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DISCLAIMER: This isn’t a buy this video whatever and use my link and get a so so program that you’ll never really use… This is for people who are SERIOUS about video and getting there videos seen. If you have any doubts, please see the video (or videos) on his pre-launch site ….
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I was bummed to see that this was Andy Jenkins’ last “Video Boss” pre-launch video on his site today

If you missed it, here it is: The Video Boss – Video 4

If you didn’t catch it last week, Andy’s released 3 free videos so far – revealing the exact tools and tactics people have needed all along to SEE the profit potential with online video for themselves.

Tens of thousands of people have watched Andy’s tutorials and learned how to MAKE videos that SELL. And those tutorials were PLENTY if all you want is to “play” with online video. But if you’re like me, THIS IS WHAT I’ve been wanting to see and know all in one place.

If you want to stop playing around with video and become a Video BOSS, Andy has a LOT more to share with you in today’s video. Watch the FINAL public “Video Boss” release here to see what I mean.

If you’d like the direct link, here it is: www.thevideoboss.com/finale
>>> If you’d like to click my referral link instead, I’d really appreciate it: Video BOSS

The Video Boss Private Coaching Program

Listen, this is a special EARLY notice from me to you. The Video Boss Coaching Program will open today, Tuesday, February 16th at 4PM Eastern.

For you, it could be just a start or something to take you to the next level(s). If your SERIOUS about video, video marketing, video production and more, then don’t miss this!

Tim Buttles
ThreeToedCrow

This is a fun video I just did using bits and pieces of some of the video contest entries made by fellow Alex Jeffreys’ students. This is my feeble answer to Derrick Siu’s 500 video.

Sorry I couldn’t add everyones or even find everyones videos …

Student videos used (in order of appearance)…
Steve Harold – http://www.steveharoldmarketing.com/blog
Garry Parkes – http://garryparkes.com/
Nigel Yip – http://www.nigelyip.com/
Dave Dunn – http://www.davedunnonline.com/
Jim Kowalczyk – http://blog.nettcash.biz/
Jeff Sargent – http://sargentmarketing.com/blog
Renee Olson – http://marketingwithrenee.com/
Rob Brooks – http://www.marketingwithrob.com
Paul Livingston – http://www.plivingston.myccblog.com/
Doug Stewart – http://dougstewartonline.com
Derrick Siu – http://thenetexperiment.com/
JJ and Jason – I think
Alan Kiel – http://alankiel.com/
Gaielle Sharp – http://www.sharpmarketingmethod.com/
Theresa Mahew – http://theresamayhew.com/
Lori James – http://www.everythinghomebiz.com/
Nitin Mistry – http://marketingnicheprofits.com/

If I missed anyone’s video credits, please let me know …

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When I woke up this morning and started thinking about last night’s coaching webinar w/Alex, the first thing that came to mind was “Linking, Twitter & Blogs… oh my!, Linking, Twitter & Blogs… OH MY!” Linking I get. It was one of the things I was going to focus on today. Linking with other sites and ’social networks’ like DIGG, MIXX … fast exposure on Google, okay. Visiting and posting on similar blogs in which helps in building a reputation, exposure… it’s the people not the product, important I get it, but Twitter?

I spent (maybe wasted) an hour or so there today trying to figure out what benifit this could provide, and mainly try to find others in the “Fortunate 500″. I honestly don’t have time to just hang out there and chat. Uses: Potential customers? OK… Search Engine spiders finding my Twitter page? Alright … Can someone please comment on what else I seem to be missing here?

Blogs and blogs of blogs …
These things are amazing! I knew about blogs helping in SE rankings, but I wish I had used more of these like we are using them now. If I had, my business would look quite different I believe. I think Alex’s point about using the YouTube method and keyword searching for other potential blogs to post on was right on. Confession- I’ve never been one for casual conversation. Writing articles, now I could get into that, but to talk just to talk … I’m finding it difficult to just jump into an existing conversation (blog post). Anyone else out there feeling the same way? Show of hands … Well I guess it’s time to go knock on a few blogs and say “hello”

Oil Rig Hopping (or as I’ll call it “Crosstown Traffic”)
The Interent can be large place (like an ocean), but put in prospective, it can actually be rather small. [Que drums, background vocals and kazoos] “It’s like Crosstown Traffic …” You can be talking with, buying from, or selling to, someone next door or across the planet with a click of a mouse. Just like writting lyrics to a song, you need a hook to catch the attention of your listeners. In Internet marketing it’s very similar. You need something to attract people (potential customers or “fish”) to your PPP pages.

“Net Work” a fisherman’s story
I personally have always made the mistake of using the “shotgun” approach to fishing. Give a lot of options/choices, let ‘em have it (kaboom!) and then wait for the fish to float to the top. Doesn’t really work =( You really need one strong net, one good hook to be an effective Internet fisherman. Target your audience, cast your hook and – happy fishing.

* Kazoo background melody in Crosstown Traffic provided courtesy of the Jimi H. Experence

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Ordinally posted on: December 22, 2008

Something I took away from Alex’s coaching program last night (Module 3)

Failing Forward … Can failure be good? People, in general, hate to fail … I hate to fail. As we’ve all heard before in one form or another, “failure’s not an option”. (Failure – an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; a subnormal quality; an insufficiency). The key factor that is missing here however is what happens after a failure.

At the point of failure, if you choose to give up AND/OR are unwilling (or able) do learn from your mistake(s), then that becomes TRUE failure … BUT to fail, only to then press on AND learn from the mistake AND continue to move forward, then that becomes a VICTORY or as Alex Jeffreys used the term in last nights coaching session – “failing forward”.

In online marketing, to fail forward is to succeed! If you don’t fail from time to time, you cannot really learn from experence, and the reward at hand is not quite as sweet. If you cannot learn, then you cannot progress, you cannot teach (others from your experences), you cannot fully enjoy.

I admit when it comes down to it, we’re all here to succeed. Remember what I said at the outset, (People, I), we all hate to fail. But small failures accompanied with a tad of humility and the ability to ‘fail forward’, can open doors that we once thought impossible!

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Ordinally posted on: December 22, 2008

Alex Jeffreys’ Internet Marketing Coaching Program (Module 1)

WOW! This was a great module to put your “Internet business” mindset into prospective. The main thing that I took away from the webinar was – without a business plan (1 yr, 90 day, 30 day, 1 week, whatever …), it’s almost impossible to REALLY get much of anything done. Like a song from Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of The Moon” comes to mind, “no one told you when to run, you’ve missed the starting gun”. Without a plan of attack you will find yourself at the end of most days having not accomplished much of the tasks on your “must do” list. Aha, to work more effeciently in less time… and to have more to show for it!

“The time has come, the song is over, thought I’d something more to say …”

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