How Proper Video Marketing Is Done

I'm sure at least some of you are dealing with some form of marketing. I'm also sure, all of those have read countless marketing advice blogs and industry tips and tricks. And while some of them are proper and deserve time spent, most articles and videos you're going to watch are utter fertilizer.

Today I woke up to a splendid example of how you do marketing using mother's day as a leverage. One of Geoff's clients produced  a video about mother's day using a very unique and creative angle.

3 Super Effective Social Media Marketing Tricks and Strategies

Small businesses now have the opportunity to make use of social media marketing strategies to connect with and engage existing and potential customers but only few entrepreneurs manage to actually employ these tools successfully.

Is this your case?
You've done all sorts of marketing. You're posting 20-30% off discounts, you've tried social commerce, you're putting your logo and your company name up in Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Pinterest 2-3 times per day. You've even spent a lot of money on AdWords and Facebook Ads. And nothing is working.

How come you're not getting any sales? And what's worse you're not even getting any followers. You're not getting any people you can repeat your messages out to. What are you doing wrong?

An Amateur’s Guide to Wildlife Photography

From urban geese and snowy stags in Scotland through to underwater habitats and forest close ups, the standard of images at the 2014 British Wildlife Photography Awards was incredible. You can see the winners’ gallery here. If you’ve been inspired by the amazing images from the competition, professional nature photographer Paul Hobson shares his top tips for amateur photographers looking to capture the great outdoors.

Taking wildlife close-ups

Taking extreme close up photography, also known as macro photography, is a great way to capture a new perspective of nature. But showing the intricate details of wildlife in a larger-than-life way can be tricky. Here are Paul’s top macro tips:


Try to get low: Lying down on the ground to photograph close-ups creates a lovely blur effect before and after your subject, helping it really stand out. A plastic sheet is a useful thing to have in your camera bag to avoid getting wet and muddy.

Morning Showers As A Means Of Meditation

The modern world and digital era, although full of benefits, also brings a negative impact to us. It's always the lack of time, the fast-paced life, the technology that always connects us to something, the distractions that keeps us from focusing.

It's hard to be alone with yourself. We hardly even have time to look at ourselves in the mirror, let alone focus on our soles.

Meditation is something now spoken of as if a term for a past time – a forgotten practice, replaced by status updates, apps, chats and TV channels. We can't seem to help our bodies, let alone our souls.

For the past couple of years, many people have told me I take too much time in the shower, as I generally take at least thirty minutes for the daily wash.

How To Manage Our Time

It's a little big of a subjective topic, but I'll talk a bit about how can we best manage our time. If you're a person like me - you have a variety of interests and have numerous hobbies. Then you must know how impossible it is to do all the things you want on a regular bases. For me - I'm a freelance content writer. I write content for various internet sites and get money for it... Cool, however, I usually write pretty boring stuff for my clients, so my cravings for writing are not at all satisfied.

What do I do ? I write some more in my free time, on topics I actually like. But, I don't like only writing, I love art as well. When I was younger, I wanted to be a graphic designer. Later, decided against it, but still continued to do it for my own amusement. Combine those with all the normal time consuming things I have to do, to actually survive, like doing grocery, cooking, cleaning, sleeping and tens of others, and there is no possible way to get into the 24 time frame of the day.

Best Lifehacks on The Internet

The internet is not just a place for pRon and cats. I know it's hard to believe, but there is much more to it. What do I mean? One of the best sides of the Internet is the user experience factor. People from all around the world are browsing it and decide to leave their print in some way. Everyone is living a different life, experienced different stories and some of those folks want to share their lessons.

Welcome to the Internet by http://sharpwriter.deviantart.com

This is how life hacks are born. Someone made something the easy way, figured that many people are doing it the hard way, so they decided to share their knowledge. And some of these life hacks are incredibly useful and can be used in your regular everyday life.

I decided to create a list with my personal favourites:

5 Ways to Succeed at Blogging

According to statistics there are around Seven million people writing on blogging sites and around 12 million, who prefer using social networks (like twitter and Facebook). And no wonder. According to the same statistics 77% of the internet population is reading blogs. This means blogs are something people are looking for, browsing them everyday. And when there is a demand there is a supply.

	In This Article
1.	Be a Woman
2.	Be a Cat
3.	The Content
4.	Social Bookmarking
5.	Be Attractive
6.	Last Tips

That's the reason hundreds of new blogs are born everyday. And what do you do when you are a new kid on the block?

I've been doing a lot of researching in the past few months and have gathered a lot of information about blogging and guidelines. Here are a few great tips in succeeding in blogging.

How to Do Anything

The world has changed since the Internet has become part of everyday life. It used to be hard to browse around - using a dial-up connection, waiting for minutes to open a single picture of Pamela Anderson. Now you can download a movie in less than 5 minutes (*cough* legally of course). This has improved our lives significantly. But the biggest plus of the internet is the free knowledge. If you don't know how to do something, just type it in Google and you will find the answer. 

That's why I love How To videos. I've learned how to tie a tie, how to cook, how to fix my air conditioner, how to set a VCR's clock (I don't use a VCR, but I've always wanted to learn that). Recently I discovered a YouTube channel that completely changed the ways of How-To guides. It gives you answers to questions you have never even dared to ask. I have learned so much and my thirst for knowledge is becoming even more insatiable.

The Importance of OnSite Optimization.

OnSite Optimization is a very important part of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Many people concentrate on link building, on link baiting and other important techniques. They are all significant for your product, but links are not the only thing you have to worry about. For a SEO to succeed in his target, he needs a good website to offer.

This is where OnSite Optimization comes. Your usual target is to put a page in the top 10 (or even on number one spot) list of sites in the search engine result page (SERP). To start doing that, you need to offer a good product to the audience. No matter how good links you are building, in the best directories possible, with the highest PageRank and the biggest Trust Flow, it just won't work until you have done your Onsite.

With the help of some reliable sources (Moz, Search Engine Journal) and personal experience, I created a useful guide on Onsite Optimization for beginners.

Beginners Guide for Blogspot/Blogger

When I started blogging (not long ago) I really didn't know where to start from. There were three options - WordPress, Blogger or some smaller platform like Wix or Jimdo. I was really interested in what Ghost can offer, but we will have to wait a few more months before it comes out. Most friends suggested WordPress, because it is a lot easier, prettier and it's the biggest blogging platform around, but I preferred Blogger (Blogspot). Sometimes I regret my decision, but the whole experience is really fun.

When you are new to the platform you really don't know what to do first. Start with choosing the right name. Think a lot about that. There is no turning back (you can make a new one, of course). But if you are making a blog, you probably already know what you'll be writing about. If you have the resources - buy a domain. It is always the better choice. This way you have more options, more features and you can more easily promote your site.

I know my blog is not the best example for beauty and style, but you might be more talented, might be more innovative and you could do a better use from the guides I'll share with you. When I started I had all these questions and had to browse for hours to find the answers. So I'll give you the articles which helped me most.

The Three Stages of Writing Songs

With almost everything in life, you need a plan. You need a clean and concise strategy to achieving a goal. Writing a song is actually a lot like launching a rocket into space.

Why, I hear you ask?

Well, you've got to put a lot of time and energy into launching the song (into space), followed by developing your idea whilst it’s in orbit, and then finally bringing it back down to Earth by rewriting and finishing it off.

You can’t expect a song to be the finished article within the first stage, or second stage for that matter. Very rarely will you experience this moment of genius, and it’s where a lot of people struggle when writing songs on the guitar, piano or lyrics. Next time you sit down to write a chord structure, a lyric or a catchy chorus, try this three-stage writing process – it may help!