The Internet’s Dumbest How-To Videos

We’ve been really busy this week working on a proposal for a new client who wants to do a viral web video campaign. They want something edgy and funny…it’s a product that lends itself perfectly to that. We’ve been brainstorming like crazy. In our research to see what’s working and what’s not with viral videos, [...]

Making Successful Video Productions On A Small Budget

More Points To Take Away From Julie Clark’s Speech At The SHINE Event by Kim Miller One of the most wonderful yet overlooked aspects to video publishing is that you can produce a best selling special interest video with a very small budget – as Julie Clark, founder of Baby Einstein discovered. She invested only [...]

You Can Make Money With Videos – 7 Tips From Julie Clark, founder of Baby Einstein

by Kim Miller A few weeks ago, we headed to Las Vegas for the SHINE event produced by Alexandria (Ali) Brown, an entrepreneurial coach and foremost authority in driving sales and marketing via e-mail publishing. I’ve been following her for a little under a year and have bought some great tools from her that have [...]

Wade Into Video Publishing, The Water Is Fine!

Come on in, the water is fine! Last week at this time we were driving into beautiful Lake Tahoe for a few days of rest and rejuvenation. As Mark Twain put it so eloquently: “Three months of camp life at Lake Tahoe would restore an Egyptian mummy to his pristine vigor.” He was right!

What are “Special Interest Videos?”

I’ve wrestled with finding a better phrase to define what I call “Special Interest Videos” (SIVs, for short) for years. 

The Power Of The Testimonial

A few days ago I received a pleasant surprise in my email. Jay Michael, who manages the http://InTheViewFinder.blogspot.com blog, sent me a DM (for those of you not on Twitter yet that’s Twitter lingo for Direct Message). He informed me that he had written a post about my Make Money Selling Your Videos DVD. What [...]

Don’t Re-Invent The Wheel

In this blog I’ll be adding lots of articles about how to intelligently select video topics to pursue that have a high probability of success. Choosing topics is part science, part intuition and, admittedly, a touch of good luck. You should pick topics that will be profitable, but also ones that you enjoy. If you [...]

Things To Think About Before Selecting A Topic

So you think you have a great idea that is sure to be a money maker? I hope you do. But, after producing scores of videos myself, I’ve learned that my “gut feeling” can be nothing more than indigestion. In other words, I do some homework before jumping into a new project just because I [...]