I have been tagged in the Alex Jefferys community to share 25 things about me. Games like this have popped up periodically over the years. I’ve seen the 16 random things, now this one. Funny just like going on a date – “Tell me a couple things about you?”
Just an observation about the number of questions asked:
In person …………. 2 x 2 = 4
Emails and MySpace ……….4 x 4 = 16
Facebook and Blog ……………..5 X 5 = 25
Is the next evolutions “36 things about you” coming soon?
25 things about me with Charlie Chaplin
Tagged by Paul Lear – Please visit his site and learn some great marketing tips. Known cat lover!
Tagging :
Geoff Hadley (geoffreyhadley.com)
Trevor Jones (trevjones.info)
Thomas Bartke (thomasbartke.com)
Robin Clapworthy (robinclapworthy.com)
Rich Martin (marketingwithrich.com)
Alex Jeffreys invited a special guest speaker, Maria Andros – Video Marketing Queen, to our coaching program. YouTube and videos were the topic for the session. I’m going to share with you what I learned and acted upon in this post.
Briefly, why YouTube? Simply, because it is effortless for people to participate and it is easy to watch a video from halfway across the world. YouTube allows access to almost any kind of video imaginable.
From a business point of view you can dominate your niche. With YouTube you can leverage your time with 2 minute videos, it has huge viral potential and it’s free.
Positioning: You can use YouTube to position yourself with long tailed keywords.
Look for keywords with less than 500,000 competing websites
Search for keywords that aren’t as competitive
Create a captivating title
Repeat your keywords in the title, description and tags.
Fill up you entire description with content, keywords and put in your URL
As Alex Jeffreys has stated during the coaching program, “You can get so much wrong … but if you have the correct people around you can get so much right.” Remember, everyone has a compelling story to tell! So, what’s in the video? Maria’s 7 steps video formula tells it all!
Maria Andros – Secret 7 tips
The Welcome: Everyone likes to be welcomed. Smile and be authentic, even if you’re not in front of the camera. People instantly form a first impression. Tip: Pretend you’re talking to your best friend.
Personal Background Story: Share your story; build a background so your viewer can relate to you.
Credibility: Tell your successes by outlining your achievements.
Your Irresistible offer: If it’s a free product, free e-book or what you’re going to teach them at your website or blog.
Paint the Problem: Find out what frustrates your viewers and emphasize the problem.
Provide a Solution: Teach your viewers something.
Call to Action: Invite your viewer to take action. For example: “Post a comment, share the video, subscribe to my YouTube channel, subscribe and visit my blog at www.julienewman.net.”
So, here is my first video, tell me what you’re thinking!
Learning online marketing with you,
~ Julie
Changing Your Mindset Rewire your thoughts
Change your Mindset created after listening to Maria Andros
I have awakened to the fact that I have been distracted easily while surfing the internet. I did not realize how much time was wasted unnecessarily surfing from here to there. Before embarking on Alex Jeffreys course I can remember drifting from site to site. One stop specifically caught my attention with fish of all things. After playing with the fish awhile and looking at the clock afterwards the realization of how quick time zipped past me set in. I have decided to include those fish here as a reminder. These fish or any flashy distraction will not keep me focused on my Online Internet Marketing plans.
Those darn gadgets! Okay, it is time for a new mindset. I have been busy cleaning up my work area. No more shortcuts taking up my desktop screen. Yes, a little over half my screen had shortcuts I never revisited … GONE … Just a sign of a messy mind and no focus! I’m working on my personal, entrepreneur and business goals. I have been doing a brain dump and getting everything on paper. Whew! My mind is cluttered; next task is organizing these thoughts and bringing structure. I have added my personal pledge to the About Julie page; take a look if you haven’t seen it yet!
As Mentor Alex said, “Small actions everyday lead to results.”
