Been a long time since I've posted in The Geek Say. Frankly because I have not gotten any email requests so I took a break to focus on the record label Lots O Media and my new job as a Banker. I never stop being a Geek! So here is the Midnight release of Magic The Gathering 's new set Dragon Maze ; live from The Sci-Fi Factory in Keller TX.

How/Why To Advertise Your Youtube Channel

Right now you are probably looking at some one else's Youtube account wondering how they have so many views for such dull content, or how they got so popular so fast when you had very catchy content and a good name and published your video on every site you could with little to no results! Well it is simple; advertising on Youtube is very inexpensive and efficient. I used my personal account to show you how easy it is.

Above is a list I got from Youtube "analytic's" analyzing my video "sacrifice". The top row shows the views from 3 days of advertising on Youtube, over 700 views, granted there is a delay so it is closer to 900. You can see the rest of the views from out side sources were shameful. I am on every web site there is to socialize and promote on. I've even written about promoting your self as a writer, model, or musician; yet all my views come right from home base. Youtube is now partnered with Google, making it the number one place to go for anything, even compared to the yellow pages. What companies don't realize yet is that Youtube is the new marketing frontier for up coming businesses, not only for advertising but just to talk about what you do and get people interested in your work. The 10 dollar test Go to your video under tab "video manager" next to your name in the top right corner. next to the edit button is a drop down menu with the option "promote". A pop up window appears and you are given an option for a budget and a limit to how long to keep that budget. What you need to know is that Google makes bids on views based on demographics and bought bandwidth from ISP's. So I set my budget at 10$ and let it run for 7 days, leaving all restrictions off; meaning I did not set it to only run in one area to one type of person. Its important to understand if you do that, it will not increase your popularity in one area, only lessen your chances of being seen. Your daily budget is capped at 1.45 roughly by their estimate. Instantly though they may bid 35$ on 900 views and not charge you for it! You keep your budget, even if they go over it.

This is a list of all my videos, in particular watch "sacrifice" and "1 year old plays guitar like a pro" and how different the view counts are. "Sacrifice" was 3 days old and on the 10$ budget, and "1 year old plays guitar" is a year old and not being advertised.

I can see the difference Youtube is making in my progress on analytic's and decide to add "1 year old plays guitar like a pro" to another ad plan. You can customize plans to different marketing strategies, this time what was different than my last video was, I changed the way the ad looked and with in one day noticed a huge response.

You would think my one year old playing guitar would have been viral after a year, after all I dressed up like a space cowboy once and got 1500 hits in the year. What makes or breaks your audience is your ability to find them. They can't rely on the refresh button to bring your video out of the millions to their front page. Nor can you rely on them to share it with their friends! Strategy I touched shortly on how changing settings with your ad can make a huge difference. You can set up several campaigns in Google's Adwords, either for one video that you desperately want to advertise, or for multiple videos with different audiences. Whats even cooler about it all, it that you can duplicate the process and if you got great results with your video the first time, chances are you'll do better with the video sequel, sent to all the people that loved it the first time and then new customers as well. If you do by chance only have the one video, then take your budget and split it into multiple campaigns, wait a few days and watch the trends. If one of them does much better than the others, then it might be good to put all your budget into that one campaign. For instance, I noticed most of the people that see my add in a streaming video before their own video, don't click on it. So for me, since my videos are not ads for businesses, it is more beneficial to un-check that option in the settings like below.

Another way to track what your doing is the retention graph made by Youtube, also accessible under "video manager". It shows you when in your video people are dropping out so you know where you are going wrong. This is a good example because I have no intro, no catchy theme song or title entrance, and the views show it. On my video with Aiden playing guitar, 77% of the viewers stay for the whole thing, less than 50 with Sacrifice.

If you are having trouble setting up your accounts just follow me on twitter and send me a tweet. I promise I enjoy helping out. Google is by far going to be the greatest tool you have for your business, and personal lives. So sign up for Gmail, get your Adsence and Adword accounts going, and enjoy my videos while you're at it, because you're just happy to have seen the way to fame and want to return the favor, right? : ) All my links are on the top right of my blog. Hope to hear from you soon! Also feel free to leave a video q&a on my Youtube, I love to respond to those! have a good one! -Roy Stanley

The Best Comic Review Show Yet

These guys at "2ComicNerds" are doing a fantastic job for having just started out. I, and many others, see a lot of potential in them and really enjoy the shows they have posted. They are about to take off so be the first to get in on the action!

I will be interviewing them live and I will update you with the time in my next blog. Until then watch their videos and give them an #upthumb for me because they deserve it. Subscribe and comment even ask for requests. I am kind of hoping to request a comic review my self, being a huge fan of the Doctor Who IDW works!


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NASA will now Text you when there is a satellite to be seen in YOUR sky

A few days ago NASA launched a new service - 'spot the space station'. If you sign up on the website, they'll send you a text or email whenever the International Space Station is due to fly over your head. It's very easy to spot if you know what you're looking for - at dawn or dusk, it's typically the brightest object in the sky aside from the Moon. You just have to be lucky enough to be looking up at the right time. Now, NASA will be kind enough to alert you every time that time happens in your area. NASA's Johnson Space Center will calculate the sighting information several times a week for more than 4,600 locations worldwide. Sign up to the service here: http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

- Roy Stanley

Pictures of Today's Eclipse in case you missed it

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Watch the live eclipse from two places at the same time now 11/13/12

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Best 2012 Black Friday Deals on Electronics

First off; it is important you know that Walmart will be open thanksgiving night to start their Black Friday deals at 8 P.M.; AND they will have an ONE HOUR IN STOCK GUARANTEE. This is misleading because it is the hour 8PM on Thursday NOT Black Friday; So be there or be square.

Now to business!

Walmart Sales are all online and store specific, go to walmart.com and find your store and the ads are there online for you to see today!



The first item that caught my eye was the JVC® Everio HD Camcorder for 119$ All the reviews of this 600$ camera all say the same thing, we wish it was touch screen we wish it had more features, better resolution, so on and on. GUESS WHAT this model has every thing you've been asking for and more so don't miss out on this amazing price!

Get stunning images with JVC HD Everio GZ-HM35BUSD Camcorder, capable of 1920 x 1080 recording and loaded with a KONICA MINOLTA HD lens and back-illuminated CMOS image sensor. Built-in Wi-Fi allows Live Monitoring via smartphone and wireless transfer of files to an Android device or iPhone/iPad. In addition to an SDXC card slot and 2.7" touch panel LCD, Advanced Image Stabilizer delivers exceptional functionality

Emerson® 40" HDTV for 198$!! Seriously great deal guys; you can get three of these for the price of a 60" TV. And coming from a Cable Guy this has every thing you need and more. Talking coax, 2 HDMI ports, Component and dvi/regularvideo even a S-video slot for you old school cats.
Full specs here at the Emerson® web site
Emerson® link

Toshiba - 40" Class - LCD - 1080p - 60Hz - HDTV for 180$!!
2 HDMI inputs, PC video input and USB port! Only down side-no component!
This is an even better deal than the Walmart one however it is limited guarantee with no rain check, so its up to you if you want to chance it. I know I will be tented out in front of best buy after they close Thursday night, so good luck!
This Toshiba 40E220U 40" TV features 1080p resolution and a 14W sound system for an immersive viewing experience. Easily connect your favorite tunes and photos, create slideshows or listen to your personal playlists with the built-in USB port.

Nikon - Coolpix L610 16.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
This camera compared to the better models is really amazing for the price. I have owned several SLR's in the past that don't add up to the quality of this point and shoot camera. It has 1080p with sound and its only .1mp less than the much more expensive model; which is why I chose this camera deal over the others. Only slightly less noticeable quality in still pictures, over 100$ less than the next up. See for your self.

Check out the sites linked in the three pictures below for your online purchases, they are the very best for updates on most prices and last minute deals! They even include actual scanned copies of ads as they are found so click away!

Unfortunately there were some stores who's deals did not make the cut, that had nothing out of the ordinary to offer such as Office Max,Target, Circuit City, Apple, Amazon.. I could go on but fact is the very best deals are these here. If you see that Lenovo laptop for 178 that used to be 319 remember that it has half the processing power with the AMD than the originol Intel that was in it. When you see the HD video cameras for 100$ look to make sure they do 1080p at 30fps with a CMOS sensor or you are wasting your time!

This is the perfect time to get that blue ray player you have been putting off because they are selling every where for as much as you'd spend on a good VCR. Video games and blue rays are mostly under half what they normally would be so if you are a game or movie fanatic- stock pile now! Don't wait in line to spend 50$ this black Friday; Do your self a favor and go all out! Every year some one goes and gets that 150$ laptop X10 and turns them over online. Especially the new game systems; If you can get a hold of a new game system or even the already popular Xbox for less than 200 buy more than one because I always see game systems online days before christmas going to near 1000$ to people in shear desperation.

I will keep updating as I hear things but as always if you have any questions leave a comment I check them every day!
-Roy Stanley