Okay, so we are all on board that we need to have a website and we need to blog and social networking is the way to reach your customer virtually and begin to develop a relationship.

Right? We are all on the same page?

Well, just when we start to get comfortable with the written word we hear that - gosh the words are great, but adding your voice makes it all that more personal.

So you can upload an MP3 message on your site or even add a widgit that puts a voice to your blog posting.

And now it's time to go one step further.

Hello World, a product available from VM Direct offers all of the senses (well, not touch or smell but can they really be that far behind?) to bring your web presence to life:

Hello World is an all-in-one web-based communications solution featuring fully-integrated streaming video. With the helloWorld Studio, it's easy to create, publish and store our digital lives, be it our pictures, videos, a live or an on-demand webcast, our music, documents, or calendars. You can even manage your emails and reply with graphic-rich video. Share all your adventures on your helloWorld blog page, introduce friends to a new band, or star in and post your own podcast series. You can even submit your video creations to helloTV where you can win cash, prizes, or an appearance on a major TV network! Pick the plan that works best for you.

Prices start at $9.95 a month. You get video email, podcasting, video IM, video blog, even live broadcasting.

Thanks to Robin Penca of Penca Creative Services for this tip.

Deborah Chaddock Brown
Professional Writer, Not Ready for Prime Time Videocasting - yet
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