November 17, 2009
Hi all,
Well, they said it might never happen and I must admit I’ve had a
few doubts over the last 2 months but…
Screencast Profits v2.0 will go live this week!
And for my valued members, I’m happy to announce that you get a special pre-launch shot at upgrading to the Gold member level at the current price…
AND…being “grand-fathered” in for all the new modules and bonuses that will cost 50% more later this week!
Yep. ALL Gold members get upgraded access to all the new stuff like:
* New Screencast Profit Modules – Specific ways to profits with screencast videos:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Product Creation
- Sales & Marketing videos
- Growing Your Business with video
* New bonuses
- Royalty free music tracks
- Cool custom callouts
- A most excellent course called “Video Settings in Plain English”
I’ll be throwing in a few more unannounced goodies as well. 
So…if you’ve thought about it and forgot or if you were going to
but didn’t…
NOW would be a VERY good time to get your Gold member Screencast
Profits Course.
Just log in at the top menu (or join if you’re not a member):
http://screencastprofits.com
You will see your available upgrade option and can check out the
current content.
I’ll have full details at launch time of course but by then it will
bee too late to get this special deal…this is folks who take
action and pull the trigger.
I’ll be in touch soon!
Thanks!
Lon Naylor
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July 1, 2009
I conducted a special webinar event on 6/25/2009 with a couple of goals in mind.
1. As I get ready to launch Screencast Profits version 2, I wanted to find out what kinds of things were giving members problems, You know…what questions did they have. The best product value I can create is providing answers to those kinds of questions and solutions to problems people are having in creating Camtasia videos!
2. I get questions all the time and thought that having a live event where I could just address issues on the minds of my members would be fun and a good way to say “Thanks for being a member”.
The event went great except for one little (OK…maybe a big) hitch.
About 50 minutes into the deal my brand new, wiz bang, Intel I7-3TB of disks-12GB of RAM-64-bit, laugh in the face of death, live on the razor’s edge computer….BLUE SCREENED!
Ouch! I did manage to salvage the recording up until that fateful moment so here’s what I got:
Resources From Webinar (in order of discussion):
Logitech ClearChat Wireless Headset – This is the mic I am currently using for my webinar events
Camtasia 6 In-depth Review - Not sure if Camtasia 6 is worth the upgrade price? I did a full review of new features and why I decided to upgrade.
Camtasia Version Comparison page - Here’s a page that will let you compare your current version to the latest Camtasia version side-by-side.
Jing – This handy little tool probably won’t replace Camtasia but for short videos in High Quality for upload to YouTube the Pro version ($14.95 per year) is interesting. Plus, you can do screen image captures.
Kiosk Web Hosting – I use Kiosk as my web host. Great service & support make a big difference!
Amazon S3 – I store and deliver my video content on the mighty Amazon servers for pennies.
Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro – When it comes to editing videos, Camtasia is OK…but quickly hampers my ability to do real editing. I reach for a full featured video editor to do almost all of my work in the edit bay.
Wacom Bamboo Graphics Tablet – Great tools for adding some interesting visuals and interactivity to your work by “drawing” on the screen in a whiteboard fashion.
Annotate Pro – I use this tool with my graphics board to select pens, colors, boxes, arrows, etc. for writing & drawing into my video content.
Give Away of the Day – Everyday, a new piece of free software. Sometimes there are really nice utilities & programs you can add to your toolbox.
Cool Iris – Wow. I’m playing with this awesome app to create some dramatic visual effects.
Audio Technica AT202 USB Studio Microphone – A great value, outstanding quality. When you’re ready to get serious about your voice narration without complicated external gear, a studio quality USB condenser mic is hard to beat.
More Help?
Screencast Profits!
Techsmith Technical Support
Techsmith User Forum
Camtasia Users Group Social Media Site
Lon on Twitter – Follow me on Twitter ’cause I send out some pretty sweet tweets!
I’m ALWAYS interested in what you think. Please leave a comment about this webinar or what you would like to see from me!
Thanks!
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June 22, 2009
In this Platinum Screencast QuickTip, I’ll show you a simple technique for embedding Camtasia videos into your existing web pages.
If you have ever tried to get your Camtasia videos on a web page before, you know that it’s not really very easy. Copying and pasting code can lead to mistakes and complete frustration. Ask me how I know that!
This method uses a pretty straightforward bit of HTML formatting called an IFRAME. A real headache saver…
To check it out in full quality and have access to links to all the resources mentioned in the tutorial, check it out here:
Embed Camtasia Videos Tutorial
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment!
This is a sample preview of some really great, user-requested content that will be in the soon-to-be-launched Screencast Profits version 2 Platinum Members Area!
If you think this might benefit others you know, why not Tweet It with the button below? Thanks!
Hope this helps,
Lon
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June 22, 2009
I’ve been working on all kinds of great new content for the next version of Screencast Profits. Over the last year, I’ve met and talked to lots of you good folks about making Camtasia videos and I think I have a pretty good idea of what hangs people up and keeps them from making the best, most effective videos they can…but I’m going to do things differently than most of the other guys launching products out there do (surprised?):
Screencast Profits Version 2 will be very focused on user requested content!
So…
What can I show you?
What can I help you with?
What drives you crazy about using Camtasia?
What am I currently providing that you like or what could I do better?
I’d love to hear any and all comments you might have so just drop a note in the comments section!
And…this Thursday, June 25th, at 6PM Pacific Time (9PM Eastern) - I’ll go over comments and questions on a LIVE webinar session where you can ask whatever you like!
To catch this free, open discussion just click this link to register and I look forward to chatting with you then!
REGISTER—> Camtasia Q & A Webinar Session with Lon Naylor
Lon
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March 6, 2009
For all our fellow Viddler fans! Spring is almost here and Viddler is already doing some spring cleaning! They now have some new features, bug fixes, and general improvements. Here’s a quick look at “what’s news” at Viddler.
Version 2.45 launched!
What does version 2.45 include? They’ve closed over 40 tickets in their development ticket system 
for version 2.45 (squashing bugs is always good!). Some of the more notable features include API updates, Captcha on forums, updated Vidgets, and a bunch more.
You can read an entire summary about What’s New in 2.45 on their blog .
New navigation!
Andrew Smith, Viddler’s Lead Designer, designed and built the latest version of the navigation system on Viddler.com. A lot of thought went into the new navigation and so he took the time to jot down the thought process behind it.
Jump into the designer’s seat and read his post about the new navigation on their blog.
New Vidgets features!
One of the things covered in the 2.45 blog post is some enhancements to Vidgets. Included are some key updates to the Vidget builder like tag sorting, metric sorting, and even sorting by dates!
Build a Viddler Vidget!
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March 5, 2009
Here’s a Camtasia Screencast QuickTip on how to create a “Lower Third” for branding and copy protecting your videos.
This tip is actually a video response to one of our members, Todd Doyle, and his question of “How to I make a clean, crisp, image for the bottom of my videos that shows my web address?”
I show two methods to do this:
1. Using simple Callouts in Camtasia Studio but adding a couple of design considerations to put a little flair into the mix…
2. Recognizing that Camtasia is not a full fledged graphics editor and pulling out a new graphics tool, the free to download and use PhotoShop alternative…GIMP.
GIMP is the GNU Graphics Manipulation Program. It’s a great addition to your toolbox! I highly recommend you check it out.
Hope this helps!
Lon
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February 6, 2009
I get asked a lot: “Camtasia is pretty expensive! Are there any low-to-no cost alternatives out there”?
Well…yes! There are! I’ll be covering several in upcoming issues but here’s one that I’m playing with right now:
ScreenToaster
Now…generally I don’t associate the words “screen” and “toast” used in the same breath as being a positive thing but this interesting completely web-based app seems like it has some promise.
Just create an account, log in, hit the big red Start Recording button and go!
You can watch a demo here:
ScreenToaster Demo
Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think.
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January 29, 2009
One of the most important elements to a successful video marketing campaign when using video sharing sites like YouTube is making sure you are using effective TAGS.
Tags are keywords that describe videos. For example, a surfing video might be tagged with “surfing,” “water,” and “waves.” Users who enjoy watching surfing videos can then search for any of those terms and that video will show up in their search results. Tags help you label videos you upload so that other people can find them more easily but the problem is that YouTube only allows single tag words and NOT keyword “phrases”.
Here are some Top Tagging Tips:
1. Research other videos in your niche that have lots of views.
What tags are they using? Checking these can give you some ideas…but more importantly:
“What combinations of tags do they use that users may be entering in to get specific results?”
Think of these combinations as keyword phrases used in Adwords and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
So for a surfing promotion, if you went surfing in Waikiki in your video, you could include “surfing” and “Waikiki” in your tags. Users who search for “surfing Waikiki” find your video more easily than users who search for “surfing” or “Waikiki.”
2. Use your Tags in your Description text.
Including them in the text likely makes your video appear more “relevant” and more desirable for YouTube to return as a search result.
3. Do Keyword Research to find good tags.
Another great tactic is to do good ‘ole keyword research for what your market is searching for. AdWords ads can provide valuable info in this area. Why? Because, if someone is spending money to advertise for specific keywords & phrases then you can bet it’s because those words are getting searched…and are profitable.
People search YouTube the same way they search Google.
Here are my favorite tools for keyword research:
PPC Web Spy
This new tool from keyword legend Brad Callen integrates with Firefox and provides outstanding data with the click of a button. I totally LOVE this tool! Oh…and it’s yours – FREE!
Get it here: PPC Web Spy
SEO for Firefox
Another Must Have tool I use is called SEO for Firefox from SEO Tools. Their motto is: “Learn. Rank. Dominate”
Soooo appropriate! This thing has a laundry list of features as long as your arm and I use it on a daily basis to see check trends, PR rankings, backlinks, find potential partners…tons of stuff!
Enjoy and don’t forget to do your homework!
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January 7, 2009
The folks at LongTail are starting out a New Year with a New player and a great New plugin. In case you don’t know, the JW Player is an absolute favorite among internet marketers for displaying their videos. I like it a lot!
The new JW Player is version 4.3 and it expands the area for Plugins, allows plugin buttons to be added to the control bar, supports background transparency along with a host of other new features…AND…a new HD plugin.
You can download it here.
If you are using it for commercial purposes, you’ll need a commercial license.
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January 6, 2009
Well, it was only a matter of time. The special “project” from Techsmith named Jing for screen capture has gone Pro! They will also still have the free version that has become very popular for capturing screen shots as well as video but now, for $15 a year, you can snag up to 1290×720 screens encoded in H.264 or MPEG-4 format.
The really cool thing about this is that the new HQ features of YouTube take advantage of these settings.
Here’s a sample video using the HD 16:9 aspect ration that YouTube now likes:
[youtube]http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1lsbA8RhiI[/youtube]
This was created and rendered in Camtasia version 6 but the result is the same.
Capture your video in Jing and shoot it directly up to YouTube, Vimeo, or FaceBook. If you want to put the YouTube video on your web page, don’t forget to add “&fmt=18″ (without the quotes) to the end of the URL to display it in HQ.
With the Pro version, the Jing branding at the beginning and end of the videos? Gone!
And if you want…edit your capture in Camtasia Studio. There is also a Mac version.
So now there is no excuse (like the 300 bones for Camtasia Studio!) NOT to start making killer screencasts.
Of course, to learn how to do THAT, head over to Screencastprofits.com
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