Hi there. I know you are getting ready for Thanksgiving and I wanted to drop you a note a gratitude. Thanks for being a reader of my newsletter and "occasional" email blasts promoting video marketing products. I genuinely appreciate your time and consideration.

As the end of 2010 bears down on us, it's a great time to be grateful for what we have. I recently watched a short video where the actor Kevin Spacey talked about success. I believe being grateful has a lot to do with success and I believe these two concepts go well this time of year.

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I hope you have a wonderful week and a great time connecting with your family.



Perry Lawrence
Mr Video
 

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FEATURE ARTICLE

Video Marketing on a Budget

As a small business owner you may not have the budget to create a top of the line video. But, that doesn't mean you can't create videos. You don't have to spend thousands of dollars on the best recorder and you don't have to pay someone to record it for you. You can use your family video camera or the one that comes on most new computers.

Once you have your video created, you're ready to start marketing it through inexpensive techniques. These would include the following:

1. YouTube is the best video platform online. You can record and upload just about any type of video marketing with ease. You’ll also show up in the search engines if you choose to list keywords.

2. Use social networking, forums, article marketing, blog marketing, and other avenues are perfect for growth in your business. Makes posts regarding your articles as soon as possible and continue to marketing them is important and should be done as often as possible.

3. Include the link and brief description in your newsletter and market it on a regular basis. When you create a new video, highlight that video and discuss it in depth.

4. Write a special report that goes with your video so you have something to offer with it. This is a great little trick that will have your audience enticed into watching your video to the end. Include the link in your report and if you have the report done in time, mention it in your video.

5. Write blog posts that go along with your video so you can market them within the post.

6. Create a bio at the end of your articles that talks briefly about your video and who should watch it. Make sure you include a link to YouTube or to the location where all of your videos can be found.

Creating and marketing your videos doesn't have to be expensive. Use what you have and make it work for you when it comes to the video. Use the tips above to market your videos and you'll spend a minimal amount of money, but yet you'll have success.

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FROM THE BLOG

How to Make the Most of your Video

Most likely the reason you created a video was so you could help others. You may offer tips or a solution to a problem with each video you create. Once they watch the video they go to your site to see how you can further assist them with the problem in the video. Read more...

Small Business Videos are Possible

It may be easier for large corporations to make videos because they have the money and the resources to make it happen. On the other hand, small business owners may not have the abilities to make videos like that, but it doesn’t mean they shouldn’t still make them. Read more...

 

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ABOUT MR VIDEO

Perry has been in video production for over 20 years and has produced, shot, and/or edited videos for companies like Merck, Maxwell House, Nickelodeon, P&G, Ogilvy & Mather, IBM, and many others.

Perry has taken the steps used by professionals and distilled them down to an easy to use formula that guarantees better videos, each and every time.

As a proud member of the Video Marketing Association and "Mr Video," Perry has quickly become the definitive resource for helping business owners and marketers strategically leverage the power of video.

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