OPPO F5

OPPO F5

Specification:

Type
Type	Smartphone Phablet	Shape	Bar
Basic
OS	Android	OS ver	Android 7.0 (Nougat)
SIM	Nano SIM Dual SIM Dual Standby	Storage	64GB
RAM	6GB	External Storage	microSD, up to 256 GB
Battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery
Screen
Display Size	6.00 inches	Resolution	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Network
Type	2G 3G 4G (LTE)	2G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100	4G (LTE)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed	HSPA, LTE
Camera
Main Camera	20 MP	Front Camera	Dual 12 MP
Others
Features	WiFi Hotspot/Tethering GPS Bluetooth Flash

OPPO has confirmed the launch markets for its first full-screen smartphone, the OPPO F5, coming October 26. The latest device in OPPO’s “selfie expert” series will be made available in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, though details of what the handset will offer are currently scarce.

OPPO has revealed only a few bits of information about that the F5 (which we received via email), most notably that it will feature a FHD+ display with 2160 x 1080 resolution and “AI beauty recognition technology.”

OPPO says the F5 will use the AI to “beautify” selfie shots, learning the “the unique facial features of a subject (for example: the nose, cheek, lower jaw etc.), to make the best enhancements for each image, regardless of the facial expressions or shooting angle.”

OPPO F5 Youth drops a selfie camera

The main difference between the F5 and F5 6GB will be in the RAM department — the former will have 4GB while the latter is just kind of self-explanatory, we guess. The OPPO F5 Youth, meanwhile, will differ from the other two with a single 16-megapixel selfie camera as opposed to dual 12-megapixel units.

All devices will have AI-enhanced beauty modes, facial recognition for authentication and 6-inch 2:1 displays at 1080p. We suspect that more differences will pop up on the internals, but nothing gets called out here other than the F5 6GB’s 64GB of storage.

VOLVO XC40

After showcasing the XC40 last month, Volvo has confirmed that it will be launching it in India by mid-2018 and has already put it up on its Indian website. This will mark Volvo’s entry in the premium entry-level SUV market and will help it to compete against the German trio. The XC40 is expected to be priced at Rs 40 lakh, and it will be taking on cars like the Mercedes-Benz GLA, BMW X1 and the Audi Q3.

The XC40 looks quite similar to its older sibling, the XC90. It gets a high bonnet with muscular character lines, and a wide front grill flanked by LED headlamps incorporating the iconic Thor’s hammer LED DRLs. On the side, the 21-inch alloy wheels and fat C-pillar with black body cladding adds to its SUV character. The rear looks quite identical to any other Volvo SUV, with clean tailgate and vertical tail lamps.

The XC40 is based on the same CMA platform which underpins the larger XC90. It is 4425mm long, 1863mm wide and 1652mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2702mm. To get a perspective, it is almost identical to the Jeep Compass when it comes to size.

The 5-seater SUV gets interior quite similar to the one seen on the S90. It gets vertical AC vents, with the central console housing the touchscreen infotainment system which is paired to a Harman Kardon 13-speaker system. On the safety front, the XC40 showcased was loaded with features such as Pilot Assist system, City safety, Run-off-Road protection and mitigation, Cross Traffic Alert with brake support and a park assist system with a 360-degree camera. It will be interesting to see what all features make their way to India over standard features like airbags, ABS and EBD.

Volvo has finally unveiled the XC40 – and it’s exactly what we expected. Unveiled at an event in Milan earlier today, the new premium mini SUV features the same styling cues as the XC90 and XC60 – but it’s smaller, and a little more edgy looking. Overall, the XC40 marks a new shift in direction for Volvo, and I think it’s actually very impressive.

"The XC40 is our first entry in the small SUV segment, broadening the appeal of the Volvo brand and moving it in a new direction," said Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo. "It represents a fresh, creative and distinctive new member of the Volvo line-up. So it only feels natural to reveal the XC40 here in Milan, a buzzing European hotspot for fashion, art, design and lifestyle."

So what’s it actually like? Keep reading to find out all you need to know about the Volvo XC40.

Volvo XC40: Everything you need to know

Price and Volvo Care

Volvo says the new XC40 will start at £27,905 for the T3 Momentum version, but that will obviously increase the more extra bits and pieces you want. However, there will be other ways to buy the new XC40.

At the launch event of the new car, Volvo also announced Care by Volvo – a new service rethinks the way we pay for – and use, cars.

Volvo is pitching Care by Volvo like a mobile phone contract, and says it should be “transparent, easy and hassle-free.” For Volvo, that means having a national, ready negotiated monthly-free, and the ability to get a new car every two years. Simply put, it should be a click, collect and forget service – with Volvo even taking care of the insurance, taxes and other bits of the car.

Volvo says those enrolled on the service will also be able to share the car with their family members or partners, as digital key technology will come standard with Care by Volvo.

On top of financial services, Volvo says there’ll also be a range of other services such as fuelling and cleaning and service pick-up - though they’ll vary depending on the region.

“Our aim with Care by Volvo is to provide our customers with a transparent, premium car user experience. "

Volvo says the new service will be available to buyers of the new XC40 in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Italy, Norway, Poland and the United States. Other markets and models will be added to the Care by Volvo scheme later down the line.

Gitanjali Rao

Young women are the future of science. Don't believe me? Just check out Gitanjali Rao. The 11-year-old — yes, you read that correctly — from Lone Tree, Colorado, just scooped the $25,000 grand prize in the nationwide 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for students between grades 5 and 8. And her discovery couldn't be further from your average science fair volcano reaction project: Rao designed a simple, inexpensive test to check the lead contamination levels in water that works with an app, inspired by the Flint water crisis that began in 2015 when abnormally high lead levels were found in the industrial city's drinking water.

The Young Scientist Challenge has launched the careers of brilliant young women before. Deepika Kurup, who scooped the award in 2012 as a junior high student for her water-purification system, was on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2015, and is now at Harvard. But Rao's work is garnering headlines not just for her extreme youth, but for the brilliant applications of her invention.

When the drinking water in Flint, Mich., became contaminated with lead, causing a major public health crisis, 11-year-old Gitanjali Rao took notice.

"I had been following the Flint, Michigan, issue for about two years," the seventh-grader told ABC News. "I was appalled by the number of people affected by lead contamination in water."

She saw her parents testing the water in their own home in Lone Tree, Colo., and was unimpressed by the options, which can be slow, unreliable or both.

"I went, 'Well, this is not a reliable process and I've got to do something to change this,' " Rao told Business Insider.

Rao tells ABC that while she was doing her weekly perusal of MIT's Materials Science and Engineering website to see "if there's anything's new," she read about new technologies that could detect hazardous substances and decided to see whether they could be adapted to test for lead.

She pressed local high schools and universities to give her lab time and then hunkered down in the "science room" — outfitted with a big white table — that she persuaded her engineer parents to create in their home.

And she set about devising a more efficient solution: a device that could identify lead compounds in water and was portable and relatively inexpensive.

As she explains at lightning speed in her video submission for the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, her device consists of three parts. There is a disposable cartridge containing chemically treated carbon nanotube arrays, an Arduino-based signal processor with a Bluetooth attachment, and a smartphone app that can display the results.

Poster Boy Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya

It’s been just about a year since Pandya made his international debut - incidentally against the Kiwis – as a limited overs specialist. He had grabbed the attention of selectors with some sizzling performances in the IPL.

He made a decent impact in T20 internationals and was soon drafted into the ODI team. On the recent tour of Sri Lanka, he got picked for the first Test to the raised eyebrows of skeptics, and to the surprise of many, played the entire series.

Today, he is among the few whose name is in the first list for selection in the playing XI in all formats. Indeed, Pandya’s rise as a major player is remarkable for the intense competition for places in the Indian team and his limited international experience.

In a way, this reflects the richness of young talent currently in Indian cricket. There are three or four players vying for virtually every place. But while this gives the selectors multiple options (and a seet dilemma!) it has also increased the pressure on players enormously.

Already, we have seen some major upheavals in batting and bowling: For instance, Ashwin, Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Shami and K L Rahul – frontliners till a few months ago - have been unable to retain their places in the ODI squad.

In this scenario, Pandya has shown spunk, sizzle and a strong survival instinct. He’s edged his way past those considered certainties not too long back, and is fast emerging as a player whom the captain has come to rely on for turning a match around, with bat or ball.

Micromax Bharat 1 and Reliance JioPhone

Micromax Bharat 1 and Reliance JioPhone Which one to buy ?

The launch of the Reliance Jio 4G service created a huge impact in the Indian telecom market space. In less than a year, the company announced the JioPhone - the 4G feature phone that is effectively free of cost. With the launch of the JioPhone, Fiverr Graphic Design - Services Tailored For YouHire The Best Designers For Your Graphic Design Needs - Unbeatable Value!the company did manage to create a buzz in the entry-level mobile phone market too. Soon after the JioPhone became a success creating pre-booking records in the country, the other mobile makers and telecom operators were also inspired to come up with their offerings in this category to give a stiff competition to Reliance Jio. We already saw the Airtel Karbonn A40 smartphone launch in the market with an effective price of Rs. 1,399. A few days back, the much-awaited Micromax Bharat 1 with bundled plans from BSNL was launched at Rs. 2,200. Here's why you shouldn't buy it Like the JioPhone, the Bharat 1 is also a 4G feature phone that is aimed to penetrate into the rural markets of India. The only aim of these phones is to provide internet connectivity to everyone. Having said that it comes with BSNL plans, the users can enjoy unlimited calling, SMS, internet and roaming starting from Rs. 97 per month. Here, we will see how the Reliance JioPhone and the Micromax Bharat 1 stack up against each other in terms of specifications, features, pricing and plans. Take a look at the comparison for more details. Stay tuned to GizBot for more updates! Hardware specifications In terms of hardware specifications, both the Micromax Bharat 1 and JioPhone aren't too different. The JioPhone boasts of a 2.4-inch display and comes equipped with a dual-core 1.2GHz Spreadtrum processor coupled with 512MB RAM and 4GB internal memory capacity. The device has a 2MP main camera at its rear and a VGA front-facer too. There is expandable storage support up to 128GB using a microSD card and a 2000mAh battery powers the device from within. The Micromax Bharat 1 also makes use of a 2.4-inch display, 512MB RAM, 4GB default storage space, a 2000mAh battery, a 2MP rear camera and a VGA selfie camera. But the difference is that this feature phone makes use of a Snapdragon 205 SoC. The upper limit of expandable storage space in the Micromax phone is up to 32GB. Also read: 4G feature phones that will soon shape up the Indian mobile market Software and Connectivity In terms of software, Micromax has not disclosed the exact OS that runs on this feature phone but the settings menu and interface looks similar to Android. On the other hand, the JioPhone runs on the custom KAI OS. Both the feature phones come packed with connectivity features such as 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, GPS, a microUSB port, and Bluetooth. Also, both the handsets support up to 22 Indian regional languages. Both the handsets have an internet browser and lets users watch live TV, movies, music, videos, and more online. Price The major highlight of the JioPhone is its pricing. The handset can be bought by paying a security deposit of Rs. 1,500 that will be refunded on returning the device after three years. We have already seen that there are a few terms and conditions those have to be met to get the entire refund. You can read those terms and conditions from here. In comparison to this, the Bharat 1 is priced at Rs. 2,200 and there no refund option. This price is considerably higher than that of the JioPhone. Bundled Plans The JioPhone comes with unlimited calls and 500MB 4G data per day with the minimum Rs. 153 recharge plan. On exceeding this limit, the speed of the internet will drop to 128kbps. Likewise, the Bharat 1 comes bundled with BSNL's Rs. 97 plan that offers unlimited calls, SMS, 3G/4G data and free roaming for a month. The data limit is 5GB and post which the speed will drop to 80kbps. Also read: 4G-enabled Micromax Bharat 1 launched in India for Rs. 2,200 Verdict In terms of specifications, both the JioPhone and the Micromax Bharat 1 are not too different. However, the Micromax handset is relatively more expensive than its counterpart. The JioPhone has an edge over its rival in a few aspects. The JioPhone comes with a voice assistant that lets users perform several tasks using their voice commands. Also, there is an app store, support for NFC payments that will be added in the future via an update and the proprietary cable that will let users play the contents on the phone on any TV. While these are the advantages of the JioPhone, the Micromax Bharat 1 also has an advantage that might lure many buyers. Well, this handset supports dual SIM cards that is an interesting addition. The JioPhone has only one SIM card slot and is locked only to the Jio 4G SIM cards. Unlike this, the Micromax phone is not network-locked and buyers can use any SIM card with it and not just BSNL

NASA MAVEN

MAVEN

Mars is the most sought interesting and curious planet in the solar system for us on earth. The Red Planet has the closest possible habitable situations for us earthlings if we ever plan on colonizing the solar system. NASA‘s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) started its journey on November, 2014 and studies the planet’s upper atmosphere. The latest discovery from MAVEN reveals that Mars has a twisted “tail”.

This invisible magnetic tail is said to form a twisted shape when interacting with the solar wind. As explained by Gina DiBraccio of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Mars’ magnetic tail isn’t “like the magnetotail found at Venus, a planet with no magnetic field of its own, nor is it like Earth’s, which is surrounded by its own internally generated magnetic field. Instead, it is a hybrid between the two.”

Plasma explosions from the sun over billions of years have all but stripped Mars of its atmosphere. But a new discovery by NASA shows that remnants of the Red Planet’s magnetic field can be found in the form of a rotating ‘tail’.

Invisible to the naked eye, the so-called ‘magnetotail’ was recently detected by NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission spacecraft (MAVEN).

MAVEN was launched in 2013 to trace the Martian world’s climate history and determine if it may have once sustained life.

Adobe introduces next-gen Creative Cloud

Adobe introduces next-gen Creative Cloud

Adobe has unveiled the next generation of its Creative Cloud with four new applications. The applications are Adobe XD CC for experience design, Adobe Dimension CC for 2D to 3D compositing, Character Animator CC for 2D animation and Cloud-based photography service — Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC.

Adobe also announced feature updates to its flagship applications including Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Illustrator CC and Premiere Pro CC. All of these updates include capabilities powered by Adobe Sensei, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) platform.

“Adobe continues to lead the creative revolution, driving modernisation and innovation that will accelerate the creative process across all platforms and devices,” said Bryan Lamkin, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media at Adobe, in a statement.

The Sensei-powered features enable creators to go from concept to completion much faster and bring the power of advanced technology and deep learning to accelerate the creative process.

20118:Do's and Don't BACKLINKS

Backlinks are links on one website that, when clicked, take the user to another site. For example: this is a link, click here, Example, example.com, http://www.example.com.
Backlinks can be in the form of an image as well as text. If a link is an image, the anchor link text is the alt tag of the image.
Anchor link text is the text that’s used to create the clickable part of a backlink. It can be a URL, branded (your name, your business’s name, etc.), phrases that include the keywords you’re targeting, or phrases that don’t include the keywords you’re targeting.
It used to be the case that it really helped if the anchor link text used for a backlink was the same as one of your target keywords, but this is no longer the case. It can now actually be counter-productive to have too many links in that format.
If your website has a backlink profile without lots of branded links (like ‘Company Name’ and ‘www.companyname.co.uk’), it can signal to Google that you’ve been using manipulative link building tactics.
A nofollow link is one that has had the rel=”nofollow” attribute applied to it, which instructs Google to not use that link when calculating the trust and authority of the page being linked to.
Dofollow links, which have no attribute applied to them, and are used by Google in their ranking algorithm, are more valuable than nofollow links, however, a link profile with few nofollow links looks unnatural.
You can see a near complete list of who is linking to your website from within your Google Search Console account. Login, go to ’Traffic’ and then ‘Links’.
Backlinks affect search engine rankings more than anything else. The number and quality of them pointing towards your site will largely determine in what position your site ranks in the search results.
You need to actively go out and seek backlinks. Your site will acquire some naturally, but if you need to catch up with more established competitors, and you want to rank highly, you need to be pro-active.
Building backlinks is not difficult or technical, and you don’t need any special skills, tools or software to be able to do it. More than anything, it’s about contacting people and building relationships with other site owners.
You can outsource link building, but if you do so cheaply (less than £250 a month), the SEO company building them will be inclined to build easy, low quality ones, that may result in your site being penalised by Google.
Building links steadily over time, like a few a week, is preferable to building 100 in a week and then not building any again, as the latter approach can signal to Google that you’ve engaged in unnatural link building.
How many backlinks you need depends on how many keywords you’re targeting, the level of competition for those keywords, the quality of the backlinks you acquire, and how good your on-site optimisation is.
It’s not purely a numbers game when it comes to backlinks. Simply getting more links than any of your competitors isn’t the aim – getting more high quality links than them is.
Not all backlinks are equal. Some will improve your rankings, some will have no effect on them, and some might have a negative effect on them.
If you have 10 trustworthy and authoritative links from relevant sources, and a competitor has 100 spam backlinks, then, in terms of backlinks at least, Google will favour your site over theirs.
Having lots of low quality backlinks can have a negative effect on your website’s ranking, so be selective when link building, and don’t get a link from another site just because it’s easy to do so.
Be prepared to work for high quality backlinks. Generally, the more easily you can acquire a link, the less value it will likely have.
For a backlink to be considered a high quality one, it must meet multiple criteria. The more of the criteria a link opportunity meets, the more time and effort it’s worth investing to get it.
Having a link in a prominent position on a highly visited page makes it valuable, because, regardless of rankings, it will bring your website a continual stream of targeted visitors.
An in-content backlink (i.e. one within a block of text) is, all else being equal, more valuable than a link separated from content (like in the sidebar or footer) or a link within a list of links.
Don’t worry about the authority (PageRank, Ahrefs Domain Rank, etc.) of the page that a link is on. All pages start off with no authority but can increase over time, so a PR0 page today, can be a PR5 page in 6 months time.
The trust and authority passed on from a page gets divided up between all of the links on that page, so getting a link from a page with few other links on it is preferable to getting one from a page with 50+ links on it.
Links from relevant websites are best, followed by links from relevant pages on irrelevant (or multiple topic / magazine style) sites. Links from irrelevant pages on irrelevant sites aren’t worthless, but don’t invest much time or effort into the acquisition of them.
Links from other UK sites are best (if you want to rank highly in Google.co.uk), but links from sites in America, Canada, Australia, etc. are beneficial too.
Try to get links to as many different pages of your website as possible. Not just to the homepage (which will naturally acquire the most), but to internal pages too – like your category/product/service pages.
After getting one link from a site, any subsequent ones from that same site have much less value, so focus on acquiring links from new sites, rather than getting more from sites that are already linking to yours.
It can take weeks for your website to be credited for a new backlink. First Google has to find the new link, then they have to work it into their algorithm, then they have to update the search results.
The best ways to find websites to get links from are to research who is linking to your competitors and to search on Google for sites that are talking about topics related to yours.
Use a backlink research tool, like Ahrefs. Doing so gives you access to extensive backlink data for your site and your competitors’ sites.
Backlink analysis tools never show a website’s complete link profile, and it can take weeks or months for new links to show up in them. Whichever tool you use, you’ll only see 30-50% of a site’s backlinks at most.
There are lots of ways to get backlinks. Don’t rely on just a few methods because a varied link profile looks more natural and is less likely to be negatively effected by future algorithm updates.
Email is the standard way to contact someone about linking to your site, but try contacting people through Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc. first if they have links to their social media profiles on their site.
When contacting someone about linking to your site, make the communication as personal as possible. Reference the name of their site/business, and use their first name if you can find it.
When emailing people, avoid mentioning ‘link’ or ‘backlink’ in the subject field, don’t include any URLs in the first email, and leave out any SEO terminology, like rankings, algorithms , dofollow/nofollow, etc.
Be persistent when contacting people – a social media message, then an email, then a follow-up email, then a phone call. Only give up when they give you a definite ‘no’.
Attach some some kind of offer/value to your link requests that makes it worthwhile for the other person to respond, as if there’s nothing in it for them, 99% of the time they won’t respond.
There are basically 5 reasons that someone will link to your site: they think your site is unique/interesting/engaging; they know you and/or owe you a favour; you link to their site in return; you give them content to publish on their site; you provide them with a financial incentive.
Acquiring good quality backlinks becomes much easier if the content on your website is worthy of being linked to. If your site is essentially just a collection of sales pages, then you’ll struggle to persuade others to link to it.
It’s best if you can get someone to link to your site without you also having to link to theirs, but exchanging links is better than no link at all, so if it’s a relevant, good quality website, and they want to exchange links, then do it.
If you’re exchanging links with another site, try do so from within an article or blog post (existing or newly created) on your respective websites, rather than from partner/links/friends style pages.
Buying backlinks is technically against Google’s guidelines, but it’s a widespread practice, especially for high value, competitive keywords.
If you buy a link on a specific website and deal directly with the owner of that site, then it’s pretty much impossible for that to get flagged as a paid link (unless the site is advertising that they sell links).
Don’t buy links being openly sold (like in forums) or offered to you via email, and don’t use automated link building tools, software or services.
The price of a single paid link can vary from £25 to £1000+ a year. Even £25 might seem a lot, but if it’s a good link on a good, relevant site, the improved rankings and the extra traffic generated can more than pay for the cost of the link.
If you take an aggressive approach to building links, it’s highly likely that your site will be penalised by one of Google’s Penguin updates, which specifically target unnatural linking practices.
Be cautious and conservative when building backlinks, because trying to remove links that have gotten your website penalised is not simple or quick.
Telling Google that you didn’t build the links that they’ve penalised your site for isn’t accepted as a valid excuse and won’t result in the penalty being removed.
Recovering from a Google penalty caused by unnatural backlinks will take at least 3+ months, and in lots of cases a year or more.

2018:EASIEST WAY TO MAKE MILLIONS VIA YOUTUBE

While you might be lucky and find a video clip of yours goes viral and earns you £100,000 (like the guy who uploaded a clip of one of his son’s biting the other one’s finger), this is very unlikely. That said, if you have got something funny, by all means give it a shot.
You’re much more likely to build up revenue by getting an audience through constant content, whether you’re making vlogs, cat videos or just talking about custard creams.

You might remember the tale of 17 year old Fred Pye – he hit the news recently for earning £24,000 a year by making walk-throughs for Grand Theft Auto.
But as we said, it isn’t all like this. Livie Rose, a beauty blogger from Brighton says her pay fluctuates from thousands one month to £50 the next, and some people only report a few pounds here and there.
My advice is to start this business Google Sniper Technique
or something similar,
but if you insist for YouTube, keep reading:

Most people think of YouTube (GOOG) as a place to find instructional videos, watch music videos or to waste time. Another group of people, however, look at YouTube as a major revenue source for their online business. In fact, the highest paid Youtube channel is DC Toys Collector who has earned $4.9 million with her channel DC Toys Collector. Making money with YouTube takes some time and effort, but those efforts can pay off with big money.

Create an Account and Turn on AdSense

The first step to making money with YouTube is to sign up for an account. If you have a Gmail account, or use any products that require a Google account, you already have an account to use that you just need to link to YouTube via the YouTube account page. Once your YouTube account is up and running, your next step is to link to an AdSense account. AdSense is the primary advertising engine Google uses on its own sites and partner sites, including YouTube. When you create your AdSense account, you will need to input payment information and provide tax reporting information such as a social security number or employee ID number (EIN) for your business.
Make Videos

Your next step is creating the actual videos. There is no universal model for what works and what doesn’t work on YouTube. Some of the most popular content include professionally produced music videos and impromptu family videos recorded with a smart phone. If you want to record with a phone, you likely already have your camera in your pocket. Recording in HD will produce a better quality video, so be sure to use the highest quality possible on your phone. If you want an even more professional video, you can use a DSLR camera and external microphone.

Once you finish recording, you can edit your video with a desktop program like the free Windows Movie Maker or iMovie, which come with new computers, or a paid program like Adobe Premiere for more robust features. YouTube also has a free editor with basic features. As you edit your video, be sure you don’t use copyrighted music. If you do, your videos won’t be eligible for YouTube advertising.

Upload to YouTube and Configure for SEO

Now that your video is complete, it is time to upload your video to the YouTube servers. You can drag and drop videos from your computer into the uploader, or you can add them individually by clicking on the upload arrow. Depending on the size of your video and your Internet connection, uploading could last anywhere from a few seconds to a few hours. You can upload multiple videos at a time as long as you do not close the upload page in your browser.

When your video is uploaded, or while it is uploading, you can fill out information about it. Be as detailed as possible when creating a title, description, category, and tags. YouTube is the second largest search enginein the world, and good search engine optimization (SEO) can be the difference between a few views and a few million views.

Promote Your Video

Now that your video is online, it’s time to get the word out. Share your video on social networks, blogs, forums, message boards and anywhere else you can online. You can embed your video on other sites or link to the video so viewers can watch it on YouTube. Just be careful to avoid spamming because that would result in fewer views for your videos.

Your AdSense earnings are determined by the number of views the video receives, which advertisers show up on your video, and how many times the ads are clicked. High engagement and clicks are more important than total views, but the more views you receive, the higher likelihood of clicks. Depending on your video’s engagement levels, you can earn anywhere from 30 cents to $10 per 1,000 views. Making videos that people will actively watch until the end will earn you more than a video where people click away after only a few seconds.

The Bottom Line

As long as your videos are being watched, YouTube income is passive after the video is posted. Keep track of which videos perform the best and create videos with a similar topic. As your video library and views grow, so will your income.

LINKEDIN INFLUENCER

Do you notice anything different about this post?

You're seeing it because I posted it with LinkedIn's new Publishing Platform.

(Do you have access yet? Look up at the top of the screen. See a pencil icon inside the status bar? If not, be patient – it's rolling out over the next few weeks.)

I got access about 12 hours ago, and I believe that LinkedIn Publishing Platform could completely transform your communications career. I'll explain how in a moment.

First, let me show you what Publishing Platform does...

Become the Richard Branson of your industry

Publishing Platform is essentially LinkedIn Influencer for everybody.

For several years, LinkedIn has let celebrities like Barack Obama and Bill Gates use LinkedIn to share inspiring, thought-provoking articles.

And now with LinkedIn Publishing Platform, you can do the same thing – essentially becoming the 'Richard Branson' of your industry.

You can post long-form articles and videos, and LinkedIn will share them with your network (and beyond)
You get a follow button next to your name, so people can receive your updates (even if you aren't connected)
You get to become a trusted expert amongst LinkedIn's 300 million members

It's a huge deal for communicators. Again, I'll explain exactly why in a moment – but first it's a good idea to understand why LinkedIn is doing this.

LinkedIn wants to make you an industry celebrity (and end 'click bait' content)

For a long time, the content you’d see on LinkedIn has been generic click bait.

It’s the kind of material you can find all over the web – scannable content designed to be skimmed, shared, and forgotten.

All that's about to change.

Now, LinkedIn wants to offer users material that’s tightly focused on their industry.

That’s because LinkedIn is 100% business. It’s not a news website. It’s not Facebook, or Twitter. It's the world’s largest professional social networking platform.

And that is why – starting very soon – the blog posts and articles you’ll read, share and comment on when you use LinkedIn will reflect your own industry much closer.

That’s why LinkedIn needs original voices to step up to the plate and become ‘thought leaders’ that its audience can follow.

Who can you help take advantage of this?

If you're a communicator, you could decide to use Publishing Platform yourself – to build up a network of followers on LinkedIn.

That's great. But I think the real value here lies in ghostwriting for senior leaders.

Pretty soon everybody in your organisation's C-Suite will see the little grey pencil appear in their LinkedIn interface. And sure as sugar most of them will ignore it completely.

As a communicator you're perfectly positioned to help them.

We talk about being a trusted advisor, working at the top, and having a seat at the table. Well, how about becoming the person responsible for putting your organisation's leaders in front of LinkedIn's 300 million members, and having them recognised as authorities in their market?

If you're interested in doing this there are two things you should do:

Apply for early access to LinkedIn Publishing Platform.
Click the 'Follow' button next to my name.

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