I like to challenge myself each month on weird stuff. This month I've challenged myself to produce a video each day that is short yet informative, educational, and actionable. Here's Day 4 Today was Saturday and I hoped to get a little riding in - either on my Mountain Bike or on one of the …
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The end of the MacBook Pro
TL:DR Opinion: Apple just took a wrong turn in their redesign of the workhorse MacBook Pro. I remember the day perfectly. I was at a video shoot. We were doing an artsy thing with a shallow depth of field. I was shooting on manual with my Canon DSLR (a T2i at the time) and the client wanted to …
15 tips to get more engagement: #6
Do Video. Yeah I know, it's scary. But nothing builds engagement like video. Video will increase your page views as well as your time on site. VIDEO FOR REAL ESTATE If you are in real estate the style of video can vary. Video can be a “talking head” style, it could be Listing Videos, …
How to hide a video on YouTube
Face it. There are some videos that you just don't want to share with the world. Fact: I once did a slightly embarrassing video for someone's birthday that fit into that description. Unfortunately for me I set the video to unlisted. 237 views later, I'll explain why that was a bad idea down …
A Seasonal Listing Video
Lincoln Crum shared this wonderfully executed video. It's very different isn't it? Entertaining? I think so. There's a couple of things that surprise me though... 1. It's Seasonal. Right off the bat that means it'll have a limited shelf life. 2. It went live on YouTube …
WordPress Basics: Embedding a Video
Blogging isn't just writing words. We need to capture the attention of the reader. We can do that by adding pictures and graphics. HINT: a cute puppy, kitten, skunk, baby, or kid has tremendous attention grabbing power! Pictures are great but sometimes the best way to get a message across …
How to add a custom thumbnail to your YouTube Video
When it comes to video, the one complaint I constantly hear is about the video thumbnail. "Oh why did they have to pick that one!" That's the Video Thumbnail they are talking about, also called the first frame. It's the static image that shows on your video before the viewer clicks the play …
Market Data Reports are boring
But they don't have to be. Danny Dietl knows that. He also has a secret and I'm going to tell you exactly what that is. But first... Danny obviously isn't afraid of the camera. Here's what I like about this. It's entertaining. It has a catchy lead in and lead …
How to create a Playlist on your YouTube Channel
The question comes up from time to time and especially with the new YouTube Channel format, How do I create a Playlist? Pretty simple really. Here's a quick video on how to do that. One of the cool things is that you can create multiple playlists. Right now I have only one and that's …
Understanding your new YouTube Channel
The new YouTube design is here! I enabled mine early. http://www.youtube.com/user/mike912mueller You now have 3 tabs to your Channel. Featured, Feed and Videos. You can choose any of the three as your default tab – that means that if you have a YouTube icon on your blog linking to your …
How To Make Video That Leaves Your Readers Breathless
(This is a quick post about an SLR camera that captures videos like a hollywood film.) LAST SUMMER, my friend Valen casually mentioned to me a new SLR camera that has "the same quality as the ones they use to make independent films." She had my ears. Because at that time I was just daydreaming …
Just do it! (getting started in video)
Yup - Just do it! Nike nailed it. It doesn’t matter if it’s blogging, podcasting, running a Facebook Page, or twitter. It could be writing a novel, or beginning a new career in photography or running a marathon. None of it happens if you don’t first START. As it pertains to this topic …