Mornings with Mayesh: How to Create Video Content

Hey there! It's time to do all of those things you've meaning to do and wanting to try --- like LIVE video and regular video! Alison Ellis of Real Flower Business joined me to chat about the in's and out's of this hot topic that included planning your content, what equipment we use, what software, how to repurpose your videos, and so much more!

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Here are the video, podcast replay, and show notes:

SHOW NOTES

QUESTIONS

• So before you go live or create a regular ‘ole video, you need to know what you are going to talk about. Alison, how do you plan out your video content?
  • Alison: What is our objective?
  • Yvonne: Needs to be for your audience.
    
    
• There are many platforms to consider when going live - Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. What platforms do you use and how did you make that decision.
  
  
• What do you need to go live or create video content?
  • Yvonne: some of my favorites: 
  • My computer didn’t come with a webcam, so I bought an external one and ended up going with Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920. 
    • https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JH8T3S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • Sound is crazy important - probably more important than the actual picture quality - so I bought a Blue Yeti USB mic for my computer. I love it!!!
    • https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VA464S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • I have just a very basic light kit that I use for all of my Mornings with Mayesh shows. 
    • https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FHZ2SI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • I also like to use this really cool gooseneck cell phone stand that has a light attachment. There are all sorts of companies but the brand that I bought has all sorts of contractions to hold mobile devices:
    • my light, but it is out of stock right now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075WST3BT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    • https://www.amazon.com/stores/node/8040861011?_encoding=UTF8&field-lbr_brands_browse-bin=B-Land&ref_=bl_dp_s_web_8040861011
  • You can also grab a super inexpensive cell phone tripod adapter that you can use with a tripod
    • https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OS9E6AO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1 
  • Last but not least, I don’t go live directly on Facebook. I use a platform called BeLive.tv. I love BeLive because it makes it really easy to have a professional-looking show with the ability to add in your brand, interact with the comments while live, sharing your screen/images/etc, and have 1-3 guests on with you at the same time. So when I started doing my show, Facebook and Youtuber were lacking in many of the features that I was looking for. I did use a platform called CrowdCast for awhile, but eventually tried BeLive and have been really happy so far.
    • You can stream to Facebook or YouTube live, but not both at the same time yet … this feature is coming soon and you know I’m going to try that out!!
      
      
    • If you want to try BeLive, here is my referral Link: https://belive.tv/?referrer=OTMyNw==
      
      
  • @sarahsgardenstyle: What equipment is best to use?
  • @brubaker_floral_co: What is a good beginner camera?
  • @french buckets: If I want to send you a beautiful in home installation, should I just film it with my phone?
    
    

• Ok, so we have a video content plan, you know where you want to go live, and we have our equipment . . . what are some things that we should consider before clicking that “Go Live” button?
  • Right before going live, I like to restart my computer and only open the computer programs that I absolutely need.
  • For my shows, I use a wired internet connection to minimize the risk of that interfering with the lives.
  • I ask my guests to have earbuds available just in case there is some noise issue that we cannot get rid of.
  • The background - find somewhere that is clean & nice. Bonus, if your background represents you and your brand!
    
    

• Now it is time to go live - any tips for our first-time livers?
  • OBS tutorial: https://vimeo.com/399687850
  • Create cover images or thumbnails
    
    

• After you go live or create a video, now what can you do to get the most out of that video?
  • Share on other platforms, create a blog post, create a podcast.
  • Alison:  https://www.picmonkey.com/
  • Yvonne: https://www.canva.com/

• How can you create a podcast from a video?
  • https://libsyn.com/
• You can use an app like https://www.wevideo.com/ to create a video, but then it has an option to just download the audio. 
• BeLive allow you to download just the video. I take that and upload it to WeVideo, record my intro, add my music, and then download the file. 
• I use Libsyn to host my podcasts, which then sends it to all of the major podcast platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Pandora. 
  
  

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