Quicktime Pro for editing and compressing video files

I have been experimenting different tricks to compress video files for web sharing or posting video to my blog posts. If your video file is not optimized then its difficult to load on a web page and need more time to buffer. Video files when compressed compromises with the quality of the video. I came across Quicktime Pro which is an excellent tool and a must have for bloggers who do video posts.

With Quicktime Pro, you can edit videos, save in different formats, export to different mobile formats and even save as HD video. Quicktime Pro is not free, but need to pay US$ 29.95 for getting the registration code. First you need to download Quicktime which is free and register for the Pro version. Once you get the registration code, there is no installation involved, your need to enter the registration key using this procedure

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How much do bloggers earn from their blog?

Earning through blogging is something which I had discussed before and today I am going to tell you about how much some bloggers earn from their blog. There are Great Bloggers who earn something which will be surprising and this is done by them from a single blog by different ways to earn from a blog

John Chow – Is one of the great bloggers and he earns money by telling others, how much he earns from his blog. He earns more than US$ 30,000 per month

Darren Rowse – He is from Australia and has been into professional blogging since 2002 and he earns more than US$ 10,000 per month

Amit Agrawal – He is from India and he is known as the first professional Indian Blogger who earns more than US$ 25,000 per month

Steve Pavlina – Another blogger who started his blog in 2004 with an earning of less than US$ 5 per day and now he earns more than US$ 1000 per day. He has written an interesting article on the methods of earning from a blog which you should read.

Shoemoney – Earns great from his blog. I see a picture of an Adsense check with a value of US$ 132,994.97, that’s really unbelievable.

Earning from a blog is something which is possible, but how much do you earn is the question. Most of the bloggers have used Google Adsense for their beginning and mostly everybody switch over to private sales of ads which generates more income than Google Adsense. All these bloggers have been blogging for sometime and it takes time to reach this level. My advice to novice bloggers is to concentrate on creating good content and attract more traffic. The earn of income is Traffic and to gain traffic you need loyal visitors. Keep track of the performance of your blog using tools like Google Analytics, study the growth of your blog and work accordingly. You can never reach this income level overnight, you need to keep patience and work hard.

Backup Your Data Online for free

How do you keep your important data save. You may keep some data on your pen drive or write it on a CD. What if you need to keep the back ups online. I came across a free program where you get 2 GB Free storage and very user friendly system. If you need to use more space, you need to pay for that

This online back up is called iDrive where your create a free account and you download the software and install it. Login using your account details and start using it.

If you can refer your friends to join this program, you can increase your drive capacity to 10GB, that’s really something cool. Sign Up for  iDrive

Compression your videos for blog posts

One the important factor for doing video posts is to upload a video which is compressed using the right codec and maintaining the quality. I have been experimenting with different tools on this topic and I am almost satisfied by the way I work now.

Tools for Video Blogging

1. Good Digital Camera
2. Video Editing Software
3. Account with video hosting website

Digital Camera for Blog Posting

A Good digital camera that can be carried when you travel and is not a burden to keep it in your pocket will be good. There are many cameras which are ideal for this and not much expensive.

• Flip – Most of the popular bloggers use this and its very small and convenient to use.
• Vado Camcorder – Another one with more features and advanced one. You can find the comparison of these two cameras done by Amit on his blog.

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Video Posts on your blog

Recently I have seen most of bloggers use video posts on their blog. What could be the reason? Video posts are well accepted by the visitors and most of us would like to watch a video with explanation rather than reading a complete or a long blog post. When you create a video post try to follow these tips which could make your post more interesting for your viewers.

You will find regular video posts on blogs of Darren Rowse and John Chow

• Make video’s short – Your video should be short and should not make the viewer bored. Stick to your video post topic and try to explain things clearly
• Use a good camera and the location should be lit up well – To get a good video, you need to use a good camera like the Flip or any good one. I would recommend the camera that I use now for the pictures and videos for my blog - canon T1
• Upload your videos to video hosting sites like Youtube or Revver - You can earn from these video and I would recommend Revver for this. The earnings are not very high, but you get something out of this
• Add your blog details along with the title of the video - When you create the video, you should add your blog URL and some other information to the beginning of your video post. This can help you to build more traffic and loyal visitors
• Upload the video to maximum video hosting sites - You should try to upload your videos to maximum video hosting sites so that your get good number of audiences for your video and hard work.

To conclude, video posts are of good use, but depends on how you present it. In today’s world, people and expecting more from you, so try to go for the best and give the best.