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When you are making videos for YouTube, sometimes you’ll want to include media loops for background or simply some interesting movement to add to your presentation.  Perhaps your digital camera is storing your videos in .avi or another format that is incompatible with your video-production software.  In many video programs, you’ll need to convert .avi or other formats to QuickTime’s .mov format.  I found an excellent media converter that not only works great, it’s free.

Oxelon Media Converter will do that, and more.  Here’s a look at the screen shot.

In the screen shot above, if I wanted to change an .avi media file to .mov, I would select the .mov formats in the top sections, as shown.  Next, I would selct the file where I want my conversion stored, and then click Add Files.  You can add several files and the software will do a mass conversion.

This isn’t just limited to simple .avi format conversions.  The software will let you convert audio files, resize your videos and more.  The software is blazing fast.  For me, it’s taken a few seconds to convert files.

Frankly, I couldn’t believe that the software is free.  It works great.  If you’re making movies for YouTube, you might want to get a copy of Oxelon.  You’ll love it.

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For a limited time, you can get Adrian Ling’s brand new Wordpress plugin that inserts Adsense products into your posts.

The catch is that you need to buy a PLR package that Adrian is promoting.

Here’s what Adrian says about the plugin,

It’s different from the many free Amazon plugins out there.
This one allows you to select from the various Amazon
categories OR even drill down to specific product lines
in Amazon.

AND, it will automatically (and randomly) post to your
wordpress blog – not just display the items via javascript
(as most plugins do). This is important because each time
a post is made to your blog, it will notify the search
engines that your blog has new content.

The screenshot of the plugin shows its capabilities the best. I have not downloaded and installed the plugin because I have some other resources that I use, but I thought some of you might want to try it out. It will go on sale, probably next year, so the free download will not last long.

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The huge “Mage” launch has come and gone.  I’ve been using the plugin and the material from the “Adept” membership, which I’ve been happy with.  But when the huge launch came for the full blown software, I was impressed … but apprehensive.  It reminded me very much of the black hat days, when we were all building directories.  I personally prefer to have a bit more control over the quality of content in a site, but I have no doubt that the expert Mages are going to make a tidy sum of money while the “gettins’ good.”

I have tried J. P. Schoeffel’s “Site Profit Bot” software so I can add something quickly to domains that I’ve had for a few years and never used.  The software is easy to use and can generate some nice sites.  I have found that the CSS needs to be changed a bit so that you’re not stuck with just three templates, and the content that is pulled seems to be more on target when the niche is somewhat popular.  Obscure niches don’t pull much content.  J.P. makes an impressive amount of money with his SiteProfitBot sites.  Take a look.

I’m going to be writing more about this software and give a few examples.  So far, I’m impressed.  The videos show how easy it the software is to use.

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Tomorrow, the Halloween Giveaway opens and in you’re in store for a lot of treats.

There are loads of PLR products, including article packs (one is 15,000), eBooks and graphics.  You’ll also find some tutorials about how to generate traffic, profit from ClickBank and more.

Some interesting downloads include a workbook on discovering your life passion and an eBook on natural magic, based on Wicca and Pagan beliefs.

A software download that I haven’t seen on the giveaway sites before is “Forum Pro,” which will have you posting on forums in minutes and grabbing valuable backlinks and buzz.

Definitely check it out tomorrow — there’s some good stuff.

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I’m headed out to the woods today.  Before I go, I thought I’d remind you of an excellent free membership site that delivers a ton of tools that you can use for your site development.

If you need free PLR packages, Wordpress templates and software, definitely check out PLR Wholesaler.  Not only do they keep adding more content for download, but there are some nice scripts and software downloads, such as an 8-minute article writer and a link cloaker.

There’s something new added every month.  Get all the content you need.

Have a great weekend!

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A major source of articles that I’ve been using for the Cellulite case study site, as well as many other sites, is PLR Pro.

PLR Pro has quality articles that are delivered every month, but they’re about to make it even better.  I just got an email this morning in which they have announced that they will be delivering “spin ready” articles.  This is amazing … and will save a lot of time. These spin-ready articles will cover 25 different niches every month.

Not only does a PLR Pro membership come with good content, but as a PLR Pro member, you also get access to the Article Marketing Automation membership, which enables you to send articles to thousands of blogs for valuable back links.

The pre-spun articles should be available to existing members on October 21, and will be released to new customers in November.  This is going to be a huge time saver.  There will also be enhanced training modules geared to helping you make serious money in a six week period per site.

For Serious Website Owners … Take Advantage of This Now Before It Is Too Late.

One of the most powerful tools offered by PLR Pro is the Article Marketing Automation program, which is currently $47 a month if subscribed to separately from PLR Pro.  This will be going up to $500 a month because of the value.  This is by far one of the easiest ways to build powerful backlinks and traffic and at $47 a month, is a steal.  Existing members who are paying $47 per month will not be charged the full $500.

Since all of this is being implemented soon, I urge you to get on the fence and grab your $47 a month membership before  the price hike.  I’ve used Article Marketing Automation and swear by it — It works, it’s easy, it’s powerful.  In fact, it will be shown in the Cellulite case study being reported on in this blog.

Take a look at AMA and make a decision.  $500 a month is a lot of money.  I strongly recommend that you consider joining at the lower price now.

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I thought I better mention this before I forget.  Go check out the JV Treasures giveaway today or before tomorrow afternoon.  The giveaway closes tomorrow.

It has some good software that you can download for free, including an exit maker, graphics packages, PLR, ebooks, scripts and more.  I wrote a review last month about it which featured a few of the downloads.

Grab your software while you can — As you can see from the cellulite site we’re constructing right now for a case study, the graphics and PLR can come in handy.  I’ll continue with the case study tomorrow.

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This is a screaming deal — You can test drive Instant Blog Submitter for just $4.97.  I just downloaded it and am really liking what I see.  With several dozen blogs, it’s very difficult for me to keep up with keeping my blogs fresh and interesting, so this was a huge time saver that I intend to use in closing out the last quarter of 2009.

By far, one of the most popular ways to generate traffic to your website is to use blogs.  The major search engines, Google, Yahoo, and MSN love them, especially when they are regularly updated.

The problem is that most blog owners start out “gung-ho,” and then burn out.  They start their blog correctly and post on a regular basis. But, too often, they give-up before they build-up any type of following because there is so much work to do!  Admittedly, I have a few of these that are languishing right now.

Typically, you need 50, 100, even 200 posts to see any decent search traffic.  I know that on a few of mine, I am handwriting 13-14 articles per day.  That is a heck of a lot of work.

If you aren’t keeping up with constant posting, the search engines then see that your blog has been abandoned and the spider bots lose interest. Positions you used to claim are given to the competition.

A new tool called, “Instant Blog Submitter,” has been developed that conquers this problem. It’s created by software developers Rod Beckwith and Jeff Alderson who are known for their other tools, such as “Press Equalizer,” “Instant Article Submitter,” “Article Equalizer,” and dozens more.

Instant Blog Submitter makes it quick and easy to fill your blogs-up with good content. From the software dashboard that includes all of your blogs (pick and chose a few or select them all), it adds content in three ways:

1. The software allows you to add posts manually. Using a shortcut technique, you get great ideas to use for your posts at your finger tips. You can then create posts in minutes instead of hours.
2. The software enables you to add content to your blogs on autopilot by taking excerpts of news stories from countless sites across the web and linking back to them. This is for when you don’t even have 5 minutes to spare on a manual post.
3. Keep your blog fresh with comments.  The software easily submits comments to each of your individual blogs posts. This is important because it stuffs each of your posts with fresh content the search engines love and not just your overall blog. Remember, search engines care about individual pages first and then consider the entire site.

Simply put, Instant Blog Submitter is designed to fill your blogs with quality content in record time. Using this tool, you could set-up blogs for EACH of your AdSense sites, affiliate or product offers… even if they’re in markets you know nothing about.

At some point, I suspect they’ll be selling this for a lot more money.  But for now, go there today and take advantage of the $4.97 trial offer and discount.  If you don’t like it, cancel your trial.  Admittedly, I have not used it yet because I purchased it about 10 minutes ago to take advantage of the $4.97 deal but from what I’ve seen, I have a feeling that I’ll be using this software constantly.

By the way, there are some cool “extras.”  You get a blog submitter that announces your blog all over the web, plus a huge assortment of PLR articles.  And, get this, there’s an announced bonus that you’re going to love.  I won’t spoil the surprise, but it can save you a lot of money and time.

I have no idea whether the $4.97 trial will still be there when you click the link for Instant Blog Submitter. There’s an excellent video on the site that gives an overview of how the software works.  Take a look while you can get in cheap.

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It’s pretty easy to install a WordPress blog these days, particularly if you have Fantastico in your control panel of your hosted site.  Through control panel, you can have your blog installed within minutes.  With WordPress’ easy-to-use plugin and template functions in the administration panel, you’ll have all of the plugins and free templates you want, installed with just a few clicks.

I have to say, WordPress has become so user-friendly that it’s rare that I use HTML programming any more.

With all the freebies out there, why bother buying blog templates?

If you install a free template (and there are many good ones), it takes a bit of skill to modify the template to suit your needs.  For instance, you might want to change the font, add some banner advertising, and so forth so that your site does not look like everyone else’s blog that is using the same theme.  A lot of times, I find the fonts that come with free templates difficult to read and generally spend time changing them.

These edits can be done from the “Editor” function of your Appearances menu, which gives you access to the CSS stylesheet and the individual pages.  If you know what you are doing, it is not too hard to do … but it can be time consuming.

For those who are either not technical or who don’t want to spend a lot of time messing around with templates, Affiliate Themes is a fantastic resource.  I’ve been using it over the last week and am thrilled with how easy it is to use.

Once you’ve installed the template software, you can access a dashboard that lets you configure the layout, fonts, header, and just about anything that can be edited to create your own unique blog appearance.

There are six basic layouts that come with the theme, all of which you can change to your liking on the fly.  If you are selling affiliate products, the template comes with landing page style front pages as well as review pages.

I found Affiliate Themes to be well worth every cent simply for the time it has saved me.  It comes highly recommended by John Reece, John Chow and other successful affiliate marketers.

Which brings me to my next point.

Not only is Affiliate Themes a blogging template, but with your membership you receive some excellent affiliate marketing training materials from the experts who are making tons of money online.  I personally like to listen to podcasts while I work, and the ones that are available in the Affiliate Themes’ resource center are awesome.

Sign up for their newsletter because they send a special code that will give you a 15% discount.  The video on that page gives a nice overview of what you can expect with the theme.

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