Blogging Video Tips
Have You Gotten Your Report Yet?
On Monday, I released a free report and I’d like to have YOU check it out and let me know what you think.
It is called the Blogging Wealth Gap.
In this report, I reveal the most important ingredient to why most bloggers make little to no money with their blogs. I also have a followup video to the report which expands on the information and provides some valuable information on turning your blog into a big money magnet.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the report.
And very soon, you’ll be seeing a brand new, and much more involved report from me. Stay tuned. 
Get Your Copy of the Blogging Wealth Gap.
Video Tour of the Crown Princess [Vacation]
This video was filmed way back in January when my wife and I went on a cruise to the Caribbean aboard the Crown Princess, a ship operated by Princess Cruise Lines.
In fact, when I talk about how I made over $12,000 from my blog while on a cruise, THIS was the cruise I was on when that happened!
If you want to read about how I did that, then opt-in to my mailing list to the right and you’ll get my free report and, in it, I give the full breakdown of how I set it up.
And if you ever go on a cruise, you might check out this ship. It really was a nice ship. And I recommend you get a balcony!
Video Equipment I Use For Internet Videos
In this video, I talk about the video equipment I use for doing internet video. This is a followup post to yesterday’s post about maximizing your online video quality.
Saving Money With Godaddy Promo Codes
The trick is simple. Buying a domain on Godaddy? Before processing your order, run a quick Google search for “Godaddy promo codes”. You’ll find some. Copy/paste them into Godaddy. Save some money.
Nice and easy.
I own about 80 domains, so this tactic has definitely saved me some money.
Tactic for Maximizing Revenue From Your Blog
Let’s start looking at every page and post on your blog as real estate. What are your most valuable properties?
Use any number of the various stat systems out there to determine what your most popular posts are. Then, evaluate each of those posts for ways to leverage the additional visibility to your advantage. Can you make your opt-in form more visible? Can you place a relevant affiliate offer on the page?
I use a plug-in called Custom Post Templates to individually give custom layouts to high-value posts. As I mention in this video, I used this to create a custom layout with an affiliate offer on a product review which attracts a lot of traffic from Google. Placing this offer on this one post has resulted in an additional $500-$600 per WEEK in additional revenue via commissions in selling this software.
What opportunities do you have to maximize the leverage of your valuable internet real estate?
What To Charge For Your Product
After a super long video hiatus, I have returned by answering a user-submitted question about product pricing.
What should you charge for your product?
In this video, I touch on a few guidelines, including:
- Most product creators tend to undervalue their own products.
- Base price on the value to the CUSTOMER, not your perceived value.
- Compare to your competition
- Test different prices, looking for that “sweet spot” where revenue is maximized. Keep in mind, too, that less sales at a higher price point can still net more revenue.
If you have any advice on how to determine the pricing of your products, please feel free to share below.
Where In The World Is Dave?
In this short video, I just tell you what I’ve been up to and why you haven’t seen a video on the site in a week.
Optimizing Your Blog’s Opt-in Rate
In this video, I use my own blog as a case study on optimizing a blog’s opt-in rate. By this I mean turning more of your visitors into email subscribers.
A few guidelines that I recommend:
- Place your opt-in form above the fold.
- Use a provocative headline along with an “ethical bribe” such as a free report.
- Make sure the form is noticeable when you scan the page.
- Use multiple opt-in’s (below the post, for example).
- Use the Action Comments plug-in to convert commenters into subscribers.
Inside Look: Maxblogpress Ninja Affiliate
I have highly recommended the Maxblogpress Ninja Affiliate plug-in for Wordpress in the past. I use it myself (as you’ll see in this video) and I consider it is a must-have for anybody looking to make money online with their blog.
In this video, I give you a behind-the-scenes look at my own Wordpress control panel and show you how I use the MaxBlogPress Ninja Affiliate plug-in.
Inside Look: Action Comments Plug-In
Earlier today, I published a post where I talked about the usefulness of the Action Comments plug-in for Wordpress to build your mailing list. In this video, I take you inside the plug-in and show you how it works.
The plug-in is worth installing.
I'm David Risley. I've been making my living as a blogger for over a decade. Blogging is my business and how I support my family. With this blog, I'm just gettin' REAL and telling you how this business works. 
