Benefits of Joining the VideoUniversity Forums
(If you’re already a member, check out the new benefits below you now get at no extra cost.)
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Education
We have 15 very popular forums with over 400,000 searchable messages. You will find most of the top industry experts here freely sharing their knowledge. It is amazing what you can learn on the VU forums.
The Members ONLY Forum, however, cannot be seen by visitors who have not registered. This forum is the busiest of them all. Since May 26, 2006 the Members Only Forum has over 42,000 posts and, as you will see, is the center of the forums. There’s also a very funny Off-Topic forum which is also just for members.
Bob A says “For those who have not yet joined VideoUniversity, you are missing the Members forum. There are approximately 3 times the number of posts there than on the public portion of the forums. Many of our finest members post clips of their work on the Members forum for the entertainment and critique of the fellow members. These posts are more of the behind-the-scenes, nitty-gritty and ‘oops’ stuff that folks prefer not to share with the general public. So join up now. The cost is less than a dinner out. You’ll be glad you did!”
–What some others say about the benefits of membership in the VU Forums:
VU Member Peter C says “I love learning from all the wealth of experience available here and many of the contributors on this board have been so helpful and have encouraged me personally. You guys are awesome and I look forward to getting to know you all and learning from you!”
VU Member, Tim K says “Still the best $25 I have spent towards a video-related issue in twenty plus years in the industry.”
VU Member, Doug Videobear says “This site was already one of the favorite places for videographers around the world. $25 is a small price to pay to be an active participant in such a vibrant and diverse community of video enthusiasts!”
VU Member, Laura K says “I believe the VU forums are the absolute best training tool in the industry.”
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Fellowship
Sorry if that sounds corny, but this is a great group of people who have become friends through these forums. We’ve got members from every state and many countries outside the US. The members all have one thing in common – we love making video. So you’ll find friends helping friends, sharing problems and solutions and you can count on lots of laughter. This is one of the nicest communities in the world.
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FREE Trading Post listings
- This is a very effective way to sell your used gear. $25 a year is the deal of the century when you look at the traffic on this Trading Post. Google loves our Trading Post forum and indexes all of it. Unlike eBay, we do not take any commissions. You keep all your profits.
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Equipment Leasing Discount Program from Lanier Funding
A new equipment financing program is available to VU members from Corey Bell at Lanier Funding. VideoUniversity members get a rebate equal to 2% of the equipment cost (maximum rebate $1,000.00) on all leases or loans funded through Lanier Funding LLC. The discount is only available to VU members.
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Credit Card Merchant Program
with special low credit card processing rates for VU members from United States Bankcard Service, LLC. This company and its partners process over 55% of all bankcard transactions worldwide. That’s over a billion dollars in sales every day. They offer 24/7 customer service.
But that’s not all!
If you join today, we’ll also give you these discounts and special member benefits:
You can choose from 2 different merchant applications. One is for face-to-face sales like when you selling wedding video services and the other is for phone order or internet. If you are already processing credit cards, U.S. Bankcard Service can perform a free side by side Cost Analysis to show the savings you could receive by switching to U.S. Bankcard Service. Below are the special rates we have negotiated for VU members. For the complete Merchant Program Offer, click here.
| Fee Type | Normal / Market Value | Video University Members |
| Swipe Discount Rate | 1.89% | 1.69% |
| Check Card Rate | 1.89% | 1.29% |
| Keyed Rate | 2.35% | 2.09% |
| Transaction Fee | $0.30 | $0.25 |
| Monthly Minimum | $25.00 | $0.00 |
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Hard Drive and Disaster Recovery
VU Members get a 10% Discount on services from DriveSavers – http://www.drivesavers.comLet’s hope you never need this, but if you do, DriveSavers is great company. I wish I had known about them last year when I lost a couple weeks of work because another company could not retrieve a failed hard drive. And DriveSavers will waive the attempt fee on stand-alone storage devices that cannot be saved. This is the same service that has saved the hard drives of President Gerald Ford, Keith Richards, Adam Sandler, Willie Nelson, Motley Crue, Ben & Jerry’s Gourmet Ice Cream, Jimmy Buffet…and I guess you get the idea. This service is for both PC’s and Macs. A Macintosh Users Group In Berkeley, CA says “These guys get data out of hard drives that data recovery utilities haven’t got a prayer in recovering.”
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FREE special report
How to Buy Your Own Insurance to protect your video equipment and protect you from liability and intellectual property issues in a wide variety of circumstances.
I hope you will join us.Renew or join for one year $25.00 via PayPal.
Or renew or join for two years for only $40.00 via Credit Card.
We do not make any commissions or fees on any of the services listed above. The savings are all for you, the members of VU. To be eligible for all these benefits, you need to become a Member.
Many people have urged me to raise the price of membership, but for now, I’m holding the price at $25 per year. You can lock that price in by registering now! All paid members, get all the benefits listed above.
Comments or questions? Please send an email with the subject “Members Benefits”
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