Is Passive Income on the Internet a Scam?

Is there really such a thing as “passive income” on the internet?

There may be for some, but for many  I’d caution against the idea of “setting and forgetting” as a business plan. Why? Because, to say it simply -  things change. And  on the Internet, things change even… Read the rest

Canada's Prime Minister to use YouTube

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is turning to social media  and will live stream responses to his throne speech on the TalkCanada YouTube channel.

“Social media is changing the way Canadians interact with politicians,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement Wednesday. “It allows Canadians to have unfiltered and… Read the rest

Best Press Kit Examples

Here’s a great article  and video by  Nic Baisley – a movie reviewer from The Film Snobbery, with some great tips on how to construct your film’s  Press Kit.

Movie reviewers are going to be a big tarket audience for you to reach, to help you get the word… Read the rest

Where to Get Facebook Marketing Tips

I just found this Facebook marketing tips guru who actually has really smart and doable tips. Her name is Mari Smith, and if you subscribe to her emails, she will send you 7 easy marketing tips for Facebook. I am up to day 4 so far find them very… Read the rest

Should You Twitter?

Twitter was quickly adopted by kids to broadcast what you are doing. Adults quicky called it fritter. But surprisingly Twitter has grown quickly among lots of time-challenged adults who dig the micro-blog limit of 140 characters and it has quickly become a tool of choice for social networking… Read the rest

Optimizing for the MSN Search Engine

What about the importance of the MSN Search Engine? How important is that in our Search Engine Optimization program and for getting traffic to our site?

While Google is the undisputed king of the searches, the MSN Search Engine still gets 5-10%. Considering there are millions of searches… Read the rest

Memorable Business Cards

Memorable business cards do help. My “Strange Duck Media” cards always illicit a response – usually “how cute” – which I am taking to be a positive reaction.

When I hand out a business card in a group exchange, I always notice that they stare at… Read the rest

Ridiculously Wonderful List of Tools for Photographers, Videobloggers, Podcasters & Musicians

Hi friends, media peeps, small business owners, and starving artists. Here is an amazing list of over 400! tools for Photographers, Videobloggers, Podcasters & Musicians compiled over at Mashable.

Mashable, for those of you that don’t know, is a site dedicated to finding the scoop and the latest news… Read the rest

WordPress Blogs For Bands

As you know by now I love WordPress and I love Studiopress Premium Themes. It’s not just the best blogging tool but it also makes great websites for:

• filmmakers (PWK Productions, Down to the Dirt)
• authors ( Nino Ricci, James McCreath, Paul Quarrington, Moving stories Film

… Read the rest

Apologies and Introducing How to Market Cheaply and Effectively Using the Internet For Starving Artists and Other Small Businesses

Quick apologies for not writing for a while. I have been really busy – yes the standard excuse – and though I have started about 20 posts all pretty much geared to helping small production companies, authors, theatre companies or businesses on how to market cheaply and effectively using… Read the rest