Free Camtasia and a lot of turkeys
Monday, November 26th, 2007Well Thanksgiving in the U.S. probably came with a lot of new emails in your inbox. Thankful for this, promo for that .. By the end of it, I just wanted something to be stuffed… And it wasn’t the turkey!
But enough about birds and flighty promotions.
Everybody’s been talking about how video can ramp up your online presence but the truly good programs cost more than a small chunk of change.
Good news on this. The makers of Camtasia, one of the more powerful video applications, is making the product available free of charge. Of course, they’re hoping that you’ll upgrade to the newer version but it’s not required. All you do is download the program and then sign-up to get the registration key:
You can download a full version of Camtasia Studio 3 at:
http://download.techsmith.com/camtasiastudio/enu/312/camtasiaf.exe
Then, sign-up to receive the registration key here:
http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/pcpls.asp
Camtasia Studio 3 is not a trial version. It is a fully functional version of the program. Of course they hope you will upgrade to the new version and will give you the option to upgrade to Camtasia Studio 5 for just $149. That’s 50% off the regular price.
But wait, there’s more …. (I love every opportunity to use that line!)
Techsmith is also giving away their award-winning screen capture utility. You can get SnagIt 7 the same way.
You know the drill now, right?
Download it here:
http://www.oldapps.com/download.php?oldappsid=SnagIt725.exe
Get your registration key here:
http://www.techsmith.com/snagit/ukdn.asp
By the way, there’s no telling how long these will be available for free. So if you’re interested, you should download and register sooner than later.
Techsmith has done something really smart here from a marketing standpoint. Once people are hooked on their software, they will likely - at some point - want the upgraded versions. It’s worth a moment’s thought to think about how you could apply that principle - creating demand for your product - in your own business and online efforts.