Thanks Dheeraj :)

Nice video tutorial :)

Hi Helen.

A WordPress plugin was updated that was clashing with my theme and causing the content to be displayed in the wrong place. It’s all good now :)

Kevin

You would be surprised. Some of the most popular tutorials on YouTube are screencasts that are around one hour in length.

I’d rather do a longer webinar. Seems a bit pointless to me to organise people from multiple timezones to come and connect with me through a live webinar and then switch off after ten minutes. Though I do agree with you that some people are busy and others cannot be bothered.

I will try and organise it when I am back in the UK :)

Kevin

Hi Kevin,

Thank you for your comprehensive response. I’ll be glad to co-host a Hangouts on Air chat with you or even just be one of the questioners.
I guess the best way is to start small and work up from there. Y’know like one or two minutes at a time, working up to a 10 to 15 minute mini-lecture. Probably any more than that and people start to switch off a bit – or at least short term minded marketers might do (grin).
Hope you’re having a great time and looking forward to seeing you back in the UK soon.
Regards,

Steven Lucas

Thanks Steve.

The notepad doesn’t have any notes. It simply had a written copy of the question so that I can read it during the video (i.e. to save me rushing towards my laptop to read it there). Everything I said was from the top of my head. I usually get everything in just one or two takes, but what I usually do before recording is walk around the house talking to myself about what I am going to say. Consider it a practice run so that I remember to cover everything.

I am going to record a video today about recording for YouTube. One one of the points I will say is that it does get easier over time. Practice makes perfect.

I made a conscious decision not to be too concerned about brain farts (umms, ahhs etc) and whether I made mistakes. The most important thing for me just now is to get experience and the only way to get that experience is to throw myself in the deep end and start recording on a regular basis. Hopefully, over time, I will feel more comfortable.

I really enjoy publishing videos on YouTube as it is such a great way to connect to an audience. So I am willing to put in the time necessary to become more comfortable in front of the camera. Time will tell whether that is 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or whatever. I am not even thinking about the monetisation side of things. It is something I enjoy and something I would do even if I don’t get much compensation for it.

I am far from an expert on this, but I am keen on sharing what I have learned with others, whether it be editing, recording, equipment, or whatever. I would love to do a live stream with yourself and other readers. Perhaps through UStream or Google Hangouts. The video would then be uploaded to my YouTube channel. I could answer any question you have live on camera.

I will be back in the UK on May 7th. I will need to wait until then as my connection here is not good enough for live streaming. Let me know if you are interested in this. Perhaps I could start a thread about this on Rise Forums to let people who are interested put their name down. And if necessary, I can do a couple different live events :)

Kevin

Thanks Hussein. Glad you enjoyed the video.

If you want to promote your website and yourself, the answer is easy. Simply brand your blog with yourself. Have a detailed about page, display your bio underneath blog posts, display your picture in your sidebar. All of these things will help visitors realise who they are connecting with.

Don’t worry if you expand your blog later. If you add additional writers in the future, you can remove your picture from the sidebar and replace the about page with a “staff page” that details all writers and employees.

:)

Kevin

Perhaps you could do a video on beginning video blogging!

Regards,

Steven Lucas

Keep up the good job.

Hussein