The Online Video Toolkit from Jim Kukral

Jim Kukral has a free guide to making video for your blog or website.

Jim has been running the Daily Flip video blog for quite awhile. Now he is sharing some of the things he has learned and does with the rest of us.

I just finished watching the videos he has up so far and they are very informative.

The Online Video Toolkit  is meant for those just starting to think about doing video blogging or podcasting. Jim uses a very inexpensive setup in producing the Daily Flip and gets great results. He also uses no technical jargon when he is explaining what he does.

Some of the topics the video guide cover so far are:

• Choosing a camera
• Inexpensive lighting with great results
• Setting up your "studio"
• Clothing to wear

There are other subjects he covers also. He will be adding more videos to the guide. Jim also asks if there are some subjects that you would like him to cover. I think he did a great job showing how much your clothing can affect the camera, this is something I might not have thought about.

Video and podcasting are becoming more and more important for bloggers and Internet marketers.

While you may not want to use video in all your posts, it is something that you should be familiar with and be able to add when you need it. There are times when video can really make a difference. Use the right tool for the job. Or, you can use Jim’s techniques for an all video blog like the Daily Flip.

I find Jim’s Kukral’s The Daily Flip to be one of the best video blogs I have seen.

Jim does a great job. His videos are short and well done. The Daily Flip is very informative and you can learn quite a bit about internet marketing there. He is a great example to follow if you want to do video. Now he is showing everyone how he does it and what he uses.

If you are thinking about adding video to your blog, give the Online Video Toolkit a look.

It is free. Jim does ask you to sign up with an email address to get access, but Jim is a straight up kind of guy. I don’t think you’re going to find yourself getting email from Jim about any of the crazy deals you typically get when you give your email. Jim is not selling anything in the videos or on the site. He even goes into Best Buy to show you where you can get video cameras like the Flip Camera he uses.

Give the Online Video Toolkit a look.

This video will show you how to edit the WordPress wp-config.php file to manually install WordPress to your host.

It is very simple, but if you are like me, it can be a bit intimidating the first time you install WordPress manually. I hope these videos give you the confidence to do it and help you do it correctly. Make sure you read below for a few hints in editing the wp-config.php file and installing WordPress. If you haven’t created the database, check the other video I made on creating a MySQL database for WordPress on your host in cPanel.

Here is the video on editing the wp-config file.

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Installing WordPress manually.

Start by downloading the latest version of WordPress to your desktop. You will need to unzip or extract the file you download before you edit the wp-config file.

Edit the wp-config.php file in notepad.

Do not use Microsoft Word or even Wordpad to edit the file! You need to use a text editor that does not add formatting to the file. That means notepad. For Mac users, I do not know what program you should use. Perhaps someone who knows could comment below. Otherwise, you could see if a friend with a Windows computer would let you use theirs. I am sure that will make their day.

Remember that cPanel will probably change the MySQL database name and username you created.

Usually, cPanel will add a prefix of the domain name and an underscore to the database name and username you create. Make sure you enter them right in the wp-config file or it will not work.

You will be changing the names within the single quotation marks. Do not delete the quotation marks. Leave them there. This is part of that code stuff. WordPress calls it poetry. It looks like code to me. But then, I am not into poetry too much either.

Save the file as wp-config.php.

In the video, I use the "Save As" command and delete the sample part. You can delete the sample file before you upload the WordPress files to your server or you can leave it in as a spare just in case you need to redo it. You can often edit files on the server using the file manger in cPanel.

When you ftp WordPress to your host, upload the files that are inside the WordPress folder.

You do not upload the WordPress folder itself. You will most likely be uploading the files to the www directory in your host account.

Manually installing WordPress is easy.

Don’t be intimidated. Once you have done it once, it is even easier to do it next time for your next site. Don’t forget my video on creating a WordPress database in cPanel.

Jim Kukral is demonstrating some great internet marketing ideas on his blog.

In fact, he has a video on his blog that he could use to market 3 different products effectively in one video.

Take a look at Jim Kukral’s blog and watch the video about Somethingstore

Can you identify the 3 products that he is selling in the video?

Actually, I think he is only promoting 2. The subject of the video, Somethingstore.com, is just being reviewed and I didn’t spot any affiliate to it. I could be wrong, but you could substitute any product and use an affiiate link.

The real products are the Flip camera and Scratchback.

The video is shot using the Flip video camera.

This is a product that Jim used to test the effectiveness of Scratchback for marketing products. A test that was profitable for him also. My only suggestion is that on the page with the video, there is no real link to buy the camera. A shame, since he does such a great job of demonstrating how useful it can be.

The other product Jim is marketing is a link in the Scratchback list next to the video.

Notice how he uses the graphic of the video to point to Scratchback. While no mention of Scratchback is made, you will notice it. This would be a great place for Somethingstore or any business featured in the video to purchase a link on Scratchback. If you are a truly evil internet marketer,  a great place for a link to a direct competitor to Somethingstore. You could also simple take advantage of traffic to the page and place any link there.

This is an excellent example of internet marketing to follow.

I’ve added Jim Kukral’s blog to my reader list. He has many great ideas for marketing that are simple and easy to follow.

Internet marketing is more than just getting traffic.

Once you get someone to your page, you need to monetize the traffic you have. Otherwise, you will be working for free. While it’s nice to enjoy your work, you will enjoy it a lot more if you make money so you can keep enjoying it. Jim is showing how to get traffic and how to monetize effectively. Here we also see an example of using graphics effectively.

I would suggest you subscribe to Jim Kukral’s blog.

If you are a ScratchBack user, the Scratchback blog would also be a good read. ScratchBack is one of Jim Kukral’s ideas and there are some good things to learn about using ScratchBack there. You will not find the attitude you see on many interenet marketing blogs. Just simple, good ideas and how to use them.

How to manually create a Database for WordPress in cPanel

If you want to install WordPress on your host manually, it is not very difficult.

All you need is access to the administration panel (cPanel) on your host, the latest WordPress download, and an FTP program to upload.

In this video, I show how to create the MySQL database in cPanel.

I assume you can already access cPanel on your Web host. Usually your domain name followed by /cpanel will get you to it. You will need your user name and password.

There are three step to creating the database for WordPress.

1. Creating the database
2. Creating the user with a password
3. Adding the user to the database

It is very important to write down the database name, user, and password.

You will need these later when you add them to the wp_config file before you upload the WordPress files to your server. Make sure you take note of them. You will find that cPanel will add a prefix to your database and user name.

Here is the video:

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Let me know if you find this useful and please mark it in your favorite social network.

The next video will cover adding the information to the wp_config file.

Video on how to edit the wp-config.php file for WordPress

I have not read anything about this yet.

The New Google Video AdSense Ads Do Not Seem To Show With Firefox!

For the first time in months, I have an AdSense ad running on a recent post on this blog. One of the new Google video ads to be precise. It does not show on my computers using Firefox. It only shows using Internet Explorer. Same computers, just different browsers. This site looks terrible in IE too.

Maybe you can see the video ad in Firefox.

I cannot. It shows up just fine in IE. I hope I am wrong.

*Don’t bother looking, I’ve removed the ad now.*

This would be a real screw-up for Google if I am right.

What kind of idiot would make an ad that would not be visible on a browser they promote. I would think that is something they would have made sure worked.

Here is the announcement for the AdSense video ad at Inside AdSense.

We’re excited about the launch of video units — a new way to enrich your site with quality, relevant video content in an embedded, customizable player. Simply embed a snippet of code and have relevant YouTube partner content streamed to your site. You can choose categories of video to target to your site, select content from individual YouTube partners, or have video automatically targeted to your site content. Companion and text overlay ads are relevant and non-intrusive. To further blend the YouTube player into your site, you can also customize the color scheme and layout as well as choose from three different player sizes.

Inside AdSense: Introducing video units

Am I wrong about the AdSense video ads and Firefox?

Can you find the AdSense video ad using Firefox? Can you find it in Internet Explorer? It is in a very recent post.

Let me know what you see and think.

I picked up this link at copyblogger. Great maketing idea for Stride gum. I just enjoy watching the video.

Where the Hell is Matt?

There is another idea here somewhere.