I’m sure you’ve heard that Google has released their new Video project. A while back Google setup their video service, but now they have made it where you can now charge for content. What I found interesting is that Google Video is ripe for all of us to get listed in it.

Here’s the cool part. Because of the way you enter keywords which are are associated with you video, is so simple. You could easily get top rankings for your videos in this new video search engine. The only downside is all your videos must be encoded into an MPEG4 format. With the right software it should be a breeze though.

Here’s a great example. Go to http://video.google.com and search for “video course”, you’ll see the 3rd video to the right is Mike Stewart and Jim Edward’s new video course. Take a look it’s pretty slick.

In 2006 video will certainly be an great way for you to stand out from the crowd. Start thinking of ways you can start using video in your marketing and definately signup for Google’s new video deal.

Last night I was watching Conan O’Brian and John Tesh was on it. Not that I like John Tesh, but… what was interesting, is that Conan promoted a book of his on TV. When he promoted the book, the only way people could buy the book was to go to John Tesh’s website. Here’s what I did…

I went to Alexa and immediately grabbed a screen shot of his traffic rank.

Here is a snapshot of John Tesh’s website Tesh.com yesterday, before Conan mentioned it.

Notice that his traffic rank according to Alexa is 226,838.

Here’s a snapshot of it today… AFTER Conan mentioned his website.

His traffic rank jumped up to 79,516 today! Pretty impressive with only one mention.

But here’s what happened with this very site after ONLY ONE EMAIL sent to a list.

My personal Alexa ranking went from nowhere to 2,223!

It just goes to show you good old fashion email still works. Don’t ignore the power of email. It still works and you can even beat out mentions on national TV.

Ok, this has nothing to do with success or marketing, but it’s still pretty cool. What if you could play games and get in shape. In my online travels, I found this cool site where you can do just that. It works for PS2 and Xbox.

http://www.gamecycles.com/index.php

Check it out. Even if you don’t get it, it’s still pretty cool.

Everything we do in life requires us to make a decision. The question is what are you decisions based on. Napoleon Hill interviewed 25,000 men and women and the number one reason for their success was their ability to be decisive. Essentially their decision making ability. What you have to understand is that your decision making ability is directly related to the amount of knowledge you have on that specific subject. This determines the speed and effectiveness of your decision. That is what today’s audio post is about.

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I was talking to a friend of mine recently, Rich Schefren, and he recommeded a book to me called The Wisdom of Crowds. In my monthly book order from Amazon I added it to my list of books to read. I have to say, it was one of the best books I have read in quite some time. This book is extremely valuable to anyone in business. Read on to see what I found…

What I found most interesting in this book is how crowds and popular opinion works. In this book, James Surowiecki validates Napoleon Hill’s concep of the Mastermind, but he also tells you of the dangers of putting too many experts together.

What he also does is make it clear why a tool like Alex Madossian’s Ask Database is so important to our marketing efforts. Essentially, telling us that our opinion means very little and our market will dictate to us what it really wants. This book will put you so far in front of your competition.

In my opinion this is a must have book for anyone in business.

Here’s the link to Amazon for it: The Wisdom of Crowds

Everyone talks about being successful and what you have to do. The problem lies in the fact in order to become successful at anything, you have to know your weaknesses. This is what this Audio Blog post is about. A simple 3 step action plan which you can immediately implement.

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So you want to get listed in Google fast right? This seems to be a common question I receive on a quite frequent basis. Certainly organic search is one way to get traffic to your site. Getting listed is only the first step. Here are just a few simple ways in order help you get listed quickly and effortlessly.

Ways to get listed in Google fast…

1.) Buy a Link

Getting a link from another site is probably one the easiest ways to get listed in Google. The key to this strategy is don’t just get any link, get a link from a high PR site. Chances are if you approach one of these sites, they will probably tell you to go jump off a cliff. Really, why would they just give you a link? There’s nothing you can do for them in return.

So where do you go? Try this site… www.bluefind.com you can buy a link in the right category for your site and this will give you a link back to your site.

2.) A Press Release

You could submit a press release to a company like www.prweb.com you could use the FREE submission service and simply write a brief subscription of your site. Make sure you include at least 3 links with your URL in it.

3.) Start Your Own Blog

One of the fastest ways I’ve found lately to get your site indexed is to blog about your site. Anyone can start a blog, they key is make sure you blog is setup to ping places like www.pingomatic.com or www.pinggoat.com.

Try these techniques out and I’m sure your site will get listed faster than you’ve ever thought possible.