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Social Marketing Directory
2009 and Beyond...
I normally sell this Social Marketing Directory for $37 but I am more than happy to provide it to you as one of your bonuses as an Optimized Marketing Strategies Member.
The following is a resource guide to social networks, social bookmarking sites, and social video-sharing networks!
In this guide, you will find a list of literally hundreds of social sites that you can ultimately use to make more sales.
I will leave it up to your imagination on how to best use this information, but near the end of this report, there are a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing!
We will also be talking about ways to use the information on our tele-seminar, trainings, and coaching calls.
In addition to this report, I have arranged for a handy Excel spreadsheet handguide with all of the resources listed in three different sheets (one main file, three sheets!) for your convenience.
Download handguide here
I wish you the best in your internet marketing career and with using these sites…
You DO plan on using this information and not just let it sit on your hard drive, right?!
Social Networks
Social Networks, like Myspace, Squidoo, etc…are a great way to get your ideas and products in front of a lot of eyeballs.
Most (if not all) of these places allow you to create a “profile” that people will see. Inside that profile, you can (carefully) direct your traffic to either you main sites or directly to your products.
I would suggest that you interact with the networks and gently push your traffic to your main sites/products.
Otherwise, you will get a reputation as a spammer and your profile deleted. So, be careful!!
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Social Networking Sites
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Google PR
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Alexa
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564
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615
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620
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632
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1,067
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1,080
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1,264
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1,357
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1,400
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1,511
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1,793
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1,911
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7
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1,975
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2,323
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2,773
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2,885
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6
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3,284
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3,884
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4,006
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7
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4,178
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3
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4,211
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4,211
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4
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4,429
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0
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4,665
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5
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4,776
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5,435
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5,636
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6,093
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5
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7,527
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4
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8,571
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6
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9,276
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3
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9,358
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9,379
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3
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9,782
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6
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10,224
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10,446
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3
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12,752
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6
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13,243
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7
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14,929
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15,322
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16,248
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18,835
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19,035
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21,925
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23,114
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25,996
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27,346
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30,017
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31,343
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46,510
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51,302
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56,148
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57,077
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65,893
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75,910
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87,146
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90,363
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90,743
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117,921
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123,116
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124,452
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133,295
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161,472
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180,141
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298,657
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328,262
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371,872
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694,251
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Social Bookmarking
Social bookmarking sites are a little different.
Some allow you to create a profile, while others will make you create an account so that you can just post links.
But once again, do not bombard these sites with link after link (or story after story)!
I don’t know if you know this or not, but I have read that search engines (especially Google) do not like to see a site go from nonexistent to thousands of visitors a day – overnight. It’s not all that natural or normal!
So, use a modest approach and do it over time. Spread your love over time ;-)
I suggest that you keep some kind of promotion journal (in a spreadsheet) so that you can keep track of each of your sites/products and what avenues you use to help create traffic.
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Social Bookmarking Sites
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Google PR
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Alexa
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861
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2,049
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3,284
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4,179
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4,852
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5,071
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6,875
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7,066
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8,153
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8,506
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10,216
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10,224
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10,446
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13,077
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http://www.stylehive.com
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5
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14,062
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14,448
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6
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14,621
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14,929
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15,334
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6
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15,486
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6
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16,328
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6
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17,483
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5
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18,063
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6
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18,542
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6
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19,913
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6
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20,036
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8
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24,035
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6
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26,359
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6
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28,551
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6
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28,679
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6
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28,854
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4
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29,996
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7
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31,764
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5
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32,096
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6
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32,143
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6
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32,608
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5
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33,992
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7
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37,043
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6
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38,080
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6
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40,325
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7
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42,690
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7
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43,416
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7
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44,008
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44,542
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45,914
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46,862
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7
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48,083
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50,838
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51,636
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52,124
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52,467
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53,642
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57,816
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58,515
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5
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58,629
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5
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59,264
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7
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59,735
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59,735
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60,704
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4
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67,799
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68,810
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4
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70,420
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71,022
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82,517
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84,174
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86,989
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99,132
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102,467
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102,786
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104,531
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104,757
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107,019
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107,787
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107,919
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4
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111,942
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117,882
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4
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119,466
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4
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120,241
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4
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120,241
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4
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121,240
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4
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121,787
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6
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126,289
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130,419
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7
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139,913
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147,791
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153,994
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5
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154,589
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4
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161,631
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6
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183,175
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3
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186,557
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188,099
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195,310
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6
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197,988
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5
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206,332
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5
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209,357
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5
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212,421
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4
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243,925
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5
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244,560
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5
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270,344
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0
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273,975
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6
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292,911
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5
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294,608
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5
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298,538
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5
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302,599
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4
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304,278
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4
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324,449
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4
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342,096
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5
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370,925
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4
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375,411
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4
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378,369
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2
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391,193
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4
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404,019
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4
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412,265
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3
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419,904
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4
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428,727
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3
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452,735
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4
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454,097
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5
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455,733
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3
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497,794
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6
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516,754
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4
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523,206
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3
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540,229
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3
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602,582
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5
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671,434
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0
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675,383
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6
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789,323
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6
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818,185
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5
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877,650
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6
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930,264
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2
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940,884
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6
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964,600
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4
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1,028,271
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5
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1,425,518
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6
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1,470,607
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4
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1,490,036
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5
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1,659,422
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4
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2,141,471
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0
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4,011,082
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Social Video-Sharing
Unless you have been really blind to trends, you should know that videos are HOT, HOT, HOT!!! The best thing since sliced bread, baby!
But I digress…
Seriously, more and more people are not only watching videos for their information, but more marketers are starting to use them as well to get their messages to the end user…and if you are not using them, well, then you are missing a great opportunity to capitalize on this growing market.
Ask us about our video training.
The only answer is YES! ;-)
“But, I don’t know how to create a video!”
Oh, come on…I have a solution for you…and it’s free!
Basically, you can create a video using screen capture tools – from capturing you surfing websites, to making a video screen capture of you going through a PowerPoint presentation (relax, I have a freebie for that as well!), to a video screen capture of you using Notepad!
And really, it is not all that complicated.
What you will need is a video screen capture program, a cheap microphone, and if you want to create videos of PowerPoint / Word / Notepad presentations, you will need those programs as well (fear not, I have a free option for those as well!)
Video Screen Capture Programs:
Camtasia is not Free....
Camtasia at $300 is without question, one of the best screen capture utilities available – but it is also $300! If you can afford it, I would highly suggest you get it. But it is not necessary 
BECAUSE …
CamStudio Pro is VERY, VERY cheap for what it does! As of this writing (6/5/2009) it is only $29.95!!
If you can not afford Camtaisa... then this is your soloution, in fact, I used it for a couple of years before I bought Camtasia and it did most of what I needed to do.
It is also based on the original Camstudio, but has been greatly improved … by a programming nut, Dave Guindon. Dave has created a very cool alternative to Camtasia and has priced it so that just about anyone can afford it!
You can check Camtasia Pro out right here
Please, you owe it to yourself to at least look at it. I think you will be VERY impressed with what it can do!
If you can't even afford the price of Camstudio Pro, then here are some free alternatives which will do the job, but I highly recommend either Camtasia or CamStudio Pro
You have a great free option is called The Jing Project. The Jing Project is actually made by the creators of Camtasia, but is free and is super easy to use!!!
Check it out at: http://www.jingproject.com
Then there is a free version of Camtasia available for download. Camtasia was actually created from a program called Cam Studio....which is free. Dave's Cam Studio Pro was developed from Cam Studio.
What is it?
CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)
Here are just a few ways you can use this software:
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You can use it to create demonstration videos for any software program
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Or how about creating a set of videos answering your most frequently asked questions?
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You can create video tutorials for school or college class
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You can use it to record a recurring problem with your computer so you can show technical support people
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You can use it to create video-based information products you can sell
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You can even use it to record new tricks and techniques you discover on your favourite software program, before you forget them
Don't like the sound of your voice? No problem.
CamStudio can also add high-quality, anti-aliased (no jagged edges) screen captions to your recordings in seconds and with the unique Video Annotation feature you can even personalise your videos by including a webcam movie of yourself "picture-in-picture" over your desktop.
And if all that wasn't enough, CamStudio also comes with its own Lossless Codec that produces crystal clear results with a much smaller filesize compared with other more popular codecs, like Microsoft Video 1.
You have total control over the output of your video: you can choose to use custom cursors, to record the whole screen or just a section of it and can reduce or increase the quality of the recording depending on if you want smaller videos (for emailing to people, for instance) or you can have "best quality" ones for burning onto CD/DVD.
But all of these features would be worthless if CamStudio wasn't easy to use ... fortunately that's not the case. CamStudio can be learned in a matter of minutes and comes with a comprehensive built-in helpfile, so if you do manage to get stuck, you can simply hit "Help" and get the answers you need.
So where can I get it and how much does it cost?
You can download and use it completely free - yep - completely 100% free for your personal and commercial projects as CamStudio and the Codec are released under the GPL (for more details on this license, click here.)
There are no royalties or any monies to pay - although if you do use it for a commercial product, I wouldn't say no to a copy of whatever you produce 
Download Links
CamStudio: CamStudio20.exe
Lossless Codec: New CamStudioCodec1.4.zip | CamStudioCodec14.exe
Support Forum: http://camstudio.org/forum
To manually install the codec, download the zipfile version, extract the contents to a folder, right click the camcodec.inf file and select Install.
If you don't have a lot of experience or just plain can't be bothered with all that mucking around [grin], download the EXE version and double click it to begin the install process.
Here is the project page on SourceForge where you can download the files if the above links don't work:
CamStudio on SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/
Not sure how to download CamStudio from Sourceforge? Click here to watch a video or you can download the video from here.
Close the new window to return to this page.
You'll always find the latest version of the CamStudio program, the Lossless codec and the source code on SourceForge.
Ordering CamStudio Pro is so much easier..., You get Free Lifetime upgrades, an assortment of training videos, and Video web wizard that allows you to embed your videos on the web.
Ok .. now if you are a Windows XP user, you already have a built in video creator … it’s called Windows Movie Maker!
If for some reason it is not installed, you can get it here (and learn more about it): http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx
Two more free options to look at:
http://www.smallvideosoft.com/screen-video-capture/
http://www.virtualdub.org
Now, as far as a Microsoft Word / PowerPoint alternative, one of the best ones available (and also FREE) is a Suite of “Office-type” tools called Open Office!
You can download it here: http://www.openoffice.org
Video Sharing Sites
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Video Sharing Sites
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Google PR
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Alexa
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8
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1
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6
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2
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181
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254
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283
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315
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356
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400
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564
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713
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743
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6
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757
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8
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1,072
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6
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1,144
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6
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1,197
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7
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1,332
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6
|
1,384
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6
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1,612
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7
|
1,911
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6
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2,046
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6
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2,252
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8
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2,459
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6
|
2,532
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5
|
2,757
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0
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3,413
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7
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3,533
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7
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3,663
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7
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4,064
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5
|
4,258
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6
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4,431
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6
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4,491
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6
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4,495
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5
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4,575
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5
|
4,713
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8
|
4,943
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5
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5,223
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7
|
6,441
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6
|
6,650
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6
|
6,949
|
|
|
5
|
7,033
|
|
|
5
|
7,690
|
|
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0
|
7,785
|
|
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6
|
7,799
|
|
|
5
|
8,531
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|
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6
|
8,577
|
|
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6
|
8,881
|
|
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6
|
10,040
|
|
|
6
|
10,380
|
|
|
6
|
10,404
|
|
|
6
|
10,848
|
|
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6
|
12,414
|
|
|
1
|
12,440
|
|
|
5
|
12,800
|
|
|
6
|
13,180
|
|
|
5
|
13,225
|
|
|
6
|
13,423
|
|
|
6
|
13,742
|
|
|
5
|
13,863
|
|
|
6
|
14,057
|
|
|
6
|
14,117
|
|
|
6
|
14,436
|
|
|
3
|
14,545
|
|
|
4
|
15,783
|
|
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4
|
15,976
|
|
|
2
|
16,187
|
|
|
6
|
16,782
|
|
|
5
|
18,198
|
|
|
6
|
18,785
|
|
|
0
|
20,157
|
|
|
0
|
20,740
|
|
|
5
|
21,834
|
|
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5
|
23,572
|
|
|
5
|
23,708
|
|
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5
|
23,885
|
|
|
0
|
23,912
|
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6
|
24,524
|
|
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4
|
24,554
|
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6
|
25,081
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6
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26,561
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|
|
4
|
27,083
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|
|
5
|
27,443
|
|
|
5
|
27,906
|
|
|
5
|
29,807
|
|
|
5
|
31,549
|
|
|
6
|
33,069
|
|
|
5
|
34,034
|
|
|
7
|
36,018
|
|
|
7
|
38,090
|
|
|
6
|
38,387
|
|
|
0
|
38,752
|
|
|
6
|
41,165
|
|
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6
|
41,271
|
|
|
5
|
41,648
|
|
|
5
|
46,609
|
|
|
8
|
46,880
|
|
|
5
|
46,987
|
|
|
4
|
48,682
|
|
|
5
|
51,716
|
|
|
7
|
52,155
|
|
|
6
|
54,917
|
|
|
6
|
56,020
|
|
|
5
|
56,270
|
|
|
6
|
56,319
|
|
|
0
|
56,842
|
|
|
4
|
57,042
|
|
|
5
|
57,816
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|
|
0
|
58,055
|
|
|
5
|
58,600
|
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|
6
|
60,979
|
|
|
5
|
62,529
|
|
|
6
|
66,446
|
|
|
6
|
70,123
|
|
|
5
|
74,044
|
|
|
5
|
75,781
|
|
|
5
|
76,645
|
|
|
6
|
78,871
|
|
|
4
|
82,792
|
|
|
6
|
84,119
|
|
|
4
|
84,391
|
|
|
6
|
89,209
|
|
|
5
|
98,211
|
|
|
5
|
98,862
|
|
|
7
|
100,485
|
|
|
5
|
107,244
|
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5
|
109,629
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5
|
112,524
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5
|
128,926
|
|
|
6
|
135,415
|
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|
7
|
149,402
|
|
|
6
|
153,819
|
|
|
5
|
158,214
|
|
|
5
|
159,801
|
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|
4
|
159,844
|
|
|
5
|
164,487
|
|
|
5
|
182,749
|
|
|
4
|
197,919
|
|
|
5
|
213,428
|
|
|
5
|
218,251
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5
|
223,867
|
|
|
4
|
244,372
|
|
|
3
|
269,750
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5
|
277,587
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5
|
286,045
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5
|
292,082
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4
|
301,545
|
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6
|
303,888
|
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5
|
305,314
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5
|
327,573
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4
|
342,704
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5
|
348,885
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6
|
352,443
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2
|
353,906
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5
|
419,096
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2
|
443,601
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3
|
573,409
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7
|
629,887
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0
|
659,150
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6
|
680,339
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6
|
684,603
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5
|
719,941
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5
|
753,818
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5
|
793,051
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3
|
846,027
|
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5
|
881,566
|
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4
|
1,125,446
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5
|
1,440,335
|
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5
|
1,625,194
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3
|
1,970,323
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4
|
2,112,774
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|
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5
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2,146,609
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4
|
4,225,459
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3
|
4,598,369
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Other Ideas
Create Short Reports!
You have over 400 resources here in this report – think about it!
Hint: “How To Use ”
i.e. “How To Use YouTube To Create a Whirlwind of Traffic!”
i.e. “How To Twitterize Your Traffic!”
- create .pdf reports for each one
- create video reports for each one
- create a series of 3 to 5 as a “package”
Membership Site!
Hold onto your hats:
How about a membership site dedicated to these resources!
Once a week, do a “Weekly Project” – focusing on one or more resources, creating/marketing a product using your chosen weekly resource(s) and document what happens.
If you focus on just using one resource a week, you essentially have about 7 years of content / ideas – just waiting for you to exploit!! Well…you do, if you think about it ;-)
Video Idea: Niche Video Site
Use the video-sharing sites to gather videos (well, their embed codes) and create niche video sites (or blogs)!
You can use these “metasearch” engines to search multiple video sites at once:
Once you have the embed codes, you can add them into your website (or blog) and then … madness … Monetize Your Site!!!
Monetize with:
AdSense or other contextual advertisements
CPA Offers
Clickbank Offers
$7 dollar offers
Your own products
And/Or – create your own videos, upload them to various video sharing sites, use their embed code and create your own niche site … once again, monetize with the above!!
A Duh Moment …
Here’s a thought I am sure you already had:
Combine multiple resources when you start a new project ;-)
Create a product.
Create a site/blog to promote it.
Write a few articles about it.
Submit the articles via bookmarking.
Submit the articles to various article databases.
Submit the site/blog via bookmarking.
Create several profiles on social networks – all pointing to your site/blog.
Create a few videos about your product. Submit them to the various video sharing sites.
Wash, rinse & repeat
Simple ;-)
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