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I have fallen into the habit of using You Tube videos on my website, and find that they add an extra dimension to my posts.
Up until now though I have resisted the urge to create my own videos because I have a head better suited to radio than television.
Recently though, my partners at Share2Grow and I have decided to start venturing beyond our comfort zones!
Stepping out of your comfort zone can be as simple as being as trying something new, like video, or trekking through the wilds of New Guinea like Ange!
Not liking the idea of freezing at night, baking by day and trekking across hilltops, all the while being eaten by mosquitoes, I decided to make a video!
Uploading stuff to YouTube is quite simple, and you don’t need the latest video camera to create your masterpiece.
I created the video below using a simple webcam.
The quality of the video isn’t great, but at 30 seconds it’s more of a trial than anything else!
I’ve come to the conclusion that using multimedia on my website provides a new means to connect with my visitors, though the change from writing is hard – it is what I enjoy.
My thanks go to Des Walsh for his inspiration – I saw a video that he made almost 12 months ago for the Thirty Day Challenge.
I remember seeing it and thinking, web 2.0 is great, but I couldn’t do THAT!
The rest is history. I’d love your comments though.
What do you think of video on blogs?
Will it ever take the place of writing, or will it simply enhance it?
And, what about search engine optimization with video blogs?
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