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Now for today’s task you
will need to create a video from the article
you made from day #5! Video may seem scary to you, but I can ensure it
is much
simpler than you realize! You cannot ignore the massive potential that
video
gives you as well for marketing your business online.
For this step you will simply
take the article and copy/paste the main
points into PowerPoint slides. If you don’t have access to
PowerPoint you can
use OpenOffice
which is free or even Google Slides which is also completely
free.
The first step is to open the
software. Then each of the main points
from your article could be made into individual slides. The bullet
points on
those slides will become the content you see.
Next thing you need is to record
the presentation. To do this you will
need a screen capture software. We mentioned this earlier in the book,
but I
will give you the options here.
Here are 3 different screen
capture recording software
programs.
1)
www.Screencast-O-Matic.com
– This
is a free screen capture software with a $15/annual upgrade (at the
time of
writing this ebook). The annual upgrade option removes the watermark on
the
videos. A very low cost in my opinion.
2)
Jing
– This is a free software
that also allows you to record videos, and has a low upgrade to make it
easier
to work with the video files.
3)
Camtasia
– This is a more
expensive web-based software, but honestly worth a serious look if you
plan to
do lots of videos in the future as it has a simple to use editor that
can be
used for all kinds of videos not involving your screen captures. I
would
suggest starting with one of the free or low-cost options to get your
feet wet
at making videos first.
Once you choose the
screen capture software you want to use, you can fire it up and start
recording
your PowerPoint presentation. Most laptop computers come with a
microphone
preinstalled. If you sit close enough to the computer screen it will
sound
good.
For the best sound,
you can use a USB headset microphone. A good model to use is the Logitech H390
which you can buy cheap on Amazon or at major big box retail stores.
Once you get the
hang of this creating videos from articles will constantly get easier
and
easier.
Alternatively, if
you decide you don’t want to do a PowerPoint video you can use a
cell phone,
and simply record yourself giving the content. Selfie videos that give
good
value to your audience work great these days!
The key to making
online videos is to not think, and just create it. Start making your
video now.
Day #7 Assignment: The assignment for today is
simple. Create your video from the article you made in Day #5.
Don’t overthink
it!
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