Face to Face Encounter with a Bull Shark

Face to Face Encounter with a Bull Shark

This large man-eater emerged through a cloud of sand from a feeding frenzy - her mouth less that 12 inches away from my face.

#sharks   #sharkdiving   #playadelcarmen

Yep. Pretty much.

Yep. Pretty much.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/entrepreneurs-suck-relationships-dana-severson

Video Entrepreneur Magazine is looking for guest author submissions and are willing to pay your for your work!

Video Entrepreneur Magazine is looking for guest author submissions and are willing to pay your for your work! More information and submission guidelines in the article.

#vtrep   #filmmakingtips   #guestblogging  
http://vtrep.com/8-steps-guest-posting-video-entrepreneur-magazine-getting-paid/

Make Money on YouTube

Make Money on YouTube

YouTube gets more than one billion unique users a month: that’s a huge audience. Many entrepreneurial filmmakers are already making money there: YouTube boasts one million creators in its YouTube Partner Program alone. It’s easy to get started and the time in NOW to become a video entrepreneur.

Here are 10 ways you can make money with your YouTube channel.

#vtrep   #youtube   #makemoneyonline  
http://vtrep.com/10-ways-make-money-youtube/

7 Ways to Get Professional Quality Video from Your Smartphone

7 Ways to Get Professional Quality Video from Your Smartphone

Smartphones with a great camera and the ability to record high definition video are no longer difficult to find – in fact they’re everywhere. Professional video content creators are finding that using their mobile phones to shoot #video  has several major advantages...

#vtrep   #smartphonephotography   #smartphone  
http://vtrep.com/7-ways-get-professional-quality-video-smartphone/

Audio Is More Important Than The Picture When It Comes To Video

Audio Is More Important Than The Picture When It Comes To Video

Several studies have shown that if the audio quality of the video is of just medium to marginal quality, that no matter how good the picture turns out viewers are more likely to reactive negatively to the video content as a whole.

It’s clear that the success of your video rests more with the audio quality than the video. It’s counter-intuitive but audio is more important than video.

#vtrep   #filmmakingtips   #videomarketing  
http://vtrep.com/audio-is-more-important-than-video-picture-quality/

Filmmakers: Work More. Starve Less

Filmmakers: Work More. Starve Less

The demand for small video projects is outpacing the need for large projects and this disparity will only continue to widen as the need for video content whose quality falls somewhere between “good enough” and “prosumer” continues to grow with each passing day. 

"Freelance Video Entrepreneurship" is the way forward.

#vtrep   #filmmaker   #entrepreneur   #opportunity  
http://vtrep.com/starving-filmmakers-finding-success-micro-jobs/

How NOT to do SEO

How NOT to do SEO

It's finding things like this, while investigating a crash in Video Entrepreneur Magazine site traffic 10 days after a re-design, that keeps CEOs up at night.

#vtrep   #fml   #seotips   #ceothoughts

Do you have a video you would like to get featured on the Video Entrepreneur Magazine website?

Do you have a video you would like to get featured on the Video Entrepreneur Magazine website?

We are looking for recent tutorials and reviews to share with our rapidly expanding online viewership and email subscribers. This 5 Key Elements to Great Green Screen Video is how featured videos and the associated blog post are structured. If you provide us with additional creator information, we can include that, too.

This will be a FANTASTIC way to increase your video views, gain new subscribers and recognition for YOUR work.

#videomarketing   #videocontent   #vtrep  
http://vtrep.com/get-video-featured-video-entrepreneur-magazine/

Google voice search and 5 year olds don't always communicate well together.

Google voice search and 5 year olds don't always communicate well together.

Max, my 5 year old daughter, was using YouTube's voice search function on the iPad this morning. She said, "The Secret of the Seas," then it got VERY VERY quiet.

Max: "Daddy, what are these and what are the people doing?"
Me: "I don't know honey, bring me the iPad and let's see."

Oh my. Voice search and 5 year olds don't always communicate well together.

YouTube search: "Get rid of STDs"

Can you imagine the images that came up? Hahahahaha!!!

Maxie won't be the same.

#youtube   #voicesearch   #laughterensues

The Freelance Video Marketplace is Coming Soon. Are you in?

Originally shared by VideoToOrder.com

The Freelance Video Marketplace is Coming Soon. Are you in?

VideoToOrder.com, the global video marketplace, is looking for video freelancers and entrepreneurs to help tackle how the huge demand for video content and related services are met.

Chances are, if you’re here right now… we NEED you.

So here’s the deal: We’re developing a fantastic video-related services marketplace just for you, Vtreps! We want to offer you the opportunity to connect with a world of buyers looking for video content, video editing, video marketing and other video related services; the things we think you’re most passionate about and the type of work where you can actually make some money!

We’re almost ready to let in a VERY LIMITED number of sellers to get a peek behind the curtain and set up shop ahead of our public opening.

Did we mention that there would be PERKS?

http://blog.videotoorder.com/video-freelancers-will-soon-have-their-very-own-marketplace/ 
http://blog.videotoorder.com/video-freelancers-will-soon-have-their-very-own-marketplace

Forward Thinking I Can Get Behind...

Forward Thinking I Can Get Behind...

Via Seth Horus on Twitter: "Tranquilizer darts are useful. Why shoot to kill when you can shoot to enslave? Think long-term when dealing with enemies."

Video Entrepreneur Magazine Relaunches withNew Design and More Functionality

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Video Entrepreneur Magazine Relaunches withNew Design and More Functionality

We relaunched http://Vtrep.com/ with a brand new web design today! The new features and our very own Spot.IM community application will make it easier for you to find the information you want most.

What do you think of the new redesign?

#redesign   #vtrep   #videomarketing  
http://Vtrep.com

20 Ways Video Freelancers Make Money While Traveling

20 Ways Video Freelancers Make Money While Traveling

How many times have you caught yourself daydreaming about traveling the world, soaking in the sights, flavors and cultures of every corner- and suddenly awakened by the reality that you are attached to your job and you must squeeze all of your travels into the three or four weeks of vacation you have earned.

Why not consider freelance video content production, video editing and other video related services like marketing, SEO or voice-over work?

#vtrep   #freelancing   #videomarketing  
http://vtrep.com/make-money-while-traveling-video-camera/

Pre-Launch Private Beta Update

Originally shared by VideoToOrder.com

Pre-Launch Private Beta Update

An email we sent out to our private beta invitees this morning...

Unfortunately, it often happens in a startup working with newly created technologies, we suffered a few set backs this week.

As many of you know, we started letting sellers into the system on Monday, December 1, 2014. We only let in 15 users that day but, despite our best testing efforts, a super-user found a way to crash the system. 

And, quite frankly, we’re glad he did.

I’m already embarrassed enough having to write this email, but it would have been almost catastrophic had we encountered this total systemic collapse if it occurred several days or weeks into beta; we may not have recovered.

This week the development team and I looked at the circumstances and made the painful decision to step away from pioneering and find a better, time-tested solution to handle the core processes of how our website works, at least for now.

That means there will be an unavoidable delay of approximately 2 weeks - though we are trying to get back on track over the next few days. I think we might be able to resume roll-out in a week (keeping our fingers crossed), while we’re working out some of the non-critical functionality and design. After you’ve all had sufficient time to test the system and, most importantly, set up your shops, we'll do a “soft open” public beta before moving on to adding the features that will really set VideoToOrder.com apart from other marketplaces and freelance websites. We’ll have an official launch party some time in January 2015.

So, in short, thanks for your patience.

Know that we are working very hard right now to rebuild what has failed and offer a rock-solid "Jay proof” platform when we resume our pre-launch beta sometime next week.

Lastly, my unwavering commitment to you, our VTO users, starts and ends with transparency. Honesty is always the best policy and I though it was important that you understood our delay. I will be sending out updates to you as necessary.

#startup   #fml   #hiccups

Big Data Management, New Privacy Laws Could Define Future of Private Investigation Industry: http://newsroom.

Originally shared by TLOxp

Big Data Management, New Privacy Laws Could Define Future of Private Investigation Industry: http://newsroom.transunion.com/press-releases/transunion-survey-big-data-management-new-privac-1161520#.VHx_v8lxXK8
http://newsroom.transunion.com/press-releases/transunion-survey-big-data-management-new-privac-1161520#.VHx_v8lxXK8

Girl Scout cookie sales are entering the 21st century.

Girl Scout cookie sales are entering the 21st century.

Girl Scout Cookies are going to be sold online! The organization reversed course on its no-online-sales policy after realizing that the Internet can teach girls valuable digital skills.

#girlscoutcookies   #ecommerce   #thinmints  
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/01/technology/girl-scout-cookies/index.html?sr=limoney120114girlscouts0200story

Hi Adam Connell, I read your post about TacticsCloud.com some time ago.

Hi Adam Connell, I read your post about TacticsCloud.com some time ago.

I find myself needing the ability to mine Twitter through hashtags & search to create a list of users and then I want to tweet a message to that list.

Does TacticsCloud do that?

Thanks for any insights or further thoughts on other solutions you might provide.

Are you heading up a startup?

Are you heading up a startup?

Me, too.

Really excellent article for those of us who are in "pre-launch." I wish I had read this article 6 months ago!

#startup   #prelaunch   #growthhacking  
http://blog.gleam.io/prelaunch/

13 Great Tips (in 90 Seconds) for Starting a Blog & Keeping it Going

13 Great Tips (in 90 Seconds) for Starting a Blog & Keeping it Going

With the demise of Facebook’s free organic reach for brands and businesses, many of my friends and colleagues are moving to Google Plus and going back to blogging, and for good reason: Google Plus has been shown to dramatically improve the search engine rankings of associated blog contents. Blogs continue to be one of the most important ways a business can convey their marketing message, communicate brand values and connect with customers without “selling.”

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Socrates
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141129125619-10057391-13-great-tips-in-90-seconds-for-starting-a-blog-keeping-it-going

“If you build it they will come” RARELY applies to the real world – getting people to visit your website takes real...

“If you build it they will come” RARELY applies to the real world – getting people to visit your website takes real work.

There’s a fine line between driving traffic to your website and driving people crazy if you market your content incorrectly or too aggressively. Make no mistake, there’s a major difference between being helpful and sharing your great content and being spammy by foisting it upon them.

So, what can you do to get your blog noticed and help it find a bigger audience?

Here are 10 ways you can promote your freelance services and business website.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141128175440-10057391-10-ways-to-promote-your-freelance-services

This is a really good article on identifying liars.

This is a really good article on identifying liars. It essentially boils down to 4 concepts and linguistic text analysis - 

#1. Liars talk less about themselves.
#2. They're negative about the situation.
#3. Their stories are "overly-simplified."
#4. They use a lot irrelevant "facts."

#linguistics   #lies   #liars  
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2821767/The-language-LYING-Expert-reveals-tiny-clues-way-people-talk-reveal-withholding-truth.html

VideoToOrder.

VideoToOrder.com, the marketplace where buyers can find video professionals who create, edit and market all types of video content, launches in exactly one week.

Video Entrepreneurship is finally getting its own home!

#vtrep   #videomarketing   #videocontent  
http://vtrep.com/video-entrepreneurship/

Top 10 Ways To Promote Your Freelance Services Website

http://vtrep.com/10-ways-promote-your-freelance-services-website/

The 5 Key Elements for Great Green Screen Video

http://vtrep.com/5-key-elements-great-green-screen-video/

Get Your Video Featured on Video Entrepreneur Magazine

http://vtrep.com/get-video-featured-video-entrepreneur-magazine/

Getting over the fear of being “on camera” is often the hardest part of becoming an entrepreneurial filmmaker who...

Getting over the fear of being “on camera” is often the hardest part of becoming an entrepreneurial filmmaker who chooses to step into the spotlight and give a performance on video. Most often this fear is a result of the anticipation of being judged poorly, self doubt and the negative talk going on inside of our own heads.
http://vtrep.com/3-tips-get-fear-camera-entrepreneurial-filmmakers/

The difference between being a filmmaker and a vtrep is the latter's willingness to fill the need for video content...

The difference between being a filmmaker and a vtrep is the latter's willingness to fill the need for video content and accept the risks and rewards for it.

#vtrep   #filmmakers   #entrepreneurship  
http://vtrep.com/difference-video-entrepreneur-filmmaker/

Happy birthday, Aaron.

Is it true that audio is more important than video in my production?

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Is it true that audio is more important than video in my production?

In a word… YES!

While shooting a video it’s important to give significant attention to both the audio and visual aspects of your content because, believe it or not, the audio is just as important (if not more important) than the video. Most inexperienced video entrepreneurs make the mistake in the beginning of their careers focusing a lot on capturing the best quality visuals for their videos and, all too often, completely blow the sound.

We tell you why audio is more important than video and offer 5 pro tips for getting excellent sound in your next video production...

#vtrep   #audio   #filmmakingtips  
http://vtrep.com/audio-is-more-important-than-video-picture-quality

At least he's not the Baconless Horseman!

At least he's not the Baconless Horseman!

#bacon   #halloween   #foodart

How to Start a Startup

How to Start a Startup

This is a great roadmap for success. Would you add or take anything away?

#startuptips   #founder   #successtips

Global Cooling or Heating? Man-Made Climate Change is A Reality But So What?

Global Cooling or Heating? Man-Made Climate Change is A Reality But So What?

The conclusion is this: The real problem is not recognizing or even admitting climate change, it is about finding the ETHOS on a human scale to do something about it.

#climatechange   #globalwarming   #globalcooldown  
http://elscottharrell.com/global-cooling-heating-man-made-climate-change-reality

Improve Your Life

Improve Your Life

Here are 20 things you need to say to yourself... seriously, say them.

http://www.inc.com/ss/jeff-haden/20-awesome-things-say-radically-improve-your-life?slide=1#0
http://www.inc.com/ss/jeff-haden/20-awesome-things-say-radically-improve-your-life?slide=1#0

A Brand is NOT a Business

A Brand is NOT a Business

Branding is crucial to remain "top of mind" but when a healthy business stops innovating, stops creating new products and services, stops looking in its rearview mirror... it either begins a slow death spiral or it gets blindsided by a competitor it didn't see coming.

Either way, upon this inevitability the brand becomes an empty, worthless facade.

One's personal brand follows the same path; always be growing.

#businessbasics

Veterans to Farmers provide American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts with pride, education and...

Veterans to Farmers provide American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts with pride, education and fulfillment through a permanent source of sustainable income, community and contribution: The family farm. VTF is partnering with organizations to help ensure our graduates have many sustainable career options after completing the 12-week training program. http://veteranstofarmers.org/

#veterans   #farming   #joy  
http://veteranstofarmers.org/#.VD2QhjndFMQ.google_plusone_share

A Cure for Corporate Cancer: Hiring for Integrity

A Cure for Corporate Cancer: Hiring for Integrity

Hiring and retaining employees in today’s marketplace is a complicated situation; in fact, it’s more of a matter of life and death for most businesses. The liabilities inherited with each job offer include

Employee theft
Huge turnover rates
Unqualified employees
Negligent hiring practices and discrimination based lawsuits
Violence in the workplace
Each of these challenges has a distinct and overwhelming effect on every business, within every market segment in every country of the world.

Quality hiring decisions build profitable and successful companies… bad employees tear them down.
http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141011110154-10057391-a-cure-for-corporate-cancer-learning-to-hire-for-integrity

Happy birthday Silvia Lira!

Google+ made the list, so I'm guessing the author meant the other Google.

Google+ made the list, so I'm guessing the author meant the other Google.
http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2352408/The-10-Best-Ways-to-Generate-Traffic-Without-Google

90 Second Reads - 11 Easy but Effective Negotiating Tips

http://lscottharrell.com/90-second-reads-11-easy-effective-negotiating-tips/

Fear THIS competitor...

Fear THIS competitor...

Truth!

#vtrep   #entrepreneur   #workhard  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

They're not talking about you because they're busy OUTWORKING you.

http://vtrep.com

#vtrep   #entrepreneurship   #worklife

8 Apps to That Will Make Your iPhone and iPad Videos Look Professional

8 Apps to That Will Make Your iPhone and iPad Videos Look Professional

(Disclaimer: We think that taking photos and video with an iPad looks silly, though we do use an iPad for a video production monitor.)

While many of the iOS apps covered in this article do “double duty,” these iPad and iPhone apps generally excel in just one or two primary functions:

Apps that improve the built-in video camera and add in-camera effects
Editing captured video footage
Creating videos from pictures saved to your iPhone or iPad
Adding Video effects and enhancements to edited video
Apps for adding music to your videos
Social sharing apps for mobile video

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Make Videos with Your iPhone or iPad Like a Pro

In the past, producing great video content meant having an expensive video camera and owning your own video editing suite installed on a fairly powerful desktop computer. Today, however, you can make videos with your iPhone or iPad. With nothing more than what you probably already have lying around you can capture, edit, add music and share your video content with the world without a ton of cash or a lot of training.

Many people who own an iPhone also like to capture video with it; and why not?  It is usually within arm’s reach and capable of capturing 1080p resolution video, which is perfectly suitable for any sized high definition screen.

Check out these 8 iOS apps that will having your turning out professional quality videos in no time!

#vtrep   #filmmaking   #ios   #iphoneipad  
http://vtrep.com/make-videos-with-your-iphone-ipad-using-ios-apps

FAA Green-lights Commercial UAV Drone Use for 6 Hollywood Film Production Companies

FAA Green-lights Commercial UAV Drone Use for 6 Hollywood Film Production Companies

Will this pave the way to a more rapid approval process for others wanting to use UAVs for commercial purposes in the United States???

#drone   #hollywood   #faa  
http://lscottharrell.com/faa-green-lights-commercial-uav-drone-use-6-hollywood-film-production-companies

Video Entrepreneur Magazine’s 12 hottest tips on how to make money with your video camera or smartphone.

Video Entrepreneur Magazine’s 12 hottest tips on how to make money with your video camera or smartphone.

#filmmaking   #videomarketing   #videomaking  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

12 Ways to Make Money With Your Video Camera or Smartphone

It may sound a bit simplistic, but if you have a video camera, or even a decent smartphone, and a little bit of skill, you can easily become a video entrepreneur and make money with your video camera right away. So, go grab your camera, check out the rest of our articles on vtrep.com, and start making some cash through video content creation! With these tips, and a little dedication, you can become a cutting edge leader in the video industry.

Video Entrepreneur Magazine’s 12 hottest tips on how to make money with your video camera or smartphone.

#vtrep   #makemoney   #videocontent  
http://vtrep.com/make-money-with-your-video-camera

The Best No-Bullshit Bounty Hunter Job Description You Will EVER Read

The Best No-Bullshit Bounty Hunter Job Description You Will EVER Read

I did not write the following bounty hunter job description, I wish like hell I could remember who did… I do remember that I copied it from a Facebook post several months ago intending to publish it with the author’s blessing. If you wrote it, please let me know and I’ll gladly give you full credit for what arguably had me laughing so hard I was crying and barely able to breathe.

You, sir, are a fucking genius.

#bountyhunter   #bailbonds   #privateinvestigator  
http://elscottharrell.com/best-bounty-hunter-job-description-will-ever-read

How Teatro Degollado Almost Ruined My Vacation in Guadalajara, Mexico

How Teatro Degollado Almost Ruined My Vacation in Guadalajara, Mexico 

It's easy... let me plan my entire vacation around a very special concert and tell me that my children are not welcome when we arrive.

#guadalajara   #mexico   #vacation  
http://lscottharrell.com/teatro-degollado

10 Ways to Promote Your Freelance Service Business Website

10 Ways to Promote Your Freelance Service Business Website

#vtrep   #freelancing   #websitemarketing  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

How to Promote Your Freelance Service Business Website

You've slogged through the many design and technical challenges of building a website and finally managed to publish it to the World Wide Web. You have a solid website that answers a potential customer's questions and overcomes initial objections and, most importantly, compels them to take action:

Call
Email
Fill out a contact form
Buy a product
Whatever.

Your website visitors should always be told what you expect them to do and given instructions about what to do next.

Its not enough to optimize your site for search. You have to optimize your site for action.

Next, you've written your first super-helpful blog article (something that solves a problem or educates your customers), chosen a catchy image, maybe even made an introductory or explainer video and posted it to the Interwebs.

Quite frankly, getting your website up and posting your first article is the easy part; now, you've got to use that tool to ATTRACT the clients you want. You have to build traffic to your website and you will always have to continue to create compelling content.

There's a fine line between driving traffic to your website and driving people crazy if you market your content incorrectly or too aggressively. Make no mistake, there is also a difference between being helpful by sharing your content and being spammy by foisting it upon them.

So, what can you do to get your blog noticed and help it find a bigger audience?

Here are 10 ways you can promote your freelance services and business website...
http://vtrep.com/10-ways-promote-your-freelance-services-website

What Type of Microphone is Best for My Video Production?

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

What Type of Microphone is Best for My Video Production?

Recording crystal clear, quality sound is essential to any good film or video production – especially when your client’s reputation or appearance is at stake. Sound is one of the most important parts of film production, maybe even more so than the picture. Think about how many times you’ve watched something with a good picture but terrible sound and turned it off. In order to get the best sound quality for your production, you will need to first understand the different types of microphones out there and the basics of how they work.

Inside you will find a short summary and an excellent video from FilmmakerIQ.com  about the types of microphones that are available, how each works and which will best suit your specific needs.

#vtrep   #filmproduction   #filmmakingtips  
http://vtrep.com/different-types-microphones-will-work-best-video-production

Using Adobe Voice to Make Animated Explainer Videos is Easy

Using Adobe Voice to Make Animated Explainer Videos is Easy

http://vtrep.com/using-adobe-voice-make-explainer-videos/

I’ve been using Adobe Voice for a few months now to make videos quickly and with zero overhead expense. I recently made this light-hearted video using the app:

The Real Value of Money in Government Stimulus Spending

My only real gripe is that Adobe gives you no easy way to download or keep your own video. In order to get this video onto my YouTube channel, I had to screencapture it first (I use ScreenFlow) render, then upload the video.

#adobevoice   #animatedvideo   #videomarketing  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Making Explainer Videos Using Adobe Voice

Now even the newest entrepreneurial filmmakers can easily get into making animated videos using Adobe's Voice app for iPads.

http://vtrep.com/using-adobe-voice-make-explainer-videos/

#vtrep   #animation   #explainervideo   #filmmaking

Understanding the Basics of Camera Movement and Tracking Shots

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Understanding the Basics of Camera Movement and Tracking Shots

Camera movements, such as the dolly and truck shots or panning and tilting, help engage the viewer in the action in a scene, reveal emotion and elements on screen or set the pace.

In this video summary we cover the different types of camera movements you will find in filmmaking as well as the types of equipment and gear used to get the perfect shot. The included video includes great examples of scenes from movies that illustrate how each movement works and adds depth or interest to the story...

#vtrep   #filmmaking   #filmmakingtips  
http://vtrep.com/understanding-basic-camera-movement-tracking-shots

Another great article from Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Another great article from Video Entrepreneur Magazine 

The 5 Key Elements for Great Green Screen Video

http://vtrep.com/5-key-elements-great-green-screen-video/

#filmmakingtips   #videocreation   #vtrep  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

The 5 Key Elements for Great Green Screen Video

Using a green screen to create great video content when you you need a better background is a skill that requires practice and patience. With a solid understanding of the most fundamental aspects of filmmaking and video editing you can learn how to get a good shot out of even just so-so footage.

Here is a summary of the 5 key elements for producing great green screen video and getting professional quality results with chroma key:

http://vtrep.com/5-key-elements-great-green-screen-video/

#filmmaking   #vtrep   #greenscreen   #videomarketing

Video Entrepreneur Magazine is looking for recent filmmaking tutorials and technology review videos to share with...

Video Entrepreneur Magazine is looking for recent filmmaking tutorials and technology review videos to share with our rapidly expanding online viewership and email subscribers.

Do you have a video you would like to get featured on the Video Entrepreneur Magazine website?

Then, we want to feature YOU.

This will be a FANTASTIC way to increase your video channel's views, gain new subscribers and recognition for YOUR work. Simple submission details are in the article, just click the pic or post title.

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Do you have a video you would like to get featured on the Video Entrepreneur Magazine website?

We are looking for recent tutorials and reviews to share with our rapidly expanding online viewership and email subscribers.

This will be a FANTASTIC way to increase your video views, gain new subscribers and recognition for YOUR work.

#vtrep   #filmmarketing   #filmmakers   #videosubmission  
http://vtrep.com/get-video-featured-video-entrepreneur-magazine

Looks wonderful! Definitely on my list of places to visit (maybe live?) next year.

Looks wonderful! Definitely on my list of places to visit (maybe live?) next year.

Originally shared by Philip Johnson
http://www.foodandwineportugal.com/2012/08/28/537/

"Semi-Retirement Sucked After My Last Exit, So I'm Back in a New Startup"

"Semi-Retirement Sucked After My Last Exit, So I'm Back in a New Startup"

Don’t let them fool you, semi-retirement isn’t all that it's cracked up to be. I was never fully able to relax knowing that I’d eventually have to either find a J-O-B or get cracking on another business startup sooner rather than later to ensure that I’d maintain an uninterrupted stream of income. My options within the private investigation profession are really very limited these days due to a non-compete clause in the agreement outlining the sale of my former education websites and online magazine for private investigators. My private investigation agency in Pensacola, FL is still running very well but out of necessity, and my day to day absence at the agency while on sabbatical, I find myself transitioning out of the investigations professions. You know what they say,

“In business you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.”

So, after a few false starts and a missed opportunity I’ve finally settled on a new direction. I am building a vertical market around video content because it is clear to me (and every other marketing professional out there) that video has become, and will remain, the absolute best way to promote a business online and by most accounts over 80% of the traffic flowing through the Internet will be video in just a couple of years. The problem for most businesses and content publishers is that there is a huge skills gap when it comes to the process of creating video content. To a lesser degree, there is also a disconnect when it comes to the effective distribution and marketing of that video once it has been created. My mission is to create a website in which people and businesses who need video content and other video related services can find talented entrepreneurial filmmakers, video editors, CGI effects artists and marketing professionals at price points from the micro job to full scale commercial video production.

The subject is a completely different tack for me, but the process is not.

So here is what is going on...

http://lscottharrell.com/back-startup-mode-time-new-direction/

#vtrep   #startup

Micro Jobs in Filmmaking and Video Editing Services

Micro Jobs in Filmmaking and Video Editing Services

Whether it’s offering customers a unique gift idea or a quick and easy promotional piece, here is an extensive list of micro job ideas especially for video entrepreneurs.

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

70 Micro Jobs for Vtreps and Filmmakers

Whether it’s offering customers a unique gift idea or a quick and easy promotional piece, here is an extensive list of micro job ideas especially for video entrepreneurs broken down into several categories. Get started making money by creating video content or offering your video related services through a micro job portal, video content marketplace or a freelance website today!

#vtrep   #jobs   #filmmaking   #microjobs  
http://vtrep.com/70-micro-job-ideas-video-entrepreneurs

Attention Video Entrepreneurs and Starving Filmmakers!

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Attention Video Entrepreneurs and Starving Filmmakers!

The demand for small video projects is outpacing the need for large projects and this disparity will only continue to widen as the need for video content whose quality falls somewhere between “good enough” and “prosumer” continues to grow with each passing day. There are a ton of these small video-related tasks, or “micro jobs”, out there right now that are well suited for even those new to the idea of video entrepreneurism as well as micro job marketplaces with a built-in customer base through which to set up shop.

Check out the article to find out what micro jobs are and how vtreps are using them to find entrepreneurial success!

#vtrep   #filmmaking   #entrepreneur  
http://vtrep.com/starving-filmmakers-finding-success-micro-jobs

Understanding the cyclical, fruitless nature of government stimulus spending...

Understanding the cyclical, fruitless nature of government stimulus spending...

"No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole town now thinks that they are out of debt and there is a false atmosphere of optimism and glee."

#government   #stimulus   #opinion  
http://elscottharrell.com/government-stimulus-spending-produces-nothing/

Smartphones with a great camera and the ability to record high definition video are everywhere.

Smartphones with a great camera and the ability to record high definition video are everywhere.

Professional video content creators are finding that using their mobile phones to shoot video has several major advantages and provide these 7 tips for getting professional quality video out of your phone.

#filmmakers   #smartphonephotography   #videography  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

7 Ways to Get Professional Quality Video from Your Smartphone

Smartphones with a great camera and the ability to record high definition video are no longer difficult to find – in fact they're everywhere. Professional video content creators are finding that using their mobile phones to shoot video has several major advantages.

However, while it's good to have a smartphone with an awesome camera, using poor technique will probably result in a poor video product.  Your video does not have to be perfect but following these seven tips, shooting great video with your smartphone will be easy and the footage will look fantastic!

#video   #smartphone   #vtrep   #filmmaking  
http://vtrep.com/7-ways-get-professional-quality-video-smartphone

It was probably obvious to those paying attention that camera equipped unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), most often...

It was probably obvious to those paying attention that camera equipped unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), most often referred to as “drones”, would fundamentally change a number of industries and become the basis for what is being called “the next great land rush in tech.”

Not one to miss an easy cliché, I’d say that when it comes to the commercial use of UAV video, “The sky’s the limit!”

Here are twenty ways, ideas and applications that this drone-video combination can be used by video entrepreneurs (vtreps) to disrupt and dominate virtually untapped markets booming with potential.

#drone   #uav   #video   #vtrep  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

20 Ways Entrepreneurs Are Making Money Using Drone Video

It was probably obvious to those paying attention that camera equipped unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), most often referred to as “drones”, would fundamentally change a number of industries and become the basis for what is being called “the next great land rush in tech.”

Not one to miss an easy cliché, I’d say that when it comes to the commercial use of UAV video, “The sky’s the limit!”

Here are twenty ways, ideas and applications that this drone-video combination can be used by video entrepreneurs (vtreps) to disrupt and dominate virtually untapped markets booming with potential.

#vtrep   #dronevideo   #drone   #entrepreneur  
http://vtrep.com/20-ways-entrepreneurs-using-drone-video-making-money

7 Steps to Getting Over the Need to Create "Perfect" Video (and actually get something done)

7 Steps to Getting Over the Need to Create "Perfect" Video (and actually get something done)

#entrepreneurship   #vtrep   #filmmakingtips  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

The Perfect Video Does Not Exist. Get Over It and Get Sh*t Done!

There is no such thing as the ‘perfect time’! If you really want to make progress in life, avoid being a perfectionist in every possible way you can.

Here's how to get over the fear and procrastination caused by the need to achieve filmmaking perfection. The first thing you need to know: The perfect film doesn't exist!

#videomarketing   #vtrep   #filmmaking  
http://vtrep.com/perfect-video-exist-get-get-sht-done

10 Ways to Make Money on YouTube

10 Ways to Make Money on YouTube

Want to make money online? Consider becoming active on YouTube!

YouTube gets more than one billion unique users a month: that’s a huge audience.

Many entrepreneurial filmmakers are already making money there: YouTube boasts one million creators in its YouTube Partner Program alone.

It’s easy to get started and the time in NOW to become video entrepreneur. Use Google’s creator playbook. Before you know it you’ll have created your channel and will be ready to monetize. 

For more information:

http://vtrep.com/10-ways-make-money-youtube/

#vtrep   #youtube   #youtubemoney  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW3x5bZWSTE&feature=share

11 Ways to Make Money With Your Blog by Jeff Bullas

11 Ways to Make Money With Your Blog by Jeff Bullas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i40je6_SoYE&feature=autoshare

A new online magazine is being created specifically for entrepreneurial filmmakers and #videomarketing...

A new online magazine is being created specifically for entrepreneurial filmmakers and #videomarketing  professionals. I look forward to these developments.

If you understand the power of employing video content and want to learn more about about the business of filmmaking for profit, then please add this page to your circles.

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Vtrep is short for Video Entrepreneur.  Video Entrepreneur Magazine will position itself as the leading media publisher and community resource for creative professionals who are ready to capitalize on the unprecedented business opportunities digital video presents in 2014 and beyond.

Being created by, for, and about the most determined filmmakers and entrepreneurs in the video marketing profession, Vtrep aims to lead the conversation about the future of how we create, use and, most importantly, SELL video content services to those who need it most.

Video Entrepreneur Magazine offers a foundation for sharing innovative ideas, marketing know-how, ways to integrate filmmaking with entrepreneurship, and hard-won lessons from the bright lights of center stage and uncertainties of the pit. Vtrep.com is YOUR online community for commercial filmmakers, entrepreneurs, editors, talented performers and video gear professionals.

And for the aspiring filmmaker who needs to feed his insatiable passion for expensive cameras, lenses, rigging, lights, software and everything else you think you cannot live without: Vtrep.com is an all access backstage pass to the inner-workings of what it takes not to starve to death in pursuit of your art.

Vtrep is Video Entrepreneur. We are Launching August 1, 2014

#filmmakers   #entrepreneur   #videomarketing

3 Tips to Get Over the Fear of Being on Camera for Entrepreneurial Filmmakers

3 Tips to Get Over the Fear of Being on Camera for Entrepreneurial Filmmakers

Getting over the fear of being “on camera” is often the hardest part of becoming an entrepreneurial filmmaker who chooses to step into the spotlight and give a performance on video. Most often this fear is a result of the anticipation of being judged poorly, self doubt and the negative talk going on inside of our own heads.

Here are three proven tips (and a whole lot of motivation) to get over your fear of being on camera and give the very best performances you are capable of!

DARE GREATLY

#filmmaking   #filmmakingtips   #acting   #vtrep  
http://vtrep.com/3-tips-get-fear-camera-entrepreneurial-filmmakers

The REAL Value of Money in Government Stimulus Spending

The REAL Value of Money in Government Stimulus Spending

http://elscottharrell.com/government-stimulus-spending-produces-nothing/

It's a slow day in Anytown, USA and the streets are deserted.

Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is living on credit.

A tourist visiting the area drives through town, stops at the motel, and lays a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs to pick one for the night.

As soon as he walks upstairs, the motel owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.

The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to retire his debt to the pig farmer.

The pig farmer takes the $100 and heads off to pay his bill to his supplier, the Co-op.

The guy at the Co-op takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer her "services" on credit.

The hooker rushes to the motel and pays off her room bill with the hotel Owner.

The hotel proprietor then places the $100 back on the counter so the traveler will not suspect anything.

At that moment the traveler comes down the stairs, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, Picks up the $100 bill and leaves.

No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole town now thinks that they are out of debt and there is a false atmosphere of optimism and glee.

And that, my friends, is how a "government stimulus package" works!

#economics   #governmentspending  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onKEzbLFLJs&feature=autoshare

The Difference Between Being a Filmmaker and Being a Video Entrepreneur

The Difference Between Being a Filmmaker and Being a Video Entrepreneur 

As we begin to define what a “video entrepreneur” is, and isn’t, we will invariably cross paths with the filmmakers and there may be some confusion how the two professions are the same and how they are also very different.

There is a demonstrated need for video content for which businesses, people and other organizations are willing to pay filmmakers. The question that defines the singular difference between a filmmaker and a vtrep is simply:

Are you willing to step up to fill that need and accept the risks for daring to be great?

#vtrep   #filmmakers   #entrepreneur  
http://vtrep.com/difference-video-entrepreneur-filmmaker

Now Is the Time to Start a Video Based Business -

Now Is the Time to Start a Video Based Business - 

We are on the cusp of a content revolution! Just as web design professionals, application developers, writers and graphics professionals have all seen a huge jump in demand for their services, video professionals are just coming into their own now, too.

#vtrep   #videomarketing   #entrepreneur  
http://vtrep.com/become-video-entrepreneur-now

Overcoming writer's block using the "Write or Die" app is frightening, exhilarating and satisfying.

Overcoming writer's block using the "Write or Die" app is frightening, exhilarating and  satisfying.

#blogging   #writing   #authors  
http://lscottharrell.com/using-apps-overcome-writers-block/

L. Scott Harrell is Stepping Down from Role at WLHA

L. Scott Harrell is Stepping Down from Role at WLHA

- I am happy to announce that Kelly Ash, current president of the World Lionfish Hunters Association (WLHA), will be assuming the role of Executive Director when I officially step down on July 1, 2014. 

It's been a lot of fun and I've enjoyed working with a very passionate and committed WLHA membership. I am excited about the energy and innovation Kelly will bring to the executive leadership of this growing organization we found two and a half years ago. The WLHA is fortunate to have him at the helm now.

#x   #lionfish   #wlha  
http://lionfish.co/world-lionfish-hunters-association-welcomes-new-executive-director

Read 25 of the Most Popular Business Books in About 60 seconds

Read 25 of the Most Popular Business Books in About 60 seconds

 - Popular business books distilled into one sentence summaries each.

#xl   #businesstips   #books  
http://www.businessinsider.com/famous-business-book-summaries-2014-5

The Super Secret of Persuasion

The Super Secret of Persuasion

Have you ever wanted to get someone to agree to do something for you (or to buy something from you)?

The "Foot In the Door Effect" demonstrates that a person who agrees to a small request is much more likely to then agree to a much bigger request.

So, start small before going big.

#persuasion   #jedimindtricks   #xl  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydchCy5WF_I

Microsoft Unveils Skype Translator

Microsoft Unveils Skype Translator

"Doing business with companies abroad could soon become a lot easier and more efficient thanks to Microsoft’s new Skype Translator.

The new feature combines Skype’s voice and instant messaging technologies with Microsoft Translator and “neural network-based speech recognition.” In a recent demonstration, the technology was able to translate English to German and vice-versa in near real-time."

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/234272 

#officeless   #xl   #language    
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/234272

I LOVE Email Scams!

I LOVE Email Scams!

Abdul Zongo of the Bank of Africa has asked me to pretend to be Christian Eich’s Next of Kin “so that the fruits of this old man’s labour ($22.5 million) will not be use for financing government.”

#email   #scammers  
http://smellsphishytome.com/abdul-zongo-thanks-for-spelling-22-5m-out-for-me

Digital Forensics: A Billion-Dollar Market in the Making

Digital Forensics: A Billion-Dollar Market in the Making

While the article primarily addresses LE's use of digital forensics, it is important to note that the market for civilian forensic investigators will absolutely GO THROUGH THE ROOF as well!

Why will D.F. become a billion dollar business?

"[Digital Forensics] is going to expand dramatically over the next few years because we are entering a new age of computing shaped by the Internet of Things. In the coming years, everything will be smart, including our cars, thermostats, and refrigerators. But this means we will generate and leave a visible trail at every place we visit, on everything we touch, and with everything we do. Therefore, in the next few years, we will be in a position in which every activity, including any law enforcement investigation, will have a digital forensics component."

http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/digital-forensics-billion-dollar-market.html

#xl   #digitalforensics   #futureofwork   #investigation  
http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/digital-forensics-billion-dollar-market.html

Friends, I am running a logo contest and the results are in. Would you help me choose?

Friends, I am running a logo contest and the results are in. Would you help me choose?

Would you please take just a quick second to vote on your favorite logo? 

It won't take long (maybe 1 minute) but your opinions can help me shape this company I'm working on. 

The idea behind the website is to connect people who create or produce all sorts of videos with people and companies who need them made for personal and professional reasons and I am looking for a visual logo that best conveys that message. If you find one that you like best but think it needs a few small changes let me know!

It's totally cool if you share this with your friends, too. The more the merrier.

And thanks for your help!

#logodesign   #contest   #tl  
http://www.logomyway.com/14798/friends/VideoToOrder_com.php

All Businesses Benefit from Situational Awareness. Proper SWOT Analysis = Survival.

All Businesses Benefit from Situational Awareness. Proper SWOT Analysis = Survival. 

"In Encyclopedia of Management Theory Eric Kessler wrote 'companies that keep analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats on a regular basis have 60 percent more chances to survive than the companies that don’t'."

At a minimum, SWOT is definitely worth your time; If your organization is not staying ahead, your competition is getting ahead.

#xl   #competitiveintelligence
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/perform-swot-analysis-digital-brand/100491

*WTF??? Google Will Use ODP Metadata Instead of Your Post Title *

*WTF??? Google Will Use ODP Metadata Instead of Your Post Title *

Using Open Directory Project (DMOZ) information to populate your search engine results? How '90s of you, Google.

Y'all have lost your way.

#xl   #googlesearch   #SEO    
http://searchengineland.com/googles-matt-cutts-look-title-match-query-190039

Stopping Terrorism Using Social Data

Stopping Terrorism Using Social Data 

"As consumers spend more time using social media, it should not be surprising that extremist organizations are as well. They see social media as a primary tool for bringing together communities of interest, regardless of geographic location, and for discussing ideas in a seemingly anonymous manner."

Rebecca Garcia, Director of SAS Federal, on how social media analytics can be used by counterterrorism specialists and other federal agencies involved in crime investigation and prevention.

#xl   #socialdata   #antiterrorism  
http://www.sas.com/news/feature/stopping-bad-guys-with-social-data.html

El Día de los Niños is going to be a lot of fun in Cozumel this year!

El Día de los Niños is going to be a lot of fun in Cozumel this year!

#x   #mexicanholidays  

Originally shared by ****

Día de los Niños (Children’s Day) is Coming April 30th! Are You Ready, Cozumel?

Each year, on April 30th, the entire country of Mexico celebrates children, their well-being and their importance to society!

It is a FANTASTIC day to be in Mexico! Help us celebrate, check out our latest post below.

#cozumel   #mexico   #holiday   #kids  
http://reelcozumel.com/dia-de-los-ninos-childrens-day-coming-april-30th-ready-cozumel

Being a Great Conversationalist Opens Many, Many Doors

Being a Great Conversationalist Opens Many, Many Doors

OK. Being a bit manipulative helps, too.

Building rapport with someone is ESSENTIAL in order to engage him or her in the conversation through which you can then elicit specific information, alter behavior, make a friend, influence a potential customer or to get them to give you something you want. Without establishing rapport first, you will go nowhere. 

In this blog post I cover the essentials from the head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Unit, Robin Dreeke's latest book, information from Dr. Charles Dwyer as well as my own insights into establishing rapport and getting whatever you want.

Check it out and don't forget to +1, share, like, retweet and leave me your comments on the blog.

http://lscottharrell.com/building-rapport-get-want-secrets-elite-fbi-boss/ 

#spycraft   #influence   #xl  
http://lscottharrell.com/building-rapport-get-want-secrets-elite-fbi-boss

Getting More Followers for Your Google+ Business Page

Getting More Followers for Your Google+ Business Page

For those of you using FB to build or market a business I've said it before: Facebook for business right now is DEAD. Free organic reach to the fans you worked hard to earn sucks at less than 5% and seems to be in a downward spiral. I'm not going to pay FB to build a following and be "social" then potentially have a business page be arbitrarily shut down.

It's happened to several of my friends. They lost a lot of time and money. (In hindsight they all admit that they had too many eggs in one basket.)

Google Plus has been shown to dramatically improve search engine rankings, which, in itself, is a sufficient reason to join the platform. By building your brand through this social media channel, you will be able to boost your SEO efforts and increase your business’s online exposure at the same time.

Build your website, get it ranked and develop an opt-in mailing list.

#googleplus   #facebookmarketing   #xl  
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233063

13 Tips for Getting a Business Blog Up and Keeping it Going

13 Tips for Getting a Business Blog Up and Keeping it Going

1. Work in WordPress.
2. Include an “about me” or “about us” page.
3. Brainstorm.
4. Concentrate on high-quality content.
5. Use photos.

But do you agree with tip #10 and #11? 

#businessblogging   #90secondsorless   #xl  
http://lscottharrell.com/13-great-tips-for-starting-a-blog-and-keeping-it-going

11 Easy but Effective Negotiation Tips in 90 Seconds

11 Easy but Effective Negotiation Tips in 90 Seconds 

Negotiating cannot be avoided, you might as well do it well.

#businesstips   #xl  
http://lscottharrell.com/90-second-reads-11-easy-effective-negotiating-tips

You CANNOT Make Money Online with A Simple Anything!

You CANNOT Make Money Online with A Simple Anything! 

#blogging

A dear friend from high school asked me this morning what I thought about an advertisement disguised on Facebook to look like an article titled “Learn How to Make 6-Figures In Any Online Business Using a Simple 3-Part Blog Formula.”

I go into detail about the process of making money online in the article below. In short, you absolutely can make money online with a blog, but:

* not just any ol’ blog
* it won’t be simple and it won’t be easy,
* Oprah isn’t coming to help
* and it won’t happen magically overnight while you sleep.  

For ANY business, online or offline, to succeed you have to follow a well-worn and time-tested formula:

Have a product, have a plan, build a system, be flexible, measure results, adjust to get better results and WORK YOUR ASS OFF!

It’s as simple, or difficult, as that.

#xl   #bloggingforbusiness   #makingmoneyonline  
http://lscottharrell.com/can-make-money-online-business-using-simple

This is one of those messages that I, as a parent to two young daughters who are very, very different from the rest...

This is one of those messages that I, as a parent to two young daughters who are very, very different from the rest of the children they go to school with, definitely need to remember and be able to relate to them when they need to hear it most.

This is not just an important parenting lesson, but it's an important lesson in humanity that we need to accept into our lives.

Being different is OK. Being being bullied or singled out as different is only in the hearts of those who are being overwhelmed by their own struggles.

No matter how bad it feels, young ones, you really are not all that different from so many others... and IT WILL GET BETTER as you get older.

#xl  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04WJEEb33CY

Knoxville / Loudin TN friends, do you know this burglar??? Let's help get him caught!!!

Knoxville / Loudin TN friends, do you know this burglar??? Let's help get him caught!!!

Please send any info to robbed@nathanblevins.com

PLEASE SHARE this post!

#xl  

Originally shared by Nathan Blevins

Our house was robbed today - no one was hurt!

For those who live in the Knoxville / Loudon, TN area:  Today @ 11:30AM, the guy pictured below broke into our home, tossed the place around, & robbed us.  This is actually the 2nd time our home has been robbed.  The good news is that, this time, we had added security cameras.  :)

The police have been super helpful in working with us and making sure that we are secure.  However, I would like to help them find out who broke into the house.  Have you seen this guy before?  Do you know his name?  If so, send me an email at robbed@nathanblevins.com.  

If you live in the area, please help me spread the word & share this post!  I want to have my peace of mind back (in some portion, at least).    Thanks! #Knoxville   #LenoirCity   #Tennessee  

If you own a business, you can write off your vacations and reap the tax benefits! Here's how...

If you own a business, you can write off your vacations and reap the tax benefits! Here's how...

#taxes   #entrepreneurship   #businesstips   #xl  
http://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2014/03/03/how-to-write-off-your-next-vacation

Strangely, I feel SO guilty for really liking this mashup.

Strangely, I feel SO guilty for really liking this mashup. Dare I admit that I've listened to it at least a dozen times in the last few hours?

#music   #mashup   #x
http://lsh.li/1fT0DUx

The Drone Boom: Why UAVs Aren't Just for Dropping Bomb Any Longer.

The Drone Boom: Why UAVs Aren't Just for Dropping Bomb Any Longer. Unmanned aircraft are going to change the world we live in and I am ready to put myself into the middle of that revolution.

#uavdrones   #suas   #changingtheworld   #xl   
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgrHiosdDDY&feature=share

Brand ambassadors are those that love your business so much that they spread the word on your behalf.

Brand ambassadors are those that love your business so much that they spread the word on your behalf.

Here's how to find and cultivate them...

#marketing   #socialmedia   #branding   #xl  

Originally shared by State of Digital

Brand ambassadors are those customers that love your company so much they will spread your message for you.

http://www.stateofdigital.com/brand-ambassadors-build-online-credibility/

In her latest post, Stephanie Frasco explains how to tap in to the power of brand ambassadors to build your credibility online.
http://www.stateofdigital.com/brand-ambassadors-build-online-credibility

"Facebook FRAUD" or "Why I Will NEVER Pay for Facebook Advertising Again!"

"Facebook FRAUD" or "Why I Will NEVER Pay for Facebook Advertising Again!"

Quite frankly, I've been saying MOST of this for the last year and a half; I touched on it briefly in a blog post back in November 2012:

http://elscottharrell.com/facebook-now-charging-users-to-promote-personal-posts/

And have been cautioning others in my various Private Investigator Marketing social accounts, too.

Then the mind-fuck came at about 7:15 in this video and all of the blanks were immediately filled in.

If there has ever been a moment where I was so whole-heartedly serious about closing my FB account I cannot remember it. 

I imagine there will be a class-action lawsuit coming soon and if you have stock in FB, I'd be blowing that out the door; advertisers will have lost all amount of trust in no time.

#facebookmarketing   #fraud   #clickandcollect   #xl  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfHeWTKjag

3D animated GIFs!!! These are VERY cool!

3D animated GIFs!!! These are VERY cool!

#gif   #animatedgif #3d #x    
http://imgur.com/gallery/HQGog

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What Makes Job Searchers Lie on Their Resumes?

What Makes Job Searchers Lie on Their Resumes?

"Resume fakers are also worth catching, because the researchers found that those who are comfortable exaggerating their skills also are more comfortable being immoral in other ways."

#xl

Originally shared by ****

What Makes Job Searchers Lie on Their Resumes?

"Resume fakers are also worth catching, because the researchers found that those who are comfortable exaggerating their skills also are more comfortable being immoral in other ways."
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/231352#ixzz2sjySH7in

Stunning 4K video taken from various places of the Yucatan Peninsula of #mexico from an #uavdrones platform!

Stunning 4K video taken from various places of the Yucatan Peninsula of #mexico  from an #uavdrones  platform!

#x  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHKJ5eE7I1k

Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) has Released a Lionfish Reporting Mobile App

Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) has Released a Lionfish Reporting Mobile App

#lionfish   #florida   #mobileapps   #xl  
http://lionfish.co/florida-fwcc-develops-free-lionfish-reporting-app-ios-android-devices/

If you are going to be successful at anything, you must first find your passion. Here's the rest of the story...

If you are going to be successful at anything, you must first find your passion. Here's the rest of the story...

#success   #domination   #lifelessons   #xl  
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226234

What do you get if you cross a yeti with a vampire? Frostbite.

What do you get if you cross a yeti with a vampire? Frostbite. 

Friends across the United States: Think warm thoughts!

Rarely does an Disney prop, a corny joke and an extraordinary weather pattern align themselves so perfectly. LOL. This is a photo I took of a Yeti exhibit while waiting in line for Adventure Everest at Animal Kingdom in Orlando last year. I've been waiting for the perfect time to use it but nothing seemed to fit until this monster freeze currently sweeping across the United States. I Googled "Yeti jokes" and the one I used above was perfect for both it's reference to Vampires (with fangs similar to the yeti mask) as well as to frostbite.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

#yeti   #winter   #jokes

Mexico is Becoming the New Promise Land for Many

Mexico is Becoming the New Promise Land for Many 

"While Mexico’s economy is far from trouble free, its growth easily outpaced the giants of the hemisphere — the United States, Canada and Brazil — in 2011 and 2012, according to International Monetary Fund data, making the country more attractive to fortune seekers worldwide."

While I agree with much of this article, I certainly see a great deal of opportunity in Mexico without the ever-present and crushing rush to regulate and tax everyone into oblivion, the barrier to entry is often very high for migrants who do not understand the culture or have any patience. 

#mexico   #business   #economy   #xl  
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/world/americas/for-migrants-new-land-of-opportunity-is-mexico.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3

Creating a realistic "people-to-meet bucket list" is a great way to identify your influencers and potential partners...

Creating a realistic "people-to-meet bucket list" is a great way to identify your influencers and potential partners for future growth and fulfillment.

I had a list like this when I was running my online business and really amazing things happened with almost every meeting I worked to achieve. Out of them all, there was only one MAJOR disappointment, but so what!?! I learned I had attributed waaaay too much credibility to him anyway. Every other one was truly exciting and made the hard work our team was putting in absolutely worth it. One of the people on my list eventually bought my company!

The power of relationships is often forgotten today.

(And I would add that the book mentioned in the attached article was a HUGE influence on how I tackle entrepreneurship; I never miss an opportunity to recommend it to others!)

So, who's on your list?

Say it here and make it known; you never know what awesomeness might result!

#influencers   #success   #relationships   #xl  
http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2013/03/18/people-bucket-list

Just throwing a few disparate thoughts and my first DJI Phantom video into a blog post.

Just throwing a few disparate thoughts and my first DJI Phantom video into a blog post... if you've seen it all before, just disregard!
http://lscottharrell.com/practical-application-remote-uav-drones-private-investigation

Check out my very first video put together from footage captured with my DJI Phantom quadcopter (drone).

Check out my very first video put together from footage captured with my DJI Phantom quadcopter (drone). Give it a "thumbs up" if you enjoyed it or would like to see more UAV video!

#drones   #uavdrones   #auv   #aerialphotography  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoNi2fwBLqE&feature=autoshare

Just a reminder to my friends and colleagues in the Land of the Free - UAVs (drones, RC copters, etc) are NOT...

Just a reminder to my friends and colleagues in the Land of the Free - UAVs (drones, RC copters, etc) are NOT permitted to be flown for any reason other than your hobby (i.e. commercial purposes are explicitly NOT allowed). My friends at Guns and Tactics Magazine learned the hard way while at Shot Show this year. Read their story at:

http://www.gunsandtactics.com/tacops-media-dji-phantom-grounded-by-faa

Total crap and no guidance coming from the FAA until at least 2015.

#xl    #uav   #faa   #drones

Spycraft 101: Ten Techniques to Gain Anyone's Trust" from the lead instructor at the FBI’s Counterintelligence...

Spycraft 101: Ten Techniques to Gain Anyone's Trust" from the lead instructor at the FBI’s Counterintelligence Training Center in all behavioral and interpersonal skills training.

#spycraft   #training   #detectiveskills  
http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2013/07/ten-techniques-for-building-quick-rapport-with-anyone

Everything we task Google with is hilarious (or stupid) when asked out loud. #google #searchphrases

Everything we task Google with is hilarious (or stupid) when asked out loud.  #google   #searchphrases  
http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6947898/google-is-a-guy

An AWESOME interactive flowchart about maximizing video marketing! #xl #videomarketing #marketing

An AWESOME interactive flowchart about maximizing video marketing! #xl   #videomarketing   #marketing  
http://www.vidyard.com/video-content-marketing-flowchart

We hear a lot about "Big Data" these days, but what the heck is it and why should you care?

We hear a lot about "Big Data" these days, but what the heck is it and why should you care??? Here's the best explanation I've seen thus far...  #xl  
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130527063838-64875646-what-the-hell-is-big-data?trk=mp-reader-card

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. - Thomas Aquinas

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. - Thomas Aquinas

#tl   #ships   #courage   #risk

I think that telling a business' story is the most compelling form of advertising.

I think that telling a business' story is the most compelling form of advertising. Don't tell me the ending, sell me the ride! #xl   
http://www.inc.com/laura-montini/learn-how-not-to-tell-your-startups-story.html?cid=sf01001

British police are ready to arrest and interview suspects over Madeleine McCann's 2007 disappearance in Portugal.

British police are ready to arrest and interview suspects over Madeleine McCann's 2007 disappearance in Portugal. #xl  
http://lsh.li/19peLnX

If the sensitivity and imagery is, in fact, fairly decent, this will be a HOT item! #xl

If the sensitivity and imagery is, in fact, fairly decent, this will be a HOT item! #xl  
http://pifeed.com/post/flir-just-turned-your-iphone-5-into-a-predator-like-thermal-camera/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Google+ is altogether different than Facebook and Twitter.

Google+ is altogether different than Facebook and Twitter. It's more of a "connection engine" for special interests with a lot of deeply embedded benefits for content creators and business owners than it is a social network in the purest sense of the word.

While I have not quite yet cracked the code to increased engagement from the people in my circles, I am working on it. It's just a matter of finding my voice.

Excellent article, Peter G McDermott

#googleplus   #tl

"Finding a way to live the simple life today is man's most complicated task." - Henry Courtney

"Finding a way to live the simple life today is man's most complicated task." - Henry Courtney 

http://instagram.com/lscottharrell

#quotestoliveby   #live   #simply

Target is offering 1 year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to customers who used credit and...

Target is offering 1 year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to customers who used credit and debit cards between Nov 27 and Dec 15.

Originally shared by ****

DId you use a credit card at Target between November 27 and December 15? Your credit card information and customer information may have been breached.

The retailer said its customers will not be on the line for any fraudulent charges that result from the data breach, and it will offer one year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to all guests who shopped in the retailer’s U.S. stores. Those who wish to take part in the program have three months to enroll. 

#x  
http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/01/10/target-guest-info-also-stolen-in-black-friday-breach

McAfee's guide to getting around Central America is brilliant:

McAfee's guide to getting around Central America is brilliant:

"So to give more [documentation] than is reasonable is a crime against humanity." LMFAO! Soooo true!

After handing over said [documentation]...

"Smile and, if possible, joke. Say something like: 'I’d like to stay and chat but I’m in a hurry to meet a girl. Her husband will be back soon.' This will go a long way toward creating a shared communion with the officers and will elicit a shared-experience type of sympathy."

There's so much more... you must experience this travel guide for yourself. If you've lived this, you will get it. If not, the article is still really effing funny.

#x   #truth   #traveltips   #mcafee  
http://www.whoismcafee.com/the-travel-guide

Starting a business is easy, it's everything else that comes after that is difficult.

Starting a business is easy, it's everything else that comes after that is difficult.

#success   #business   #smallbusiness

Technology really is going too far as it concerns privacy.

Technology really is going too far as it concerns privacy.

Originally shared by ****

Everyday, your anonymity in public is being degraded. Are you for or against this sort of technology? #x  
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57616799-1/facial-recognition-app-matches-strangers-to-online-profiles

What a shame - but I'm not surprised.

What a shame - but I'm not surprised.

Originally shared by ****

Scores of retired New York City police officers, firefighters and prison guards were charged with faking psychiatric problems to get federal disability benefits — with some falsely claiming their conditions arose after the Sept. 11 attacks. #x   #fraud  
http://tinyurl.com/lwdxupr

6 Ways to Discover New Business Ideas.

6 Ways to Discover New Business Ideas... Question, Listen, Examine, Break Routine, Perspective and Patience. #business   #ideas   #entrepreneurship  
https://www.openforum.com/articles/6-ways-to-discover-breakthrough-business-ideas

Top Ten Reasons Your Business Needs to be on Google+... RIGHT NOW. Think, brand security. #branding

Top Ten Reasons Your Business Needs to be on Google+... RIGHT NOW. Think, brand security.   #branding  
http://lsh.li/JExqAq

6 Ways to Find Your Inner Visionary: I've got 2, 3, 5 & 6 covered but 1 & 4 are kicking my butt all day, every day...

6 Ways to Find Your Inner Visionary: I've got 2, 3, 5 & 6 covered but 1 & 4 are kicking my butt all day, every day right now! #entrepreneurship   #growth   #success    
http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/6-ways-to-find-your-inner-visionary-in-2014.html

Marketing and promoting via #YouTube is highly effective if you follow these 12 basic tips... #tl

Marketing and promoting via #YouTube is highly effective if you follow these 12 basic tips... #tl
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230500

So long, Mack!

So long, Mack! You coached #longhorn football with ethics and integrity. Hello, Charlie, we'll expect the same from you - a return to winning would be nice, too. Hook 'em Horns!   #utexas   #hookemhorns  
http://texassports.com/news/2014/1/5/FB_0105140033.aspx

"Instagram, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power... I am your father."

"Instagram, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power... I am your father."

http://instagram.com/p/iw3JWnN_ke/

#starwars   #socialmedia #instagram

The 5 most persuasive words in the English language: You, Free, Because, Instantly and New.

The 5 most persuasive words in the English language: You, Free, Because, Instantly and New. #salescopy   #writing     #persuasion  
http://www.copyblogger.com/persuasive-copywriting-words

Puppies: The best anti-depressants... EVER. #x

Puppies: The best anti-depressants... EVER. #x

Originally shared by Robert Partridge

Wish I could have one ... today would be a great day to have a dog.

#FidoFriday

Business Owners: Should you take the ultimate risk in 2014? Taking the leap -> http://lsh.li/1gxsJnj

Business Owners: Should you take the ultimate risk in 2014? Taking the leap -> http://lsh.li/1gxsJnj

#xl