What If You Could Add Your Opt-in Form to Any YouTube Video?

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Interesting question isn’t it?

I have to believe the answer is you would get a lot more opt-ins if you could include a form at the end of your own videos or any YouTube video.

There is a new tool out called Magic Video Player that allows you to easily add an Autoresponder form (like Aweber) to the end of your own videos or any YouTube video. Once the form is embedded into the video you can place the video on any blog or website by simply copying and pasting some code.

I just downloaded it today and will begin testing it this weekend. It’s only $19 so I figure I don’t have much to loose. Plus, if it works it will be money well spent.

Here’s the link if you want to give it a try. http://1cat.biz/mvp

Post your comments below and let me know what you think of it.

Sincerely, Barry O.

WordPress – It’s Not Just for Bloggers Anymore

I’ve been a webmaster for over 12 years. And in that time I’ve used just about every HTML editor, CMS and page generator that was ever released.

Today, I use WordPress to develop 99.5 percent of the website projects I work on. The SEO, Web 2.0 and content management features make it so easy to deploy and market websites there’s really no need to use anything else. Almost anything you could want from a website can be easily plugged into WordPress.

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Comment Relish – Get More Mileage Out of Your WordPress Blog Comments

The following video introduces a cool little WordPress plugin called Comment Relish. This is an unique way to get more mileage out of your blog comments by following up with commenter’s via email.

You can use it just to say “thank you” or better yet use it to invite them to subscribe to your RSS feed, join your mailing list or try your product.

Please comment below to see it in action and to let me know what you think of this plugin.

Download the Comment Relish WordPress Plugin

Firefox Extension SearchStatus – Are Your Comments Being Followed?

As a blogger you know how important it is to participate in conversations about your niche on other blogs. And you do that by commenting on other high traffic blogs in your niche.

Why is it important to comment on other blogs in your niche?

• Participation
• Exposure
• Backlinks

But, what if you comment on a blog that uses the “nofollow” tag in the comment links? Read more

The Next 5 Essential Plugins for All New WordPress Blogs

The list of plugins available for WordPress is practically endless. With so much out there it’s very easy to get bogged down and overwhelmed.

While WordPress plug-ins are a great way to enhance your blog, running unnecessary or too many plugins can clutter it up and slow down the performance of your WordPress site.

Below is a list of the “next 5 plugins” I install on all new WordPress blogs.

This is Part 2 in a series called “5 Essential Plugins for All New WordPress Blogs”

You can read Part 1 here…

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If Keyword Research is So Important Why Aren’t You Doing It?

I’ll be the first to admit it. In the past I haven’t always done proper keyword research for my blog and Internet marketing projects. I’m guilty of assuming that just because I think something is a good idea and I search for it then other people will as well. Heck, I’ve built entire websites and done launches based on “hunches” or “instinct” only to find out later, when doing my keyword research, that very few people are searching for the phrases I optimized for.

Now, before you start laughing too loud and labeling me a complete dumb a%# ask yourself this, “How much do you know about the keywords in your niche?” Read more

Is Google AdSense Still a Good Way to Monetize Your Blog?

Google AdSense has been around for years. And even though there’s not as much buzz about it as there has been in years past it’s still one of the easiest and most effective ways to monetize your blog.

Of course it depends on your market and what other monetization options are available to you.

For example if you are in a tech savvy market your readers may be less likely to click on AdSense ads than non-tech savvy readers.

You may have access to excellent affiliate programs in your niche that convert and pay well. In that case it makes more sense to promote those affiliate offers and make a higher commission, or even a re-occurring commission, than it does to give away traffic to a lower paying AdSense click.

It may be that a combination of affiliate ads and AdSense works best to monetize your blog.

The best way to find out what works for you in your niche is to do some research and testing.

Resources from ProBlogger to help you decide if AdSense is a good blog monetization option for you.

• Here are 10 Reasons Why You should Monetize Your Blog with AdSense
• Why I Don’t Use AdSense on ProBlogger Anymore

How to use the AdSense Deluxe Plugin to easily add AdSense to your blog.

Our friends over at Tubetorial created this very useful video for adding AdSense to your blog using the AdSense Deluxe Plugin

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