Three Services that May (or May Not) Be the Future of Blogging for Business

 Just a little update on what I’ve been trying to accomplish recently in the World of Working at Home on the Internet.

I mentioned last week that I wanted to move more into the Future using Blogs/Video/Screencasts as a tool to increase business on the internet. While I won’t go so far as to say the efforts so far have been a failure, I will say they have been less than expected.

Not because there is anything wrong with the mediums per se, but some of the programs aren’t living up to their potential and frankly, neither am I.

• One service I do like is Revver. It is really easy to use, takes up no bandwidth on my server and produces quality video for presentation. No download to deal with, just upload your video to their service once you have signed up (it’s free). They even have the option of using Ads on your Vids (50/50) if you like. I did a Video using Revver about the next service, if you’d like to see it.
• Pamela for Skype is a Bust. (No link because I cannot recommend it to anyone in good faith) The concept is great, an addon for Skype (no affiliation) that allows for some features not included in the actual Skype service like recording Audio conversations that can be published. But the main thing that attracted me was the potential ability to record Video Interviews for publication at a reasonable price. The price is no problem ($24.95 for the Pro version), the Problem is that IT DOESN’T WORK.
• Lastly, I have been tinkering with a service called FreeScreecast. I have done a few “test” screencasts and the procedure is really quit simple. Download the Screencast Recorder, Record your screencast, Upload it to their server. You even have the ability to include Audio so you can describe what you are doing to your audience. My problem is that I keep on making mistakes during the recording. I get part way through and mess up on Audio or bring up the wrong screen on Video. I guess that will come with practice (I hope). But I plan on doing a lot more with this service once I get it right.

How about you, what have you been up to? Have you tried any of these services? Thoughts?