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You can create videos to suit many different purposes and we will cover some of the main ones here.

Local Video: If you are working with a local business or out in your local community you can shoot video to create informational products. Giving people an inside look of your store and business is a good way to generate local attention.

Adding a voiced over description adds more personality and depth and allows your audience to connect with you. Your goal is to become well known and respected in your area.

If you are working in the travel niche shooting video of the local area and highlighting tourists spots will help generate more interest and views.

How to guides: these are extremely popular on YouTube. It is getting to the point that anyone who isn’t sure of how to do something goes to YouTube for the answer. They just enter their subject and up comes a list of helpful videos.

Making these types of videos is great for a whole range of businesses. You can teach people how to use software, how to plant bulbs, how to fillet a fish and even how to do graphic design. Your aim is to make your video unique so it stands out above the crowd.

Commercials: Making commercial videos is another huge business opportunity. You can make money by either creating commercial videos for others, or by making your own videos for your business.

These types of videos are sales pitches so you want to offer your audience something in return for watching. One great idea is to give people a coupon code which is on your video. They can then redeem this code for their first order. This works well for both product based and service based businesses.

You could even set this up with a toll free number that people can call to hear a recorded message and receive a discount by mentioning the video.

Commercial videos can be made for a variety of offline business including landscapers, local stores, restaurants, vacation properties and more.

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When it comes to creating your resource box, you need to spend time evaluating the best strategy for effectively using the minimal space that you are given.

With most article directories, an author's resource box can onlybe a few lines in length, meaning that you have very little space (or time) to motivate your reader to click on your links and visit your external websites.

Your author's resource box is the ONLY element of your article that allows for promotion, so it's vital that you create a compelling resource box that invokes a call to action and entices every reader to follow through by clicking on your links.

With sites like Ezine Articles, you are able to create multiple resource boxes, choosing one that compliments each article that you write. You can also create multiple author's accounts so that you can cover a large number of topics, all within one account.

Use your resource boxes wisely, and make sure that you offer your reader with an incentive to click through.

One way of doing this is by offering a free giveaway in your author's resource box that is relevant to the topic or market that your article is focused on.

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Craigslist and Kijiji are two classified sites that have the potential to generate a substantial amount of traffic to your website. They are particularly useful if you offer a service or have a local business.

To post an ad on Craigslist you will be required to create an account and verify it. Then you can start posting your services to the site. You simply pick a location or region and a category and submit your advertisement.

Craigslist gets around 10 million visitors each day so you can appreciate why this is a tool you should utilize in your business. Now they do have strict rules in place to protect everyone and to prevent spamming. Follow these rules and you won’t run into any issues.

Many affiliate marketers are using this site successfully to generate new customers. Plus you are able to promote eBay stores and even your own online store.

Craigslist has a search feature which is based on date and then by keyword. Images also help to increase your exposure and can easily be added to your ad by using their upload feature.

When writing your ad keep it short and to the point as these are the ones that normally get the best results. Craigslist allows you to track your ad and this can be done by email, phone or website referral.

One area of Craigslist which as a marketer you should visit is the forum section. This section often gets overlooked but holds some valuable information and connections for you. The Craigslist forum is the most highly trafficked area on the entire site.

Use the forum area to connect with other buyers, sellers and marketers. Watch what they are doing and you will learn how to use Craigslist to your advantage.

Kijiji is another popular classified ad site, especially in Canada. It is free to post ads and you don’t even have to register an account. Again you just pick the location you wish to advertise in, select an appropriate category and write your ad.

There are many other classified sites which you can use in a similar manner. Some will charge to list business ads, so check their rules and regulations first.