Information Sells

PART 1 Many of us have taken advantage of POD technology to publish our own books. POD – or Print On Demand – shouldn’t be confused with vanity presses. Although POD publishers don’t have the power or resources of a major publishing house, they can be extremely profitable – especially when the publisher and the [...]

Tags: cindy shebley, Ghost Leg Press, Marketing, POD, self publishing

Are you using video yet in your eBay auctions or other online offerings? If not – what’s holding you back? Most people I talk to cite two reasons for not jumping into the video revolution: It’s too expensive It’s too complicated Well – that’s no longer true. The Flip video camcorder has made it super [...]

Tags: camcorder, cindy shebley, flip, OSI Rock Stars, You Tube

Here’s a tip on buying used audio/video equipment on eBay – look for rental businesses cutting back on inventory or A/V stores that are going out of business. They often sell slightly older – but very high quality – accessories in lots of 3 or 5. (I’m talking about screens, carts, stands, etc – not [...]

Tags: audio video equipment, DaLite, Janelle Elms, OSI Rock Stars

The Flip Video camcorder is amazingly easy to use – and it takes pretty good video. For online use, it’s hard to beat. Here’s a short demo that will give you an idea of exactly how effortless it really is. Get the Flash Player to see this content. var params = { ‘allowfullscreen’: ‘true’, ‘allowscriptaccess’: [...]

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Techsmith has released an upgrade to Camtasia 5 with several new features: New callouts shine the spotlight on your content Add background music with a third audio track Deliver screencasts to millions of iPhone and iPod Touch users Customize Flash FLV videos with TechSmith ExpressShow Build a Web menu for your videos with Camtasia Theater [...]

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Here’s a quick tutorial that demonstrates how to use Quick 3D Cover and Photoshop Elements to create eye catching title cards for your You Tube videos. Click on the Play button below to start the video. Get the Flash Player to see this content. var params = { ‘allowfullscreen’: ‘true’, ‘allowscriptaccess’: ‘always’, ‘wmode’: ‘transparent’ }; [...]

Tags: photoshop elements, titles, You Tube