Morning!
As you might know, I used to abhor video. I still much prefer doing my learning from a nifty neato short PDF file or what have you…but I do have to admit, adding video to my skillset has really given me a tremendous boost in my traffic and popularity.
Plain and simple, making videos for YouTube is NOT difficult at all!
Don’t want to appear on camera? Just use Powerpoint and talk over it! That was my very first video – you can see it here.
Once you get over the fact that it’s this bizarre new medium which welcomes anyone and everyone (heck check out a Boston Terrier who pulls her owner in Urban Mushing:
Slowly but surely, you can start to dabble your earlobes into making videos.
I’m living proof – it’s not scary whatsoever once you give yourself permission to try it out!
I’ve been doing video now for, hmmmm, 8 days? Here’s my most elaborate (yes, that was Jaws in my coffee cup):
As you can tell, I’m teaching myself new techniques every day! For example, I just learned yesterday that you can add clickable links in videos! I tested that out yesterday with:
Pretty nifty indeed.
Thus…..take it from me. Give yourself permission to explore video marketing – it really does add a fantastic dimension to your online earning capabilities.
Enjoy,
Barbara Ling
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