BWMagic's RSS List Building Ezine: Google Video

BWMagic's List Building Newsletter
(Special RSS Edition) April 3 - 2005



Warm welcome to all new subscribers!



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Contents
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o Spring has sprung!

o Google Video

o Turn Your Passion Into Cash!
.............Feature Article

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o Spring has sprung!
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As the power of the sun heats up my
little corner of the world, Spring has
difinitely sprung - and it's a real nice
feeling after a long hard winter.

Only thing is, as the weather gets nicer,
I find it harder and harder to stay on the
computer all day long. And I have so many blogs and
websites to update - it gets a little
overwhelming at times, but never boring.

I keep slugging away, a lot of misses, a few hits,
some real nice surprises as I check my affiliate
stats - it keeps me going for more. It never
fails to amaze me that I can actually earn money
working on a computer two feet from my bed!

It also amazes me that web pages done years ago,
still bring in an occasional affiliate sale...
it's like planting thousands of seeds blindly and
they just lie there until a search engine picks
up a keyword and lists that page...

It's something like spring, you never know what's
going to be sprung!






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o Google Video
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Since late December of 2004 Google has been
indexing videos and films from different
channels and different sources. It's only in
beta, but it looks very promising especially
if you're a film or tv buff like me.

It's fairly limited to only certain channels right
now, but it will, no doubt, expand in the near
future.

It's very simple to use - say you're looking for
a particular program, just type in search for
[title:nightline] or if you're looking for video
on a certain topic [channel:abc economy].

You can check it out here:Google Video



Should fit in nicely with the billion channel
internet which is coming down the road! Be awhile
yet but it's coming - mark my words!



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o Turn Your Passion Into Cash!
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Turn Your Passion Into Cash

It's no great secret, if you want to make
money on the Internet you have to turn your
passion into cash. It's easier than you think,
and once you have figured out the few simple
steps you have to follow, it becomes very easy
to do. So simple in fact, anyone can do it.

But how you reach this conclusion can sometimes
be quite painful!

Marketing gurus can sell you a ton of their
secrets, you can follow this plan or that
blueprint...waste a ton of money if you're
not lucky or prudent...but in the end you
will come to your own simple revelation:
one of the best ways to earn money on the
Internet is to turn your hobby, interest or
passion into information that other people
want or need.

The Internet is all about information - you
have to have information that other people
desire or need. If you're lucky you'll simply
stumble onto this simple fact: in order to
earn money on the Internet you have to turn
your passion into cash.

You have to turn your information/passion into a
product of some kind - a website, a newsletter,
an ebook, instructional videos, etc.

And passion is the right word - you have to be passionate,
almost to point of obsession, about your interest
or subject. Believe it or not, unless you're already
flat-lining, you do have at least one special interest
or passion that you go out of your way to enjoy.

Be it stamp collecting, vintage cars, bingo,
cold fusion, vacations, notebook computers,
or baseball cards...the list is endless.

So what's your passion? Write it down or write
down four or five of the things you enjoy
doing, hobbies or interests that you spend
most of your free time enjoying.

Now, choose one of those hobbies or interests
and build a website around it. Setting up a
website can be as simple as going to Bloglines.com
or the new Yahoo360 that's coming soon and
starting a free site on your subject.

Or you can try an inexpensive web hosting
company and set up your site and domain name.
Another option is to try a highly reputable
company like Ken Evoy's SiteBuildIt.

It will give you complete instructions, set-up,
advice, guidance, etc. on how to turn that
site into a profitable one - if that's your
goal. Using a system like SiteBuildIt might
seem a bit expensive just starting out, but
you will reach your goal faster and with
a little less pain than if you go it on your
own.

Once you have your website up, start writing
interesting, informative articles on your
passion or hobby. Place a link to your website in
the resource box of these articles along with
some information about yourself and your site.
State that other websites are free to use these
articles as long as your resource box and links
are included.

As other websites with similar interests place
your articles on their sites, your rankings with
the search engines will increase and grow. You will
also get a steady stream of targeted visitors; people
who are really interested in your subject matter.

Build a list of contacts from these visitors by
offering a free newsletter on your subject area.
Start building the respect and trust of your
subscribers and soon you will become known as
an expert in your subject area. People and websites
will want to link to you because of this expertise.

Gradually, as your traffic and rankings grow, start
putting discreet ads on your website, Google Adsense
is a good starting point. It's simple to use and the
advertising is targeted so your visitors might
even appreciate the links. Besides getting a check
from this billion dollar company will put a slight
smile on your face!

Investigate other affiliate programs related to your
passion and place these on your website. If your
visitors click on a link and buys a product; you get
a small percentage of the sale. If your affiliate product
is something like notebook computers; your cut or
percentage might be a little larger and it will
put an even bigger smile on your face!

Now ask yourself, in the next 24 hours, what's the
activity that you are most looking forward to doing?

Skip that one, and go to the next one and start building
your passionate website around it right now. On second
thought, go with the first -- you'll probably make more!




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Hope you have a great week!



Regards,
Titus
www.bizwaremagic.com


We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves.
Lynn Hall, Where Have All the Tigers Gone?, 1989

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