continue reading
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When Should I Move to a VPS or a Dedicated Server? June 5, 2010
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This post is part of the Friday Q&A section. If you want to ask a question, just write a comment below.
Joel asks:
Currently I am using a shared hosting account, but I see a lot of talk about VPS hosting and dedicated… Continue reading
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I Have Moved to Hostgator May 10, 2010
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Hopefully you guys haven’t noticed anything (while I was freaking out in the back-end…), but over this weekend I have moved all my websites to a new dedicated server on Hostgator.
Overall the transfer was smooth, and the customer support both on Hostgator and Doreo (my previous host) helped a… Continue reading
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How to Capitalize on a Successful Affiliate Offering April 24, 2010
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This is a guest post from Patrick Jobin. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
Let’s suppose that you’ve worked hard at building a successful blog, and that some of the affiliate offers you’ve been promoting are starting to gain some serious traction… Continue reading
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Yes, It Was Just An April Fools’ Prank April 5, 2010
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Last Thursday I wrote a post announcing that Daily Blog Tips had landed me a television deal. Some of our readers noticed it was an April Fools’ prank, but given the dozens of “Congratulations!” emails I received, I am guessing that many didn’t.
That is why I decided to write… Continue reading
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Basic Mathematics for Internet Advertising March 23, 2010
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I used to do consulting work in the past, and most of my clients had trouble understanding the mathematics behind Internet advertising models. I figured it could be useful to explain some of the basic formulas around.
Calculating The CPM
CPM stands for cost-per-mille. Mille is the latin word for thousand… Continue reading
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Selecting a Video Camera February 27, 2010
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One of the most frequent questions I get is, “What kind of video camera should I buy?”
Of course I can’t tell any one person precisely which camera to buy but I can tell them this.
Video cameras can be broken down
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So Long Bloglines, Hello Google Reader February 25, 2010
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I confess I am a little stubborn when it comes to technology and software choices. If something is working fine, I will stick with it, and making me change to another platform will take a lot of effort.
Bloglines, the RSS reader, is a good example. I started using… Continue reading
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Hustling My Way to 50,000 Subscribers January 21, 2010
Posted by admin in : Blogging , add a commentHustle (verb): to proceed or work rapidly or energetically; to be aggressive, especially in business or other financial dealings.
I consider myself to be a hard worker, but I don’t think I am a hustler. Not yet, at least.
I will be trying to change that this year.
Now the difference between “working hard” and… Continue reading
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Basic Videotaping Techniques-Getting a Variety of Shots December 31, 2009
Posted by admin in : Video , add a commentThe video above is some footage I took, then sped up and narrated, in order to demonstrate the basic process of videotaping an object and getting a huge variety of shots for later editing.
To edit a fast-pace, visually spectacular video you need A LOT of shots to work with. So you have to get creative. … Continue reading
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Promoting A Blog in the Early Days November 12, 2009
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Last week we had a very popular guest post titled 101 Ways to Promote a New Blog. Just to give you an idea it got almost 450 retweets. I figured that promoting a new blog was an interesting topic for most of you guys, and it reminded me of… Continue reading
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Links and Email Forms Inside of Video November 7, 2009
Posted by admin in : Video , add a commentThe latest and greatest thing to happen to online video is the ability to add active links and other interactive features right inside your video. Interactivity also allows you to embed documents like PDFs or Power Points as well as inserting an email “contact us” form.
Here is an example of an interactive video I did… Continue reading
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Making Video: Getting Great Angles November 1, 2009
Posted by admin in : Video , add a commentWhen you listen to people critique a movie director, you often hear them criticize or praise his choice of camera angles.
There’s no doubt that interesting visuals make for an interesting final video. Unique and unusual camera angles are a large part of that.
A reader asked me the other day… Continue reading
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Poll: How Many Hours Per Week Do You Work on Your Blog? October 13, 2009
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If you have been blogging for a while, you probably noticed that it is a time consuming activity. Writing the content alone will take a lot of work. If you want to make your blog popular, though, you will also need to promote the blog, work on the design, interact… Continue reading
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