Featured Tips by Mark Tse
I’ve always been impressed with those who seem to always be
ahead of the pack when it comes to new ideas.
When I first started publishing information products
online, I thought that certain people had a crystal ball
they gazed into. Or some top-secret contact who was
providing them with inside information.
Over time, I realized that it wasn’t magic that allowed
these people to come up with red-hot ideas on demand. It
was simply that they knew where to look.
I soon discovered many places where ideas seemed to always
be found. I call these places “idea hangouts”. Here are
three of my favorites where you can find ideas for your
next ebook anytime you want. Almost like a genie granting
you three wishes…
1. GOOGLE.COM.
Google is the ultimate “idea hangout”. There are so many
ways to mine the gold in Google’s amazing search database
that it would take another article to graze the surface of
this enormous iceberg.
What I want to mention are just two quick ways to find
ideas by searching Google.
- Identify Listings.
Search for a broad topic related to your area of interest
or expertise. (I.E. “Tennis”, “Weight loss”,
“Homeschooling”.) Look at all of the web sites listed in
the index of returned results. You’ll likely find some
ideas for information products right there in the first
couple of pages.
- Identify Advertisers.
You’ll probably notice small ads either at the top of the
page or to the right of the page (or both!). These
advertisers represent your competition. They also
represent your thermometer for taking the temperature of
your market and gauging interest in specific topics.
Chances are, what they’re selling you should be selling.
In both of these examples, you can click through to the web
pages of the sites listed and study their respective sales
pages. Look specifically at the “bullet points”. Each of
these represents a potential idea for your next ebook.
2. AMAZON.COM.
From the world’s largest search engine we move to the
world’s largest bookstore. At Amazon.com you’ll really get
your creative juices fired up.
Again, you’ll want to search the listings by entering a
keyword or keyphrase into the search box on the main page
at Amazon.com.
You’ll get a returned listing of numerous books, courses
and other periodicals. Search these listed items for ideas
for your own ebook.
— Example —
If you were to search for “Homeschooling”, you’d find a
variety of ideas just waiting in the listing of books
available, including: homeschooling for special needs
children, getting starting in homeschooling, choosing
curriculum, homeschooling field trips, homeschooling
support groups, homeschooling for various ages (I.E. Pre-K,
Elementary, Junior High, High School, etc.), homeschooling
for Christians, etc.)
Any of these listings (and the dozens of others listed)
would be great ideas for the topic of your next ebook.
— Example —
Pay particular attention to the first page of the listing.
Amazon ranks their listings based on popularity of actual
sales volume. In other words, #1 is a better seller than
#50. This is a ready-made indicator of demand!
3. MAGAZINES.COM.
After visiting the world’s largest search engine and the
world’s largest bookstore, it’s time to take a quick stop
at the world’s largest periodical store, Magazines.com.
You’ll find every imaginable magazine listed at this site.
The interesting part (and useful to you as a research tool)
is this: you’ll also find the COVER of usually a recent
copy of each magazine.
That is, you can search for “Parenting” and the engine will
return a listing of magazines related to that topic. You
can then click on the image of the magazine cover and
you’ll be shown a larger copy of that cover where you can
read the contents. (I.E. “How To Raise A Stubborn Child”,
“27 Ways Discipline In Public” and “The Real Key To Your
Child Getting Better Grades”.)
Each of these “cover stories” represents an idea for your
next ebook.
The best part about it is this: the publishers of these
magazines have done the research for you! They’ve measured
the level of interest for these ideas and found it high
enough to warrant not only writing content about them, but
referencing that content on the cover of the magazine!
That’s your hint. People want this information.
So, there you have it, 3 “idea hangouts” where you can find
ready-made, in-demand, red-hot topics for your next ebook.
Happy hunting!
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This article is written by Mark Tse. Mark shares free tips, articles and downloads about Internet Marketing. You can visit his blog and read his latest posts here:
www.marktse.com/blog/
Featured Tip by Darrell Lawrence
Learning how to stream video on a website can seem very overwhelming at first, but once you understand the basics of how it all works you will soon realize that its not an impossible task but instead all it takes is a little time invested in your education. This article will cover two methods you can use to stream video to a website.
Downloading: also known as HTTP streaming which means Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, is the more easier and simpler way to stream video on a website. There is no need for any fancy hosting severs; all you need to do is upload your video file to your web sever, create a hyper link on your web page pointing to the video file.
When the user clicks the link they will download the video file to their computer that they can then view in a media player when ever the want. Using this method is fine if your videos are small and your not expecting a lot of traffic to your site. If the video file is too large it will take a long time to download and if your getting a lot of traffic it will slow the download process down.
Streaming: if you are wondering how to stream video on website because you are planning to aggressively use video online this would be the better option for you. This type of video streaming can cope with large amounts of traffic; there is no need for the end user to wait for the entire video file to be downloaded but instead start watching the video as its downloading or streaming.
Streaming is also sophisticated in the way that it can detect the end users Internet connection speed and deliver the video file appropriately. Plus it has the capability to do live streaming.
However you will need access to a streaming video server, this can be achieved in one of two ways. You could run your own server by purchasing a server or installing a special piece of streaming software on an existing server. This probably though is an unnecessary step for most webmasters.
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With thousands of web hosting companies in the market it can be difficult if not impossible to know which web site hosting companies truly provide an excellent hosting solution at an excellent price. When you have an established domain name with a good web hosting company, you can get reports on your traffic and which of your pages your customers are visiting most often, as well as many other statistics.
Your web host will charge you a fee for monthly service that ranges from $10 or $20 to the more expensive $50.00 per month. Plan to pay between $300 and $500 per year to your web host.
Always avoid free or very inexpensive web hosting services, because you may experience bouts of server downtimes and you are likely to have significant limitations in storage, number of email addresses, FTP upload etc.
Be sure your web host can accommodate e-commerce and storefronts, wireless capability, bogs, forums, chats, online interactive helps and anything else you want to add onto your site.
Estimate what your growth needs are and ensure that this web host can serve you as you grow. The last thing you want to do is change host mid way unless you absolutely have to do so.
Check your bandwidth capability to be sure that, if your website traffic grows rapidly, your customers will not have to wait to download or view information. Three things to look for in a web hosting company are:
1. Excellent Customer Support: Your hosting provider should be there for you 24/7 and give you instant access to the technicians you need to solve your problem. Ask them how long it takes for them to typically respond to your problem. A good test is to call them in the mid night to check if you get to a live, level 3 support.
2. A Sound Infrastructure: Check whether they offer a multi-homed network powered by multiple bandwidth providers to ensure redundancy. Some offer a 100% guarantee on its network availability or network uptime.
3. Financial Stability: If you’re running very critical operations, you can’t afford to be with a hosting company that may not be in business in a few months.
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This article is written by Mark Tse. Mark shares free tips, articles and downloads about Internet Marketing. You can visit his blog and read his latest posts here: www.marktse.com/blog/
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