Last time, we talked about marketing with video on the web and the different ways to use video. This time we’ll look at what it takes to craft a good video. The first few seconds of your web video are probably the most crucial of all. A recent marketing study found that 20 percent of viewers clicked away from a video within the first ten seconds, and 45 percent had clicked away before they reached the one-minute mark.
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Bio-Warfare and Terrorism: The Quiet Threat
A nexus between terrorism and weapons of mass destruction would have the potential to unleash deadly attacks against innocent civilian populations that could dwarf the horrors of 9/11. Does such a nexus already exist? And are there terrorist groups out ...
Read More »Keeping the Peace in a Politicized Home
The U.S. electoral season is in full swing, even though the elections themselves aren't happening until a November voting day that seems so far away. Still, that's not stopping the politicians from running their mouths … or your family from running theirs. With the election still months off, what can you do when your home has turned into a campaign trail? It's not about imposing your opinion on everyone, or about shutting down free speech in your home. Instead, keeping the peace during campaign season....
Read More »Sweet and Sour Chicken with Fried Rice
With this delicious Asian recipe, you can enjoy some of the harvests from your survival garden along with your own freshly preserved food. The fried rice is also a way to add some spice to your leftover rice! Sweet & ...
Read More »Benefits of Homeschooling
It seems as if there are as many reasons for homeschooling as there are parents. Some parents know without a doubt when their first child is born they want to teach their children themselves. Others don’t think about it until ...
Read More »The Great Big Corn Sugar Deception
With a little bit of imagination, the whole idea of corn sugar seems like a pretty tasty treat. Imagine tender kernels of freshly picked golden corn gently squeezed to release the sweet essence hidden within. Imagine simmering this naturally delightful ...
Read More »Our National Debt and the Blame Game
Just a couple of days after Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time in history, everyone was joining in the blame game on the Sunday morning news circuit. Democrats pointed a weak finger at S&P ...
Read More »Two Presidents – A Common Inheritance
The Civil War, The War Between the States, The Lost Cause. Though it had several titles, the American Civil War’s causes were much more complicated than is often presented by modern pundits. Some say it was all about slavery, while ...
Read More »The Future of American Agriculture: Genetically Engineered Arrogance and the Threat of the Anti-Life Sciences
Big agriculture and the life sciences industry have developed a symbiotic relationship that has proven fruitful – and profitable – for both sides. The result has been a flood of genetically engineered seeds, animals, and food crops that have entered the food chain since the 1980s, forever revolutionizing the way that farmers produce food for animal and human consumption. Not content to rely on the carefully crafted handiwork of the Creator, scientists working in the tradition started by Dr. Frankenstein so many years ago...
Read More »Where Do I Go For A Baggage Check?
My husband thinks I’m the craziest woman in the world. Most of the time I’d argue with him about that, but after getting ready for an overnight trip to visit my kids, even I’d have to agree with him. It ...
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