#id MAYBE see about adding in captions to make reading the text easier

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ok, i think im gonna try to record a playthrough of fallout 1! it'll most likely be without commentary mainly for the fact i dont think id be able to listen to my own voice back, and i'd be playing with the fallout fixt mod installed

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Primary Care (a.k.a the Poundcake ficlet collection) 5/13 [Katya/Alaska] - Spoky

A/N: This interlude is pure genius. Why? It is so out of place and weird that it’s all right! It also leads the way very well to the next song no Poundcake and I hope this chapter does the same. So, it’s not exactly a filler chapter, but without this chapter the next one would make no sense.

Beta: apatheticskeleton. She’s so amazing she made it possible for me to post Ch4&5 close to each other as I they kinda link. Thank you. <3

Primary care   (a.k.a. the Poundcake ficlet collection)

Chapter 5/13 - ‘O, Brasil’

Instagram Theonlyalaska5000

A selfie of Justin. The photo has been taken on the backseat of a car. He is wearing a black Alaska T-shirt and smiling widely. He has red lipstick all over his lips and chin. The caption reads: ‘Nothing’s private.’

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Snapchat Private chat between Justin and Brian.

Brian sends four different dickpics to Justin.

‘Which one is me?’ ‘None. They all taste like my phone.’

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Twitter Alaska Thunderfuck @ Alaska5000

Are you coming to #DragCon ?! I’ll be appearing there. Get tickets here: #RupaulsDragCon @RuPaulsDragCon.

katya_zamo: You’ll be there?! I’m cancelling.

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Twitter Katya @ katya_zamo

Just in! Happiness often comes in the form of a warm butt. #news #nothingsprivate

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Private chat

Justin: Twitter, “Just in!” as in Justin? Brian: You’re smarter than you look! Justin: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/science/coldblooded-does-not-mean-stupid.html

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Instagram Theonlyalaska5000

A photo of Alaska and Sharon on stage. They look beautiful. There is no caption.

*

Realistically speaking, Brian knows that Aaron is engaged to Chad, and that Justin has been flirting with him for the past week or so on social media. But it still makes him uncomfortable, and he doesn’t really know how serious Justin’s flirting is. Brian clicks the picture open and hashtags it ‘freakshow’. He doesn’t post it. Trixie is right. If he wants to get involved with Alaska, Needles will be present in the dynamic, if not literally and in person, then through media. It is actually one of the best reasons not to start anything with Alaska. Their every move would be under scrutiny by media, producers, employers, fans and worst of all, other queens. Brian can already hear Del Rio’s read on the topic: ‘Thunderfuck cannot get himself a real man, so she keeps sucking the souls out of her sisters until she’s the only one left standing.’

He really shouldn’t be starting anything with Alaska, because it’s just fucking crazy and it’ll hurt both of their careers, and lives, and hearts - if snakes even have hearts? Brian googles it.

* * *

It was 3am and Justin had just arrived to the hotel. He was absolutely exhausted. His phone made the  sound of a received SMS, which surprised him. Had it been a WhatsApp, a Snapchat or any other type of application message he would’ve ignored it, but he rarely got text messages from anyone anymore, except his mom, and so he made the effort to read it before going to sleep. The sender was his favourite Russian Hooker: ‘Did you know that snakes have hearts?’

Justin was confused. He wasn’t entirely sure whether he had accidentally done something sweet and Brian had figured it out - or if the weirdo was actually talking about actual snake anatomy. He took a seat at the sofa and started to type a reply. After two attempts of typing, when the autocorrects were not even funny, he got annoyed and pushed the call button instead - it was just easier.

Brian’s phone rang while he was reading about snake hearts and so he picked up without looking at the caller ID.

‘Yup?’

‘Who answers their phone with a ‘yup’?’

Brian froze for a second, but chuckled then. ‘Oh hi!’

‘Of course I know, I can feel it beating.’ Justin drawled in a voice that tried to reach Alaska, but didn’t quite make it. He really was beat.

Brian frowned. ‘What?’

‘… And I thought I was tired. Snakes. Hearts. Ring a bell?’

A lamp lit in Brian’s head. ‘Ah! You got my message?’

‘No, I just randomly called to discuss snake hearts.’

Brian smiled.

‘Well, you’re in luck! Because I have just learned that snakes have both renal and hepatic portal circulations and that the position of snake’s heart varies among species and, as there is no diaphragm, it is mobile within the ribcage. Snake’s heart’s position varies slightly with its ecological niche and phylogenetic position, and its mobility may facilitate the passage of relatively large prey. Snake hearts have three chambers: right and left atria and one ventricle. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation and the left receives oxy-’

‘Are you actually reading some snake encyclopedia out loud for me?’

Brian was quiet for a moment. ‘I guess that depends on your position whether Wikipedia counts as a snake encyclopedia?’

Justin couldn’t believe it. He had to really make an effort to not to laugh out loud.

‘So you’re telling me I’m paying sky high phone minutes to hear a wikipedia entry I could’ve looked up free online?’

‘It’s not my fault you’re not smart enough to call me on WhatsApp.’

Justin had to admit Brian had a point. He promptly hanged up, opened the app and called back.

‘Yup!’

‘Now you’re doing that just to annoy me.’

‘Possibly.’  

They shared a short comfortable silence.

‘I’m in Rio,’ Justin said then and took a more comfortable position on the sofa.

‘Oh yeah? I’ve never been in Rio, but if I ever had the chance I would be certain to use a condom and enjoy the ride.’

Justin got the double meaning and rolled his eyes. He then realised Brian couldn’t see him.

‘Do you ever take anything seriously?’

‘Yes, absolutely. But it worsens my anxiety, so I try not make a habit out of it.’

Justin shook his head in amusement. He liked talking to Brian. It made him feel somehow comfortable - safe and secure. The memories and feelings from the dressing room when he had fallen apart and Katya had put him back together popped to his mind, as did the kiss they had shared the last time they had actually seen each other. The memories left an empty feeling inside him, which was amplified by Brian’s voice at the other end of the call.

He should’ve texted, Justin realised too late.

‘Hello? Did I lose you?’

‘No no, I’m here,’ Justin said quietly.

‘You alright?’ Brian asked and Justin could hear worry in his voice.

Justin squeezed his eyes shut and took a deep breath. There were so many feelings that it was hard to make sense of them. He was so tired and he really should’ve texted. Nothing made any sense. He couldn’t even remember when was the last time he had felt like this; like a complete mess; like nothing made sense and something was missing.

‘Justin?’

‘I’m sorry,’ Justin whispered. He could feel the tears coming and cursed. ‘Shit. Look, I need to go.’

‘Oh. Ok.’

‘Night.’ Justin waited no reply before hanging up.

It hurt. It fucking hurt. He just couldn’t do it, couldn’t give in. It would be the exact same story. He would build dream castles and talk about soulmates, love, and it would all come crumbling down. There was a tight feeling in Justin’s chest and tears rose to his eyes. It was hard to breathe.

He’d never been as afraid as with Aaron. Their relationship had been wonderful and beautiful, but he had also been so petrified with fear that he couldn’t breathe. He had started to suffocate and treated it with alcohol, drugs and then with sex - with a stranger. The handsome guy from Florida popped to his thoughts and Justin screamed inside. How could he have done that? To the person he had loved most in the world. Through his own actions his greatest fears had become a reality. The dream castles had shattered to pieces. It was hard to breathe.

He had once told Rupaul that he feared death, which was bullshit. He had been terrified of living, because he knew he would fuck it up, and he had, and he would again. He wouldn’t do it again. No, it would be easier to live alone than fear the time it would be over. He needed to consciously to think about breathing to do it, it hurt.

Justin didn’t know how long he had been crying when he heard the voice and the banging of the door.

‘I know you’re in there and if you don’t open this door, I’m going to wake up the entire hallway or the entire hotel if I have to!’

Aaron. Exactly the person he wanted to, and equally as much did not want to see.

‘I’m serious!’

Justin tiptoed to the door and opened it to see Aaron standing there, barefooted.

Aaron took one look at him and sighed. ‘Oh honey.’ He pushed the door open and collected the fragile boy into his arms. Justin was bigger than Aaron remembered, or maybe he remembered wrong? Whichever the case, he didn’t seem to fit into Aaron’s embrace as well as he used to.

‘Chad, close the door,’ Aaron said quietly. The name shook Justin’s foundation. It caused him to lose sight of every single string he had held onto to keep himself together and so he crumbled to the floor, sobbing. He was so tired.

‘Come on honey, get up, the bed’s right there,’ Aaron whispered and massaged small circles onto Justin’s back. ‘Come on, up you go.’

Aaron got the sobbing man onto the bed and started stroking his hair gently. ‘You’re just tired. You just need to sleep and everything will come together.’

It took only minutes for Justin to calm down in Aaron’s embrace and fall asleep.

Chad was sitting on the sofa, watching the two men on the bed.

‘Love?’ Aaron whispered gently. ‘Could you give me my phone?’

Chad nodded and handed the phone he had been fiddling with to it’s rightful owner.

Aaron re-opened the message he had received 22 minutes ago from an unknown number: ‘Hi Aaron, got your number from Detox. You’re in Rio with Justin, no? I think he needs help, he sounded exhausted. I think you know what I mean. Brian (Katya)’

‘All well,’ Aaron typed and thought for a moment. ‘Thank you.’ He thought again, erased the thank you and added ‘How did you know?’ before pressing send.

‘I’ve seen it before. It just sounded like that on the phone,’ came Brian’s immediate reply.  

Aaron raised his eyebrows in surprise. Someone really cared. He sighed and typed a ‘Thank you.’ before walking to Chad, who had returned to the sofa.

‘Come on, he’s fine now,’ Aaron whispered and offered a hand to his handsome fiancé.  

Chad glanced to the sleeping man on the bed, nodded and accepted Aaron’s hand.

They walked to their room and Chad closed the door in silence.

‘You ok?’ he then asked Aaron.

‘Yeah, why?’

‘You’re awfully quiet.’

‘Mm,’ Aaron nodded. He didn’t know why but it bothered him.

‘How long do you think Justin has known Brian?’

Chad shrugged. ‘I don’t know, little over a year?’

‘Yeah, that’s what I thought,’ Aaron said and walked to their bed. The couple snuggled up together and Chad kissed Aaron’s shoulder.

‘It took me over two years to see it coming, to recognise the signs. I didn’t even know you could hear it from his voice… And we were dating, we lived together,’ Aaron explained.

‘See what coming?’

‘Those exhaustion and stress induced panic attacks Justin works himself into.’

‘Mm,’ Chad nodded. He was silent for a moment and then asked uncertainly: ‘You’re jealous?’

‘No!’ Aaron exclaimed, but could see that Chad wasn’t convinced. ‘I guess a little. He’s thousands of miles away and could hear from Justin’s bare voice that he needed help. I spent seven hours today with him, on- and off-stage, and I didn’t notice a thing.’

Chad smiled gently, happily. ‘Yeah, because you’re not in love with him.’

Aaron nodded, surprised that Chad’s comment didn’t hurt. He really was not in love with Justin. Hadn’t been for a long time. He loved him, dearly, but was not in love with him. Did that mean that Brian was?

‘You know what I think?’

‘What?’

‘I think we should sleep.’

Aaron nodded and turned off the lights. He listened to Chad’s breathing, but couldn’t fall asleep. His thoughts kept going in circles and coming back to Justin. He knew had to do something or the feeling wouldn’t leave him alone. He checked that Chad was asleep and sneaked into the toilet. He was fiddling with his phone while trying to decide whether or not to make the call. Truthfully, it wasn’t fair on either of them - not on Justin, not on Brian. But he had to do something and at 4.30 am this was the only thing he could think of.

* * *

6295.08 miles away Brian McCook was just getting into a shower when his phone rang in the living room. He turned on his heels and took three long stride to reach his phone. He had just  swiped the screen to answer when he hit his big toe to a coffee table corner.

‘Дерьмо́! Fuckingshitmotherfucker!’

‘I’ll just assume you don’t answer all of you calls like that?’ came a rather surprised voice of Aaron Coady and Brian swore again under his breath.

‘No, I… Sorry. I hit my toe. Jesus. I think I’m bleeding. It hurts like shit!’

‘Yes, shit can be very painful,’ Sharon noted, amused.

‘Sorry,’ Brian said again. ‘You called?’

‘Yes. I have a favour to ask, and I’m sure you have work, or are busy, or something. But like… Look, I know about Texas.’

Brian rolled his eyes. Who didn’t know about Texas? Fucking gossipy Drag Cunts - there was nothing majestic about that bunch.

‘We’ve been in Rio for a week and we have another one to go and, let’s just cut to the chase - how would you feel about coming to Brazil?’

  —–

A/N2: Who can guess what Poundcake song chapter 6 is based on? ^O^

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My First Digital Product Creation

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I’m a product creator. I launched more than a dozen digital-products in the affiliate networks. You can check the collection of my best products here. But there was a time when digital product creation process was not even in my dreams!

I become nostalgic recalling the time of first digital product creation. It was hard for me, I was new in the industry but I took the challenge. And that’s what paid off.

I started my Internet marketing journey with the affiliate marketing at the end of 2009. I was making commissions here and there. But I realized that I need to create digital products to make considerable amount. I committed myself to the product creation at the start of 2001.

But what product I can make? I was a newbie at that time. Didn’t got the experience needed to create digital products from scratch. So I checked warrior forum and warrior plus. What were the products that others creating? Which product sold in good numbers, etc. I researched a lot. And finally came up with an idea.

I noticed that done-for-you type of products was selling very good. They are still now. I studied a few successful done-for-you products. I studied their sales page and JV page. I bought a few to check the quality of the products.

Then I decided I’m going to create a done-for-you list building funnel. I detailed my plan. I listed the elements I need to create. I planned a basic sales funnel. The list becomes like below:

1. Squeeze page (HTML) 2. Offer page (HTML) 3. Thank-you page (HTML) 4. Optin Report for Squeeze page 5. A digital product to sell from the offer page 6. Funnel set up manual

It was a daunting task for me. I can do these 7 steps from scratch in 7-10 days now. But it took close to 2 months from planning to listing on the affiliate network. I will go through each step in details, how I managed.

Now, about the first 3 steps. I was not a techie. HTML code was Hebrew to me at that time. No way I could do it all by myself. I took the easy rout. I paid money to someone else to make the pages for me. As per my instructions. I appointed a local boy to do it. And I visited his office more than 10 times to check.

But funny things happened there. I told him I was going to deliver the file to my customers. But I was not aware that I should instruct him to make the files editable for my customers. Well, he was no Internet marketer. He thought these files are some kind of copy-write things. He thought it’s his duty to see my customers cannot change or edit a thing! So, he coded the files making editing as difficult as possible for the non-techies. LOL.

So, I took the files and my step 1-2-3 was done. But later, I got many complaints from my customers on this.

I wrote a 34-page pdf report on list building for the step-4. LOL. That is to give away a free report from my squeeze page.

Let me tell you a secret. You do not have to write 34 page to create a 34-page pdf report. Maybe you need to write 10 pages in a document file, in 12 points single line. Writing 3000-7000 word report is good to go. My one was 6795 words.

You can increase pages in pages to look good and heavy in many ways. For first 2-3 pages go for a full image and some legal thing. Another page for the “Table of Contents.” Insert as many relevant images as possible. It will increase engagement with your readers and it will increase the number of pages at the same time! LOL.

Use the last page as resources page. Insert as many relevant recourse-links, your affiliate links if possible.

There are a few other tricks to make your pdf report beefy. Use the font size 14 to 16. Make double or 1.5 line spacing. Increase or decrease the borders around. Choose a color and put a colored border around your content. Your pdf report will look nice and professional this way. These little things add up and make your report professional.

I also watched a few YouTube video to understand how to prepare the look of my report. Go to Youtube and search the program you are using. I use Open Office Org. So I looked for, “how to structure a document in open office org.”

So I wrote a 6795-word report and it was not easy for me. It needed a lot of research, a lot of reading. I also listened to some YouTube video and wrote the transcript on a notepad. I used these texts later in my report. Adjusting making necessary changes.

I planned my report, decided my chapters, and then wrote down the headlines of the chapters. Okay, let me be more specific what I did. I took a few similar reports. I got a few for free at warrior forum’s war room. I also purchased a few. I studied how they have structured their content. How they broke-down their contents into chapters.

I took only the headlines of the from those reports. Some from here and a few from there. I re-wrote the headlines to make them to my liking. So the structure of my report was done.

The next step left was to expand those chapters. It became easier for me. Because anytime I searched Google using my headlines, some articles showed up. All I had to do was to read those relevant articles and re-bottle in my own language.

I used a few online and free-grammar checking tools to make my document as error-free as possible. I use “Grammarly” to correct my grammars. They have a free version. I also use Hemingway app to check readability. The tool is free as well!

Then I made a pdf version of my document. It is a one-click thing at any type of word program. I named the report, Killer List-building Blueprint. You can check it here:

Step 5 was the hardest of all steps for me. I needed to create a product that my subscribers would buy. So it’s quality must be up to the standard. Otherwise, they will not pull their wallet out!

I decided to create another tutorial, a video series. But the problem was I’m not a native English. I could write pages after pages in English, but I cannot talk in English at a length. Also, my English pronunciation is bad. Another problem was, I thought no way I could speak in front of the camera. So how could I create a video tutorial with a series?

But I didn’t give up. I started to create the video scripts using the same technique I created my optin-report. I made slides and required screen casts. Then I hired another person for the voice over. With trial and error, finally, I made the video series. I named it “One Stop List Blueprint.”

Creating the funnel set up manual was easier than other steps. I already got my funnel files and testes them uploading to my domain. Then I added my lead capture form. They were working perfectly. So, I just documented the process. It became quite good with a lot of screen-shot images. That was step 6.

The story of my first digital product creation ends with the successful completion of step 6. I named my product package “A complete List Building & Email Marketing Funnel.”

I was sure that the quality of the product was pretty standard and I could put a lot of value. The story continued with the promotion of the product, but it’s different story. May be some other time!

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6 Reasons Why Your Business Should Consider Doing Video Advertising

[caption id="attachment_1386" align="alignnone" width="2500"] Digital video marketing can drive more traffic to your website.[/caption]

The benefits of digital video advertising have quickly switched it from a “nice to have” for larger businesses to a “must have.” Now, this status has begun to trickle down to smaller businesses.

Brands already embracing video ads have have a distinct advantage over their competition.

Soon, video advertising for small businesses could become table stakes for all business owners. Without it, they may not be able to viably compete for new customers and overall sales.

In other words: video ads provide so many advantages that small businesses without a video marketing strategy may get left behind.

Discover the benefits of video advertising and learn about six huge reasons your small business should consider video ads by reading on.

1. Digital Video Has Runaway Growth with No Signs of Slowing Down

First, business owners should know that digital video is not just a “fad.” It’s a legitimate trend that reflects our evolving use of technology.

Online video has become an absolute monster in the past few years with no signs of slowing down. People watch over 500 million hours of video on YouTube each and every day. An estimated one-third of all online activity is spent watching video.

Video uploaded to newer platforms has also quickly caught traction. Since introducing native video for Facebook users in 2013, the platform has grown to have over 500 million people watch at least one video in a given day.

There are many reasons behind this upsurge in video production and consumption, but mobile is one of the most important to keep in mind. As smartphone adoption rates rose and device owners gained access to cheaper data plans, the simultaneous explosive growth in content production and attentive audiences created a full-blown phenomenon.

[caption id="attachment_1387" align="alignnone" width="855"] Mobile video brings entertainment to people anywhere at any time.[/caption]

Over half of video content is now viewed via mobile device, and mobile video saw 20 percent consumption growth last year.

Altogether, these facts show that if your business invests in video, it won’t be stuck with something no one uses five years from now. Instead, not using video advertising could actually make your business feel like a dinosaur.

2. Most Marketers Are Buying into Video Ads, And They’re Seeing Real Results

While more consumers are watching videos, more marketers are also spending more money on video advertising. Comparing 2016 to 2015, marketers spent 53 percent more on digital video ads — $9.1 billion in total. Looking just at mobile video ad growth, spending increased 145 percent year-over-year during the same period.

And while video ads made up just 12.5 percent of overall digital ad spending last year, digital advertising as a whole eclipsed traditional TV advertising. TV has long been the king in the ad world since the 1960s. That fact that digital can unseat it is a big deal.

Also, many brands have begun to give video the lion’s share (56 percent) of their ad budget, signalling a larger sea change in the handoff between digital and traditional pay TV.

Overall, people have begun to pay less attention to traditional media outlets like broadcast TV and more attention to digital video. Businesses using video ads will find bigger and bigger audiences over time. Those who stick to older forms of ads will have shrinking audiences.

This trend has strongly motivated marketers to pay attention. Currently, over 67 percent of brands say that they purchase video ad inventory on Facebook. The majority intend to spend more on video in the next year.

Since “programmatic ad platforms” can automatically match your video ad with people most willing to buy, the tremendous appeal of video content has helped marketers find big, high-value audiences and better conversion rates.

3. Video Sharing Helps Your Ads Go Viral and Expand Reach

Video is not only appealing but also highly sharable. In fact, traffic to video sharing sites has more than tripled. Also, 92 percent of mobile video viewers report that they regularly share videos with others.

Because video is so sharable, a single ad placement can turn into free exposures from people sharing your ad with friends and associates. Video ads therefore help small businesses get more value for their dollar.

Additionally, video ads that are blatant advertisements can still hold a high amount of appeal to buyers. According to one recent survey, four times as many people would prefer to watch a product-focused video compared to reading about it.

4. Video Communicates More Than Words or Images Alone

Video content combines sight and sound with motion to create a deeply engrossing experience. By combining moody imagery with soothing music, for instance, small business brands can make viewers feel emotion more effectively than images or text can by itself.

[caption id="attachment_1388" align="alignnone" width="765"] The absorbing qualities of video appeal to broad audiences of all ages.[/caption]

Consider that a two-minute explainer video can be capable of delivering over 200 words of script. It will also show deeper information with animations, visual cues and things like editing. Maybe this is why people say that if a picture is worth 1,000 words, 1 minute of video must be worth 1.8 million!

Additionally, people tend to remember video far more clearly compared to text. The average viewer claims to remember 95 percent of what they saw in a video compared to just 10 percent of what they read through text.

For small businesses marketing, these benefits mean that video does more with less. Your viewers will get more of your message, enjoy it as an experience, and remember it better overall.

5. Video Helps You Rank Higher for SEO and Social

Google’s search index gives video approximately a 50 times higher chance of appearing on the first page of results compared to any content page that just uses text. Video search results also tend to show at the very top of SERPs (search engine results pages) or near the top-five overall results.

[caption id="attachment_1389" align="alignnone" width="812"] These video results appear at the top of the SERP above text-based web pages.[/caption]

By having your video more likely to appear in search results, you can get more clicks from search users directly in the SERPs. Having your video appear on the SERPs can also increase organic traffic by 157 percent compared to text-based webpages.

Put together: each video you make can generate more business with less effort.

6. Video Can Drive Serious Conversions

The addition of video to your existing campaigns can help convert more people more quickly. For instance, including a video on a landing page can increase conversions by over 80 percent. Similarly, including a video in the first email of your drip campaign can increase your subscriber click-through rate by 96 percent.

On top of this, using video anywhere on your website can drive engagement overall. According to studies, the average user spends 88 percent on websites that contain video. Additionally, blogs incorporating video tend to earn around three times as many inbound links compared to text-only posts.

Small business owners using both paid video ads and non-ad-related video content will therefore have an easier time finding more leads from multiple sources.

Some Tips for Incorporating Video Advertising for Small Businesses into Your Marketing Strategy

Start with a short 1-3 minute video explaining your company’s primary product or what makes you different than competitors.

Testimonial video serves as social proof to help win new customers still considering your services.

Consider uploading a few videos a month in lieu of text content to educate your customer base and help solve pain points related to your industry.

Facebook video advertising has been shown to lead the market in growth and share potential. Even a <12 second ad loop can draw the eye and drive engagement compared to a static image.

Product demonstrations comfort buyers who want to see the product in motion. This applies particularly to goods like electronics, clothing, fashion, jewelry and products like vapes. Even if you are demonstrating a product you don’t exclusively carry, you can earn traffic by providing video demos where others don’t.

Answering frequently asked questions about your specific services/products or your industry as a whole can be an amazing way to drive engagement.

You can always use content for longer videos as roll material for shorter, more compact ads.

Use video to introduce your team or show a glimpse behind the scenes of your company. This approach can help you win affinity and earn audience trust. Facility tours tend to be particularly entertaining when tightly edited together.

[caption id="attachment_1390" align="alignnone" width="848"] Having audiences meet your team makes you more approachable and memorable.[/caption]

Consider reporting on industry-related developments, including new products, regulations, major brand announcements and the like.

Feel free to simply entertain rather than educate! Old Spice commercials have become a viral sensation shared even by those who tend not to use their products, still growing their reach and overall brand awareness.

So, there you have it — six compelling reasons to jump on the video advertising bandwagon as well as 10 quick ideas to serve as inspiration. Remember that you can start small with just a person talking into the camera, and since every computer and mobile device has a camera now, your production budget can be as low as $0.

If you need more insight on how to use video effectively, take a look at our other small business marketing resources at Get Found Fast to help you find success for your company. Contact us here.

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