Every week I host and co-host live video shows on Facebook with my good friends , you are invited to join us live – you can comment , ask questions and join us live on air.
Monday
#LVS17 VideoSteaming Advice 4pm BST 11am ET on Smiletime
David Vaughan and I answer your LiveStreaming questions. We can help you with camera and microphone advice , videostreaming platforms and have our own ‘Tips and Tricks’ to help you with broadcasting
The official Belive.tv Weekly Show hosted by Jeff Adams 8pm BST 3pm ET
This is the one show you should try to catch as Jeff tells everyone the news and updates from Belive.tv . He is joined by myself in a ‘Tips and Tricks’ feature and by Ross Brand who gives advice on ‘Marketing and Promoting your Live Video’ . Each week Jeff chats with a special guest .
Across the Pond 5pm BST 12pm ET on Vmix and Belive.tv
Leland Best and I cover news and events from the UK and USA. We are now in the second season of the show discussing topics which unite our countries, the things we have in common and the things that bemuse us. The show is light hearted , we travel around both countries featuring the areas in which we live.
Starting in April I will be running weekly shows for those new to broadcasting. Centred around Belive.tv we will discuss everything you need to know to go live in 2017.
We are now in our 72nd week !! Jon , Peter , Stephen and I discuss every topic under the sun . We talk politics , UK News , tech updates , football (occasionally cricket) , news and events in the areas in which we live.
The Visionary Visioneries are Rabail Rabia and Steven Healey building bridges and linking continents together,
Join us here
Friday
Ask Angelika 2pm BST 9am ET on Belive.tv
Join Angelika Davey and me as Angelika teaches German LIVE. During the course of the 20 minute show Angelika discuus a new topic and then gives me a German language lesson which you are welcome to join. If you are interested in learning German then join the Ask Angelika group on Facebook here
Join us here
Friday
2Gents and a Topic 5pm BST 12Pm ET on Belive.tv
Aaron Griggs and I discuss Social Media topics of the day. Our weekly chats centre around making good connections , teamwork , promoting others and sharing your expertise. you are welcome to join us on screen and tell us how you use live video , facebook and twitter
In this enjoyable session Clare Evans shared the best ways to plan for your vacation when you are in business .
Clare covered business and personal planning so that you can enjoy your holiday knowing everything has been organised.
If you have a holiday soon, watch the video and you should pick up several helpful tips
About Clare
I’m a Time Management and Productivity Coach and the Author of “Time Management For Dummies”.
My clients include Executives, Business Directors, CEOs and Partners who want to reduce their stress, improve their time management, productivity and organisational skills, change career and improve their business and personal balance.
I specialise in Time Management and Leadership Development applying both business and personal coaching techniques to support, challenge and motivate you to maximise your potential and use your strengths to achieve success.
I am on a mission to discover and test the best live business video chat systems , this week we are looking at Huzza , a Vancouver based video chat system.
At a glance
Up to four video chat seats
Huzza live-streams are highly interactive and immersive. Chat with your followers. Answer their questions. Respond to their selfie video contributions!
Read and discuss topics with your audience using Huzza’s live text-chat
Live Q&A – stimulate discussion by showing viewers’ questions & your answers
Advertising by chat Host
Recording after show
Website Embedding
BIG Thank you to Patricia A Murray , Barbara Tomlin , Melody Lane and friends for introducing us to the system.
JOIN US as we explore Huzza . Thursday at 1:00 PM
The replay is below , please start watching at the 6 minute mark (we had problems before this)
On Empire.Kred you can host your profile , trade shares , networking in groups , view your social media analytics and run missions.(and make friends)
Registering on Empire.Kred
The blank registration screen
Enter your details
(1) Your Email Address
(2) Your Name
(3) The ‘ticker’ or ID you would like to use.
Everyone’s ticker should be unique , the system will check whether the one you choose is already in use . If it is simply choose another one
(4) and (5) enter the password you want to use . Both fields need to be the same
(6) Subscribe to the Empire.Kred Newsletter
Finally (7) Create My Profile
What are Eaves
Eaves are Empire.Kred’s virtual currency , you start with 100,000 eaves.
The aim is to increase your wealth
You gain eaves when
(1) You received daily dividends from players who you have bought shares in
(2) As a reward for completing missions
(3) Buying them from the shop.
(4) By selling shares at a profit.
What is your share price ?
You start at a share price of 10 eaves.
One aim on Empire.Kred is to increase your share price , this will happen naturally as people buy your shares and connect with you.
Enjoy playing the game , getting involved in missions , forums and in supporting others .
What is your Empire.Kred Score ?
How many players do you own shares in ?
How many players have bought your shares ?
First steps
(1) Please confirm your email address (we will give you eaves)
(2) Join your first community – The Welcome Wagon – here you will be able to connect with other players and ask questions about Empire.Kred
Again will will give you Eaves if you join
The sign up email
After you sign up , you will receive and email asking the following.
(1) Simply click the link
Your First Missions – Setting up your account
Joining Welcome Wagon
Welcome Wagon is an official Empire.Kred forum staffed by knowledgeable , friendly volunteers.
(1) Press join this community
Your first achievement
When you join Welcome Wagon you will in addition to your eaves earn your first achievement badge.
Badges are awarded for actions taken throughout the game and help you track your progress.
Second Achievement
As soon as you have confirmed your email address , your shares can be traded on the Empire.Kred stockmarket.
You will be able to make new connections as people see your new account and buy your shares.
How many they buy is up to them , but in the first week the maximum anyone can buy is 400 .
After your first week , players can buy up to 5000 + of your shares.
This is key .. if you are active in your first week , saying hello and buying shares in others – your share price and your eaves balance can sky rocket.
Conversely if you join , confirm your email and do nothing else then people lose interest and nothing happens
Your Biography
This is your permanent space on your profile to tell people what you do,
Some profiles biographies encourage people to connect with them
Activate Progress
At any time you can check which of the initial missions / tasks you have completed.
You do not have to do them all at once but if you can do them in your first week your progress in the game will be faster and more enjoyable
Your Interests
You can log your interests .
The immediate benefit is that when you start taking missions – the Recommended missions will be full of missions about topics you are interested in
Activate Progress
We have now completed the first five missions.
You have confirmed your email address , uploaded a photo , written your bio and stated your interests
You also have more eaves . time to explore
Jumpstart your game
If you press the Jumpstart your game button you can watch this short video which explains one of Empire.Kreds facilities.
In the beginning you can take other peoples missions later you can run your own.
Playing the Game
Each of the missions in this section introduces a different aspect of the game
You need not do all the steps in one go , you can do them when you wish.
If you want to simply get going you can leave this overview and start playing , return when you have questions (or need eaves)
Playing the Game :Share Prices and Dividends
This short video explains how the Empire.Kred stock market works
Playing the Game :Empire.Kred Stats
As you have only just started playing there is nothing much to see
You can return here at any time to track your progress
Playing the Game :Check out your Eaves Balance
Eaves are needed to buy shares , run missions and other things
You can check your eaves balance here
Invest
The invest steps you can do anytime you wish
If you like the game you can invite your friends and earn more eaves (1)
Joining the Empire.Kred Tactics and Tech Community to more advice on tactics for getting the most from the site. (2)
Invest : Empire.Kred Tactics and Tech Community
Invest : Empire.Kred Tactics and Tech Community after joining
invest : Steps Review
Check back here to see your progress
Promote
Each of the steps here gains you Eaves
Steps 1 , 2 and 3 will enhance your visibility on the game.
Your First Investments
You can buy shares in any Empire,Kred account.
There are many strategies which are discussed in the groups.
I am going to buy my first share and have chose my friend Nance .
I found her by typing Nance in the search box which is on all Empire.Kred pages
This is her profile page
You can see the invest button (1)
Buying Shares
When you click the invest button , the buy screen is displayed
How many shares to buy ?
I could invest all my eaves in Nance , all 457,000 of them
That would not be a good idea
I could not then buy shares in anyone else.
When you are starting out I suggest you only buy 5 shares in everyone.
However this is your game – you decide how many – it can be from 1 to 200
Note If you buy shares in existing players , they will probably buy your shares too
So the more people you buy , the more will buy you … and they have lots of eaves to spend
Say hello
After you buy shares you can leave a short message which will appear on the profile of your buy
You can use this opportunity to make first contact
Please try to keep the message personal and do not try to sell anything to them , you only just got here 🙂
Investment Achievement
Yay , another badge – you are rocking
Badges help you track your progress 🙂
Buying more shares
You can by shares every day until you run out of funds.
Each new day you will receive dividends and can earn more eaves by doing missions.
The more shares you own , the greater your dividends.
I am now going to buy Angelikas shares
So I find her profile and click the Invest button (1)
How many shares to buy ?
Yes the answer at this stage is 5
Enter the 5 (1) and press Invest (2)
Leave a message
You can also use this opportunity to get help
You will be notified when Angelika replies
My message on Angelika's profile
Connecting your Networks.
This is important .
Empire.Kred provides FREE Networking Analytics.
Every day your activity on your connected networks is measured and shown on your profile.
Some people say this is an improvement on Klout.
Bonus
If you connect your Twitter Account you can do twitter missions
If you connect your Facebook account you can do Facebook missions.
Your Profile
As you progress through the game your Profile page becomes more interesting and useful
My investments
I can see the two players who i have invested in
My shareholders
Players have started investing in me
Buying Back
If someone buys shares in you , you should buy some in them
You do not have to but it is the neighborly thing to do
I pressed invest on Alex’s listing above.
You guessed it .. I am buying 5 shares
Another email from Empire.Kred
You will not get too many emails from Empire.Kred , but the welcome email is helpful
After Buying Back
I now have 5 investments – the two I made originally and the 3 buy backs
Missions
Visit the missions tab to view current missions.
It is time to earn some eaves , so I can buy more shares
Gift missions
As a new player GIft missions are great.
You are given FREE eaves .
Select the mission
and the mission page is shown
Mission Description
Simply press complete mission (1) and 10,000 eaves are yours
After completing
You are taken to the donors profile page.
Saying thank you
Empire.Kred is a social network.
You can take just a minute to say thank you.
As you are new , this is a great way to connect with people
Investment missions
Some folks like you to buy shares in them
The best thing is – they will give you the eaves
There is no catch
The number of people you own shares in goes up , your value goes up , you make a new connection and they might also buy your shares
The Investment Mission
Mission Description
Simply click Complete.
You are now 25,000 Eaves better off and you have invested them wisely and you have met Dan .:)
After Completion
You are taken to the profile and you can see you own 25 shares (1)
Do not forget
to say ‘Thank you’
Your profile
is getting busier.
Finally
We hope you enjoy playing on Empire.Kred as much as we do and look forward to connecting with you.
We have met hundreds of people over the years , many are now friends , some we collaborate with .
To all of them we say thank you
If you have questions please ask and also visit the Welcome Wagon
A video chat with Craig Carpenter CEO and founder of Relay on Blab
I first saw Craig on a Blab and decided to try his business graphic creation system. I was impressed and so arranged this chat
During the course of the chat we explored how Relay has grown from an idea to a full blown graphics creation package.
We talked about how Relay works , the benefits of using the system , the creation of shareable high quality business graphics using the 300 + templates
Craig’s knowledge of the industry and enthusiasm shone through and with help from enthusiastic existing users of the system we explored Relay.
Craig answered questions from participants in the #Blab and explained in full the company’s strategy , the power of the system , and how it can be used on Twitter , Facebook , Linkedin and other major online networks.
Every Thursday Jon Upton and Steven Healey host Video shows on Blab. We have both hosted Blabs and are enthusiastic Blabistas .
Each show features an introduction to Blab and the latest features .
The Aim
To show you how you can use Blab in your business and your networking activities.
Our goal is to help you to host your own Blab and take part live in other peoples Blabs.
The atmosphere will be informal and you will discover how easy to use and useful Blab is .
What is Blab ?
Blab is a public video conference with up to four participants live streaming . The system integrates with Twitter and it has its own comments system for viewers to interact and ask questions which the video panel can answer.
Blab requires only a video camera , a microphone and earphones. There is nothing to download for hosts or viewers . It works on Windows , Mac .there is an Iphone app and on Android it works in your browser
And while there are already group video chats services like Google Hangouts and Skype’s group video call feature, what makes Blab attractive is its focus on social networking and bringing the Twitter community closer together through video. It’s also (at least so far) a lot easier to use than the aforementioned services. Source Mashable
Show Formats
There are many different ways to use Blab. We’ve created a platform, and our users guide the content. Sometimes it’s tricky to know which type of format fits your Blab, so I’ve mapped out some ideas.
To join join our Blab simply subscribe below , all you need is your Twitter Account
OUR NEXT BLAB Thursday 4th February 2016
The Youtube Recording of Episode 1 November 5th 2015
We were joined by Alan Rae , Stephen Bray , Andrew Wilcox and Sonia Harris.
Episode 2 November 26th 2015
We enjoyed meeting several new people .
We were joined by Kelvin Fagan, Steven Bate, Ani Alexander, Peter Stewart
Episode 3 3rd December
Jon and I were joined by Paul Deach and Kevin Scullion
The discussion covers allotments , travelling around Scotland , social networking and Blab of course
Episode 4 10th December
Today Jon Upton and I were joined by Kevin , Liam , Ani and Wendy and our largest live audience to date.
We heard about the latest Blab update , the importance of sound quality , video editing software , Blab uses , moving to England and we all got to know each other better.
Kevin suggested that sound and video quality could be improved by buying a Logitech HD PRO WEBCAM C920 – so I did
You are welcome to join us Thursdays at 10:00 AM GMT
Episode 5 Dec 17, 2015
We were joined by Liam and Paul in a wide ranging discussion
Blabbing for Britain Christmas Party December 24th 2015
Jon and I held our virtual Christmas Party with Liam and Kevin
We were joined by Su Butcher (from her car) . Alan Rae , Laurence Lowne, Kevin Arrow, Stephen Bray and a host of other friends
Eposide 7 Blabbing for Britain December 31st 2016
Jon and I discussed the weeks events and were joined by Peter Stewart, Kevin Scullion and Saul Fleischman
We looked forward and chatted about our plans for the New Year
Blabbing for Britain Episode No 8 7th January 20156
Jon hosted the show after Windows 10 decided to mute my microphone .
Jon was joined by Rod Sloane , Peter Stewart , Liam O Gogain ,Paul Deach and via text Sharlene Ryle
Blabbing for Britain Episode No 9 14th January 2016
Our busiest Blab yet with more people than ever before getting involved and watching live
We were joined by Peter Stewart , Kelvin Fagan ,Kevin Arrow ,Alan Rae , Paul Deach and leane Smith
The discussion was lively and wide ranging
Blabbing for Britain Episode 10 21st January 2016
Another lively session as Jon and I were joined by Andrew Wilcox replete with cycle helmet camera.
We covered Blab updates , cricket and tennis
Blabbing for Britain Episode 11 28th January 2016
Wow , what a show with 50 people logged in and watching. Thank you to everyone who watched and joined in.
We were joined by steve lawson (Beekeeper, gardener ) from Eutawville in South Carolina who explained the practice of keeping bees. and moves to combat Colony Collapse Disorder.
Stephen Silk ,co-founder ERIS Technology Ltd . who talked about emotional analytics applications. Definitely an area to keep a watch on .
Kelvin Fagan helped bring us up to speed on Blab developments and third party apps.
CJ Sohal kept an eye on the Blab and the chatter
Ileane Smith joined us again and lifted everyone’s spirits
The shows run every Thursday at 10:00 AM GMT
To keep up to date with Steven’s scheduled Blabs please SUBSCRIBE to our email list
On twitter the size of your audience matters , the more people who see your tweets the better chance you have of being noticed . The aim should be to engage an increasing number of people in your interests and business expertise.This applies especially when you are building your online reputation using Twitter.
I promoted the blog post in two tweets and monitored their progress using the dashboard
This is the first tweet
As you can see the tweet was viewed a reasonable number of times but there was no further activity.
The second tweet was sent out moments later
As you can see the text in the tweet is similar to the first one , the reaction however is markedly different
What made such a difference between reactions to the two tweets ?
Why did the second tweet have 7164 views compared to 149 for the first tweet , after all they were both promoting the same blog post and tweeted from the same account.
The second tweet was retweeted by 49 people ; 48 people actually clicked the link , 35 people favourited the tweet , 4 people replied to me and most rewarding 5 people followed me.
The reason is simple ‘the Empire Avenue’ effect . On Empire Avenue you can create a mission asking people to visit a tweet and read it , they are then free to take any other action they wish . I ran a mission 64 people visited the tweet from Empire Avenue and 49 people took further action.
This signifies at least three major points ..
1 If you tweet once and do nothing else you will attract a reasonable number of views. That is the end of the story.
2 The real benefit comes from encouraging interaction on the tweet.
The more people who RT (retweet) you , the larger your audience and the bigger the reaction.
3 Having systems in place that encourage people to promote you.
The key to this is investing time in interacting with people building relationships and trust. This is also known as networking
It really is about engagement and I am still learning daily on how to improve , which is why I joined the #klout70 inititative .
If you have any questions about Empire Avenue or #klout70 then please ask.
Note #IALTY is the tag for ‘Is Anyone Listening to You’ which is the theme of this series of blog posts.
If someone you know invited you to join Empire Avenue , the invitation will look like this
Simply click ‘Accept Invite’ (1)
When you
click ‘Accept Invite’ , you will be taken to the Empire Avenue webpage
Press ‘Get Started’ (1)
Registering on Empire Avenue
The blank registration screen
Enter your details
(1) Your Email Address
(2) Your Name
(3) The ‘ticker’ or ID you would like to use.
Everyones ticker should be unique , the system will check whether the one you choose is already in use . If it is simply choose another one
(4) and (5) enter the password you want to use . Both fields need to be the same
Tell us how you want to use Empire Avenue
At this stage you may not know, so select the closest match.
After registering
A quick tour of the system starts
Follow the tour
it only takes a few minutes and it will help you .. honest
The main
features of the system are explained
First steps .. your mission is to ..
There are several small missions which you can perform to familiarize yourself with Empire Avenue
Each one will earn you eaves , which are Empire Avenues virtual reward currency , As a new player you need every eave you can earn.
You need not complete all the missions one after the other , you can return at any time and pick up where you left off.
The first mission is to confirm the email address you used when registering
Click the complete mission button (1)
Activating your Email Address
The mission description is shown.
Now check your email account for a message from Empire Avenue
Your Confirmation Email
Click the link (1) to confirm your email address and activate your account
Uploading your picture
This is the second mission .. to upload a picture of yourself.
Remember Empire Avenue is a social network with forums and people like to know who you are , so use a recent photo .. perhaps the one from Facebook.
There are of course always exceptions and I will introduce you to Fenya later 🙂
(1) Choose a file from your computer
(2) Upload the file.
Your uploaded picture
will then appear.
Connecting your social networks .. Facebook/Twitter/G +
Connecting your Facebook and Twitter accounts is straightforward . Just click each connect button in turn.
As soon as each account is connected EAv (Empire Avenue) will begin is measure your success on those networks and will provide network scores and give you recent trends and posts.
When you undertake missions the links to your accounts enable easy manual posting to each network
Connecting Facebook
Empire Avenue requests several permissions in order to function at its best. This task has been undertaken by thousands of players without any problems.
Empire Avenue does not post on your behalf.
If you are happy with this press OK (1)
Connecting LinkedIn
Empire Avenue requests several permissions in order to function at its best. This task has been undertaken by thousands of players without any problems.
Empire Avenue does not post on your behalf.
If you are happy with this press OK (1)
At Last your profile page is ready
(1) Your Name and Ticker (ID)
(2) Location .. EAv has taken a best guess , you can change this later if you wish.
(3) Network Scores .. each network is given a score based amongst other things on your activity.
It will take 4/5 days for your scores to show . I always track the tend of the scores .. daily fluctuations will happen but it is a great general guide.
(4) As soon as your profile is visible someone will notice you and send you a message and buy your shares.
EAv is a friendly place and the more you interact , the more fun you will have getting to know people.
(5) Wealth , you have already been paid Eaves for he missions you took earlier in setting up your profile..
Buying your first share
On the screen above you can see a search (spyglass) icon (6)
Use it to find the account of the person who invited you or someone you already know.
In this case Angelika searched and found me.
Click the Invest button (1)
The Buy Shares Screen
is displayed ..
It shows more information .. and says you can buy up to 200 shares (1)
DO NOT BUY 200 SHARES … you will have no virtual money left .
Buy 1 share to get started ..
It will tell the person that you have joined Empire Avenue and they will probably buy shares in you.
At this stage do not worry if someone buys more of your shares than you did of theirs , in time you will catch up.
Empire Avenue is after all a social stockmarket where members invest in each other.
NOTE
In the first 7 days of running your account there are limits to the number of shares people can buy in you ranging from 200 to 400 depending on how they are operating their account.
When the 7 days are up everyone can buy more shares in you , up to 2800 .
So you need to be active in the first week to encourage people to buy and invest further.
Be aware that people can buy and SELL your shares at any time . That said if you create an active presence few people will sell.
After buying the share (s)
You can post a personal message .which will appear on the users personal profile page.
Enter your message and press Post on Profile (1)
At this stage leave a message when you buy shares , not only are you investing but you are getting to know people
Update your Status
Enter a short message in you profile status and press post (1)
This will encourage
members to get in touch 🙂
END
This is the first in a series to guide you through Empire Avenue.
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