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Check this video to learn more practical tips that you can use for your business. Less But Not Cheap Business IM Jan-15-2013 // Video Highlights: 00:05 – Using less things without impacting quality 00:53 – Use the good gear that you already have 01:25 – Working with custom-made equipment is usually better 01:56 – High quality stuff gets high quality results SilverCircle members can login here Non-members can join the waiting list   James Schramko here with a business tip, less but not cheap. Less but no compromise Something I’ve seen lately is a strange trend where people have actually peeled back and gone down to have less things but they’ve actually cut out the quality as well, and I think that’s a mistake. I’ll give you an example, right now I’m filming this on a Canon 60D camera and I’m using a quality microphone. I’ve got it down to two essential items - the camera, and the microphone. Now if I wanted to go really cheap then I could just use an iPhone. But if I’m used to using this equipment and it’s only two pieces of equipment, it’s less stuff but its good stuff and I don’t want to step down to that value production level of an iPhone. I don’t want to play with toys, clamps, microphones, and stuff. I’ve got the good gear and I’m going to use it. Go for quality Another example of this, I use ScreenFlow, Wistia for private, [Edit - also Leadplayer + Youtube for public videos] and WordPress websites. Now I’ve seen in the market a proliferation of simple tools that are kind of all-in-one and they look pretty nifty. You can edit videos, make videos, upload them, and you can play them back with one tool, but I think that is a corner being cut. If you can have a quality screen recorder, a really high quality rendering and production, and super clean-looking beautiful players like Wistia do, then I would still rather use individual components that are custom made to do what they’re made to do. I still want the least amount of tools and I really, only do use ScreenFlow to screen record and edit these sorts of videos, but at the same time they get me a higher quality than I can get with an all-in-one tool. So when you’re considering having less things in your business, don’t make the mistake of having cheaper things in your business. Photo credit A better way of thinking My mantra, and this probably comes from Mercedes Benz, is I’d rather have one high quality item than a whole bunch of cheap stuff and if I need a couple of high quality items to get the right result, then I’m going to have them instead of an all-in-one solution, because generally, all-in-one solutions mean you’re compromising on many aspects. Thank you for viewing this business tip. If this has helped you gain some insights on the topic of all-in-one solutions versus quality, be sure to subscribe to our mailing list or check back for our regular video updates. Please comment below.

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Check out this unique system to help you manage your tasks How To Focus Using The 'One Thing' Method Business IM Jan-14-2013 // In this news update: 00:05 - The big mistake that many business owners make 00:26 - List down all the things that are bothering you 00:35 - Choose that 'ONE thing' which you need to do now and DO it 00:45 - Grab another one on the list and get it done   Be part of SilverCircle today Login if you're already a member   James Schramko here with another business tip. This one is about focus. The Big Mistake Than Most Of Us Make The big mistake that many people make, and I work with a lot of business owners each week so I’m exposed to this, is they just try and take on too many things. If you have a lot of things on your mind right now, do this exercise. The One Thing Method Pull up the biggest whiteboard you can find and if you don’t have a whiteboard then what are you waiting for? Go and get one. That would be your one thing this week. Photo credit And list down all the things that are on your mind that are bothering you or taking up brand space. Put this on one side of the board. And then on the other side of the board, just write down the “one thing” of all of those things which you absolutely have to do right now. Keep Accomplishing One Thing At A Time Until You Finish The Process So what you should do is get that “one thing” and then go and do it. And when you’re finished, rub it off and go and grab another thing. This is The One Thing Method. So this week, if you don’t have a whiteboard, that will be your “one thing”. I’m James Schramko and I’ll catch up with you soon. Remember to leave a comment.

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Check out these exclusive podcast recommendations Do You Listen To Podcasts? Business IM Jan-11-2013 // Highlights in this news update: 00:08 - A few recent podcast episodes to check out 01:03 - You could have me as a guest in your own podcast 01:09 - Keep an eye out for my new podcast 01:17 - What is your favorite podcast and why? 01:41 - Remember to subscribe to SuperFastBusiness in iTunes   Be part of FastWebFormula Join the SilverCircle waiting list here   James Schramko here and this is just a quick video. I’m going to cover some of my favorite podcasts and I’m going to ask you a question. Podcast mentions I was mentioned by Dan Norris on the Web Domination Show, I appeared on Ryan Spanger’s Web Video Marketing Show and also there was a great interview with John Dumas from Entrepreneur On Fire. I regularly get a little mention from Lifestyle Business Podcast with Dan Andrews and Ian Schoen. So these are a few of my favorite podcasts right now not just because I’m mentioned on them, but because they’re good podcasts so I listen in and I actually pick up if they make a mention. Photo credit Check Out My Media Page And Subscribe To Get My Interviews What I suggest you do is head along to my media page, SuperFastBusiness.com/media, and have a look at the interviews that I have appeared on. Go and check them out. You’ll see sites like I Love Marketing and a few other ones. Check out the interviews but if you like the style of the podcast, then please make a comment where my interview is but also subscribe to those shows on iTunes. Be Sure To Keep An Eye Out For My New Podcast Show If you happen to have a podcast and you’d like me to come along and have a chat to you, then I’m all up for that as well. Plus, keep an eye out for a new podcast that I’ve just started. I recorded the very first episode today and it’s currently in production. But what I’d like you to comment on today is “What is your favorite podcast and why?” and perhaps people going through the comments from this particular episode can have a look through the suggestions, link off to them and they might discover a brand new podcast. Subscribe To My iTunes Channel And Leave Your Comments So, hope you’ve enjoyed this little episode about podcasts, I’ll catch up with you soon. I’m James Schramko and be sure to subscribe to SuperFastBusiness.com in the iTunes as well, leave your comments.  

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Check out the "behind the scenes" footage of James Schramko's Business News video filming. Behind The Scenes Footage With James Schramko Business IM Jan-7-2013 // In this video: 00:20 - Things needed in filming a news video 02:14 - Testing video and audio 02:29 - Marking the focus distance 03:46 - Starting to record the news video 09:24 - Checking the footage to make sure it's good 09:58 - Having a pack down procedure after filming 10:14 - Editing the video SilverCircle members can login HERE Non-members can join the waiting list HERE   Behind the scenes look at SuperFastBusiness’ news videos with James Schramko and visiting guest John who was picking up his new flip camera. He puts it to use straight away. (Lucky it was charged).  Pre-filming stage John: Here we are with James. This is a bit of a behind the scenes shot at, what would you call it James, a bit of video editing? James: It is a business news video. John: It’s a what sir? (laughs). James: We’re making a business news video so we’re just erasing this SD card which is done. That is where the news is going to end up. John: Right down here I got the whiteboard. All ready to rock and roll. James had scribbled some notes on there. This is quite interesting actually, because we normally don’t get to see any of this. The microphone set up is, what’s that called? A Rode what? James: It’s a Rode NTG-3. John: And of course James is not wearing shoes (laughs). James: Shoes – optional. John: Shoes – optional, right. We got the Canon 60D set up on the tripod here. James: In self view mode. John: So we got the remote. James: It’s too tall so I’ll just pop it down here. John: How do you know where you’re looking? James: I’m looking at the camera there. Hear the kookaburra? Sounds good. (Both men laughing) Self focus. John: Ah okay so you take a shot. You’re taking a… James: And it is focusing okay. John: Right, so it’s actually taking a still. James: Right. John: Let me take a shot of that. So you can actually see yourself. James: Yeah, so I’m looking at the flip out screen on the camera of me. Microphone is pointing straight at me and up to the sky so I have to be conscious of airplanes flying overhead.  John: Right. Occasionally we do hear a bit of background noise with traffic and… James: That’s the reality. John: But you usually power through those. I’d probably crumble or (laughs) start over. James: It’s time for the prompt board here. John: Where do you want it? James: This goes here. John: Like a multi-purpose tripod. James: That’s it, because I’m usually doing this myself. John: Okay. James: So now I’m going to film and put this on. I’m going to do a test, “James here testing sound and video”. So I’ve got my marker. John: That’s like high-tech stuff right? (laughs) James: That’s where I’m standing, I’m just going to check this… John: The twigs. Right, so you just do a proof. Show a proof. James: That looks fine. (Always pointing to me) John: Okay it flips around. This looks expensive, don’t touch anything it looks very expensive. (Both men laughing) James: Alright, so, we’re going to go and film the video now. I’m just having a look at the board and see what I’m talking about. John: Yes right, I’m quite familiar with this backdrop. James: The board is a result of a phone call I just had, so it’s fresh in my mind. And I know exactly who my target audience is and the main points that I want to make. But during the call I’d probably look down at the board but I’ll edit them out later. Okay John: (Laughs at dog) Security detail. James: Guest star. John: This is Wardrobe here. James: Yep. John: (gently pats dog while laughing) Photo credit Filming the news video James: “James Schramko here with a business tip. In this video I’m going to be covering a very successful sales strategy, so stick with me… and I’ll be revealing something really cool”. How to get more sales