Need to capture screenshots - or even video - from your computer?

Need a simple way of creating ‘news flashes’ or promo videos?

Well, the good news is that there’s a simple-to-use - and free - software system that allows you to do all this - and more!

Those who joined us at the recent Mastermind Workshop saw me demonstrate a free screen capture software, called ‘Jing’, from trusted software company TechSmith - you can check it out at: www.jingproject.com.

You’ll need to register, but you can select the extent of promotional material you want to receive from TechSmith (I get very little).

The Jing software installs a small ‘Sun’ icon onto your screen (see the image below, captured with Jing), which is available whenever you need to capture a screen shot or video.

The small half-sun icon tucks away discreetly on the edge of your screen (and you can move or hide the icon if you want) - I leave mine at the top of my screen away from the busier areas.

To capture a screen shot, just mouse-over the sun icon and control ‘pods’ appear (as in the image above) - click on the screen-capture ‘pod’ and you can set the area you want to capture.

Jing then gives you the option to save direct to your hard drive (so you can retrieve the image for later use) or to the clip-board, so you can paste it straight into a document.

You can also use it to capture video from your screen - and if you take the paid version, you can upload this directly to web pages - or Youtube!

And there are lots of ways you can use the images or video in your business - I suggest you check it out soon! I use it most days.

Cheers!
John

Using Google to find HOT Niches!

Want to dominate the Web — but Stuck for ideas for niches?

Would you believe that Google will actually show you how you can make money on the Web? Sounds too good to be true?

Well, here are three ways that Google will show you exactly what’s hot just now — and what products sell on a seasonal basis!

What’s Hot Just Now, Mr Google?

Here’s a little trick using Google Products (formerly ‘Froogle^TM’), a focused search engine that allows you to search for products for sale on the internet.

But you can also use it to see what’s hot today and what people want right now!

Go to www.google.com/products and look at the list of products below the search box. They are stuff that people are searching for right now!

Now, press ‘refresh’ and you’ll see a new list come up — these are live searches on Google, so you can see the kind of things that people are currently searching for.

Look for the products that come up most frequently and find ways to turn them into

niche products you can offer!

Trendy Niches!

You can use Google Trends in a similar way, but it also lets you see seasonal trends and even compare different search topics on the same page — a very powerful research tool.

Go to www.google.com/trends and you’ll see two lists. The one just below the search box shows you what people are searching for just now. The numbered list below that shows you Today’s Hot Trends.

You can also see an expanded list of hot trends at www.google.com/trends/hottrends.

These are things that thousands of people are searching for now, so use some of the ideas on www.Internet-Tycoons.com to see how you can provide what they want!

‘Tis The Season!

You can even compare searches by entering several topics in the Trends search bar, separated by commas! Try looking at the seasonal trends for searches on Fishing, Cricket and Baseball.

Not surprisingly there are spikes around special events, such as the World Cup and so on.

Target Your City!

But there’s another very powerful tool to aid your Web domination strategy hidden away in Google Trends!

Below the trend graphs, you’ll see a list of the Countries and the Cities where the terms were searched for most often. You’ll also see the Languages that were used most frequently to search for the terms.

This is very powerful information — you can target particular countries where topics are particularly hot. And—just think about this— you can even target particular cities with your Adwords campaigns, to maximise their effectiveness and minimise your Awords costs by making your keywords location-specific!

You can even target Google searches in particular languages, where you’ll probably

find that there is little or no competition for very valuable keywords and dominate the market!

Where’s Your Zeitgeist?

Google Zeitgeist is a treasure trove of research and information for your Web Biz!

Anything from Google Trends, what’s behind the stories, and the most popular searches last year and by month.

You can actually do this for each country in the world. Try ‘Bodyboard’ in Brazil, ‘Rabbits’ in Canada or ‘Jack Russel’ (dogs) in Norway!

And Zeitgeist will also show you the headline gainers and losers this month, guiding you as to what’s hot and what’s not!

Go to www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html, open your mind and explore!

So, with this enormous research arsenal at your fingertips, what’s holding you back?

Get out there and get HOT!

John Thornely
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