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Let’s be very clear.

You have to have video on your websites today. It’s no longer an option, it’s a requirement.

People want to see you in action as an entertainer. And the easiest kind of marketing is to give your prospects exactly what they want.

So you’ve got a video of your program, or at least several minutes worth of out-takes. (I’m notgoing to go into video editing, that’s a whole
nuther can of worms.)  How do you get it online and on your website?

Up until recently your best bet was Youtube. And it’s not a bad choice at all. It’s free and it’s relatively easy to use.

The downside is you’re stuck with the Youtube branded player on your site AND you’re limited to 10 minutes worth of video.  Now I’m not saying you need more, but you may want to put a longer video online.

Today I’m going to reveal a streaming video strategy that’s totally current, totally cool, totally cost-effective, and knowing it will put
you in the absolutely top tier of online video experts – guaranteed.

Interested?

Okay. Here’s a Four Step, very inexpensive solution that will a) free you from Youtube branding and b) let you have videos as long as you’d like.

Step 1:  Get an account with Amazon S3
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Amazon not only sells books, they are one of the premier content hosting companies on the planet. And their S3 service lets you store and stream videos, audios, and other files of practically any size.  And their
pricing is literally pennies!  They only charge you for the bandwidth you use, so unless you become the next planetary sensation, your fees will be practically nothing.

Go here to set up your S3 account:

http://aws.amazon.com/s3/

After you get that set up, you’ll need a way to upload, stream, and play those videos.  Amazon can be a bit complex to use (that’s an understatement), but thankfully, several companies have made it both easy as all get out AND incredibly affordable – without any ongoing monthly fees. More on them in a minute…

But next…

Step 2:  Find Out Your S3 Security Keys
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To connect to S3 you’ll need to get these two bits of info from your Amazon S3 account.

S3 Access Key
S3 Secret Access Key

So log into your Amazon S3 account and go to this page:

http://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/

Click on the Account button at the top of the screen. Then click on the “Security Credentials” link.

This will take you to a page that shows both your Access Key and your Secret Access Key.

These are long strings of gobbledegook. You need to copy them exactly as displayed.

Copy these and paste them into a notepad file or someplace else where you can get them accurately and easily.

Step 3:  Get a copy of Cloudberry Explorer
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This FREE tool gives you access to your S3 account and lets you create file folders within your S3 account (Amazon calls them “buckets”),
and upload/download files. It’s like an FTP tool just for transferring media files to Amazon S3.  Grab your copy of Cloudberry Explorer FREEWARE at:

http://www.cloudberrylab.com/

After installing Cloudberry Explorer, use your Access Key and Secret Access Key to access your S3 account.

Step 4:  Grab a copy of FLV Mate
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This is an incredibly powerful and easy to use tool that lets you connect to your S3 account, upload videos, and create a non-branded player to embed in your webpages.

It’s VERY VERY VERY easy to use.  Much more so than anything else out there for connecting to Amazon S3. And the player is simple, clean, and very professional.

And it’s just $39.95 – plus you can use it on unlimited websites, which is truly a steal compared to other S3 players you’ll find on the web.

FLV Mate is a very nifty little tool that just makes using S3 easy as all get out. So consider grabbing a copy at its site:

http://www.flvmate.com

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There you have it. You now know more about creating an unbranded streaming video on your website than 99.999% of other businesses in the world.

I’m in the process of moving all my videos to S3 right now using this toolset.  As I learn more about what works and what doesn’t and what makes good sense I’ll let you know.

Keep moving forward.

–Jack Turk

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