The Online Trader Newsletter - published by Richard Grady

Hi Folks!

More on multi-media

In the last newsletter, I wrote about how I thought that multi-media was going to be the next BIG THING, with far more video and audio appearing online.

I received numerous emails from subscribers asking all sorts of questions about multi-media and I do plan on writing a lot more about this subject in the coming weeks/months. I am developing several multi-media products myself and I will be happy to share some of my 'learning experiences' as I go through them....

However, I did want to share the answer to one question with all of you simply because so many people emailed me with the same question after the last newsletter.

That question, quite simply was:

'What software can I use to create audio and screen-capture video for my website or info-product?'

The quick and easy answer is as follows:

Audio - If you want to put audio on your website, the best product out there at this time (in my opinion) is Sonic Memo. More details from: http://www.thetraderonline.com/sonicmemo.html

Video - To create screen-capture video, my recommendation is a piece of software called Camtasia. It isn't cheap but it is very good. More details from: http://www.camtasia.com

Think outside the box

I know that the vast majority of you are reading this newsletter because you are interested in earning an income online. Because of this interest and because of the amount of time that many of us spend on the Internet and playing with computers, it stands to reason that, over time, we will build up a greater knowledge of computing than the 'average' home user.

It occurred to me some time ago that this knowledge could be put to good use by offering to repair/troubleshoot other people's computer problems or provide basic training on how to use their computers and the Internet. However, because of the fact that I am kept very busy with my own existing business, I have never had the time to put my theory into practice.

That is, until this week.....

I shared my idea with a friend that was looking for a bit of extra income. This is a friend that has a reasonable knowledge of computers gained from his own experience over the past couple of years. He has certainly never worked in any form of IT :-)

I convinced my friend to put a few adverts around our local area (in shop windows etc) offering exactly the service that I have described above. I have to say that advertising in shop windows is not exactly what I would call an aggressive advertising strategy BUT within a couple of days, he had picked up no less than five jobs!

Each of these 'jobs' were fairly straightforward (virus removal/re-installation of Windows etc) and he was able to charge an hourly rate of Ł30/$55 which isn't bad going.

Of course, now he sees the potential, my friend is going to step up the advertising campaign :-)

Sometimes it pays to think outside of the box - it is very easy to focus on achieving that one goal of owning an Internet business BUT there are often other excellent ways of utilizing the knowledge/skills that you are gaining that you might be overlooking completely. Remember to think 'offline' as well as 'online'....

Limited offer from Andre...

Earlier this year, I promoted a great product which is published by an online colleague and friend called Andre Chaperon. Andre had put together a package consisting of an eBook and several training videos which detailed how you can sell digital products (ebooks etc) on eBay and automatically deliver your customers purchases without any human intervention.

Andre has now agreed to issue a limited number of resale rights licenses (40 in total) to both the eBook and the videos. This is a one-time offer and once the licenses are sold, the offer will be withdrawn.

I snapped up my license this week and I promised Andre that I would give his offer a mention in my next newsletter, so here it is :-)

If you are interested in obtaining resale rights to 'Automated Digital Delivery on eBay', then please visit the following link:
http://www.autodigitaldelivery.com/resell-rights-order.php

All purchasers of the resale rights also get the 2004 version of '33 Days to Online Profits' by Jim Edwards and Yanik Silver, which makes Andre's offer excellent value for money.

By the way, if you are interested in purchasing 'Automated Digital Delivery on eBay' without the resale rights, you can do so from the following link:
http://www.thetraderonline.com/andre.html

Until next time....

Richard Grady
www.thetraderonline.com