Tips on Making Good Video

Comment by dM, CEO on September 5, 2011 at 5:57pm

My husband shares some super tips for you small business owners out there. Using video to showcase your products online will increase site traffic, boost your confidence, and your business will grow even more. Enjoy!

Comment by Yolanda Cathcart on September 5, 2011 at 6:21pm

Thank you for posting this video.  It helped answer a few of my questions.

Comment by Brenda Foster on September 9, 2011 at 10:29am

This is very helpful, thank you.  I've found my videos come out with horrible lighting/resolution using the FlipVideo.  I've started using my camera (Canon SX130) but the files are HUGE and difficult to download.  The lighting and clarity is great though but I have to upload directly to YouTube from the SD card.  I still can't download to Vimeo 'cause the files are too large.  Regarding sound...I'll make sure the dryer isn't on anymore (it seems to always be in the background).

Comment by Valana Minerals® - Valerie R. on September 24, 2011 at 3:32pm

Thanks for the tips. I recently bought a Kodak video camera (forgot the model) but it's the only one that was inexpensive with a mic jack. It works great! 

 

A lot of my vids are shot by me, with the camera on a tripod. Because my cam is inexpensive, if I hold a product in close, it's usually out of focus. So, if I am showing a products or demonstrating, I use still shots of the products I'm demonstrating or a still of the "after look" I'm demonstrating and edit them in with the video. That way, the product image is clear and listed with the name. This also gives the customer an easy opportunity to pause and jot down the name of the item they might want when they visit my site.

My main problem now is editing all the footage I've got...no time. Thanks again for the tips!

Comment by Mary Humphrey on September 29, 2011 at 9:48pm

Thank you for the tips, Darryl. 

 

Truthfully, I have a Flip camera that gathers dust.  I am going to add the video capability to my blog and experiment with the camera.

Comment by IBN Member Joan Morais on October 14, 2011 at 3:00pm

Great tips! Thank you Darryl.

Comment by Lois Morin on January 11, 2012 at 11:48am

So glad this is here. Thank you Darryl, found it just in time for my 1st venture into video land aka YouTube.

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