Everyone would like to get a universal means to get quality music for free and without much hassle. In the era of the Internet and digital audio, there are dozens of tricky ways to save free music onto PC. One may convert YouTube music videos to MP3 format, download music albums from torrents or music hosting websites, find free audio tracks on iTunes and Amazon, etc. Leaving aside the legal issues of these methods, I’d like to show you the most efficient ways how to download music off the Internet absolutely free of charge.

1. Last.fm

Last.fm is one of the largest music websites with millions of songs to choose from. It lets you listen to your favorite artists/bands and also download their songs for offline collection. Many tracks are available for free download on the website itself. Moreover, there are several utilities which assist with MP3 ripping from Last.fm, e.g. Free MusicZilla. The download method is simple: just run the tool, sign in at Last.fm and play the audio tracks you want to save, then choose the grabbed music and click “Download” button. Recommended for music fans who spend countless hours at Last.fm.

2. Free MP3jam

MP3jam is a new software for Windows which lets users to download music from YouTube free and fast. The main pleasure of this tool is that it has built-in search, so you don’t need to go to YouTube and copy-paste the links. Just type the title of a song, artist, album and download free music. There’s also a nice option of music sharing on Facebook and Twitter – just click the button and your friends will know about your music tastes.

3. Video2MP3.net

This is a popular online service offering users an easy way to convert YouTube videos to MP3 format. To function well, this online downloader needs Java applet or a special Firefox extension. The only negative thing about this method is the annoying ads. If you don’t like to install PC software, then this is the perfect tool for you to get free music off the Internet.

4. Freemake Video Downloader

This is a nice Windows tool for downloading videos and MP3s from YouTube, Hulu, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and other video streaming websites. The software has an intuitive interface and provides fast video and MP3 downloads due to its multistream ripping technology. It’s also possible to download YouTube playlists, channels, charts, user favorites, etc. The software works via link copy-paste or browser plugin for Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer.

5. Browser addons

Modern browsers allow users to install different extensions to rip music online. The most popular are VideoDownload Helper, Easy YouTube Video Downloader and YouTube to Mp3. They all are very handy but most of them are for Firefox only, as Google has a very strict policy concerning YouTube downloading apps. The developers of these addons are either small companies or just software enthusiasts, so the extensions are rarely updated. Still for an occasional use, that’s exactly what is needed.

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Rooted in man’s consciousness is the notion of survival. Indeed, this has been the central principal of existence ever since man first came on the scene hundreds of thousands of years ago. But while the caveman’s primary concerns were animal attacks and harsh elements, modern survival takes on a whole new meaning.

Indeed, natural disasters still occur regularly, but knowledge has given man the tools he needs to thrive in various emergency scenarios. And technology builds on this knowledge, providing man with another tool in the tool belt in which to survive a disaster. Even Dan Woolley, a survivor of the Haiti earthquake, credits mobile survival apps with helping to save his life.

So with that in mind, here are some of the top survival apps currently on the market.

Army Survival Guide — $1.99

The U.S. Army does two things well: combat and survival. Therefore it is wise to heed their advice regarding the latter. This can be done quickly and efficiently via this digital survival manual right from the U.S. Army. And this field manual covers it all. It offers info on how to start multiple types of fires, creating shelters, how to identify medicinal and edible plants and much, much more. It offers survival tips for almost any environment, including the desert, forest, tropics and ocean.

American Heart Association’s Pocket First Aid and CPR – $1.99

This is one of the mobile apps that Dan Woolley credits with helping to keep him alive while trapped underneath rubble in Haiti. This app offers offline functionality, which means users can access its data when out of signal range. It provides a host of instructions for various processes, including CPR, breaks, bruises, bites, seizures and more. It even offers tips on what to do in the even of diabetic emergencies. One other useful feature is that it stores the user’s medical info for easy access by any rescue personnel once they arrive on the scene.

SAS Survival Guide – free (lite version), $6.99 (premium)

Britain’s Special Air Service knows a thing or two about survival because they are the country’s most elite fighting forces. Another field-manual app, this option offers everything from photo galleries to how to survive in extreme climates. It even comes with a Morse Code signaling device and sun compass.

GoToAID – free (lite version) $4.99 (premium)

One of the most comprehensive survival apps around, GoToAID offers audio narration of step-by-step instructions on hundreds of topics. These topics are broken down into 10 categories which makes searching for a certain subject a breeze. The app covers everything from CPR and first aid to bee stings and tornado emergencies. The app also allows the user to send their GPS coordinates to up to three different people.

Bear Grylls: Bear Essentials — $6.99

This is the other app John Woolley credits with helping to save his life. Created by Man vs. Wild’s Bear Grylls, the host himself shares survival tips gleaned from service in the British Special Forces as well as his multiple expeditions into some of the most inhospitable places on the planet. The app covers everything from how to trap wild animals to how to build a fire and find water.

With these survival apps locked and loaded, there are few things mother nature can throw at the average smartphone user that he or she won’t be prepared for. And just like in the case of John Woolley, one or two of these apps just might help save a life someday.

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If you organize yourself naturally and with little effort, I shake my fist at you. Like most people, keeping things orderly isn’t my strong suit. Yet when we’re in a professional environment organization becomes necessary. It’s not so much for ourselves, though that helps plenty, but for the benefit of our co-workers. The last thing we want is to slow down the whole team because we’ve misplaced a crucial document.

As in most cases, technology is our friend here. In the past few years we have seen not only an increase in the number of organizational apps, but also the cross-compatibility of those apps. That is, the data you enter on your work desktop is also available on your personal laptop and even your smartphone. And isn’t organization all about having easy access to what you need at the moment?

Many of these apps cost a little bit, but you can pick and choose which ones are worth paying for, and which ones are better with the free version. But everyone one of them will help you get more organized, so you can focus on the tasks that move the needle.

Interviewing people on your own podcast show is a great way to:

• Tap into another person’s huge success by associating yourself with them, to their listeners and yours (sometimes referred to as the “Halo Effect”)
• Give you a chance to network with other people you want to build future business opportunities with
• Advertise your popular interview podcast to build your business leverage and credibility online or offline
• Build other income opportunities (like being invited to give keynote talks) as a result of your presence created from your interviews
• Be considered a journalist by a lot of people, and therefore capture people’s interests in a new way
• Receive future job offers because of your breadth of experience and skills exhibited by people simply listening to some of your podcast shows
• Subtly divulge your personality appeal over time
• Collect valuable interview transcripts which can be repurposed into many different information products (now or later on) by you
• Keep copyright of your interviews for you to sell later with the interview podcast show if you decide to do so

When you record an interview, you can record it as an “audio only” file (MP3) or as a video (MP4).  Both are fairly easy to do, however, audio is the easiest. It is also the quickest and cheapest.  So if you are a beginner, consider creating an audio podcast show to start with and build up to a video if you think your listeners would value a video podcast more.

Audio

People who are new to podcasting should seriously consider starting with audio only interviews.  Why?

1. It’s easier to plan an audio show
2. It’s easier to prepare
3. It’s quicker to record
4. It’s easier to edit
5. It’s quicker to upload and publish

What will you need to record an audio MP3 media file?

1. A good microphone (you can get good mics from Amazon.com for under $50)
2. Computer with Internet connection
3. Software to record, edit and save as an MP3
4. A hosting site (hosting starts from $5pm)
5. An iTunes account (free to set up)
6. A blog (which most podcasting hosting sites will provide you with for free)
7. A Feedburner account (which is optional)

Video

There are pros and cons of creating a podcast show with video.

Pros:

You can list it on YouTube, and you can save it as an MP3 and upload only the MP3 on your podcast.

Cons:

Videos take up a lot of bandwidth. This can make your hosting fee very high if you don’t have a plan with unlimited hosting.

Other considerations when you create a video

If you are creating a show that has to be video, then you need to also consider your:

• Lighting
• Sound
• Recording device (ideally HD)
• Any actors “appearance” (eg. Hair and make up)

Once you have created your media file, you need to save it in the correct format for iTunes. For audio it is MP3, and for Video it is MP4.

What is involved in hosting a podcast show?

The main things you will need to consider if you are going to interview someone on your podcast show is:

• What equipment you will need
• How to contact the people you want to interview
• How to prepare for the interview
• How to conduct the interview
• How you will edit the footage (if at all)
• How to host and upload your media file to iTunes
• How to monetize that interview

Each and every factor above is the bare minimum consideration you should make when you start out your interview podcast show. Many podcasters will do one interview, then one “how to” show, and so on.  In other words, the interview podcast show format is one amongst many and it may get a bit neglected and difficult to juggle with the other show formats.

Today we will focus on the big picture and the bare minimums you’ll need to have in place in order to ensure a successful podcast show!

Start up tips and techniques

Just remember there is no ”right or wrong”, it’s your podcast show, and you can run it any way you like. Although, there are some commonly held beliefs amongst many podcasters you should seriously consider. They include:

• Get transcriptions of your interviews, whether you publish it on your blog or website immediately (for SEO purposes) or keep them for publishing later.
• Keep interviews 30 to 60 minutes if possible.
• Get your interviewee to “sign-off” on the show before you publish it.
• Send out your proposed “questions” before the show, some podcasters do, and many don’t.
• Always ask the interviewees what they would like to draw attention to in the interview. This way you’ll be sure to cover it (including any call to actions or URL links).

If you think the Skype connection will not be good, ask the other person being interviewed if they would be willing to also record the show, then have them save it as a media file, and send it to your “Dropbox” for you to download and edit into your interview recording.  This will ensure a good recording overall.

• If you are using skype for the interview, turn off all your other internet browsers so that all the power for the interview is being given to your skype connection.
• If you can, organize two “recorders” at once, that way if one of them doesn’t work, you can rely on the other.
• Always keep an eye on your recorder to make sure it’s working.
• Never be afraid to say to your interviewee “the connection is breaking up, can I call you back for a better connection”. In a podcast – audio quality is “paramount”!

1. The Equipment You’ll Need

You must have a microphone (of good or better quality) and a computer with internet access.

If you are starting out, first try your standard microphone on your PC/Mac.  If it doesn’t meet the standard you want, you need to buy a new microphone.  A popular purchase right now is the Audio-Technica ATR 2100 which sells for around $50 and it will plug straight into your PC/Mac with a USB connector.

If you want to go pro, then you should invest in a heap of expensive and exciting equipment. The problem is, if you are starting out, you won’t want to spend that kind of money, we are talking about hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars. A popular, more expensive, microphone on the market right now is the Yeti.

So to start out, ensure you have a good microphone.

If you are interested in going pro, then there are a few basic investments you could make to get professional sound quality:

• Mixer
• Processor
• Headphones
• Pop cover (for your mic)

Mixer

The mixer Mackie 802-VLZ3 is an 8-channel mixer with an aux in/out for handling a mix-minus (required for Skype).

Processor

The Alesis 3630 Compressor/Limiter/Gate is a dual-channel processor that provides compression, limiting and gating. It handles sound irregularities in your recording and takes out background noises you don’t want in the recording.

Headphones

The headset Shure SRH240 is a very comfortable pair of headphones with superior sound.

You can also look for the following items if you want to get even more professional with your podcast show:

• A pop filter (to go over your mic)
• A mic stand
• A portable mixer

Equipment can be expensive, so you should upgrade only if you must. If you have the money, starting out with quality equipment is the way to go. However if your budget is unproportional, take it easy and upgrade when you can.

2. How to contact the people you want to interview

There are three basic ways to approach people to interview:

1. Email (contact them directly)
2. Network with them on social media
3. Get introduction by a mutual acquaintance

Most people you contact really need to know “what’s in it for them” before they will even consider an interview with you. That’s fair enough considering:

a) Their time is money (to them)

b) They are popular enough that you have contacted them, so they will be in demand elsewhere too

c)  They may not be familiar with “podcasting” so you may need to educate them on the benefits of being on your podcast show

d) If they don’t know you, they will know nothing about your podcast show either

When you approach someone out of the blue, the reaction will be mixed depending on some basic factors:

• How established is your podcast
• What is the quality of your past podcast shows that they can listen to
• Whether your target audience is a good fit for them
• If they have time to dedicate
• If they even want to do interviews on a podcast
• The popularity of your podcast show, which can be gauged from your podcast show statistics (which  you could disclose if it helps you)

Many people you contact directly will not respond to you.  This can be for various reasons, but should not dishearten you, or stop you from approaching other people.

Some people are always looking for marketing opportunities, and these are the kind of people who will be most receptive to your interest in an interview with them.

When you approach someone, try to draw attention to your past interviewees, what they spoke about, and what their “call to action” was (eg. Did they get people buying their product as a result of your interview with them?)

When you’re starting out!

When you start out, you won’t have a past list of interviewees, but you could do a couple of quick podcast shows (maybe discussion podcasts) so that prospective interviewees can go and hear what you’re all about, and how you handle yourself.

It’s always a good idea to do an introduction podcast show explaining what your podcast is about, your bio, people you intend to interview, and how to subscribe to your podcast.

3. Preparing for an interview

Make sure you check out their website/blog or any products they have created, or written before you conduct the interview (if that is possible). Send them a list of questions you wish to ask,  just to make sure you’re both on the same page. It’s also worth asking them if there is anything they specifically want to cover or discuss. Most people you interview will get their message across without a problem.

Right before you start, make sure your Skype connection is good and your Skype recorder is working. Do a test run with a friend to make sure everything runs properly. If you don’t want to spend money on Pamela.biz or PowerGramo.com – then download the free Skype recorder iFree-Recorder.com. All of these recorders will do the job.

4. Conducting the interview

You should start out be welcoming the listener to your podcast and introducing the guest. If you have any hiccups, don’t panic and run it again. The show is pre-recorded and you can edit the audio file at any time.

You should have a set of questions (or topics to discuss) set out on paper in front of you, which you can edit and add to as you go through the interview. You’d be surprised how much “fresh discussion ideas” can evolve from the answers in an interview. Try to find a another question within the given answer.

Of course you could have a very straight forward “question – answer” format, where you simply ask a question, they answer it, and you move onto the next question.  This is a common tactic for interviewers who are more interested in SEO gained from the interview than the actual interviewee themselves, but it’s completely up to you.

Always remember to do what you’re comfortable with, because as long as you have a consistent interview style, no one will be concerned on how you actually personally conduct your interviews.

“Consistency” is important for guest anxiety, if they know the kind of interview format and style you have, they will be excited to do an interview with you.

The benefit of allowing people to see what questions you intend to ask them is that they can prepare great answers for your questions. If you just write bullet points, and then “ask away freely” within the interview, you will probably find that they don’t give the best answers they could have if they had time to prepare. You can often tell that some interviewees have prepared their answers because they tend to be more thorough and informative.

A good exercise routine would be for you to listen to other people who host interviews, and how they do it.  This will help you decided what formats you do and don’t like.

5. Editing Your interview

There are two ways to approach publishing your interviews:

a) Simply record and publish the media file as is; or

b) Edit the media file, put an intro (maybe music) at the beginning and make it pretty to publish.

Every podcaster has their own style and “footprint” to their podcast shows. This is called “branding”. If you want to find some good intro tunes, check out Audiojungle.net. Don’t think about what’s perfect, think about what your listeners might think while listening to your podcast.

A great interviewer will ask questions their listeners want to know the answer to.

This is the difference between a person listening to one of your interviews and never hearing another, and a person listening to one of our podcast shows and thinking, “I like what I hear, how can I subscribe to this podcast show?”

You want people to subscribe to your podcast show for many reasons, the main one being you want to have a high download number, so you can:

• Monetize your shows easier
• Attract better people to interview
• Build a popular podcast show

Editing your podcast show

If you decide to do some work and edit your podcast show before you publish it, you have two options:

a) To download editing software to edit the show yourself;

b) Outsource the editing process to someone with those skills.

Edit your audio shows yourself

The easiest way to edit your audio podcast shows yourself is by downloading the free software program for audio editing, Audacity.

audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Audacity can be downloaded for PC’s or for MACs.  However, if you have a MAC, you will probably have access to the free audio editing tool called Garageband.  Therefore it is completely up to you which editing software you chose to use.

There are numerous free video tutorials on how to use both Audacity and Garageband on YouTube.

For example, you should enter a search “Audacity tutorial” in the YouTube search engine, and select from there the best tutorial to suit your training needs.

When you finish editing your Audacity file editing, you need to export it as an MP3 file.  This will require an additional download of the “LAME” software, also available from the Audacity website.

Edit your video shows yourself

If you chose to edit your video footage yourself, you can try to use the built-in editing tools in YouTube. YouTube now offers a great variety of free editing software right in their website youtube.com/editor. Again, you will need to do some training to get familiar with what editing tools are available and when you should use them.

You could also use any of the following video editing software in order of cost to purchase below:

• AVS Video Editor
• Sony Vegas Editing Software
• Camtasia
• Adobe Premiere Pro

The above list is not definitive; there are plenty of other options available to you, at various pricing.  Many of the above options also have trial periods of 30 days to “try before you buy.”

Again, free tutorials are always available on YouTube training you on the basics of learning these software programs. Always remember to have your final videos saved in MP4 format.

Outsourcing the editing work

If you can afford to outsource your video footage to an expert, you can look for editing experts on any of the following websites:

• Elance.com
• Odesk.com

Again, there are many outsourcing websites where you can find experts who can edit your footage for you.  Their rates will vary, and you should always seek out examples of their finished work before you hire anyone.

Always remember to have your final videos saved in MP4 format.

6. Hosting & uploading your Media Files

When you have recorded your interview, saved it as an MP3 (audio) or an MP4 (video) then you are ready to upload your media file to a hosting account and publish it to iTunes.

Hosting

You have two options for hosting your media files:

a) Your own host, like Amazon S3 AWS; or

b) A dedicated posting hosting company like Libsyn.com

Both options have benefits and disadvantages.  The main benefit of hosting on Libsyn.com or Blubrry.com is their low cost and they have detailed statistics on your downloads and traffic.  Whereas Amazon will have very limited stats available, and iTunes will give you virtually no stats you can work with.

There are two aspects to your hosting company:

• The cost to “store” your media files; and
• The cost to you when people “download and watch” your podcast shows.

The downloading and watching part is called “bandwith”.  So you will often see hosting companies advertise “5MB pm Storage – Unlimited Bandwith”.  Therefore when your show becomes popular, the more downloads you get, will cost you nothing extra.

When you are starting out, your downloads will be low, so a site like Libsyn may seem overkill, but their other features like statistics, providing a free “player” to embed in your website etc, will make the low monthly fee more viable.  Also, bear in mind Amazon services is not free, there are charges to store your media files, and you are charged download usages too.

If you decide to use Amazon S3, then you need to create a blog (or use the blog you are going to host your podcast shows on) and download the Blubrry.com free plugin “Powerpress” which will create your RSS feed, upload each podcast show as you upload it to your WordPress blog, and publish it to iTunes for you.

• blubrry.com/powerpress/
• aws.amazon.com

If you have a Blogspot or WordPress.com blog, you will need to create the media elsewhere and insert a player into your blog.  This requirement would be simplified if you used a Libsyn account for this kind of blog.

• blubrry.com
• libsyn.com

Creating an RSS Feed

Once you have recorded your first podcast show, you need to set up an RSS feed. If you use the Powerpress plugin mentioned above, it will create your RSS feed for you.  If you use a podcasting host like Libsyn or Blubrry, they will provide you with an RSS feed for your podcast show too.

Feedburner

Most bloggers are comfortable with Google Feeds, however, it is not uncommon now for podcasters to try and avoid using Google if possible.  You would only submit your RSS food to Google for the statistics and to allow subscribers.  However, you will get superior statistics from a podcast hosting company like Libsyn or Blubrry and subscriptions are mostly made to iTunes or your blog.  Therefore, Feedburner is not a necessary and sometimes unpopular process.  Use Feedburner at your discretion, but if you are using a podcasting hosting site, many would recommend you not use Feedburner at all.

Publishing Settings

Tags – Tags are “labels” for your post that help people find your podcasts by searching specific keywords or keyphrases.  If your program does not save your MP3 file with tags, you can download a free program that will do that for you:

mp3tag.de/en/download.html

These tags are useful for SEO purposes.

Publishing to iTunes

Before you can publish your RSS feed to iTunes, you must first create your first podcast show. Once you have created your first podcast show then you can go and submit your podcast show to iTunes for approval. Approval usually takes around 24 hours.

You will need to have an iTunes store account to do the next step.

To set up your iTunes settings and lodge your podcast show for approval, you’ll need to configure iTunes related settings under menu “Settings > Feed/iTunes”.  To submit your podcast show to iTunes go to the “Podcast” page, and click on “Submit a Podcast.”  It will open up one box for you to type in your podcast show RSS feed URL.

Submitting your podcast to iTunes gives you more chances to be known by worldwide audience. The “iTunes Preview” window shows you exactly how your podcast will appear in iTunes. The corresponding settings are shown below:

iTunes Settings:

iTunes: FeedID – This is the ID you’ll receive after you register your podcast service with the iTunes Music Store.

iTunes: Summary – This defaults to your hosting account podcast show description in your hosting account, but you can change it for your iTunes listing by editing this box.

iTunes: Podcast Logo – This defaults to your default logo for your hosting account but you can change it here for your iTunes listing by using the drop down box to choose another image.

iTunes: Author/Owner – The creator/owner of the podcast.

iTunes: Subtitle – Give your podcast a subtitle (optional)

iTunes: Keywords – These default to the channel tags you created when you uploaded your podcast.

iTunes: Category – iTunes allow you to select up to 3 categories.

iTunes: Email – This defaults to your registered hosting account email but you can change it here if you want.

Once you finished those settings, now it’s ready for you to submit your podcast to iTunes.

Statistics

Your statistics are best viewed from podcasting hosting sites like Libsyn and Blubrry. Remember that Blubrry will provide statistics for podcast shows that aren’t listed with them. So if you host your media files on your Amazon S3 account, then register your podcast show with Blubrry.com and you can still receive detailed statistics.

Embeddable Player

If you’re eager to share your podcast via blogs, an embeddable player is designed for this purpose.

If you have your podcasts show hosted with a podcasting host like Libsyn or Blubrry, you will be provided with an embedded player from your host site, configured and ready to post in your blog posts or your social media accounts.

If you need to create a fresh embedded player, many sites online will provide this service for free.

Go see:

podtrac.com (under “publishers”) – free to join

soundcloud.com - free to join, a lot of options for players here too

If you use the Podtrac player, and you program it properly, once the player is embedded on your website/blog, it will automatically feed up the new podcast shows as you publish them in the future.

7. Conclusion

Once you’ve completed your first show, you’ll learn from your experience and be comfortable to set up another recording. How you carry out the interview is completely up to you. Think like your audience and create a strategic process to follow. We wish you luck, growth, many subscribers, and thousands of downloads!

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Selling digital products is one of the best way to make money online. Not worrying about inventory, shipping, or damaged goods is definitely a huge perk. As long as they have an internet connection, your customers can be anywhere in the world to purchase your product. This eCommerce dream is now reality and today we will list high profiled marketplaces to get you going.

Apple Stores 

You can sell content on iTunes, the App Store, the iBookstore and the Mac App Store. To sell on iTunes you have to have a registered Apple ID, with a credit card for verification purposes.

Magazines

Magazines are uploaded with APPS, and customers can subscribe to the magazine (as people can pre-pay for their subscription or it can be free (with ads inside for APP creator to profit).  Magazines are sold by Apple from their “Newstand”.

Books

You can sell your eBooks on the iBookstore via “iTunes Connect”.  There is a “paid” book account, and a “free” book account, and the free one is quick and easy to join, whereas the “paid” one is more complicated requiring tax and bank details.

Free books do not require “ISBN”s, and ISBN’s are optional with the paid books.

The iBookstore only accepts “ePub” files and “multi-touch” books. “ePub” files are easily created with the free online program Callibre, whereby you can upload any format book and it will convert it to ePub for free. To create a multi-touch book you will need to create your book with the Apple iBooks Author Program.

Podcasts

You cannot sell a podcast on iTunes, however, it is free to upload your podcast to the iTunes directory.

Apps

To sell APPS on Apple you have to first apply to join the iOS Developer Program or Mac Developer Program. All APPS must be accepted by Apple, whereas APPS are all welcome on the Android database.

Udemy

Udemy is a growing marketplace for online video course creators. Most courses consist of many small videos put together as one big course. Udemy is well known for its ease of creating and uploading video course content.

You can upload video, documents and graphics as required in order to teach your course and they are all hosted by Udemy.

Customers come into Udemy and search keywords of a course they want to learn.  They then select a course from the course options, they pay the course fee, and then they can stream the course (or download the videos) any time from then on from their Udemy account.  Their settings are saved in their Udemy profile account so they can come and go as much as they please.  There is also a space for “chatting” to the teacher who can answer questions posted by students, which all other students can read too.

The benefit of Udemy over other video marketplaces like Mindbites is that it doesn’t cost anything to list your online video course, it is free to upload and host one of your video courses.  However, if someone buys your course, then Udemy will keep 20-30% of the sale price.  If you drive that traffic to your course, you earn more money.  Affiliates can also sell Udemy courses for a commission.

Udemy do require that your course be at least 60% video content and at least an hour of video.

MindBites 

Mindbites is a marketplace where you can upload your video online courses and people can buy and watch on the Mindbites website (where your digital course is hosted), and you can even embed the video players right into your own website or blog.

The main difference with Mindbites from Udemy is that you have to pay to have your course online for people to buy and view (whereas Udemy is free to upload and host your courses).  Mindbites has different size accounts depending on the size of your videos, the smaller your online course data, the cheaper it is to host them on Mindbites.

The “free” account with Mindbites will hold up to 250MB of data and any sales made on your account pays Mindbites 35% in commission when a sale is made.  But there are larger accounts with more features, and less commission is payable to Mindbites for a higher paid plan.

The video player has a “promo” video size that people can watch which is intended to make the viewer want to purchase the full video at your pre-determined price.

Like Udemy Mindbites has an affiliate program to encourage other people to sell your video course for you.

You can also upload other documents with your video course for the buyer to receive when they buy your video.  You can also put your collection of videos into a “series” to sell as a set.  So a customer could just buy one video to do one task, or a collection of videos to learn a whole new skillset.

Warrior Forum 

The Warrior Forum is a large forum with over 600,000 registered users, which appears to have at any one time between 5,000 and 10,000 people inside the forum browsing live.  It is free to join the forum, and you can post questions and answers to question any time.

For online product creators the Warrior Forum is a Hub of activity of newbie internet marketers looking for training, tools and advice on how to move forward in their online careers.

The Warrior Forum has a special area named the “Warrior Special Offers” and inside this area is an ongoing stream of online product creators and internet marketers listing their products for purchase (although some now give things away free in order to receive your email address – this is called “list building”).

To purchase a WSO “thread” will set you back $40, a one-time fee, and once your thread is “live” anyone who visits the WSO area will see your thread in the directory and they can buy your product there and then.

The down side to WSO’s is that it doesn’t stay on the top page one of the WSO forum for long, usually less than a day.  However, after your “thread” goes beyond page three you are allowed to “bump” the thread for another $40.

You need to source affiliates to sell your products on the WSO, or traffic alone will not bring much sales.  The Warrior Plus affiliate program (for a small fee) works alongside WSO’s to manage your affiliates, which are sourced from Warrior Forum profiles, this way you can avoid any suspicious affiliates out.

You can also sell your JV Zoo product, or Clickbank product from within the WSO forum.

JV Zoo

JV Zoo is a real contender for Clickbank as it has grown in popularity since its inception only a few years ago.

The main success of JV Zoo lies in it’s ability to seamlessly integrate with the Warrior Forum.  Unlike Clickbank, the seller and the affiliate are immediately paid into their Paypal accounts.  Product creators also have the benefit of perusing the affiliate applications to promote their products before they approve them.  This way you avoid accepting a fraudulent affiliates, which can happen.

JV Zoo also has many built in benefits, which all compete with Clickbank, including:

• Creating dime sales (increasing the price with each sale)
• Lifetime commissions for affiliates for future sales on your site

You need to know that JV Zoo only works with Paypal, if you can’t use Paypal you won’t be able to use JV Zoo.  Sometimes certain countries can’t use Paypal.

JV Zoo listing and sales fees are also relatively low compared to Clickbank, but like eJunkie, you may find the affiliate force at JV Zoo not as strong as Clickbank and you may have to recruit your affiliates (or Joint Venture partners) yourself in order to sell your digital product.

Most product creators list on marketplaces like JV Zoo because they intend to market their product to their own email list.  Therefore the demand on affiliates are not as large to turn a good profit.

Getting lost can be an unsettling feeling, making us miss important meetings and appointments, wasting valuable time and money for everyone involved. Fortunately, there is extensive search-and-map technology available for iPhone to help you find your way quickly every time.

Here are 10 of the most popular navigational apps for iPhone:

1. Waze

Waze is often described as a social networking navigational app because it allows users to share information about local traffic problems or construction zones. You can connect with other “Wazers” through this app, or via Facebook, with which it is integrated, or find affordable fuel through the Waze cheap gas locator.

2. Magellan Roadmate

This app offers traffic information, Yelp reviews and red light camera locations so you can avoid expensive tickets. Magellan Roadmate also offers turn-by-turn navigation and can even help you find your car. There is also a pedestrian mode for those seeking directions on foot.

3. MapQuest4Mobile

MapQuest4Mobile is an affordable (free!) and dependable navigational device, including voice-guided directions, pedestrian mode and an estimated time of arrival feature that can help the user more accurately plan trips.

4. TomTom

TomTom offers searching capabilities through Facebook and Foursquare, free map updates, lane guidance and even optional celebrity voices. This app provides up-to-the-minute alerts for accidents and roadblocks, so if driving in traffic is a daily issue for you, this would be a great app to consider.

5. iWant

More than just a map app, iWant tells you exactly where restaurants, stores, bars, banks and any other business you’re seeking are located, with Yelp reviews, and a convenient feature that allows you to control search radius. If you are an on-the-go, social person, this app can help.

6. Google Maps

Google Maps is exactly what it sounds like: Google Maps from your computer is now available for your phone. This app even includes the satellite and street view function you’ve come to know and love.

7. CoPilot Live

Known for being one of the most affordable and comprehensive navigational apps available, CoPilot Live features online maps and local traffic updates. Integrated with multiple search engines, this app can help you find the easiest and most trouble-free route to any destination.

8. Gokivo Navigator

Gokivo offers maps, searches and helpful traffic updates, including new routes to help you around recent road blockages. This app gives the user a destination map and starts navigation en route with the push of a button.

9. AAA TripTik

With many of the same conveniences AAA membership boasts, such as hotel and restaurant reviews, reservations and suggestions on where to find the best deal on gasoline, among other things, this navigational app also offers voice guidance to your desired destination. And as with any AAA membership, if your vehicle breaks down, they offer roadside assistance, with the benefits of this app’s ability to alert the auto club to your exact location, vehicle and problem.

10. Automilez

In addition to providing maps and navigation, Automilez can keep track of how far you drive and how much money you spent getting there, which can help with budgeting and figuring out if a trip is worth taking. Extremely user-friendly, this app only requires that you enter your odometer reading before you start to manage your miles.

With these handy navigational apps, never again will you be late for a very important date. And you will find the fastest, most efficient way to get there, as well.

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Let’s use the word “cars” as an example. The content spinner will change it to vehicles or automobiles. Basically thousands of word-for-word combinations are stored in the software to draw from. This ensures that a large percentage of words are different from the original article. Then they go and submit these articles to different blogs with their dofollow link. The entire point is to get a nice SEO boost for the website they’re trying to promote.

The entire process is very smart and I was quite impressed when I discovered it a few year back. People who manage websites know about this and other dirty tricks. The rabbit has already been pulled out of the hat, there is no reason whatsoever to use this shady tactic. I think a well written article from the guest blogger is the least you can ask for if you’re a website owner. After all you’re the one who busted your ass to get to where you are today. Therefore people who want to use your traffic and reputation for their agenda should have full respect.

As a blog  owner you should be fully aware of duplicate content and understand that Google doesn’t take this issue lightly. Your website can and will be penalized. Here are some useful duplicate content checker tools. We hope they’ll help you catch people who are trying to take advantage of you. Please not that all of the images are linked to their represented website.

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PlagSpotter

Dupli Checker

Plagiarisma

Plagium

Article Checker

Plagiarism Checker

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