I have an incredible Investment Opportunity for you!

I built the most incredible mall you’ve ever seen in your life!  It has Free Valet Parking, Crystal Chandeliers, Marble Floors, Free Personal Shoppers, High End Stores, and a Gourmet Food Court just to name a few of its amenities!

Does it sound like something you’d like to invest your money in?  Great!

Now that I have your money and a signed contract – I should probably tell you I built this amazing mall in the middle of the Sahara Desert!

Oh – I’m sorry.  Is that a game changer?

I give you that analogy to show that without traffic – NOTHING matters!

That’s right!  Even though it’s important to have great videos, articles, Blog Posts, audios, and content in general – if nobody’s there to SEE it – it doesn’t matter!

So how do you get people to your content?

Right off the top – besides tools that assist in the Self-Syndication Marketing of content such as Traffic Geyser – I’ll be referring to Sweat Equity Efforts as opposed to buying and/or paying to drive traffic.

With that said – if you make ALL of the above (Videos, Articles, Blog Posts, Audios, ect…) content informative and at the same – link it all together – you have an almost perfect formula for success.

In addition to traffic – you also need to have consistency.  And that’s where something like the EzineArticle.com HAHD (Hundred Articles Hundred Days) Challenge comes in.  It pushes you to get content out in a timely manner.

That consistency is just as important as traffic!  In fact – it’s MORE important!

How many times do you think the same people will come to your YouTube Page to see the same videos?

How many times do you think the same people will com to your Twitter Page to see the same Tweets?

And the same goes for your Blog Posts, Audios, Articles, and ALL other content!

You NEED to have a combination of ALL of the points listed in this Blog Post.

Although we could go on and on about traffic – there’s one last piece of the formula I’d like to mention and that’s the process of “Plan / Do / Review”.  Once you have everything I’ve gone over (And again – this is only the tip of the Iceberg!) in place – realize it has to be adjusted to fit you and your demographic.  What works for me – might not work for you – and vice / versa.   So you need to put stuff out there, see how it works, make adjustments, and try it all again.  And because people change and the way things get prioritized on the Internet change – this process of “Plan / Do / Review” is something you’ll need to constantly tweak.

So in a nutshell – you need to have Consistent and Informative Content linked together with the Total Syndication of Social Media.

Are you thinking about adding Video Marketing to your Total Syndication Marketing efforts?

Do it!

And don’t think for a second that you have to have an Expensive Video and/or Infomercial made to market yourself – because you don’t!  With a Web Cam or Digital Video Device (Such as The Flip) you can make a great video. 

Case in point – check out YouTube.  Some of the most Viral Videos are ones made by complete amateurs!

Remember that once you’ve shot your video – you’ll also need to allow time for editing, rendering, and uploading.  These three steps take the most time.  So if you have several tasks to complete – arrange your time so that you can complete some of em’ while the video is rendering and/or uploading.   When it comes to editing – in most cases the software that’s included with your computer (Windows Movie Maker – on PC / iMovie - Mac) will work just fine.  Again – you don’t need to go expensive and/or professionally edited to get your point across to your viewers.  Just BE professional – and you most of the time you’ll be just fine!

When it comes time to submit your videos – you can do it manually to each Video Hosting Site – or you can employ a tool where you upload the media and related descriptions once – and the tool submits it FOR you.  My tool of choice for doing this is Traffic Geyser - http://www.JoinTrafficGeyser.com.

Just as with everything else in your Self Syndication Marketing Efforts – consistancy is the key!

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

For Day 2 of the EzineArticles.com 3rd Annual #HAHD Challenge – I chose to write about, “Fool’s Gold – and How to Stop Mining For it!”

You can read the article by going to – http://ezinearticles.com/?Fools-Gold—And-How-to-Stop-Mining-For-It!&id=3080268

And here’s the video I made on the subject:

First and foremost – HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Today (Tonight at the time of this post) – we find ourselves not only in a new year – but in a brand new decade as well!

And if you’re a regular visitor of my Blog – you might notice a lot – in fact I won’t sugar coat it – you might notice EVERYTHING that was here before is now missing!  So it’s not JUST the year and decade that are new.  My ENTIRE Blog – including the Hosting Provider it’s residing on – is new!

Why?

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I know I should back-up my Blog Database(s)  - but I’m sure my provider will have all that backed-up should anything ever go wrong.”

Yeah?  Well – DON’T!!!

Anyway – that will be an upcoming post of its own in the very near future – so stay tuned.

Back to the things that are new!

One of the things I promised I’d do starting today – was take part in the 100 Day Challenge being put on by EZineArticles.com.  It’s a really cool idea!  They’re challenging everyone that takes part in it to write 100 Articles in 100 Days.  Here’s a link that’ll provide you with more information -

http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2009/12/3rd-hahd-begins.html#comment-30269

The Mastermind Group I’m part of decided to kick it up a notch and make the challenge consist of a video, a Blog Post, AND an article every day for 100 Days.  And believe me – if you’re wanting to get TONS of branding, marketing, and overall exposure out there – then you can’t do much better than taking this one on!

For my 1st Article of the challenge – I wrote about goals.  It’s entitled – “Happy New YOU Day“.  You can read it here:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Happy-New-You-Day!&id=3506857

And I didn’t do a video.  I did TWO!  Here they are:

So for Day 1 of the 100 Day Challenge – I’m good to go!

One last thing before I move on.  CONGRATS to THE Ohio State Buckeyes for winning the Rose Bowl Game today!  Go Bucks!!!

And with that said – I’m going to go ahead and call this Blog Post a wrap!

Have a DYNAMITE Day, Year, and Decade!