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How To Get YouTube Thumbnail Images

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Looking for a simple way to pull down a YouTube thumbnail image of a video online? I thought this information would be helpful to some of you. I ran across where I wanted to use a thumbnail image to promote a YouTube video and I found myself curious on how to accomplish this. It really is pretty simple so let's dive in here.

The Basic URL to Pull YouTube Thumbnail Image

http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO_ID/#.jpg

Where you see “VIDEO_ID” is where you'd put the unique block of characters that identifies that video. So if the link is http://youtu.be/6Gv9knBA4aA to your video then simply use 6Gv9knBA4aA for the “VIDEO_ID” part of the above URL. [Read more…]

Attention Jim Kukral This Is Your Book Review

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Attention Jim Kukral, this is your book review! Today I wanted to give my very first video book review. That honor will go to Jim Kukral and his book “Attention! This book will make you money“.

When I read a statement so bold as that I tend to shy away because most books claiming to make you lots of money are usually crap. Jim is absolutely correct in his bold statement because he is a well respected individual in the online/internet marketing industry. He is sought after tospeak at various engagments but more important consult with business owners possibly like yourself.


[Link: http://bit.ly/JimsBookOnYouTube]

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4 Profiles For Listing Your Social Media Networks

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If you've taken a few seconds to read this article then you are certainly interested in your online identity across multiple social media networks. If your like me you like to Google your name just to see what comes up! Now this seems very nerdy but if you work in the online sector or want to be found at some point in the future…you have establish your brand.

I've been asked why I haven't started my site sooner or been involved with developing my brand quicker. Well the easy answer is I didn't know what I wanted to write about exactly before. If your that person please know that if you don't know that answer right now then that is OK. At least purchase your own domain name to start.

Creating a central place for your social media profiles and networks has been made extremely easy with the abundance of technology available on the internet. Often you might read on how to become found online. I feel the best method is to take advantage of the free services to you. These free services include Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Delicious, and WordPress to just name a few but you are simply creating profiles on each network which optimize well for SEO. Also [Read more…]