discovering how to make it in the modern world now!!

Guest post today - New Video Software Let’s You Create Video Easily and Quickly!

2009-03-17T16:36:46Z

As an internet marketer I am interested in keeping up with
new ideas and trends in internet marketing. Since I have
been on the internet for a long time doing things like
creating my own internet city, website promotion, making
money on the internet, I have seen the internet change by
leaps and bounds.

Today, in order to be relevant in internet marketing your
website or blog has to do more than just be a static webpage,
now you have to have content and different methods to share
that content such as having your own blog, perhaps forums,
and now the biggie, video. With increasing access to broadband,
video is now possible for virtually everyone to use. Video has

become the new must have have, not only for internet marketers
but for everyone who has a website.

Local Biz Owners who have a website can especially benefit from

video. With video, there are new opportunities to get out your

message, advertise your business, make video postcards, send
video e-mails create how-to the ideas are endless.

We website owners however, are thinking gee we want to get in
on the video thing, but it is something else we have to learn
how to do, another learning curve, and for many of us the idea
just sort of fizzles.

I am excited because I don’t have to miss out this time, because
I lack the expertise to create and broadcast videos or perhaps
I just don’t have the time.

I found a unique new software I thought I would check out, to
see if I could use it. I was hoping it would be easy to use,
to create video and then put it on my website. I also wanted
the video to look good, something I wouldn’t mind people watching

and/or downloading to pass it around.

Well I couldn’t believe it. This software made it drop dead easy
to make videos and to put them on my website. I actually was able
to make a quality, professional looking video in less than 5 min.
This sounds crazy I know, but I did it.

If video is something you have been wanting to do but felt really

intimidated by it up to this point, you might want to try this software

for yourself, because the best part is you can use the software and

it doesn’t cost you anything. That was important to me because I

didn’t know if I would be able to use the software, and I didn’t want to

pay for something I wasn’t sure I could even use.

Written by Debbie

You can visit the site at easy video producer

Dear facebook or Is Content Necessary?

2009-02-18T09:07:04Z

Dear Facebook!

"By the way Facebook, I am using this image in the spirit of your recent new agreement offer"

As an artist, who wants to share in the community and interact with friends and fellow artist I find it completely offensive that Facebook wants to have, "irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense)" full agreement rights to my content. If you want to foster a community and have take care of your customers and content providers you need to listen to them and not take advantage of them. Customer service should be your number one concern.

We are the ones who are providing the content here Facebook.

You are responsible for providing the platform. Understand the relationship and respect and give value to us and we will continue to work with you. Piss us off and take advantage of us with user agreements like this and we will go somewhere else and deal with another provider who respects us. This is a very fickle group of people. You may be the market leader today, but we provide the content and if we do not feel value we can and will go elsewhere.

I repeat again so you get the point!

We are the ones who are providing the content here Facebook.

I have seen your random automated system of establishing who has accounts that are doing something “shady” and automatically shutting them down. Between this and the new user agreement you seem the think that you can and will do as you please and people will stick with you. News Flash!!! You are not a monopoly, you are not the only game in town, you do not have the best service in town and finally you seem not to care about your content providers. Now where I come from that is bad customer service and that means bad business.

So what are you going to do about it facebook??

Customer service and respecting the content providers or fuck all of us and content be damned?

The Customer and content Provider!!

Getting the mix right.

2009-02-14T12:03:14Z

Some times in life it is not about being the rock star, it's about what is good for the mix.

When I find a new project and finally find the objective or main idea I tend to get pretty driven. I will work on it and keep going till I am exhausted and hungry. So I have taken to putting a note up for myself and setting an alarm every few hours so that I take the break and can stay fresh and focused. Nothing worse then working late into the night on something and waking the up the next morning to find it is all nonsensical junk.

Most people are putting something in there blog at least once telling us to take time and smell the flower or go for a walk, etc etc. I think the point of this is remember that all we really have is now. Do not make now something you will regret in the future. Prepare for the long hall but live life like this is the last moment you have.

Balance, grasshopper!

Remember that the noise is in everything and let it out sometimes. Stay creative!!

ciao,
reverendo

ps, working on the new site and will post some news as soon as it is ready.

Creative space that inspires 10 things to get your space creatively inspiring

2009-02-05T14:53:44Z

What does your creative space look like?
Does this look like your creative space? Do you have a space where you go to create that inspires you or do you sit down at a desk or anywhere and start the creative process. I have begun to notice that to be creative even if it means brainstorming a new idea I am working on I need a space that is creatively inspiring. A clean space with some images or thoughts posted that get me in the creatively inspired mood.

Go take a look at where you create most of the time and ask your self does this place inspire me? (Do it now. Stop reading this and do it. I will be here when you get back.) Okay so what are the results. Are you inspired by this space?

A few ideas to get your space into a creatively inspiring feeling;

Clean the space up
Clear out all the clutter and stacks of papers.
Put up at one say, phrase or image that gets you into the creative mind set
Change the lighting in the space to something that is not to hard on your eyes though enough light to read and write.
Often times if I am working on writing or a new idea I find that non-distracting instrumental music can help as well. ie jazz or Brain Eno.
Make sure this is a space you can get some privacy.
Can you block out external distraction. ie no telephone calls, TVs
Add some color to the space. Hang some thing up or can you paint something.
Go for a walk or clear your head with a short pause or meditation to get all the distracting thoughts out of your head.
Before you go to this space remember a time when you where extremely creative and all that feeling to fill you up.

Your creative space is not only the physical space you use to create, it also includes the space between your two ears.

You have to get your mind and soul ready to create. Creating a space in yourself that is open, resourceful and ready for new ideas is as important to having a place that allows you to come into creative ideas. Can you set a time apart for your self during the day to allow for all the day to day clutter in your mind to be cleaned out so that you are mentally and emotionally ready for those new creative inspirations?

Once you have gone through this list of things and cleared your space out try this space again when it is time to be creative and see what happens.
Do you have any other ideas or things you do to get yourself into a creative space and start the process? Leave a comment and share.

Thanks
James The "Creative Nomad"

For those who want to expand your mind

2009-02-02T00:11:36Z

This entry find me in northern Germany with family though I am working on ways to build an income online so I can be at home for the family and still be able to be creative. Along that line and in keeping with the last post about explaining experimental music to you all I though i would give you a chance to hear some if it here and help make a humble blogger some money to support himself. I know this is shameless promotion from a new guy on the block in this genre of blogging but let's give it a try.

Remember that learning and growing are something we do everyday. So I submit that experimenting needs to be a big part of that. We never know what will work on our lives unless we experiment. So give it a try and see what works. Stay open to the experiment.

Is there anything you tried as an experiment that really helped you grow and learn? Leave a comment and share your insight.

Thanks!

Help me help you

2009-01-22T03:01:04Z

This is a short poll to help out in finding out more about what you would like to see here on the blog and what you are interested in reading about.

Thanks for taking the time to help us out and stay tuned for more helpful hints, tools and resources as well the the chronicle of the creative nomad family mans search.

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jack of all trades expanded upon

2009-01-22T00:43:15Z

Starting to write this journal I have mentioned that I have been a creative nomad. Over the last ten years or so I have been recording and performing experimental music and performance art works. So in keeping with that I thought I would post a short article I wrote this afternoon for the Artist Launch Site. They have an online radio station and are working through there wiki site to share a wide range of music with people. I found some interesting music to listen to as I wrote.

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Experimental Music

A brief introduction to experimental music and an attempt to offer an “in” for the un-initiated.

Have you ever heard of Merzbow, Masonna, Sudden Infant, Justice Yeldham and the Dynamic Ribbon Device, The Nihilist Spasm Band or Zbigniew Karkowski? Know what field recording is? Heard a song composed, using only field recordings? If your answer is no to most of these questions, this article is for you. There’s a wide variety of genres that fit into the experimental music/noise scene. i.e. noise, noise core, free improv, musique concrete, atonal music, drone music and on and on. Okay so let’s find an in here. I imagine you are at least familiar with the name John Cage. To be overly simplistic here, generally speaking, experimental music involves the use of unusual sound sources, non-typical use of traditional instruments and self made “stuff” to create audio works that do not follow the traditional structure or song form. Some things can be very abrasive whilst others can be very soothing and pleasing to the ear.

It would be impossible to say I could give you any kind of overview of the experimental music scene and all the genres there in without leaving something out. A question that you might ask yourself to know if you might be interested in exploring some of these genres. Have you ever been listening to the intro of a song and gotten annoyed or wondered why the intro did not continue instead of going into a traditional song form? If you are been curious then this might be something to check out.

If you are feeling adventurous there is a great site created by a San Francisco based sound artist hertz lion resource. You can also subscribe to his mailing list and receive a great posting choked full of info and a bi-monthly update of concerts, of the experimental variety, going on all over the world.

Otherwise I would start with myspace and search some of the artist listed above and you might find something you like. For the more harsh stuff try merzbow or if you are wanting something a bit more pleasing to the ear try out hans fjellestad (listen to ex vivo).

That does it for now. Hopefully that gives you a place to start and you might find something you like.

Is there a sound you hear that makes you happy? What sound makes you want to crawl out of your skin?

Ciao
Reverendo

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Asking better questions??

2009-01-20T20:49:02Z

We as Americans have a new president today and that is a good thing. I personally spent a large part of the Bush administration outside of the US because I was not happy with the way things where going as a creative person/artist. The one thing I noticed today was it seems we as a country and the administration itself are starting to ask better questions. More open ended resourceful questions. Instead of who is to blame for this changing it to what can we learn from this. What can we do to improve our situation? Then taking action is the next step. Action is to come as we begin the first one hundred days of the new administration.

This is an important step for a country to make and more importantly for us as individual to ask ourselves better questions, Rather than asking ourselves why this is happening to me, ask what can I learn from this. What can I do now to improve this situation? Then taking action is the next thing. Do something right now and start doing a little bit each day to change, grow and heal ourselves. Small steps are easy to do and in the end they are cummulative. The small steps add up and in no time at all you have a significant change in your life.

This is something that is important. I have been returning to this often as i am diving back into creating work and re-entering the system. I have been using this idea to brainstorm other income avenues and then taking action. Small steps just like a child learning to walk.

As we wake up in the morning start with resourceful questions that lead to taking positive action towards our do something. Make one call or write an email. Something simple.

Our minds find the answers to the questions that we ask, so if we start the day with a resourceful question then there are no limits to what is possible over time.

What is your question you ask yourself to get to a resourceful place?

Leave a comment and let me know.

Reverendo.

Trusting the Process

2009-01-17T22:36:19Z

Trusting the Process

There is a great quote by Goethe*. “the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”

This is a quote that was introduced to me some 19 years ago and it has always been something that has stayed with me. Even though lately I feel I have lost my connection to it. I am happy for the chance to rediscover it again and start living it fully. I have been allowing myself not to make decisions fully because of other obligations, which I made up, needed to be more important. I began to cede my decision making to another and to the collective. This has led me off the path and I realize now that I need to return to this idea. Step into my decisions fully and trust the process because the universe does provide.
I have worried about being able to fulfill my financial obligations and pay the bills and I lost sight of the fact that I was holding on too tight to the fear. Trust the process, be bold and follow through. Then be open to taking advantage of the opportunities that the universe provides. Things may not turn out the way I initially envisioned them though if I am flexible and persivere then I will get there.

Another great quote by the wonderful blog of Derek Sivers which is taken from the wikipedia page about Dokkodo “Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”

Here is a link to the blog of Derek Sivers
http://sivers.org/dokkodo

Is there a quote that you find helps you through and is a guiding light for you?

Leave a comment and share. Thanks and remember to trust the process

James aka reverendo

* I have heard that the quote that is attributed to Goethe here is also said to be from someone else. I have always know it to be from him and that is how it was introduced to me. Correct me if I am wrong.

Trusting the Process

2009-01-17T22:33:08Z

Trusting the Process

There is a great quote by Goethe*. “the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”

This is a quote that was introduced to me some 19 years ago and it has always been something that has stayed with me. Even though lately I feel I have lost my connection to it. I am happy for the chance to rediscover it again and start living it fully. I have been allowing myself not to make decisions fully because of other obligations, which I made up, needed to be more important. I began to cede my decision making to another and to the collective. This has led me off the path and I realize now that I need to return to this idea. Step into my decisions fully and trust the process because the universe does provide.
I have worried about being able to fulfill my financial obligations and pay the bills and I lost sight of the fact that I was holding on too tight to the fear. Trust the process, be bold and follow through. Then be open to taking advantage of the opportunities that the universe provides. Things may not turn out the way I initially envisioned them though if I am flexible and persivere then I will get there.

Another great quote by the wonderful blog of Derek Sivers which is taken from the Wikipedia page about Dokkodo “Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”

Here is a link to the blog of Derek Sivers sivers.org/dokkodo

Is there a quote that you find helps you through and is a guiding light for you?

Leave a comment and share. Thanks and remember to trust the process

James aka reverendo

* I have heard that the quote attributed to Goethe here is also said to be from some one else as well, though I have always know it as being from him. Please let me know if I am wrong.

Braintstorming my way into making a living

2009-01-16T17:51:18Z

This is a journal of discovering how to make it in the modern world now.

A bit of history, I have spent most of the last 5 years living off the grid and working odd jobs or doing things for myself. I lived in artist collective spaces and even squatted in some nice spaces for a time. Though now with a family and wanting more comfort again in my life I am turning back to the old system, which has changed. Even though it has only been about 5 years now, I am feeling like i am having to relearn everything again.

Have been sitting every evening, when everyone is asleep, brainstorming ideas for pieces to write for the blog, starting a new blog, work situation and monetizing the websites I already have. A lot to do and a challenge for sure. The question for me has been, how do I balance this with the financial needs right now. I have been expanding the freelance work I have been already been like voice over, teaching singing and audio production. Also doing a bit more selling on Ebay of some old equipment which has not see the light of day or the studio in more than a year.

I have started getting an outline that has both short term and long term goals. This is the key to making it work, in this economic and social climate. We no longer can expect to have one career much less one job our whole lives. Think I recently read somewhere that we will, on average, have several careers in our lifetimes not to mention who knows how many jobs.

The ideas are just starting to coalesce here and I am always open to suggestions.

I will be posting some links to some other great blogs in the coming week.

Thanks and stick around.

In the mean time here are a couple links to blogs I am finding really helpful.

Tom Volkar ~ Career Coaching Your Leap to Self-Employment
www.delightfulwork.com/2009/01/13/five-mood-enhancers-for-business-success/

Think Simple Now
thinksimplenow.com/

your reverend and fellow seeker
james

social media and the possibilities!

2009-01-09T23:56:13Z

Greeting from James,

This is the first entry and more will follow shortly. The idea here is to journal how I get work and get back on track as a nomadic and creative family man. Kind of a jack of all trades and master of few. Follow along and let's see what social media is really capable of doing.

I will post my background and history in the next few days.

The idea here is to chronicle the search for work that can be done from a computer where ever I am so that I can support my family.

So here is a basic history. I started working for myself and doing odd work about six years ago when I decided to move back to Europe. I am a US citizen born in Puerto Rico. I was living off savings when I was not finding jobs though the savings is getting low and I am ready to try something else. Always been a creative, quick learner and have picked up a lot of skills along the way. Decided that I would try making a living from my creative endeavors six years ago and have done all right sometimes and been on a serious budget from time to time. I have been working doing live music, acting, teaching signing and basic english for the last while. My issue now is that I am working to get my residency in Germany so I can stay with my family. Needless to say, the Germans are not making this process easy and so I am looking for a few opportunities. Of late, I have been applying for projects at oDesk and other online freelance site and teaching singing to dependent children here in the Stuttgart area at the military base.

This is not intended as a poor me help me out thing. I think it is interesting to chronicle the process for others and see if it works out for me. This is an experiment in Social Media and I am interested to see how it turn out.

So if you want to follow along let's see where this ride take us. If you want to now any more specific info email me at manmanly@gmail.com. Also know that I may not respond immediately as I am a father and have to be here for my family, though I will get back to you.

Thanks for reading along,
James

ps here is a basic resume I use and I will expand on this in the coming days. I would like to find some jobs doing virtual assistant, voice over, acting, marketing and audio production amongst other things. I have acquired a whole list of other skills and have always been able to learn what I do not know quickly and take other skills and incorporate them to what new work I find.

email: manmanly@gmail.com
phone: +49 178 815 04 42

I am a creative artist who enjoys the challenge to using my creativity to help people learn and feel motivated in the process. I have been using my abilities to work with people find ways to make learning english enjoyable and give them tools that will help them continue.

experience

2003-present

english consulting

owner

teaching private english lessons both basic and conversational

as well as text correction and technical advising for

film and theater works.

2000-present

sonik alchemy recording label

owner

responsible for day to day operations of recording label as well

as production, promotion and artist management.

2001-present

sound engineer

owner/partner

responsible for day to day operations of live, theater and art

installation work in galleries, art spaces, clubs, theaters and

live venues.

2003-present

church of noise

owner

responsible for day to day operations of creation,

implementation, organization of experimental art festivals.

also creating workshops and clinics with interactive sounds

working with children and adults.

2001-2003

taxi and limousine business

owner/partner

responsible for day to day operations of taxi and limousine

scheduling, finance and operations.

education

1997-2001

university without walls

saratoga springs, new york

audio production and sound arts finished 4 of the five years of program

1989-1991

grossmont college

el cajon california

associates work in, psychology, philosophy and music

performances, voice. general studies.

other abilities

albe to speak basic french and german though not currently

at full conversational levels. studying both german and french

at present.

discovering how to make it in the modern world now!!

Guest post today - New Video Software Let’s You Create Video Easily and Quickly!

Dear facebook or Is Content Necessary?

Getting the mix right.

Creative space that inspires 10 things to get your space creatively inspiring

For those who want to expand your mind

Help me help you

jack of all trades expanded upon

Asking better questions??

Trusting the Process

Trusting the Process

Braintstorming my way into making a living

Tom Volkar ~ Career Coaching Your Leap to Self-Employmentwww.delightfulwork.com/2009/01/13/five-mood-enhancers-for-business-success/

social media and the possibilities!

Tom Volkar ~ Career Coaching Your Leap to Self-Employment
www.delightfulwork.com/2009/01/13/five-mood-enhancers-for-business-success/