I just did some spiffing up on my facebook fan page. I added an e-mail form and a video. Here’s a screenshot to show how I did it.

Here’s a quick tip on how to pin from Facebook to Pinterest.

1. Install the “Pin In” bookmarklet

Click the about menu — and then choose “Pin It”

2. Click on the Facebook picture you want to pin

3. Right-click and choose “view image” (or open image in a separate tab if you are using Chrome)

4. Make sure the .jpg-URL is shown in your in your browsers address bar

5. Pin it!

The pin links back to the image on your facebook page.

Did you make a resolution this year? Mine was to spend more time sharing the cool things I find around the Internet with you. So… to start things off, I would like to share one of my favorite productivity tools — Action Machine.

If you are at all like me — and you get distracted on the web – timers are a great aid to getting focused. Action Machine takes this one step further and allows you to create timers for all the tasks in your day. The days that I’ve used Action Machine effectively – I’ve gotten an incredible about of work done. Action Machine also adds up all your estimated times so that you don’t overschedule your day. I am *very* guilty of this.

I only use Action Machine in it’s most simple format. I know that you can set recurring timers, set timers that match up with goals, etc. You can also take notes on the different tasks (I find this VERY helpful).

If you think this might help you, You can check it out here. Currently, Derek Franklin, is offering a special where you also get his Day Launcher system as a bonus.

Here’s a quick video I made to show you how action machine works.

One of the first things my clients want to do (usually just after they set up  their website) is to set up a webinar course/membership site.  There are generally two things that make this difficult.  The first is that there is a technological learning curve.  To set up a good webinar series, you need:

• a website (with a way for students to make comments — i.e. a WordPress blog)
• an autoresponder (to send out class notifications)
• a place to host videos
• a way to take payments (usually paypal to start)
• a webinar hosting service (i.e. Go to Webinar)

The above list can seem very overwhelming if you are just getting started with online marketing.  It can also be expensive to hire someone to set all the above up for you.

The other obstacle (which isn’t talked about as much) is that many subject matter experts have no clue how to present the information in a way that makes sense to adult learners.

Most “course in a box” systems like moodle, kajabi, jigsaw and the like address the first point (although expensively) but not the second.  The thing I really like about Ruzuku is that if forces you to structure the course in a way that people can learn from it.   Here is my video review of Ruzuku that shows you how easy it is to set up an effective course.

While many “course making” services cost hundreds a month, Ruzuku is still in its early adopter phase, so you can run unlimited courses for $39. And… and if you are lucky, you might even get a year’s worth of Ruzuku for free. They are running a contest, take their intro course and get 5 entries. The winner gets a free year of Ruzuku plus a free copy of Copyblogger’s flagship course – Teaching Sells. Click here to enter.

Many of my clients seem overwhelmed when considering what keywords to choose for their site (and social media profiles). It really just boils down to knowing what your customers are looking for and making sure that your site both echos and answers the question. Here’s a video where I share more information on how to choose the right keywords for your business.

Just as people have different learning styles – they also have different “presenting” styles. Some are natural writers, some excel at teleseminars and others are natural video stars. If you can do all of the above you have a great chance of standing out. Here’s a quick video on using audio and video to market your business.   You’ll learn how to choose and how to do it all if you want to.

One of my goals for this year is to add more video to my business.  Video is now more effective than audio in promoting your web page…  And, I’m told that once you get the hang of it – it is actually faster to shoot a quick video than to write an article.  My sticking point with this is that I hate to see myself on video – so I tend to do screencasts.  I also know that I can’t hide behind the computer forever.  This short video from Ruth Sherman  gives some great tips on how to overcome “video freak out”  with about a half hours’ work.   Are you avoiding seeing yourself on video?  Post your thoughts in the comments.

Are you wondering what the new facebook insights mean? At first, I couldn’t really make heads or tails of it. After all – what is true reach? And what how does facebook determine how many people are talking about my post? And is a high virality score a good thing?

Big hat tip to the Hubze blog for this great infographic on that explains all the changes an an easy to understand way.

Yesterday, I posted a video about how to upload and manipulate images in WordPress. Today’s video is about how to do light editing of videos in the You Tube interface. Obviously, YouTube is not as powerful as Camtasia or professional video editing software, but the quick editor allows you to flip the video, trim it (useful for when you don’t click the record button quickly enough, and stabilize the image. If you want to get creative – there are a bunch of fun color corrections you can do. You can also work with the contrast, fill and color saturation. I find this useful when I’m doing videos where I’m actually on camera — especially at home where I have skylights — so the room is too bright most of the time.