april08-news

We had a great eBay Success Meeting last Thursday. We shot a video of eBay seller Carol Hearn from Wandering Creek Antiques talking about her Estate Find Jewelry. We used a Flip Video camera and everyone was impressed with how easy it was to shot and upload to YouTube. I think a few people went right home and purchased one. I've been trying to get in contact with the distributor to see if I can become a reseller. If you know anyone in the company, please say a good word for me. If I get authorization to resell I plan to offer a Flip Video camera bundle, including information about how to use video to your advantage, for my subscribers. Keep an eye out.

Check out Carol's YouTube Video Here (be sure to give her a five star rating)

eBay Live! Update

I'm really excited! I've been asked to be part of the eBay Education Specialist Panel called: Teach Others To Sell On eBay on Saturday June 21st. If you are coming to Live, I'd love to have you there. I'll be speaking alongside eBay sellers: mltring, xoxmas & brooklynbooks. I can hardly wait to be among this group of successful sellers.

Speaking of eBay Live! classes, I just went over the eBay Live! schedule and saw only one photography class during the whole three day event and NO video classes. I'm a little surprised because you just can't compete online without a great looking product photo. Soon it will be the same for video. You remember TV don't you? Well, like it or not, people love videos and it's going to become important to have them in your seller's toolbox.

Which got me to thinking: there's nothing I can do about the eBay Live! schedule - but, maybe I can do a little to help improve your camera skills and still have fun at eBay Live! How about the First Unofficial eBay Live Photo Walk?

What's a Photo Walk? Wikipedia - describes “Photowalking is the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things you may find interesting.”
More about it at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photowalking

It's a pretty simple concept, but very effective. For you to become better (at anything, but especially photography) it takes practice. Spending an hour or two once in awhile looking at stuff and clicking the shutter can greatly improve your skills. My idea is that we'll practice with our cameras and walk off some of those great meals we're going to have while in Chicago.

If you are interested in the Unofficial eBay Live! Photo Walk please Click Here to take a quick survey.

New Video from Dany Byrne at Ghost Leg Media

Anyone who creates videos for YouTube, eBay, a Blog, etc to help market and brand your business will enjoy this tutorial about creating a title card.

Dany Byrne has a new video to help you to quickly create a title card for your Camtasia or video screencasts. A title card can brand your video and tell people where to find you. That's the main point of using video to drive traffic to your site - for new viewers to find you. Having your business URL prominently placed at the beginning and end of your video will do just that.

Click the player below to see her video or click here to play

And here's news of a new project from Dany:

Ghost Leg Media is hard at work on our next DVD for eBay sellers and entrepreneurs - a step by step instructional DVD that will show you how to create You Tube videos that not only look good but pay off with more sales and higher traffic to your web site or eBay store. In the coming weeks, we'll release short videos that will give you a sample of what will be covered in the DVD.

The first in this series is now available at:
http://www.ghostleg.com/endtitle-flv/endtitle-flv.html
It will show you how to create eye catching title cards for your videos that will bring buyers to your store while promoting your products.

Look for new videos in this series every week. And watch for the release of the DVD! Updates will be posted on the Ghost Leg video Blog : http://www.ghostleg.com/blog

I'm beginning another eBay Basics Class on Friday, April 18th, in Lynnwood, Washington.

When: April 18th & 25th

Time: 6:00 -9:00 pm

Where: Lynnwood Recreation Center, 18900 44th Ave West, Lynnwood, WA 98020

Call 425-771-4030 to register

For more eBay Classes this spring click here

More on the local scene: the Snohomish SeaBay Group is having their monthly meeting this Wednesday April 16th. Local eBay Gal Shels will be presenting. This is a new day & time for the group. It's free to attend and all are welcome.

When: April 16th

Time: 3:00 - 5:00

Where: Snohomish Wired Cafe - on Main Street

We're getting closer to the official launch date for The Skip McGrath Boot Camp DVD series with Skip McGrath, Lynn Dralle, Jen Cano and me. Once the DVD set launches the shipping price will go up and bonuses will start to disappear. Then, after the initial launch is over the price will go up to $400.00 - so grab this set while you can get the bonuses and a great price. To purchase, or for more information click here.

Online Camera Class Starts: April 26th

It's time to start enjoying your digital camera! It's not just for work you know. Vacation time is coming and you'll want to capture friends & family, sunsets and mountains, pets and wildlife. This four hour course cover what the settings are on your camera and when to use them. If you'd like more information - click here

That's it for this week,
Cindy

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