There are many factors when it comes to posting on Instagram, and it can feel like you're playing a video game at times. Score high, and you gain more likes/comments/followers. Score low, and your post won’t be seen by anyone. Here are a couple tips that will boost your post organically.
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For small business owners, social media is crucial for brand awareness and to create a user base. People are more apt to search for brands on social, than they are to go directly to their website. Social media is also a great tool to funnel foot traffic to your business (whether it's online or brick and mortar). Here are the top practices to avoid when it comes to social media.
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360 Video
#VidHuddle: 360 Video
What are the best practices when it comes to 360 video? Do you view it on desktop or via a phone? 360 video is an innovative way to tell new stories and immerse your viewer in rich environments. This month we chatted about all things 360 video.
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Starting a Video Company
#VidHuddle: Starting a Video Company
Video is an unstoppable force that is not going to fade. Instead it's expanding across every industry. How do you get your first client? Or your first ten clients? Today we explored all the prep work needed to start a video company.
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Lighting Equipment
#VidHuddle: Lighting Equipment
For our 10th chat, we had a giveaway of a free HDSLR LED light. I hope to have more giveaways in the future. For this chat, we mainly talked about lighting equipment. Lighting is crucial to quality video, and it can scale from small productions to feature films.
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Live Streaming
#VidHuddle: Live Streaming
Live streaming isn't new. What new are the platforms and tools are easily accessible. Facebook live, Youtube live, Twitch, and other platforms- it can get messy. Here's a recap of our chat on sorting through the mess of streams, platforms, and devices.
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Best Tutorials
#VidHuddle: Best Tutorials
Since this was right be for the Independence Day holiday, this was more of a relaxed chat. We talked about tutorials in general to pull a giant list of the best tutorials out there
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Recording Audio
#VidHuddle: Recording Audio
Audio is less forgiving than video. If you have okay video, sometimes you can make it work. But just okay audio, or bad audio, and viewers will leave your video. This is a brief dive into recording audio with microphone recommendations and tips.
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Instagram Video
#VidHuddle: Instagram Video
Instagram video hasn't stopped growing, especially with its parent company Facebook at the helm. For brands, production companies, and film, it can be a daunting platform. For this weeks discussion, we wanted to focus on how to produce a video for Instagram, recommended specs, and discuss the platform overall
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File Storage
#VidHuddle: File Storage
It may be a small piece in the video production process, but storage is absolutely vital. In the age of digital video, storage is not only necessary, but it's important to know at least the basics. Otherwise, you could lose your footage forever.
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Utilizing Stock Video with Pond5
#VidHuddle: Utilizing Stock Video
Stock video is a great resource for affordable video, or getting that one shot that you need. Shooting stock video is also a good source of extra income. For this week's #VidHuddle chat, we discussed all things stock video.
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Best Cameras for Web Video
#VidHuddle: Best Cameras for Web Video
With technology advancing as fast as it does, video has fully become mainstream and easy for anyone, any company, any where. There's cameras for shooting movies. Cameras for shooting action shots. Cameras for shooting 360 degrees in VR. Cameras for shooting memories. Cameras that are as small as a credit card. Cameras that are as big as a small dining table. Cameras. Cameras. Cameras.
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Editing on a Budget
#VidHuddle: Editing On a Budget
Affordable and cheap are two different things. You can have a great video without sacrificing quality. You can keep it affordable by using stock, or learning to tricks to streamline the process. Video editing isn't always easy when you have a tight budget. Here are some tips discussed on #VidHuddle to help you keep your video within budget.
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