Topic - Online Video & tips
Web Video Hosting Platforms Comparison Tool – VidCompare
I know that many of our readers are fans of using YouTube as a video hosting platform. While I completely agree that almost everyone should leverage YouTube itself for its massive audience, and while there are clearly some benefits to using YouTube, (mainly – it is free) there are reasons why a business may choose a custom video platform solution for their own website (player customization and content rights to name a few).
Optimizing Video Thumbnails for Google Universal Search
Watch and listen to this audio slidecast on how to optimize image thumbnails for your video content, as they appear in Google’s blended search results. This is my presentation from the “Images and Optimization” panel SES Chicago back in December. Here you’ll see how we at ReelSEO have been successful with getting quality image thumbnails of our own video content in Google’s blended search results, and tips for how you can do this yourself.
How to Guide for Shooting HD Video with a DSLR Camera
Ever since Nikon introduced the D90 in August 2008 as the first DSLR camera that shoots High Definition (HD) video, a silent revolution is taking place in media production. At a fraction of the budget creative camera people are able to produce remarkable high quality footage – all with a built-out stills camera for a total investment of $7,500. This is good news for online video.
The Threesome Technique for Online Video Interviewing
How did I get inspired to dream up and post this? It came to me one day when my girlfriend suggested that I video record a three-way. I was all excited. Then she said to me, “Grant, I meant with you, someone you interview professionally, and your videographer.” That left me disgusted. (But not disgusted enough to not share what I learned from my video experience – read on…)
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My Christmas Wishlist for the Ideal Digital Pocket Camcorder
Ho ho ho, tis I, Granta Claus! While I’ve had some positive uses this year at ReelSEO with the most popular, top-of-the-line digital pocket camcorders, they are still a bit off from what I really crave in a video solution that combines their most convenient factor, their portability. That’s why I’ve put together this “wish list” of what I want to see in an HD pocket digital camcorder in 2010.
8 Tips for Shooting Better Video During the Holidays
It’s time for another great video production tutorial video from Israel Hyman of IzzyVideo. Last month, we featured a video about how to get great exposure and white balance using an 18% gray card. Today, I’m pleased to offer you this timely video with Izzy demonstrating some great tips for capturing video of the family during this week’s holidays.
7 Tips for Adding Website Videos that Sell Products
The widespread availability of broadband and the purchase of YouTube by Google in October 2006 have made online video one of the fastest growing trends on the web in the past three years. Not surprisingly – it’s fun, entertaining and accessible – from both a viewer’s and a producer’s perspective. Anyone can roll out web worthy video and, since video is proving to be a huge purchasing motivator, increasing numbers of businesses are giving video production a try.
Creating E-Commerce Videos that Compel Shoppers to Buy
Last week, I published an interview with Justin Foster, Co-Founder of Liveclicker and founder of the Video Commerce Consortium where he talked about the basic principles for creating e-commerce videos that sell. Today, I offer up to you an incredibly insightful, in-depth whitepaper authored by Justin and titled, “Conceiving, Producing, & Deploying e-Commerce Videos that Sell.”
5 Tips for Successful & Professional Online Video Projects
Are you looking for any easy way to explain how to do professional (i.e., business-quality) online video to newcomers? I recommend sharing these 5 steps in the following order: Plan, practice, publish, promote and perform.
In this post, I will explain how each of these 5 P’s is essential to virtually any professional online video project.
Internet Video Publishing Advice, Best Practices and Tips
Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking on several panels at PubCon 2009, an industry trade show put on by WebMasterWorld that is programmed specifically for web professionals and website site owners. My favorite, was a session titled, ”Best Practices for Video Creation, Integration and Marketing”
How to Customize YouTube Player Embeds – Tips & Tricks
Last month, I spoke on several panels at the PubCon conference about online video. In one session, titled, “Best Practices for Video Creation, Integration & Marketing,” I focused my presentation on how to best integrate online video in a website. There was a lot of information covered in my presentation, but one of the slides that I noticed people furiously jotting notes about, was my slide with tips for customizing the embed code for YouTube Videos.
Nalts’ Cuddly Tips & Strategies for YouTube Video Success
Viral video is dead. Long live low production values. The cheaper the better. Don’t cuddle it to death, let go of your brand persona. Those are the sage words of Kevin Nalty, who is an online video strategist, a career marketer, and a YouTube star with more than 100 million views of his videos.
