I gained confidence by making short videos. I am teaching myself everything. It’s a serious snowballing learning curve, to mix metaphors.

I launched my weekly show, Juju Infusion, a few weeks ago and have three episodes completed. It’s hella time consuming but tons of fun. I can’t believe how fun it is.

I think I’ll improve with time and practice. It’s better for me to put something out there rather than try to be perfect.

I may not be able to sustain a weekly 10-minute show. But I know I’ll keep making videos, because it’s a blast.

Like any marketing tool, it only works if you can get into it.

Typically, if you add content to your video post it’s going to be shorter than the normal text post.

For pure tutorial videos, I’ve done many with no text at all.

I’ve found the best results SEO-wise for my video tutorials by making sure I use a good SEO keyword phrases in my titles to make sure people find my tutorials.

Whatever someone would type into Google to find your video, that’s what your video’s title should be if you care about SEO.
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The first thing you have to look at is your computer. I had a custom built gaming computer which was fast . . . when I built it 5 years ago. I downloaded TipCam, a free screen capture program, and created my first video only to see my CPU wasn’t fast enough.

I literally built an entire new machine just so I could do video blogging.

Also, a couple things to consider on what to do once you have your video created. Do you host it with sites like YouTube, Blip.tv (I think is the best for resolution), or host it on your own server.

The advantages to social sites obviously are that they can drive traffic to your site, whereas is if you host it yourself YouTube won’t do anything for you.

If you host the video yourself, you need to also check with your web hosting provider to see if they allow videos to be played while also downloading at the same time. Some host make people wait until the entire video is downloaded before it can be viewed. Like you said, bandwidth needs to be looked at, but so is CPU usage.

If you have too many people watching videos on your site simultaneously, you’re going to run into all sorts of issues if you’re on a shared server. Not only will your site slow to a crawl, but your hosting company might suspend your account because it’s using too much CPU time.

As far as just doing it, I’m on the fence about that one but I definitely agree with what you said. If you’ve built up some form of authority, you don’t want to put out something a teenager might do next door. You’re suppose to be a professional. Even funny, low-key videos are done with a certain professionalism.
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Sorry, Talking Heads moment, couldn’t resist. Hey, it’s better than Max Headroom. But yeah, I hear what you’re saying and if you’re going to do it, do it right.

@Mike: 59 minutes?? Oh, wait, I misread…I must need coffee, I read it as the video being 59 minutes! Duh, pay attention Harry.

There’s no doubt that there’s quick and easy ways to produce a video, again, it all depends on your audience and what kind of image you’re trying to cultivate.

@Miguel: Working with video does take a lot of practice, just like anything else. When I used to do video and animation on a daily basis I could whip through the programs like nobody’s business. Now? It takes me an hour or so to get reacquainted with everything before I can even start the project!

Personally though? I’d rather be behind the camera than in front of it.

I’ve thought about video blogging, perhaps I might include it sometime soon. Mixing it up every now and then keeps things fresh and what not. You’ve shown that video blogging isn’t for everyone. It’s gonna require some time, know how with new apps, but practice will bring improvement. Then again, back to your note, some just don’t fit the profile. I wouldn’t mind, I think that’s because of past experiences speaking and acting in front of crowds. There’s always a little rust to shake off, but it’s worth giving a go at some point.

Best,
-Mig
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