This is a demo of an effect that can make comments pop on your video. Â Just create a blur screen and a rectangle callout. It is very simple, and the video is only about 6 minutes long, but it can really add interest to your videos and get your point across without it...
Camtasia Animations: How to Create a Squeeze Page
This is the third video in our series on spicing up your Camtasia videos with animations. We are tackling a more complicated project and creating a squeeze page. The video is basically a live stream, but I cut some repetitive parts and a couple of places where the...
Camtasia Animations: How to create a call to action video
This is the second in our series of videos about how to create some cool videos using Camtasia animations. We expand on what was taught in the first video and create a call to action video. Â Again, this is fairly simple. Â We just ask the viewer to click on a button...
Camtasia Animations: How to Create a Logo Reveal
We are going to present a series of videos showing how to create different animations with Camtasia. Â Using animations, you can create cool clips to make your sales videos look great and bring in more opt-ins and sales. To start, we show how to create a simple...
Form History Control – Don’t lose your posts
Form History Control is a Firefox add-on which runs in the background and saves everything you type into a form. For the Marketing Rebel Club you can use it in the Clubhouse and the SWS classrooms. You can also use it on your own blog and other forums that you might...
John Carlton’s Best Ads: The One-Legged Golfer
Get all of John Carlton's most successful ads here >> John Carlton’s Best Ads... and The Stories Behind Them This was my first golf ad, and it was a huge success. I tell the story in the sections on hooks in "The Simple Writing System" and in "Kick-Ass...
How to Install a WordPress Plugin — 3 Ways
This video shows how to install a wordpress plugin using 3 different methods. This is for plugins that you receive in the form of zip files, not ones that you get online. It is not difficult, but if you have never done it before it may be a bit intimidating, so I...
How to create a video sales letter with Powerpoint and Camtasia
A week or so ago one of the SWS students asked about video sales letters, and it was suggested that he create one using Powerpoint and Camtasia.  He wasn't sure how to do it, so I decided to create this video to get him, and anyone else who wants to do this, started....
How to clear your cache – Windows
This is how to clear your cache in Firefox (2 versions), Chrome, and Internet Explorer. In the video for Internet Explorer I said that the creator of the theme advises against using Internet Explorer. I am told that that only applies to developers, not users....
John Carlton’s Best Ads: The Nickel Letter
Easily one of the best self-defense letters I've ever penned. You open the envelope, you wonder why a nickel is attached to the letter ... and suddenly you're off on a wild ride to a dangerous Oklahoma skin-head bar where you're not just unwelcome ... you're...